Podcast Episodes

How to save kids from online extremism

A lot of IRL violence starts with online radicalization. We revisit our conversation with writer and parent Joanna Schroeder, who wrote a guide for p…

3 years, 5 months ago

Why the Ukraine war happened

Vladimir Putin believes Ukraine belongs to Russia, and he used that a pretense to invade. In an episode originally released in February, historian Ti…

3 years, 5 months ago

What’s the dill with pickleball?

Pickleball is bringing America together. Pickleball is tearing America apart. Sports Illustrated’s John Walters explains.

This episode was produced by…

3 years, 5 months ago

Why gaslighting is the word of the year

It’s sooo 2016, but the word still mattered a lot in 2022. Merriam-Webster explains.

This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collett…

3 years, 5 months ago

Criminal referrals for Donald Trump

The January 6 committee sent the Justice Department four criminal referrals against the former president, who it alleges engaged in an elaborate crim…

3 years, 5 months ago

The case against movie trailers

Movie trailers are misleading audiences. Vox’s Alissa Wilkinson says you should stop watching them.

This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited…

3 years, 5 months ago

Do I have to care about the Twitter Files?

Maybe not, but you’re going to be hearing about them for a while anyway. Republicans are saying they’ll use them to investigate the Biden administrat…

3 years, 5 months ago

Megan Thee Stallion

Megan Thee Stallion is everywhere — including in court, testifying against the rapper Tory Lanez, who is charged with shooting her. Vox’s Fabiola Cin…

3 years, 5 months ago

Throwing soup at art

Tensions are simmering in London as climate protesters turn up the heat on their soup-flinging activism. Rishi Sunak’s government is attempting to ke…

3 years, 5 months ago

Art-ificial intelligence

Between chatbots and image generators, artificial intelligence has gotten scary good lately. The Verge’s James Vincent explains what’s behind the lat…

3 years, 5 months ago