Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Why the Economic Numbers Don't Match How You Feel | With Mark Zandi
There is a massive chasm between what official data tells us about the financial landscape and how average Americans actually experience their daily …
1 month, 1 week ago
The Invisible Arms Race Against Wildfire Smoke
While the severity of North American wildfires and their deadly smoke has undeniably increased, humanity is quietly winning an invisible technologica…
1 month, 1 week ago
The Case for Embracing Limits | with David Epstein
We live in an era of limitless options, but infinite choice might actually be paralyzing our ability to make decisions and find satisfaction. David E…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Opening a Nearly 2,000-Year-Old Treasure + Reviving Eyes for Science and Shark-Spotting Drones
Researchers just used machine learning to read a carbonized Roman scroll that hasn't been opened in 2,000 years. In this week’s progress report, Emma…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Era of Mass Incarceration May Actually Be Ending | with Alex Duran
The American criminal justice system is often viewed as an unfixable and intractable problem. But shifting demographics and new approaches to communi…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Average Joes Making Positive Change
Emma is on vacation! Which means this week, we’re doing something a little different. Before she left, she put together this roundup of stories about…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Case Against Cynicism | with Greg Jackson & Steven Johnson
Despite record highs in life expectancy and historic lows in violent crime, society remains convinced that everything is completely broken.
Steven Jo…
2 months ago
Can We Please Celebrate America's 250th Without Whitewashing the Past? | with Alexis Coe
Approaching the 250th anniversary of the United States brings up a familiar tension over whether we should celebrate our triumphs or relentlessly cri…
2 months, 1 week ago
The Race to Catalogue Biodiversity + Brain Implants and Sweating Robots
On this week’s progress report, we're in the golden age of species discovery. We’ll also get into the incredible story of a paralyzed man who can con…
2 months, 1 week ago
How to Read Economic News Without Spiraling | with Alex Mayyasi
Every time we open a news app, we are hit with a fresh wave of economic dread. But why does the financial forecast always sound like a pending apocal…
2 months, 2 weeks ago