Amanda Knox Knows What You’re Thinking
Amanda Knox was just 20 years old when she was found guilty of a crime she did not commit — the murder of her roommate. Amanda spent four years in…
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Why You Should Take a Few Months Off Work (Live from SXSW)
Sometimes a two-week vacation just isn’t enough – we all might need to leave our jobs for three months, six months or even a year. Taking an extended break can…
Iran Contra: Episode 2 – Trade Secrets
How the Reagan administration landed in a hostage crisis…and extended a hand to one of America’s sworn enemies. For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to research…
Iran Contra: Episode 1 – Get Me Kevin Kattke
How a crew of amateur spies from Long Island helped the Reagan administration set the stage for Iran-Contra. For a list of books, documentaries and resources we used to research…
Iran Contra: Introduction
Host Leon Neyfakh transports listeners into the day-to-day reality of our country’s most pivotal historical events, bringing to life the forgotten twists and turns of the past while shedding light…
The Old Man and the Wrecking Crew
When Britain entered its first Covid-19 lockdown in March 2020, many found comfort in evoking the British wartime spirit. A timely hero emerged – Captain Tom Moore, a WWII veteran…
The Ivy League Bows to Trump, Plus Protecting Your Genetic Data and Your Time
This week – after a quick check in on their March Madness brackets – Nate and Maria discuss Trump’s showdown with the Ivy League. Should schools like Harvard and Columbia…
Preparing for the Future of War
Christopher Kirchhoff helped launch a Defense Department office that aimed to bring Silicon Valley technology to the US military. Christopher’s problem is this: How can the giant bureaucracy that is…
esperanza spalding
A month ago at the Grammys, Alicia Keys gave a beautiful speech while accepting the Global Impact Award. Part of her speech was dedicated to the women producers who power…
Extreme makeover: personality edition
Science writer Olga Khazan didn’t really like herself. A self-described neurotic, she tended to fixate on the negative. She assumed she’d always be this way, but then she came across…
Twelve Sayings That Could Change Your Life
There are so many happiness lessons to remember – but it helps if we can boil them down into memorable little sayings. Happiness expert Gretchen Rubin has done exactly that…
Episode 8: The Terminator
Elon Musk has claimed that AI is humanity’s “biggest existential threat.” Paradoxically, Musk is also working to create artificial intelligence. Why? Jill Lepore tours through a century of imagined robot…
