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Season 12 Episode 11
When a little girl, Ella Kissi-Debrah, suddenly got sick and landed in the hospital, doctors were stumped. In this episode, her mom, Rosamund, takes …
4 years, 1 month ago
ASMR: How Whispering Hijacks the Brain
Season 12 Episode 10
ASMR is huge. People say these videos of someone whispering or making soft sounds can make them feel all tingly inside, and even help them feel calm …
4 years, 1 month ago
Serial Killers: The Mind of a Murderer
Season 12 Episode 9
[REBROADCAST] What makes a serial killer? What drives them to kill again and again? To find out the truth about this ghastly lot, we talked to forens…
4 years, 1 month ago
Ultra-Processed Foods: A Load of Baloney?
Season 12 Episode 8
We hear over and over that ultra-processed food is bad for us. But is there actually something funky going on here — or is it just junk food? We dig …
4 years, 2 months ago
Ivermectin: The Story of a Wonder Drug
Season 12 Episode 7
Today, we’re digging into the weird and wooly world of ivermectin. When promising papers came out early in the pandemic, a lot of scientists got exci…
4 years, 2 months ago
Spotify and Misinformation: An Update!
Season 12 Episode 6
Today on the show an update about our push to get Spotify to do more to stop misinformation spreading on the platform.
Learn more about your ad choic…
4 years, 2 months ago
The Abortion Underground
Season 12 Episode 5
REBROADCAST. The Supreme Court is set to rule on a major abortion case this year, and the court could decide to overturn Roe v. Wade. Already, places…
4 years, 2 months ago
Ukrainian War: Fighting Russia's Propaganda Machine
Season 12 Episode 4
Russia attacked Ukraine more than a month ago — and the war has raged ever since. From the beginning, Russia has been pushing out propaganda and disi…
4 years, 3 months ago
Ancient Aliens: Who Really Built the Pyramids?
Season 12 Episode 3
[REBROADCAST] Is it possible that the pyramids were built with a helping hand ... from aliens? If not, how did the ancient Egyptians build them witho…
4 years, 3 months ago
Trans Kids: The Misinformation Battle
Season 12 Episode 2
U.S. politicians are trying to keep trans kids from getting the medical care they need to transition — and states are banning them from playing on th…
4 years, 3 months ago