Podcast Episodes

Timber Wars

Thirty years ago, activists and scientists turned a fight over the spotted owl and ancient trees into one of the biggest environmental conflicts of t…

4 years, 8 months ago

The Ticket Trap

Sports, theater and concert fans are excited venues are opening up again. So are clever ticket sellers who’ve figured out ways to cash in on unsuspec…

4 years, 8 months ago

Weapons with minds of their own

The future of warfare is being shaped by computer algorithms that are assuming ever greater control over battlefield technology.  Will this give mach…

4 years, 8 months ago

Monumental Lies

The murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis Police officer last year sparked a wave of social justice protests, including ones targeting monuments th…

4 years, 9 months ago

Emission control

If we want to quickly combat climate change, we need to deal with “the other” greenhouse gas: methane. Methane leaks are heating up the planet and ha…

4 years, 9 months ago

Viral Lies

From anti-vaxxers to QAnon, we look at how misinformation spreads online – and the lives it disrupts. 

There are lots of reasons people give for not …

4 years, 9 months ago

The Mystery of Mountain Jane Doe

In the summer of 1969, a young woman was found dead off a remote mountain trail in Harlan, Kentucky. She’d been stabbed multiple times. Her identity …

4 years, 9 months ago