Bush v. Gore: Episode 2 – Real Numbers
On election night 2000 an ad hoc network of statisticians, news producers, TV anchors, and political operatives tried to figure out what the hell was going on in Florida–and failed…
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Bush v. Gore: Episode 1 – Homestead
How the largely forgotten race between Al Gore and George W. Bush roiled Florida long before anyone had ever heard of a hanging chad. For a full list of sources,…
Trailer: Bush v. Gore
Bush v. Gore recounts what happened during the contested 2000 election between Al Gore and George W. Bush, and the extraordinary legal battle that unfolded in Florida in the aftermath…
Norah Jones & Don Was: Blue Note Records 85th Anniversary Series
Blue Note is one of the first and longest standing institutions of Jazz music. Since its formation in 1939 the label has put out albums by Robert Glasper, Lee Morgan, John Coltrane,…
Director Jason Reitman’s Love Letter to ‘Saturday Night’
Since his directorial debut in 2006, Jason Reitman has made the kind of films they say Hollywood doesn’t make anymore. Today, we sit to discuss his latest project Saturday Night…
Alison LaCroix on How History Rhymes at the Supreme Court
It may seem like sports gambling got legalized overnight in the US. But it was in fact a winding road to get there. Michael Lewis speaks with legal historian and…
The Poet Who Toppled The British Empire
India, 1930. Sarojini Naidu is marching towards a British-controlled saltwork; behind her is a long column of protestors all dressed in white. The great campaigner for India’s Independence, Gandhi, is now…
Advice from The Titans of Happiness on World Mental Health Day
The biggest names in wellness podcasting – “The Titans of Happiness” – come together to talk about the greatest mental health challenges facing us in 2024 and the very simple…
Bringing Back Mammoths and Dodos*
*Or at least, sort of bringing back mammoths and dodos.Beth Shapiro is the chief scientific officer at Colossal Biosciences and the author of How to Clone a Mammoth: The Science…
Wesley Morris & Robert Margouleff on Stevie Wonder
We have a two-part episode for you today in honor of the great Stevie Wonder. First we will hear the Pulitzer Prize winning writer Wesley Morris talk about the making…
The Tipping Point Revisited: Georgetown Massacre Part 2
What exactly constitutes a bribe? The Georgetown Massacre continues, and the defense calls a surprise witness.
