Podcast Episodes

Put Your Phone Away: Yondr CEO on the Philosophy Behind Phone-Free Spaces

They’re incredible pieces of technology, they’re unbelievably useful, and we feel lost without them. Nonetheless, smartphones have become the bane of…

1 year, 3 months ago

Laverne Cox on Meta, Conservatives and The Battle For Trans Rights

Transgender kids and adults have become a political punching bag for conservatives — but Laverne Cox is stepping into the ring. Kara talks with the t…

1 year, 3 months ago

Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Regulating Tech, Antitrust, Trump’s Picks & More

Senator Amy Klobuchar has been legislating on Capitol Hill for 18 years. She recently won reelection and is now the number three Democrat in the Sena…

1 year, 3 months ago

Trump Whisperer Maggie Haberman On Trump 2.0

After MAGA rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021, many people thought Donald Trump's days as a political force were over. A notable …

1 year, 3 months ago

AI Ethics and Safety — a Contradiction in Terms?

We’re kicking off the year with a deep-dive into AI ethics and safety with three AI experts: Dr. Rumman Chowdhury, the CEO and co-founder of Humane I…

1 year, 3 months ago

Samantha Bee on Being 'Democrat-Celibate' (from 'The Assignment with Audie Cornish')

Samantha Bee is a comedian, author and former late-night host who hosts the podcast Choice Words with Samantha Bee and co-hosts The Daily Beast Podca…

1 year, 3 months ago

Sarah Silverman on Being Wrong – and Treating Trolls with Kindness (from ReThinking with Adam Grant)

Happy Holidays! We have a special episode from our friend Adam Grant and the folks at the TED Audio Collective.

Sarah Silverman is a comedian, actor, …

1 year, 3 months ago

The Best (and Most Overrated) Books of 2024

Which subpar books actually warrant writing a bad review? Do best sellers usually live up to the hype? And how does our relationship with technology …

1 year, 3 months ago

Meta's Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun Makes the Case for Open Source

Kara sits down for a live interview with Yann LeCun, an “early AI prophet” and the brains behind the largest open-source large language model in the …

1 year, 3 months ago

RFK Jr., Vaccines, Bird Flu & Health Under Trump 2.0

RFK Jr. was on the Hill, on Monday, working to persuade senators he’s capable of running the Department of Health and Human Services and its almost $…

1 year, 3 months ago