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Back to SearchHow Hollywood Drove Its Business Model Off a Cliff
Season 2 Episode 43
The trouble brewing in the media and entertainment industry has become one of the most interesting—and truly perplexing—business stories in the world…
3 years ago
Americans Think the Economy Is Terrible. The Data Tell Another Story.
Season 2 Episode 42
By many measures, this is one of the best times to find a job in decades. And by many measures, Americans are locked in a state of extreme glumness a…
3 years ago
How the Digital Workplace Broke Our Brains
Season 2 Episode 41
Calvin Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University and the author of, among other books, 'Deep Work' and 'A World Without Email.…
3 years ago
What Just Happened in Russia This Weekend?
Season 2 Episode 40
University of Chicago professor Paul Poast breaks down Yevgeny Prigozhin's rebellion, Vladimir Putin's weakness, Russia's military incompetence, and …
3 years, 1 month ago
The Science of Procrastination—and How to Really Get Stuff Done
Season 2 Episode 39
Today’s episode is the first in a new miniseries about getting stuff done. This episode in particular is about NOT getting stuff done.
I consider myse…
3 years, 1 month ago
Why Fertility Rates Are Plunging—in the U.S., South Korea, and Everywhere Else
Season 2 Episode 38
Last year, there were 3,661,220 babies born in the U.S. That sounds like a lot. But historically speaking, it’s really not. It’s actually 15 percent …
3 years, 1 month ago
Why So Many Young Men Are Lonely, Sexless, and Extremely Online
Season 2 Episode 37
Today’s episode is about the state of men in America. Last week, the non-profit institute Equimondo published a report on the state of men and boys i…
3 years, 1 month ago
How Hollywood's Writers Strike Could Change the Future of TV and Movies
Season 2 Episode 36
In May of this year, the Writers Guild of America went on strike. For weeks, TV and film writers have been walking in picket lines in Los Angeles and…
3 years, 1 month ago
Why Youth Sports in America Are in Decline
Season 2 Episode 35
In the last five years, high school sports participation has fallen for the first time on record. The number of boys playing high school sports today…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Future of War Is Here
Season 2 Episode 34
Today’s episode is about how artificial intelligence will change the future of war. First, we have Brian Schimpf, the CEO of Anduril, a military tech…
3 years, 2 months ago