Podcast Episodes

ON CRISPR Episode 2: The Discovery

Season 3 Episode 2

Back in the 1990s, a young microbiologist in Alicante, Spain became obsessed with a strange pattern he observed in the genes of tiny organisms — a series of inexplicable clusters. And he wasn’t alone…

Published on 9 hours ago

ON CRISPR Episode 1: Beginnings

Season 3 Episode 1

Earlier this year, when the world learned the news of baby KJ successfully undergoing the first personalized genetic treatment, it represented a milestone for researchers and patients. But behind thi…

Published on 1 week ago

ON CRISPR: The Story of Jennifer Doudna with Walter Isaacson

Season 3

Walter Isaacson - bestselling biographer behind Musk, Einstein and Steve Jobs - in conversation with Evan Ratliff brings you behind the scenes of The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and …

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

ON BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Episode 5: Legacy

Season 2 Episode 5

In this final episode of our series, host Evan Ratliff and biographer Walter Isaacson discuss Benjamin Franklin's remarkable late-in-life achievements-- from his last anonymous essay, to the way he e…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

ON BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Episode 4: The Statesman

Season 2 Episode 4

After retiring at the age of 42, Ben Franklin immersed himself in politics, taking on enormous diplomatic challenges on behalf of Pennsylvania and the colonies. In this episode, we dive into Franklin…

Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago

ON BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Episode 3: Industry

Season 2 Episode 3

Few people remember that Benjamin Franklin was America’s wealthiest self-made man. After being denied a formal education and then indentured to his own brother, he launched America's first media empi…

Published on 1 year ago

ON BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Episode 2: The Great American Character

Season 2 Episode 2

From writing under pen names in the newspaper as a teenager, to the Poor Richard maxims we all know, to the autobiography he created to show the path toward American virtues, Ben Franklin literally w…

Published on 1 year ago

ON BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Episode 1: Ingenuity

Season 2 Episode 1

From Walter Isaacson– the bestselling biographer behind Musk, Einstein and Steve Jobs– and journalist Evan Ratliff (Shell Games, Longform) comes a revealing look into the life of Ben Franklin, and ho…

Published on 1 year ago

Introducing Season 2: ON Benjamin Franklin with Walter Isaacson

Season 2

Introducing ON Benjamin Franklin with Walter Isaacson - an intimate behind the scenes interview to understand Benjamin Franklin’s remarkable life.

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Published on 1 year ago

ON Musk Episode Four: What is Musk’s Legacy?

Season 1 Episode 4

Which of Musk’s efforts will mark his legacy? Will it be Starship and his work bringing Americans back into orbit, or will it be X and his amplifications of the worst of humanity? Isaacson wrestles w…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago