Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Trump-Musk Doctrine: F-ck Around and Find Out
Season 4 Episode 11
For the past month, chaos and confusion have gripped Washington and the federal government. Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency, or…
1 year, 5 months ago
Is There a Scientific Case for Believing in God?
Season 4 Episode 10
This is a conversation I've wanted to have for a long time. It's about the decline of religion in America, the value of faith, the case for belief, a…
1 year, 5 months ago
Fraud, Scandal, and Failure in the Fight Against Alzheimer's Disease
Season 4 Episode 9
Why is it so hard to find a cure for Alzheimer’s? A simple answer is that the brain and its disorders are complicated. But as today’s guest, Charles …
1 year, 5 months ago
The Energy Story of the Moment: The Unstoppable Rise of Solar Vs. the Unmovable Demand for Global Fossil Fuels
Season 4 Episode 9
Fans of green energy like me face some inconvenient truths about the global energy picture. First, coal sounds like a dirty technology that the rich …
1 year, 5 months ago
The 5 Types of Wealth
Season 4 Episode 8
Wealth isn’t just about financial security, according to today’s guest, Sahil Bloom. It’s about time wealth (the freedom to control our own schedules…
1 year, 5 months ago
Are GLP-1 Drugs "the Greatest Medical Breakthrough of the 21st Century"?
Season 4 Episode 7
In the past few years, we've learned that GLP-1 drugs don’t just help with diabetes or increase people’s feelings of fullness to help them lose weigh…
1 year, 5 months ago
Tech Talk: AI Supremacy, TikTok’s Fate, and Crypto Decadence
Season 4 Episode 6
Today, tech talk with an old friend of the pod, Kevin Roose of The New York Times, who is also host of the 'Hard Fork' podcast.
This is a show about e…
1 year, 5 months ago
Plain History Volume 1: Who Killed President James Garfield?
Season 4 Episode 5
This is the first episode of a little experiment we’re trying this year, a podcast within a podcast on history that we’re calling, simply enough, 'Pl…
1 year, 6 months ago
What's the Truth About Alcohol, Cancer, and Your Health?
Season 4 Episode 4
Today's episode has been a long time coming. For years, more scientists and health influencers have claimed that even moderate drinking does serious …
1 year, 6 months ago
The L.A. Fires: How They Happened, Climate Change’s Role, and What the City Must Do Now
Season 4 Episode 3
With so many confusing narratives unfolding around a fire that is still raging out of control, I wanted to talk to somebody I knew and trusted to get…
1 year, 6 months ago