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Sidedoor

by Smithsonian Institution
Society & Culture
84 /100
PodSignal℠
Quality-scored across 6 dimensions
Topic Relevance
93
Audio Quality
74
Consistency
80
Vitality
100
Content Structure
85
Clipability
79

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About

More than 154 million treasures fill the Smithsonian’s vaults. But where the public’s view ends, Sidedoor begins. With the help of biologists, artists, historians, archaeologists, zookeepers and astrophysicists, host Lizzie Peabody sneaks listeners through the Smithsonian’s side door, telling stories that can’t be heard anywhere else. Check out si.edu/sidedoor and follow @SidedoorPod for more info.

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