Podcast Episodes

The White Subaru Hell Loop

A mortal human being finds himself stuck between two impressive organizations: the DMV, and an internet start-up called Carvana. He has a problem, bu…

1 year, 2 months ago

Presenting Gone South

Gone South, the Edward R. Murrow award-winning podcast, is back. Unlike previous seasons, writer and host Jed Lipinski brings listeners new episodes …

1 year, 2 months ago

How did the first democracy die?

The story of the first people who invented democracy, and what it did to them.

What's Wrong With Democracy? by Loren J. Samons II

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1 year, 2 months ago

How do you sit quietly in the middle of a storm?

What if there was an event in the future, the outcome of which you couldn’t personally control, but it was still causing you anguish?

This week, we ta…

1 year, 2 months ago

Should we be worried about OpenAI?

A year ago, we saw a stand-off between OpenAI's non-profit board and its leader, Sam Altman. Since then, the board has been reshuffled, Altman has co…

1 year, 2 months ago

Why is it so hard to tax billionaires? (Part 2)

We reveal the one weird trick some billionaires use to pay less in federal income taxes than you do. And we explain the consequences faced by the per…

1 year, 2 months ago

Why is it so hard to tax billionaires? (Part 1)

A rogue IRS contractor leaks the private tax returns of the country’s wealthiest citizens to a reporter. That reporter, ProPublica’s Jesse Eisinger, …

1 year, 2 months ago

Death, Sex & Money x Search Engine

This week, we're sharing an episode of a show we love, Death, Sex & Money. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do. We'll be back with two new episodes…

1 year, 3 months ago

The Mystery of the Vape Shop Kratom

This week we have for you ... not a whodunnit, but a what did I do? A listener tries a substance he doesn’t know much about and not long after, his l…

1 year, 3 months ago

Is everyone pretending to understand inflation (or just me)?

The single issue that might decide the upcoming presidential election also happens to be: very confusing. Political economist Mark Blyth helps us und…

1 year, 3 months ago