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The financial crisis, DIY cryogenics, the love songs of Phil Collins -- *This American Life* has taken on a lot in its 15-plus years on public radio. This week the Ira Glass-helmed show tackles a matter close to our hearts: the patent wars. The show has devoted the entirety of episode 441 to the seedy world of patent trolling. The *TAL* team focuses in on the practices of Intellectual Ventures, a name that should [ring some bells](http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/09/intellectual-ventures-begins-tech-patent-offensive-files-three/) and rattle some bank accounts around these parts. Check out the link to episode below -- and why not subscribe to the podcast while you're there? You can thank us later.
[Thanks, Brandon]
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