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“They fall behind and are slowly crushed” – Board Games and Economics with Richard Garfield

Playing board games and spending too much money are time-honored Christmas traditions, so to mark the festive season, Tim is joined by the creator of Magic: The Gathering – Richard…

Building a Self-Driving Tractor to Change the Future of Food

Please take our survey https://tinyurl.com/wyplistenersurvey about the show! Tell us what you want to hear, and what would make it better. Tim Bucher is a farmer, and the founder and CEO…

#66 Deborah

At 101 years old, Deborah discovered a box she’d stashed away a lifetime ago. What was inside reignited an old love and turned her life upside down. Get ad-free episodes…

Live with Nicolle Wallace

Recently, Michael Lewis spoke with Nicolle Wallace, host of the podcast The Best People, at Symphony Space in New York. They discussed what it was like re-visiting the Big Short 15…

Holiday Survival Guide II: Perfect Gifts and Fighting Fatigue (with Rainn Wilson)

What stresses you out over the festive season? Happiness Lab listeners sent in their holiday woes so Dr Laurie and guest Rainn Wilson (The Office star and host of Soul…

Decoding Medical Weight Loss with Dr. George Fielding

GLP-1s are everywhere. But are they the only medical weight loss intervention worth considering? On today’s episode, Dr. George Fielding – a pioneer of laparoscopic adjustable band surgery and a…

Labi Siffre

Since getting his start in the late ‘60s, Labi Siffre has had an unflinching commitment to writing exactly what he feels. The result was a debut album that announced a…

Flixborough: The Factory that was Wiped off the Map

A megaplant near the small village of Flixborough, England, is busy churning out a key ingredient of nylon 6, a material used in everything from stockings to toothbrushes to electronics.…

#65 Meredith

Meredith unknowingly ate a bag of her teenage son’s weed gummies. She wants him to apologize. He wants her to apologize. At a stand-off, they call Jonathan for help. Get…

We’re Going to Need a Better Boat

Mitch Lee is the co-founder and CEO of Arc Boats. Mitch’s problem is this: How do you build competitively priced electric boats? On today’s show, Mitch explains why water makes…

How to Make Billions When the Bubble Bursts: Lessons from 1929

The stock market was once a Wild West free-for-all. There were few rules or regulations. Investors were more or less gambling, or manipulating stocks to make a profit. This is…

What Movies Get Right and Wrong About Poker

Maria finally gets to reveal a project she’s been working on that’s been kept under wraps, and then it’s movie night on Risky Business! Nate and Maria talk about their…