Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPickleball vs. Everybody
Pickleball’s exploding popularity isn’t an organic grassroots rise. According to a reporter’s intrepid Freedom of Information Act inquiries, enthusia…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Supreme Court Takes On Opioids
The Sacklers were set to pay $6 billion in exchange for immunity from any future lawsuits over their role in the opioid crisis. But the Supreme Court…
2 years, 8 months ago
Nikki Haley’s Surge to Second
Last week, former UN ambassador and South Carolina governor Nikki Haley scored a coveted endorsement from Charles Koch’s political advocacy group. Sh…
2 years, 8 months ago
Is Amazon Too Big To Regulate?
Jeff Bezos said Amazon will be “Earth’s safest place to work.” But state and federal investigators are looking into the online retailer’s rates of on…
2 years, 8 months ago
TBD | They See You When You’re Shopping
Though navigating the internet involves spraying your data pretty indiscriminately, you actually have more control over it than you think—it’s just a…
2 years, 8 months ago
TBD | A Moral War for A.I.
Artificial intelligence seems predestined to become a bigger part of our lives. To what extent is the A.I. push being led by Sam Altman and the OpenA…
2 years, 8 months ago
Eric Adams May Not Get Out of This One
Eric Adams’ political career has been heavy on soundbites and low-simmering scandals. But now, as mayor of New York, he might have finally risen far …
2 years, 8 months ago
Mental Health Treatment—by Court Order
California’s new “CARE courts” are designed to help people struggling with psychotic disorders to get the help they need. But is having judges mandat…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Cops Don’t Want You Listening In
Citing the risks from criminals listening in and pranksters interfering in their channels, the NYPD is the latest and biggest police department movin…
2 years, 9 months ago
What Comes After the Ceasefire?
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began this weekend in Gaza, as hostages and prisoners were freed by both sides. But any end to the immediate con…
2 years, 9 months ago