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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Sherpas Quit the Mountain

    Sherpas on Mount Everest say they’re going on strike after an avalanche killed 16 of their colleagues.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Sherpas on Mount Everest say they’re going on strike after an avalanche killed 16 of their colleagues.

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    5. 42:10Bougie Taco Bell
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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Baryshnikov, Sherpa Strike, and Fancy Taco Bell
    1. 0:00Sherpas Quit the MountainYou’re reading this
    2. 8:39Cattle Fight and Racism
    3. 16:56Academic Decathlon National Championship
    4. 26:13Mikhail Baryshnikov
    5. 42:10Bougie Taco Bell
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand