Podcast Episodes

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 interview with Zvika Krieger.

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Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

The Cuddly Killer (classic)

A question that has launched a battle between bird-loving ecologists and ardent, cat-defending activists. What should we do about an invasive species beloved by many Americans -- cats? We hear from p…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Why'd I take speed for twenty years? - Part 2 (classic)

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 that her brain does not work correctly, and who stru…

Published on 4 months ago

Why'd I take speed for twenty years? - Part 1 (classic)

One of the millions of millennials given prescription stimulants to treat ADHD decides to quit. And afterwards wonders -- how did these drugs becomes so popular, so fast? This week, the story of amph…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

The Psychic Question

A journalist finds out that many of his vaunted mentors are seeing a psychic. The same psychic. He decides to pay her a visit. 

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Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Wait, should I not be drinking airplane coffee? (classic)

Queer Eye’s Antoni Porowski has heard a disgusting rumor — that the coffee on airplanes is unsafe to drink because the onboard water tanks are only cleaned once a year. We investigate and learn some …

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Test

A woman gets a disquieting piece of information about her pregnancy, and turns to technology to try to control her future.

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Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago

The Stupid Little Yogurt Question

A high school teacher has a question, but he wants his skeptical teenage students to answer it. Reporter Garrott Graham rides along as they investigate the motives of an international yogurt brand.

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Published on 5 months ago

Search Engine x What We Spend

This week, we're presenting an episode of a new show we like called What We Spend, one of Vulture's best podcasts of 2025.

Also, news for our Incognito Mode listeners. Today, we're having an online…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

How to stop being so phone addicted (without self-discipline or meditation)

This week we ask a slightly absurd question – is there technology to stop you from using addictive technology – and get some surprising answers from The Verge's David Pierce. New developments in the …

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago