Podcast Episodes

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 3 months 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 3 months, 1 week 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 3 months, 2 weeks 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 3 months, 3 weeks 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 4 months, 1 week ago

The Dave and Buster's Anomaly

A small group of Americans becomes convinced they’ve discovered something strange about their iPhones: a forbidden phrase the phone will refuse to transmit. A crack podcasting team searches for answe…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Why the national debt might finally matter

In a moment of deep economic uncertainty created by our tariff-loving president, suddenly, our national debt has become much more important. Important enough that, this week, we have decided to teach…

Published on 5 months ago

Why can’t we just turn the empty offices into apartments? (classic)

A re-air from August 2023:

Our quest for the answer to this one sends us over a hundred years into the past. We learn about the invisible rules and fights that determine what our neighborhoods look li…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

What are teenagers actually seeing on their phones?

A group of teenagers agrees to allow a filmmaker to record the things they do on their phones for a year-long experiment. To see the world they see through their phones, to encounter their algorithms…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

The Russian Cake Switcheroo

A beloved American rock band’s Spotify page appears to have been taken over by Russian rappers. Is this a scam? A mistake? A strange third act from some beloved alt-rockers? Kelefa Sanneh investigate…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago