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Episode 75: New England, and a Color Scientists Can't Fully Explain
This episode takes you to a region where three weeks in October can decide whether an entire year was good or bad: New England, during fall foliage season. You'll learn the real (and still slightly mysterious) science behind why the leaves turn such a vivid red, discover the surprisingly recent origin of the word "leaf peeping," and pick up real English about risk and business, including the word for a very specific kind of tourist: a "leaf peeper."

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