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Across America, young people are finding recruitment offers from the Armed Forces in their mail. Commentator Sarah Jio wishes her younger brother weren't so interested.

The bear was lost along a trail in Glacier National Park. Months later a family friend spotted it in a ranger's truck. The ranger who had found it said he just couldn't bear to throw Teddy away.

Episodes each Wednesday through labor day. Find all the episodes from this season here. And past seasons here. And follow along on TikTok here for video Summer School. In the middle of the twentieth century, China and its neighbors in East Asia were poor, mostly rural economies. China had been wrecked by a brutal civil war. Taiwan became the home of people fleeing from that conflict. Japan and Korea were rebuilding after their own wars. And then in the later half of the twentieth century, they started their comeback. The governments made some explicit choices that unleashed the power of individual incentives and free market forces and lifted millions of people out of poverty. We focus specifically on China and Taiwan during this time, when they showed a burst of economic progress rarely seen on this globe. Why then? Why there? Can other nations copy that? We'll try to find out. This series is hosted by Robert Smith and produced by Audrey Dilling. Our project manager is Devin Mellor. This episode was edited by Planet Money Executive Producer Alex Goldmark and fact-checked by Sofia Shchukina. Help support Planet Money and hear our bonus episodes by subscribing to Planet Money+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/planetmoney.

Western: Frontier Gentleman “The Education of Kid Yancy” 7/6/48 CBS, Six Shooter 3/21/54 NBC.

Horror: Haunting Hour “Bird of Death” 1945 NBC Syndication, Inner Sanctum “Death Across the Board” 6/5/45 CBS.

Science Fiction: Escape “Green Splotches” 3/31/50 CBS, X Minus One “Inside Story” 6/20/57 NBC.

Mystery: Molle Mystery Theater “Death Talks Out of Turn” 6/20/44 NBC, The Whistler “Night Melody” 1/27/47 CBS.

Mystery: Suspense “Blood on the Trumpet” 11/9/50 CBS, Let George Do It “A Piece of Publicity” 6/14/48 MBS.

Adventure: Dangerous Assignment 6/24/53 NBC, Escape “Ambassador of Poker” 4/7/50 CBS.

Drama: Academy Award Theater “Pride of the Marines” 6/15/46 CBS, Lady Esther Screen Guild Players “The Lost Weekend” 1/7/46 CBS.