College students are drowning in debt—and it’s not just tuition. In this episode, we break down the hidden cost of higher education: textbooks. From $300 “new editions” to single-use access codes and shady publisher-professor deals, we expose how the textbook industry became one of education’s biggest scams.

We’ll also explore real solutions—like Open Educational Resources (OER), rental programs, and how some educators are fighting back.

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Step inside one of the most feared places on Earth — a prison carved into a hillside above Tehran that has swallowed generations of political prisoners, activists, journalists, students, and unlucky foreigners caught in the gears of the Islamic Republic’s “hostage diplomacy.”

In this episode, we peel back the concrete layers of Evin Prison, a fortress of secrecy where white-torture cells burn the senses, interrogators dismantle the mind piece by piece, and overcrowded wards trap inmates in heat, filth, and endless fear. Drawing from survivor testimony, human rights reports, and recent events — including the 2022 women-led protests and the 2025 Israel–Iran conflict — we examine how this notorious institution became both a political tool and a symbol of national repression.

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