Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchJazz fan or not, you've probably heard this musician play
If you think you've never heard Jerry Granelli play drums — you likely have. Think of a comic strip holiday special and an iconic soundtrack: A Charl…
2 months, 1 week ago
Revealing facts about the Christmas song meant for Easter
Handel’s Messiah is one of the best-loved pieces of Christmas music. Only it was meant for Easter. But it draws on far more from the Old Testament th…
2 months, 1 week ago
An apocalyptic retelling of the Christmas story
The nativity story that Christians believe is that God took the form of a baby named Jesus who was born to save the world and bring about an enduring…
2 months, 1 week ago
Where to find 'critical hope' in hard times
In an era of political polarization and fatigue from ongoing crises, hope is critical. But it's not something you have; it's something you do, argues…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Why spirituality is central to Indigenous mathematics
Indigenous math isn't just about numbers and equations, it involves culture, spirituality and more. Math professor Edward Doolittle, a Mohawk from Si…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
How 'body horror' helps us confront the fears within us
"We are the monsters" — that's the premise for the genre of film known as body horror — movies that fixate on monstrous and grotesque changes to the …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
How to change minds and find common ground
In 2024, 'polarization' was Merriam-Webster's word of the year. That division still grows, making it increasingly difficult to connect to one another…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Why yellow traffic lights were designed to be ambiguous
The yellow traffic light is a perfect example of imperfection — with intention. While driving you have to think fast. Do you speed up or stop, whethe…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The 'dangerous' promise of a techno-utopian future
Tech billionaires are on a mission to make the stories of science fiction a reality: space colonization, human/machine bio organisms, and living fore…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Open your gift: a podcast of nonfiction recommendations
This isn't a wrap or best of 2025 kind of list. This IDEAS podcast is packed full of all kinds of recommendations from our smart, insightful contribu…
2 months, 3 weeks ago