Podcast Episodes

America vs. China

Episode 123

People review everything, but they almost never review what it’s like to live in another country. Until now. 

We interview a writer who’s lived in Ch…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Rage in the Cage

Episode 122

Can you tickle your way to victory in an MMA fight? An investigation into a sports scandal with journalist Pablo Torre.

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3 months ago

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Cocomelon For Adults

Episode 121

Last week, OpenAI released an app that quickly shot to the #1 spot in Apple's App Store. Sora is like TikTok, except all the videos are AI generated.…

3 months, 1 week ago

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Talk Easy x Search Engine

Episode 120

This week, we’re sharing something we loved. An interview with Fresh Air’s Terry Gross about a life made out of conversation.

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Is my favorite new TV show this year a ripoff?

Episode 119

The makers of the medical drama The Pitt have been sued. The allegation: that the show is an unauthorized copy of ER. 

This week, investigative repor…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

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The Obituary

Episode 118

Not long after Alex’s wife Whitney dies, he looks at her obituary and discovers something strange. A sect of people online has hijacked her story and…

3 months, 4 weeks ago

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How does a rationalist make a baby?

Episode 117

A member of an unusual Bay Area community decides to try to have a baby in an unusual way – by putting out a very large prize for anyone who can help…

4 months, 1 week ago

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A Dubai Chocolate theory of the internet

Episode 116

Garbage Day's Ryan Broderick traces the rise of this goopy green chocolate, and explains how Chinese social media is beginning to tug on US culture i…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Are microplastics really a problem?

Our listener Louisa is very annoyed by her sister’s preoccupation with keeping her children away from microplastics. Louisa wonders: are people with …

5 months ago

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What does it feel like to believe in God? (classic)

This week, we try to understand an experience that 74% of Americans routinely report having. The first of many conversations (perhaps?). This one, an…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

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