Where Did This Humidity Come From?
July 30, 2026
On Today's show...
Our weekly edition of The Glitch Report, with misinformation researcher Joan Donovan. She’ll weigh in on Kash Patel’s lost defamation suit over being called a “chud,” Russia’s crackdown on the private messaging service Telegram, and the AI companies recruiting electricians and carpenters by the thousands.
We ask “why is New England so humid?” and explore the health impacts of humidity and summer heatwaves with Erin Coughlan de Perez, an associate professor and climate scientist at Tufts.
A Curiosity Desk archive piece on why Boston’s official weather is…
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