Podcast Episodes

Let's fight over bike lanes

A caller asks why it's so hard to make biking safe in LA. We bike around different US cities to get the answer.

This episode was produced by Miles Br…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

The big business of small streamers

Dropout is a smaller streaming platform where improv comedy is king. It might be the blueprint for the future of streaming.

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Palantir has your info

The Trump administration wants to merge all of our data across government agencies. And it's asked a controversial company to help.

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon and Trump need space

Vox’s Joshua Keating explains why the US government can’t have a big, beautiful breakup with Elon Musk. And now that he’s left DOGE, Elaine Kamarck f…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump's other big breakup

President Trump recently blew up his alliance with the conservative legal group that helped him remake the judiciary. But the group’s leader is alrea…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Fire and ICE in Los Angeles

President Trump sent in the National Guard to quell protests caused by ICE raids. LA Times reporter Rachel Uranga covered the chaos, which Mark Kriko…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

The recession indicator game

Press-on nails, new music from Katy Perry, and an uptick in Klarna purchases: signs of an economic downturn or no?

This episode was produced by Hady…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

AI Video Killed the Video Star

Google’s new AI video tool Veo 3 looks freakishly real, but it might take Hollywood to fully harness its power.

This episode was produced by Gabriell…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Baby’s first gene edit

For the first time ever, experimental gene editing technology has been used to treat a baby with a fatal condition. Just don’t mess with the embryos.…

9 months ago

Black schools, red states

A supporter of President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis was just appointed to lead the historically Black college Florida A&M University. Student…

9 months ago