Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchArtificial Intelligence Ethicology (WILL A.I. CRASH OUT?) with Abeba Birhane
Episode 447
Who’s babysitting AI? Will it steal your job? What happens when you’re rude to a chatbot? Cognitive scientist, Trinity College professor and Artifici…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Salugenology (WHY HUMANS REQUIRE HOBBIES) Part 2 with Julia Hotz
Episode 446
It’s Part 2 of how to fix your life with hobbies! Pretty much. Journalist/author of “The Connection Cure” Julia Hotz explains the science behind fore…
10 months ago
Salugenology (WHY HUMANS REQUIRE HOBBIES) Part 1 with Julia Hotz
Episode 445
Crafting. Motorcycle repair. Banjo lessons. Hobbies aren’t a reward, but tools to save your mental and physical health. Journalist/author of “The Con…
10 months, 1 week ago
Climate Fervorology (ECO-ADVOCACY WITHOUT IT BEING A BUMMER) with AJR’s Adam Met
Episode 444
Cleaner energy! Reasoning with climate deniers! Using fandom to pass policy! And not burning out. Adam Met, of the colossal indie pop band AJR is als…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Discard Anthropology (GARBAGE) Encore with Robin Nagle
Episode 443
Landfills! Treasures in the trash! Corporate conspiracies! Composting! An instantly classic conversation with the incredibly knowledgeable, frank and…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Medieval Codicology (WEIRD MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT ART & MEMES & SNAILS) with Evan Pridmore
Episode 442
Medieval art memes! Human-faced animals! Drunk monks! And a preponderance of snails. Middle Ages manuscript expert, art history communicator, and Med…
11 months ago
Domestic Phytology (HOUSEPLANTS) with Tyler Thrasher
Episode 441
Fungus gnats. Overloved cacti. Fiddle fig failures. $20,000 specimens. It’s house plants — and it’s wild, folks. Widely beloved author, artist, house…
11 months, 1 week ago
Post-Viral Epidemiology (LONG COVID) Part 2 with Wes Ely
Episode 440
Long Covid Part 2: Treatments. Studies. Histamines. Hormones. POTS. Clots. Hearts. Hope. Highly-respected Long Covid expert, Dr. Wes Ely, is back for…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Post-Viral Epidemiology (LONG COVID) Part 1 with Wes Ely
Episode 439
What is Long Covid? Is it real? What does it feel like? Do you have it? And how do you cure it? With fatigue and brain fog, you don’t want to spend h…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Reality TV Sociology (‘TRASH’ TV) with Danielle Lindemann
Episode 438
Nude strangers. Icy roads. Brain rot. True love. Class warfare. Queer visibility. Scripted ad libs. Sociologist, professor, author of the book “True …
1 year ago