What does it feel like to believe in God? (classic)
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we try to understand an experience that 74% of Americans routinely report having. The fir...
The Cuddly Killer (classic)
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A question that has launched a battle between bird-loving ecologists and ardent, cat-defending activ...
Why'd I take speed for twenty years? - Part 2 (classic)
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of our story about ADHD medications, we approach the question from a different angle. W...
Why'd I take speed for twenty years? - Part 1 (classic)
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the millions of millennials given prescription stimulants to treat ADHD decides to quit. And ...
The Psychic Question
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A journalist finds out that many of his vaunted mentors are seeing a psychic. The same psychic. He d...
Wait, should I not be drinking airplane coffee? (classic)
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Queer Eye’s Antoni Porowski has heard a disgusting rumor — that the coffee on airplanes is unsaf...
The Test
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A woman gets a disquieting piece of information about her pregnancy, and turns to technology to try ...
The Stupid Little Yogurt Question
Fri, 06 Jun
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
A high school teacher has a question, but he wants his skeptical teenage students to answer it. Repo...
The Stupid Little Yogurt Question
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A high school teacher has a question, but he wants his skeptical teenage students to answer it. Repo...
Search Engine x What We Spend
Fri, 30 May
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
This week, we're presenting an episode of a new show we like called What We Spend, one of Vulture's ...
Search Engine x What We Spend
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're presenting an episode of a new show we like called What We Spend, one of Vulture's ...
How to stop being so phone addicted (without self-discipline or meditation)
Fri, 16 May
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
This week we ask a slightly absurd question – is there technology to stop you from using addictive...
How to stop being so phone addicted (without self-discipline or meditation)
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we ask a slightly absurd question – is there technology to stop you from using addictive...
The Dave and Buster's Anomaly
Fri, 09 May
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
A small group of Americans becomes convinced they’ve discovered something strange about their iPho...
The Dave and Buster's Anomaly
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A small group of Americans becomes convinced they’ve discovered something strange about their iPho...
Why the national debt might finally matter
Fri, 25 Apr
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In a moment of deep economic uncertainty created by our tariff-loving president, suddenly, our natio...
Why the national debt might finally matter
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a moment of deep economic uncertainty created by our tariff-loving president, suddenly, our natio...
Why can’t we just turn the empty offices into apartments? (classic)
Fri, 18 Apr
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
A re-air from August 2023: Our quest for the answer to this one sends us over a hundred years into t...
Why can’t we just turn the empty offices into apartments? (classic)
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A re-air from August 2023: Our quest for the answer to this one sends us over a hundred years into t...
What are teenagers actually seeing on their phones?
Fri, 11 Apr
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
A group of teenagers agrees to allow a filmmaker to record the things they do on their phones for a ...
What are teenagers actually seeing on their phones?
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A group of teenagers agrees to allow a filmmaker to record the things they do on their phones for a ...
The Russian Cake Switcheroo
Fri, 04 Apr
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
A beloved American rock band’s Spotify page appears to have been taken over by Russian rappers. Is...
The Russian Cake Switcheroo
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A beloved American rock band’s Spotify page appears to have been taken over by Russian rappers. Is...
Planet Money: The Memecoin Casino
Fri, 28 Mar
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Reporter Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi has the story of an unusual website you’ve likely never heard of. A ...
Planet Money: The Memecoin Casino
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Reporter Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi has the story of an unusual website you’ve likely never heard of. A ...
Viruses in the Air
Fri, 21 Mar
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In the 1930s, two scientists made a very important discovery, but their breakthrough idea failed to ...
Viruses in the Air
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1930s, two scientists made a very important discovery, but their breakthrough idea failed to ...
The Puzzle of the All-American BBQ Scrubber
Fri, 14 Mar
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Why it’s so difficult to manufacture something entirely in America, and what happens if you try an...
The Puzzle of the All-American BBQ Scrubber
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why it’s so difficult to manufacture something entirely in America, and what happens if you try an...
DOGE and the Mystery of the State Department Teslas
Fri, 07 Mar
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
There’s a new president of America, and he’s doing a lot of things. How do you decide what to pa...
DOGE and the Mystery of the State Department Teslas
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a new president of America, and he’s doing a lot of things. How do you decide what to pa...
Does anyone actually like their job? (classic)
Fri, 28 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
... Or, am I being lied to by a Brooklyn-based musician? At twenty-five, I had a question for The Ho...
Does anyone actually like their job? (classic)
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
... Or, am I being lied to by a Brooklyn-based musician? At twenty-five, I had a question for The Ho...
Can you cure picky eating?
Fri, 21 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
An adult picky eater, ostracized by his friends, castigated by society, asks the most human question...
Can you cure picky eating?
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An adult picky eater, ostracized by his friends, castigated by society, asks the most human question...
What should we do about teens using AI to do their homework?
Fri, 14 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
A teenager explains why he shouldn’t have to write homework essays anymore. Is there some way for ...
