Sunday on the Podcast with George Saunders
As we begin the new year, we turn to writer George Saunders. He first joined us upon the release of his latest book, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain.…
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Pino Palladino and Blake Mills
Pino Palladino and Blake Mills are renowned session musicians who recently collaborated on their own album, Notes With Attachments. It’s an experimental, jazz-leaning project that blew Rick Rubin’s mind. Pino…
Episode 10: Lifelines
Fred’s daughters share a trove of correspondence, and wrestle with unanswered questions about Jeanne’s death. The fight for Fred’s release continues. And a trip to Bird Rock brings resolution, at…
E15: The Madness of Jacob Levy
Families of Ripper victims often suppressed the memories of their murdered loved ones – fearing the stigma of being related to supposed “prostitutes”. And descendants of men accused of being…
Neil Young, Part Two
Welcome to part two of Rick Rubin’s conversation with Neil Young. Today we’ll hear how Neil’s song “I Believe In You” from his 1970 masterpiece After the Gold Rush inspired…
Episode 9: Prejudicial Effect
Fred’s trial is the longest and most expensive in Santa Barbara history, and the dory plays a starring role. Stan Roden, the DA, wants to send Fred to the gas…
What’s the Deal with Decentralized Autonomous Organizations?
Erik Voorhees, founder of crypto management platform ShapeShift, makes a case for decentralized autonomous organizations, known as DAOs. Earlier this year, ShapeShift became a DAO, “moving from a centralized, closed-source…
Bonus: The Origin of Ned’s Novel, Plus a Sneak Peek of Deep Cover Season Two
The launch of Deep Cover Season 2 is just a month away. Until then, we bring you a conversation between host Jake Halpern and screenwriter/author James Coyne about the genesis…
Solutions for 2022
The staff of Solvable discuss the problems, big and small, that they’d like to see solved in 2022 and beyond. Special thanks to Maggie Taylor and Pushkin podcast hosts Sam…
Episode 8: Three Freds
Fred hires a high-powered defense attorney and a team of private eyes, and starts pushing back on the detectives’ narrative. He’s got an explanation for everything: his real-estate holdings, his…
E14: The Monster Among Us
Children around the world are taught about Jack the Ripper and shown graphic images of his victims. Is that wise? Are we in danger of normalising his crimes and encouraging…
Neil Young, Part One
When we first talked about making Broken Record, we had a short list of absolute dream guests for the podcast and Neil Young was at the top of that list.…
