Podcast Episodes

What should we do about teens using AI to do their homework?

A teenager explains why he shouldn’t have to write homework essays anymore. Is there some way for adults to force teens to still do homework? Or to c…

11 months ago

What happens when a cemetery goes out of business?

We're supposed to be buried there forever, right? Right?? Answers this week from writer David Sloane, who grew up in a cemetery and spent his adult l…

11 months, 1 week ago

What’s it like to fly when you’re fat?

One of the most routine and uncomfortable miracles many of us experience, flight. Airplanes have gotten increasingly more cramped and less comfortabl…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

The New Zuckerberg

What’s going on with Mark Zuckerberg? He recently conspicuously pivoted toward MAGA, meeting quietly with incoming Trump officials, and complaining a…

11 months, 4 weeks ago

Is it ok to just work all the time?

For our first episode in the new year, a reflection on how we spend our time. What we devote our life to, and the roads we choose not to take. A conv…

1 year ago

Why is the pool at Buckingham Palace a secret?

An investigation into a mysterious room. A room that the most famous family in England apparently does not want you to see.

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1 year ago

When do you know it’s time to stop drinking? (classic)

This week, a question a podcast has no business trying to answer. We talk to writer A.J. Daulerio about his own story of recovery, and the story of h…

1 year ago

What if ayahuasca made you stop podcasting?

An anti-woke podcast abruptly announces its end, and in its final episode, a host offers its listeners some surprising news. She had taken ayahuasca,…

1 year, 1 month ago

Who buys luggage at the airport luggage store?

If ever there was a place where every person inside was guaranteed to already have luggage, it would be inside an airport. And yet ... the airport lu…

1 year, 1 month ago

What is jawmaxxing?

The story of how an alternative theory of dentistry made its way from medicine's fringes to an audience of young men online. This week we try to make…

1 year, 1 month ago