Podcast Episodes

Listen Now: Flesh and Code

Travis never thought he’d meet someone like Lily Rose. She was kind, passionate, beautiful. The woman of his dreams. There was just one small detail: she wasn’t human.

Lily Rose is an AI companion. A …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

🥏Frisbee: A Pie in the Sky Idea (literally)

Episode 39

What do you do for fun if you’re a bored college kid? For students across New England in the early 1900s, the answer was simple: toss around empty pie tins (obviously). Soon, shouts of “Frisbee!” ech…

Published on 2 months ago

🎭 Hamilton: From Founding Father To Broadway Star

Episode 38

In 2008, Lin-Manuel Miranda badly needed a vacation. He’d just won the Tony for his musical “In The Heights,” he’d been going nonstop. So he took a break, bringing a book with him for poolside loungi…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

🥤Dr Pepper: The Mystery & Magic of America’s #2 Soda

Episode 37

Born in a sweltering Texas drugstore in 1885 - this indescribable, 23 (secret) ingredient concoction broke the first rule of marketing: never sell something you can't explain. Behind this mystery bre…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Listen Now: Liberty Lost

In Evangelical homes across the United States, sex outside of marriage is a sin against God. So, when Abbi becomes pregnant at 16, her devout parents hide her away at the Liberty Godparent Home, a li…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

🏎️ Ferrari: The Racing Machine Even A Child Could Draw

Episode 36

Enzo Ferrari was 10 years old when he fell in love with racing… and soon, he would make it his life’s mission. After almost dying in an infirmary during WWI, Enzo schmoozed his way into the driving w…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

🧸 Beanie Babies: The Cutest Boom, Bubble & Bust

Episode 35

Beanie Babies — the unassuming critters with birthdates and bios — are designed to tug on your heartstrings (and your wallet). But for a moment in the late-90s, they burst out of gift shops and into …

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

🏖️ Tommy Bahama's Beach Chair: Fake Dude, Real Billions

Episode 34

Tommy Bahama (spoiler) wasn’t founded by a man named Thomas with a Caribbean address. Rather, this classic lifestyle brand began with two longtime friends and coworkers at a failing apparel company. …

Published on 3 months ago

🍅 Heinz Ketchup: The King of Condiments

Episode 33

When entrepreneur Henry J. Heinz went bankrupt after his first venture, he nearly lost it all—his farmland, his parents' home, and his own reputation. But then, he launched a stunning comeback that c…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

💧 LaCroix: The Cinderella of Seltzers

Episode 32

This sexy seltzer started out more than 40 years ago as a Wisconsin brewery’s quiet, nonalcoholic spinoff. Throughout the 80s and early 90s, LaCroix remained the low-key, low-cal fave of Midwestern L…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago