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New Discoveries on Long COVID (with Dr. Eric Topol)
Three years into the pandemic, roughly 65 million people suffering from Long COVID worldwide are still looking for answers to the mix of symptoms that has baffled doctors and experts. Dr. Eric Topal …
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
What Happens if America Defaults on its Debt? (with Jason Furman)
America’s debt represents every deficit that's been run by every president, from George Washington to Joe Biden. Now, there’s a showdown between the White House and Congress over whether or not the H…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
The Blue State Homelessness Crisis
Why do progressive states with lots of wealth often have the worst homelessness problem? Simply put, they stopped building enough affordable housing. Atlantic writer Jerusalem Demsas and California Y…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Results from the World’s Longest Happiness Study
The pandemic has caused many of us to ask ourselves what is truly important in our lives. What makes us happy? To answer that question, Andy brings on Robert Waldinger, who has done the longest resea…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
How to Meet Safely Without Masks (with Mike Osterholm)
Epidemiologist Mike Osterholm has devised a three-part formula for what to do if you want to get together with people in close quarters without a mask. He shares that advice with Andy and answers que…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Turning Down the Heat on Gas Stove Culture Wars
The latest fire in the culture war ignited when a government official suggested the possibility of banning gas stoves. Republicans quickly took to social media to proclaim their love for the househol…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Stop Hitting Kids in the Head (with Chris Nowinski)
There’s a renewed debate over safety in football after Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s two serious concussions and Buffalo Bills defenseman Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest. Defensive tackle…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
How Grant Wahl’s Widow Fights COVID Disinformation (with Dr. Céline Gounder)
When soccer journalist Grant Wahl died suddenly of an aortic aneurysm during the World Cup, his wife Dr. Céline Gounder was bombarded by messages from online trolls saying that she killed her husband…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
George Floyd, MLK, and the Power of Discussing Race (with Keith Ellison)
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has spent more than 20 years fighting for civil rights and racial justice, including successfully prosecuting the police officer who murdered George Floyd. On…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
A Broken Promise to Afghan Women
When the United States pulled out of Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban promised that women would be allowed to exercise their human rights within the confines of Sharia law, including the right to wor…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago