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Writing on Nieman Storyboard, Julia Barton says one of the NPR science program's biggest innovations is the way it shifts broadcasting from an oratorial delivery style to something more conversational: “Producers are finding they can sound more like themselves. 'Radiolab' co-hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich break down complicated stories through a relaxed Socratic dialogue, an approach that’s also been popularized by NPR’s 'Planet Money' and APM’s 'Freakonomics.'”