Nick Offerman (‘Civil War’) Brings a Message of Hope
Today, actor and author Nick Offerman returns to the show! We call him up to unpack his latest role as a fictional president in Alex Garland’s Civil War (2:30), the…
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The Fraudster’s Guide to Magic Money
Cautionary Tales will be LIVE on stage in London this May. Tickets are on sale now: https://www.tegeurope.com/events/cautionary-tales/ Sam Israel had a problem. The investors in his hedge fund, Bayou Capital, were expecting…
Designing a Drone That Delivers
Imagine picking up your phone and ordering something from Walmart. Fifteen minutes later, a drone hovers over your yard, lowers your order down to you, and zips away. Adam Woodworth…
Blood and Gold (with Dan Snow)
Bonus: When Spanish conquistadors arrived in Peru in 1526, it was the beginning of the end for the Inca. Their bloody pursuit of gold, fame and fortune was rife with…
Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament
Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament are two of the Seattle scene’s most foundational musicians from the 80’s and 90’s. Stone and Jeff started playing together in 1984 as members of…
Part 2: Life, Interrupted with Suleika Jaouad
In part two of Maya’s conversation with writer Suleika Jaouad, they talk about Suleika’s epic road trip following her cancer treatments and her friendship with a man who spent half…
Part 1: Life, Interrupted with Suleika Jaouad
Suleika Jaouad was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia when she was 22 years old. In this special two-part conversation, she talks with Maya about why she sees survival…
How to Grow After Adversity
Karen Guggenheim was devastated by the death of her husband, Ricardo. She was alive, but dead to the world around her. Slowly she put her life back together and found…
Episode 1: The Rumor
Two federal agents investigate a rumor about a decades old murder. A hate crime.
How Do Psychedelics Work?
Psychedelics are going mainstream. The FDA has approved ketamine for certain patients with depression, and may soon approve MDMA for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But a fundamental question remains unclear:…
The End
Coming at the end of an intensely creative period, The Beatles’ Abbey Road features some of the most adventurous compositions in the quartet’s catalog. It’s fitting then that the album…
Chris Robinson
16 years have passed since The Black Crowes released an album of new material. The world has changed a lot since then—and so have the Robinson brothers. Chris and Rich…
