Abbi Jacobson Interviews Sam
To commemorate his 30th birthday, Abbi Jacobson interviews Sam! They talk about Sam’s early days in journalism (8:00), his Almost Famous-like experience as a teenage film critic (10:30), making Talk…
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Steel and Kindness: Clash of the Skyscrapers
Paul Starrett has just won a major building contract. If everything goes according to plan, this will be the tallest building in the world. But will everything go according to plan? This…
The Nice Guy, the Bully and the Kiss
Leo Durocher would stop at nothing to win. The baseball player-turned-manager was a skilled tactician and famously tough. But he also cheated, intimidated umpires and was violent; he was even known to…
Reinventing Mining to Power the World
Moving from fossil fuels to renewable energy will require huge amounts of copper, lithium, and other metals. Kurt House is the co-founder and CEO of KoBold Metals. The company recently…
Does Nate Trust His Model? Debates, Prediction Markets and Poker
Nate and Maria discuss the Harris-Trump debate. Then, Nate gives an update on his election model, and Maria shares the outcome of her irrational move at a poker tournament in…
The Writer Behind the Medal of Honor
Malcolm chats with Meredith Rollins, the writer behind the series, to talk about what they both learned from the Medal of Honor recipients featured this season. They also share moments…
How to Find Hope in a Cynical World
It’s hard to stay hopeful these days. Stanford professor Jamil Zaki has been studying the incredible depth of human kindness for decades, but even he gives in to cynicism when…
Against the Rules: Fans
Against the Rules is going to Vegas (by way of New Jersey!). Host Michael Lewis bets high and low to find out how Americans, and their state governments, got addicted…
Inventing a Vaccine for Bees
Dalial Freitak and Annette Kleiser are the co-founders of Dalan Animal Health, a company that has brought to market the first vaccine for insects. Their problem is this: How do…
Calculating Risks in a Creative Life, with Brian Koppelman
Maria sits down with the great Brian Koppelman (Rounders, Billions, The Bear) to learn about how he navigates risk in Hollywood and beyond. They discuss his methods of determining when…
Cynicism is Exhausting. There’s an Alternative.
Psychologist Jamil Zaki studies the science of human connection and he believes cynicism is holding us back. Cynicism isn’t just harmful for our health, he says, it’s also misguided. He…
John Chapman’s Dark Night
John Chapman is the first member of the Air Force to receive the Medal of Honor since Vietnam. John’s story takes us to a freezing, snowy mountain range in Afghanistan…
