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NO LIMIT, Some AI… Poker’s Documentary-Gate

The WSOP’s NO LIMIT docuseries has been scrubbed from the internet following revelations that it includes AI-generated content, despite creator Dustin Ianotti’s explanation that the material “tracked closely” with other…

How the Financial Crisis Broke Politics

To wrap up our series on The Big Short, Michael Lewis speaks with two people who represent two very different responses to the financial crisis of 2008: US Senator Elizabeth…

Drew Holcomb (Live from NYC’s Cherry Lane Theatre)

In July, Malcolm Gladwell taped a live episode of Broken Record at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City. It was a wonderful night of conversation and music. Drew…

Risky Business Live! How To Read People In Poker And Beyond

Most people are bad at spotting bluffs and tells – but there are ways to get better. Nate and Maria discuss tips and tricks from the poker tables with a…

Kyoto: The Battle that Defined Climate Politics – with Joe Robertson

Misinformation, double-dealing, character assassination – lobbyist Don Pearlman will stop at nothing to prevent the world from agreeing to cut carbon emissions. This arch disrupter, who works for fossil fuel…

The App Where Strangers Lend Each Other Money

Nina Mohanty is the founder and CEO of Bloom Money. Nina’s problem is this: How do you build an app to help immigrants manage their money? On today’s show, Nina…

#64 Kevin

Kevin’s childhood was a hard one. But it was made bearable by his neighborhood friends, Jason and Gerald. Then, one afternoon, the boys just vanished. Over thirty years later, Kevin…

Will The Epstein Files Sink Trump?

After months of resistance, President Trump made a striking reversal on the Epstein files this week, signaling he would sign legislation to release them. Nate and Maria discuss whether this…

Edison, Tesla and the Electric Chair

Thomas Edison didn’t invent the lightbulb, but he created something more important: the grid. Edison’s system of power plants and wires brought lightbulbs to homes and offices and revolutionized modern…

Decoding GLP-1s and Metabolism with Dr. Beverly Tchang

Why does your body start “shape shifting” in midlife, even if you’re doing everything “right”? And what’s really behind all the GLP-1 buzz? Endocrinologist and weight-management specialist Dr. Beverly Tchang…

How the Financial Crisis Broke Wall Street

To make sense of Wall Street’s hangover from the crash described in The Big Short, Michael Lewis calls up Matt Levine. Levine is author of the Money Stuff newsletter for…

S.G. Goodman

When S.G. Goodman released her debut album, Old Time Feeling, in 2020, critics hailed it as a stunning introduction to a bold new voice in Americana. Co-produced with Jim James…