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Wednesday Martin on the economics of her open marriage

Wednesday Martin is a writer and social researcher whose #1 NYT-bestelling book, “The Primates of Park Avenue,” revealed the inner world of rich Upper East Side mommies. Now, her anthropologist’s…

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Canadian-born singer/songwriter Feist has been one of the most dynamic indie voices of the last two decades. Last month she released her sixth album, Multitudes. She recorded it in the aftermath…

On Background: Crypto Skeptic Proven Right

If you spend any time reporting on the world of crypto currency and Bitcoin, then you’re going to run across the name Molly White. She’s a software engineer who has…

Jessica O. Matthews: What Does it Take to be an Inventor?

At 19, Jessica O. Matthews invented the SOCCKET, a soccer ball that stores kinetic energy, and then converts that power into light. Jessica’s invention took her from the Harvard classroom…

Can Spiritual Experiences and Psychedelics Make us Happy? (LIVE from DC)

More than a third of us admit to having had a spiritual experience. We might have been profoundly moved by a sunset or a painting; or felt that we’ve connected…

Mother’s Day with ‘Top Chef’ Padma Lakshmi

Today, we sit with writer and television host Padma Lakshmi! At the top, we discuss the return of her Hulu docuseries Taste the Nation (6:40), a formative episode in El…

The Man Who Bet His House on a Pop Song – A Eurovision Tale

You can gamble on horses or on the turn of a card – but Daniel Gould made a living betting on the outcome of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. Daniel…

Truth and Reconciliation: A Lesson from South Africa

Khalil talks to Ben about a recent trip he took to South Africa and what America can learn from the country’s efforts to reckon with its racist past. Nearly 30…

Bringing Tiffany Dover Back to Life

When a nurse named Tiffany Dover fainted on camera after getting a Covid vaccine, anti-vaxxers assumed the worst. Shortly after, the internet was awash in conspiracy theories that she was…

The Hottest Thing In Energy Storage

Andrew Ponec is co-founder and CEO of the energy storage company Antora Energy. Andrew’s problem is this: How can you store renewable energy in a way that is cheap enough…

Pocket Dial: Mary O’Hara Explains Socioeconomic Class (+more)

It’s time for a Pocket Dial! That’s where we zoom out and reflect on what people are saying so far on Other People’s Pockets. Mary O’Hara, an award-winning journalist whose…

Zainab Salbi: From Under Saddam’s Thumb to Building a Successful Nonprofit

Zainab Salbi grew up in Iraq, where her family lived in terror of Saddam Hussein. Then she came to America — and launched a nonprofit that has helped thousands of…