Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAm I the victim of an international sushi scam? (Part 2)
We bring you the shattering conclusion to our investigation into whether a New York City sushi restaurant is swapping their tuna rolls for “the ex-la…
2 years, 1 month ago
Am I the victim of an international sushi scam? (Part 1)
We investigate unsettling rumors that fish purveyors may be mislabeling fish to save a buck. Our path leads us deep into the shadowy world of blackma…
2 years, 1 month ago
Who should be in charge of AI?
This week, the story of a very brief, very absurd revolution at the world’s leading artificial intelligence company, OpenAI. And we try to answer the…
2 years, 1 month ago
Why don’t we eat people?
A question from a four-year-old tips us into an investigation of one of our most fundamental taboos: cannibalism. With help from New Yorker food crit…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Bull of Wall Street
Every day in Manhattan, about 1,000 people will stand outside in a long line waiting for their chance to take a picture with a bronze bull. On many o…
2 years, 2 months ago
Why'd I take speed for twenty years? (Part 2)
In part two of our story about ADHD medications, we approach the question from a different angle.
We meet a doctor who spent two decades convinced tha…
2 years, 2 months ago
Why'd I take speed for twenty years? (Part 1)
One of the millions of millennials given prescription stimulants to treat ADHD decides to quit. And afterwards wonders -- how did these drugs becomes…
2 years, 2 months ago
Otherworld x Search Engine
In honor of the spooky season, we're sharing an episode of Otherworld, a podcast where host Jack Wagner tells the stories of people who believe they'…
2 years, 2 months ago
Is there a sane way to use the internet?
Ezra Klein joins Search Engine this week to answer a question that's increasingly confounded us: how do I use the internet now? How do I get informat…
2 years, 2 months ago
Heavyweight x Search Engine
Search Engine is VERY EXCITED to share the news that Heavyweight, one of our favorite shows, is now available wherever you download podcasts. To cele…
2 years, 3 months ago