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The War on The A&P: When America Decided Cheap Groceries Were “Evil”

Mom and Pops grocery stores were charming, but inefficient. They contributed to Americans either spending a lot on their food or having to go hungry. The Great Atlantic and Pacific…

Ben Bridwell (Band of Horses)

Ben Bridwell has led Band of Horses for over two decades. He describes the band’s sound as “y’all-ternative,” a genre that tips its hat to Southern rock’s deep myriad of…

The Invisible Weight of Olympic Gold

The Winter Olympics are in full swing, and for the athletes competing, the Games are as much a mental challenge as they are a physical one. Not long ago, Maya…

Episode 7: The Trial

While the DEA showers Hager in accolades, the LASD turns against him. But Hager fights back, and drags the department’s dirty secrets out into open court. Betsy and Hayley go…

How to Find “The One”: The Science of Dating with Tim Molnar

Modern dating can feel exhausting. On one hand, there’s the seemingly endless swiping that leads to dating app burnout; on the other, there’s what can feel like the insurmountable challenge…

Sphygmograph Be Damned: The Science of Love

Chris McKinlay is a good-looking, smart student at UCLA, but he can’t seem to get a girlfriend. He’s a computing expert, so why not use his technology prowess to supercharge…

The Big Birthday Party

Despite his disdain for birthdays, Malcolm finds himself celebrating ten years of Revisionist History by looking back on the making of the show with producers past and present. And, of…

The Startup Run by AI Agents

Evan Ratliff co-founded a publishing startup in 2011. Now he hosts a podcast called Shell Game. In the latest season of the show, Evan creates a company run by AI…

When E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Tanked Atari

Nolan Bushnell loved weed, hot tubs and games… especially games. He took computer games out of the laboratory and put them in bars. His arcade game Pong was a monster…

Grant-Lee Phillips

Grant-Lee Phillips first made his name in the ‘90s as the frontman of Grant Lee Buffalo, a critically acclaimed band that released four albums and toured with Pearl Jam, the…

Decoding Partnership in Midlife with Dr. Richard Shapiro

We’ve talked a lot on this show about health issues midlife women face. But what about the other people who often have a front-row seat to these changes, and can…

How to Feel Truly Loved (with Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky and Dr. Harry Reis)

Most of us have people in our lives who love us — partners, friends, family — yet many of us still don’t feel as loved as we want to. Why…