The complicated history of coffee. | When old songs become new again. | What does it take to be an astronaut?

It’s estimated that over 150 million Americas consume coffee daily - roughly 50% of the entire U.S. population! The history of coffee, though, is not as straightforward - bans, political unrest, and religious villainization abound!
When the hit Netflix show Stranger Things masterfully utilized the 1985 song “Running up that Hill” from rocker Kate Bush in a season four episode, it did more than perfectly set the mood - it also sent Kate running up the hill to the bank. So what happens when old songs get a new lease on life?
Being an astronaut is about as unique a profession as there is. So what does it take to land the gig? And why do some astronauts have a more difficult time coming home than they did taking off?
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Episode Sources/Go Deeper:
https://www.mashed.com/650885/why-coffee-has-been-banned-throughout-history/
https://www.theringer.com/music/2022/6/7/23157824/kate-bush-running-up-that-hill-stranger-things-billboard-charts
https://www.npr.org/2022/07/02/1109075568/kate-bush-running-up-that-hill-stranger-things
https://now.northropgrumman.com/effects-of-space-travel-on-the-human-body-before-during-and-after/

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