Taking Risks in Business, Poker, and Life (with Bill Perkins)
Maria sits down with Bill Perkins, the legendary energy trader, to talk about his approach to risk in business, poker, and life. For more from Nate and Maria, subscribe to…
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Episode 3: “Inside Information”
Keith Harper and Clinton Abrams race to discover what happened to Dia, enlisting a cadre of private investigators and psychics.
Embracing the Escape Fire (with Adam Grant)
Cautionary Conversation: Steve Jobs hated his phone so much that he smashed it against a wall. He also referred to mobile carriers as “orifices”. Yet he went on to invent…
Hitler’s Olympics: Part 6: The Jiggle & the Giddy Up
The most famous athlete in Berlin was the American sprinter Jesse Owens, and one of the most famous stories from those Games was the unexpected, heartwarming encounter Owens had with…
Detecting Deepfakes With AI
As generative AI tools improve, it is becoming easier to digitally manipulate content and harder to tell when it has been tampered with. Today we are talking to someone on…
Kamala Mode, Misinformation, and Winning the WSOP
Nate’s election model is back on, and it’s in Kamala Mode. Nate and Maria discuss what the model shows us about Kamala Harris’ chances, and the strange election misinformation that…
Tibor Rubin’s Medicine (Part 1)
Tibor Rubin is the only Holocaust survivor to win the Medal of Honor. As a young man, Tibor joined the U.S. Army, and he was sent to fight during the…
Episode 2: “She Built Her Own Prison”
Dia seemed to have it all. But the reality of her life was more complicated. Lucy learns that right before Dia went missing, she made a dramatic decision.
Unpacking the Verdict
Jake Halpern speaks with Jerri Williams, former FBI agent and host of the podcast, FBI Retired Case File Review about the case at the center of our series, The Nameless…
A Novel Approach to Treating Chronic Pain
A lot of chronic pain isn’t actually caused by structural issues with the body, says psychotherapist Alan Gordon. Instead, it’s often the brain misinterpreting safe bodily signals as dangerous. Alan…
The Happiness Lessons Helping Win Olympic Medals
America’s top athletes need coaches. And those coaches themselves need guidance. It’s a hard and stressful job – and one where coaches can easily become burned out and unhappy. And…
Writer Taffy Brodesser-Akner on Her ‘Long Island Compromise’
Taffy Brodesser-Akner (“Fleishman Is in Trouble”) is a staff writer at The New York Times, where she covers everything from The Eras Tour to Tom Hanks. She joins us today…
