Why Algorithms Can’t Predict Your Love Life with Dr. Paul Eastwick
Modern dating can feel like a marketplace. We’re told we all have a “mate value,” that some people are 9s and 10s, and that the laws of evolution determine who…
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The Philosopher and the Handyman: The Race Around the World – Part 1
Who will be the first to sail non-stop around the world? In 1968, The Sunday Times announces a trophy and a cash prize for the winner, and the Golden Globe Race…
The Killer We Refused to See
After bacteria were discovered, it took scientists 200 years to figure out that they cause disease. If scientists had made the link sooner, hundreds of millions of lives could have…
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…