Let’s Agree to Disagree More
World champion debater Bo Seo knows how to win an argument. He’s made it his mission to teach everyone to disagree better. Bo walks us through how to apply the…
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Comedian and Actor Ramy Youssef Tells a Muslim American Story
Today, we sit with comedian, actor, and director Ramy Youssef! At the top, he reflects on his experience during Ramadan (5:36) before diving into the third season of his Hulu…
Scrubbing Carbon from the Air
Dan Friedmann is the CEO of Carbon Engineering. The company is at the frontier of a new industry, direct air capture. They just broke ground on a big plant in…
The 15-Minute City Conspiracy
When a benign urban planning concept is co-opted by conspiracy theorists, an unsuspecting professor becomes the target of right-wing death threats. Tiffany Hsu covered the story of the 15 minute…
Freddie Wong: From YouTube to His Own Production Company
Freddie Wong is a YouTube OG. As YouTube transformed from a backwater website to a behemoth media platform, Freddie’s career as an indie filmmaker grew with it, logging nearly 2…
The Elements of Singer-Songwriter Arlo Parks
Today, we sit with singer-songwriter Arlo Parks! At the top, we discuss the arrival of her new record My Soft Machine (4:26), how performing with Harry Styles and Billie Eilish…
Uzziah and Nakia Campbell, Teenage Candle Maker + His Inspirational Mom
At age 11, Uzziah Campbell founded Calm & Cure Candle Co. as a way to process the trauma of the pandemic and murders by police. Now 14, Uzziah has a…
Ending the Cycle of Police Violence with Keith Ellison
It’s been three years since George Floyd was murdered by the police. After a swell of action followed by inaction, an important question remains: What still needs to change to…
Moby
Moby never stops working. His first taste of mega-success came in the early aughts after the release of his multi-platinum album, Play. In the years since, he’s released 19 more studio…
Ask Us Anything! Laurie and Gretchen Take Your Questions (Live from Toronto)
What do you do when you enter “survival mode”? How can you become better at forging social connections? Can you be happy in a sad world? Happiness experts Dr Laurie…
Director Nicole Holofcener’s Art Imitates Life
Today, we sit with filmmaker Nicole Holofcener! We discuss the making of her new A24 film You Hurt My Feelings (5:44), her creative upbringing in the ‘70s (15:00), and the…
Airships, AI and Alan Cumming: Tim Answers Your Questions
Why does economics get a bad rap? How did a small Hungarian airline wreak havoc in the 2000s? What cautionary tales can we glean from Tim’s own life? And what’s…
