Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchOld-igarchy: How the Elderly Conquered American Power
Prior to the 1930s, old age in America often meant poverty. But thanks to Social Security, Medicare, medical advances, and rising asset prices, over …
1 month, 1 week ago
How Modern Fatherhood Is Changing Men’s Brains
Humans are unusual dads. Across the animal kingdom, dads are often absent from child-rearing altogether. But among humans, fatherhood takes many form…
1 month, 1 week ago
What 400,000 Essays Reveal About AI and Creativity
For generations, we've defined creativity by its products: the novel, the painting, the song, the breakthrough idea. We look at the work, and from th…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Surprising Truth About America's Friendship Crisis
Modern loneliness is often treated as a simple problem: People are simply spending more time alone. But what if that's not the whole story? Over the …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Why the NBA Feels Broken—and Why the League Can’t Fix It
The NBA’s vibes have been unusually awful recently. There has been widespread hand-wringing about the homogenization of modern offenses and the leagu…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Men Who Think Toxic Feminism Destroyed America
Over the past century, attitudes about gender roles have become one of the clearest dividing lines in the country. Many Republicans, both men and wom…
2 months ago
Does Anybody Know How to Solve an American Debt Crisis?
On his 40th birthday, Derek Thompson takes a step back and looks at how his thinking on the national debt has changed. Back when he first covered fis…
2 months ago
The Global Fertility Crisis Is Worse Than You Think
Fertility rates are collapsing around the world. In rich countries and poor ones, in secular societies and religious ones, people are having fewer ch…
2 months, 1 week ago
The Case Against the AI Job Apocalypse
For the past few years, Silicon Valley executives and economists have warned that artificial intelligence could wipe out millions of jobs. Some compa…
2 months, 1 week ago
Why American Happiness Just Fell Off a Cliff
America is richer than ever. Unemployment is low. Wages are high. According to traditional metrics, the economy looks strong. So why are Americans fe…
2 months, 2 weeks ago