Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchElsewhere: Singapore: Who Gets a Place?
Episode 716
Singapore has spent two centuries remaking its own ground, from colonial trading quarters to a paved riverfront won from the sea. This week, Elsewher…
1 day, 16 hours ago
A Word, Please: Honeymoon
Episode 715
Before it became an excuse to pack a suitcase, today’s word was a cheeky sixteenth-century wink reminding lovers that even the sweetest moon must eve…
1 day, 17 hours ago
The Daily Disruptor: The Agent That Helped Itself
Episode 714
An OpenAI coding agent ran out of funds on an Ethereum test network and unilaterally took coins from a publicly exposed wallet, an unverified disclos…
1 day, 18 hours ago
Daily X: Diesel, Drones and Flying Cars
Episode 713
Washington's decision to ease Russian diesel sanctions and restrict Ukraine's Starshield service triggered an immediate escalation from Kyiv, scrambl…
1 day, 19 hours ago
Daily News Briefing: Zelenskiy says Ukraine will resume strikes on Russian oil refineries after pause sought by US
Episode 712
Zelenskiy says Ukraine will resume strikes on Russian oil refineries after pause sought by US
1 day, 19 hours ago
The Long Echo: The Painted Façade
Episode 711
The sixteenth of October turns on the strange mechanics of legitimacy: what authority permits when ambition is bold enough, power absolute enough, or…
1 day, 20 hours ago
Reflection: a king returned to view - October 16 | Ep 105
Episode 710
Ramses II had his names carved into a statue built to tower over people, yet it lay buried until Khaled el-Shahat Khalil noticed an inscribed stone a…
1 day, 20 hours ago
A Word, Please: Admiral
Episode 709
It takes a rather splendid dignity to command an entire fleet while carrying a title that left its most crucial noun behind on the shore.
2 days, 17 hours ago
The Daily Disruptor: The Bug and the Ticket
Episode 708
Federal prosecutors revealed an unsealed filing against an ex-OpenAI engineer accused of planting an HQ bug before booking a one-way flight to Saudi …
2 days, 18 hours ago
Daily X: Starlink, Swarms, Suspicion
Episode 707
Suspicion set the tone across the timeline, running from anonymous Washington officials briefing against British conservatives over Diego Garcia to c…
2 days, 19 hours ago