What should we do about teens using AI to do their homework?
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A teenager explains why he shouldn’t have to write homework essays anymore. Is there some way for ...
What happens when a cemetery goes out of business?
Fri, 07 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
We're supposed to be buried there forever, right? Right?? Answers this week from writer David Sloane...
What happens when a cemetery goes out of business?
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're supposed to be buried there forever, right? Right?? Answers this week from writer David Sloane...
What’s it like to fly when you’re fat?
Fri, 24 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
One of the most routine and uncomfortable miracles many of us experience, flight. Airplanes have got...
What’s it like to fly when you’re fat?
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most routine and uncomfortable miracles many of us experience, flight. Airplanes have got...
The New Zuckerberg
Sat, 18 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
What’s going on with Mark Zuckerberg? He recently conspicuously pivoted toward MAGA, meeting quiet...
The New Zuckerberg
18 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What’s going on with Mark Zuckerberg? He recently conspicuously pivoted toward MAGA, meeting quiet...
Is it ok to just work all the time?
Fri, 10 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
For our first episode in the new year, a reflection on how we spend our time. What we devote our lif...
Is it ok to just work all the time?
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For our first episode in the new year, a reflection on how we spend our time. What we devote our lif...
Why is the pool at Buckingham Palace a secret?
Fri, 27 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
An investigation into a mysterious room. A room that the most famous family in England apparently ...
Why is the pool at Buckingham Palace a secret?
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An investigation into a mysterious room. A room that the most famous family in England apparently ...
When do you know it’s time to stop drinking? (classic)
Fri, 20 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
This week, a question a podcast has no business trying to answer. We talk to writer A.J. Daulerio ab...
When do you know it’s time to stop drinking? (classic)
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, a question a podcast has no business trying to answer. We talk to writer A.J. Daulerio ab...
What if ayahuasca made you stop podcasting?
Fri, 13 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
An anti-woke podcast abruptly announces its end, and in its final episode, a host offers its listene...
What if ayahuasca made you stop podcasting?
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An anti-woke podcast abruptly announces its end, and in its final episode, a host offers its listene...
Who buys luggage at the airport luggage store?
Fri, 06 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
If ever there was a place where every person inside was guaranteed to already have luggage, it would...
Who buys luggage at the airport luggage store?
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If ever there was a place where every person inside was guaranteed to already have luggage, it would...
What is jawmaxxing?
Fri, 22 Nov
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The story of how an alternative theory of dentistry made its way from medicine's fringes to an audie...
What is jawmaxxing?
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The story of how an alternative theory of dentistry made its way from medicine's fringes to an audie...
The White Subaru Hell Loop
Fri, 15 Nov
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
A mortal human being finds himself stuck between two impressive organizations: the DMV, and an inter...
The White Subaru Hell Loop
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A mortal human being finds himself stuck between two impressive organizations: the DMV, and an inter...
Presenting Gone South
Wed, 13 Nov
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Gone South, the Edward R. Murrow award-winning podcast, is back. Unlike previous seasons, writer and...
How did the first democracy die?
Fri, 08 Nov
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The story of the first people who invented democracy, and what it did to them. What's Wrong With Dem...
How did the first democracy die?
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The story of the first people who invented democracy, and what it did to them. What's Wrong With Dem...
How do you sit quietly in the middle of a storm?
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What if there was an event in the future, the outcome of which you couldn’t personally control, bu...
Should we be worried about OpenAI?
Fri, 25 Oct
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
A year ago, we saw a stand-off between OpenAI's non-profit board and its leader, Sam Altman. Since t...
Should we be worried about OpenAI?
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A year ago, we saw a stand-off between OpenAI's non-profit board and its leader, Sam Altman. Since t...
Why is it so hard to tax billionaires? (Part 2)
Fri, 18 Oct
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
We reveal the one weird trick some billionaires use to pay less in federal income taxes than you do....
Why is it so hard to tax billionaires? (Part 2)
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We reveal the one weird trick some billionaires use to pay less in federal income taxes than you do....
Why is it so hard to tax billionaires? (Part 1)
Fri, 18 Oct
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
A rogue IRS contractor leaks the private tax returns of the country’s wealthiest citizens to a rep...
Why is it so hard to tax billionaires? (Part 1)
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A rogue IRS contractor leaks the private tax returns of the country’s wealthiest citizens to a rep...
Death, Sex & Money x Search Engine
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
This week, we're sharing an episode of a show we love, Death, Sex & Money. We hope you enjoy it as m...
Death, Sex & Money x Search Engine
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're sharing an episode of a show we love, Death, Sex & Money. We hope you enjoy it as m...
The Mystery of the Vape Shop Kratom
Fri, 04 Oct
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
This week we have for you ... not a whodunnit, but a what did I do? A listener tries a substance he ...
The Mystery of the Vape Shop Kratom
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have for you ... not a whodunnit, but a what did I do? A listener tries a substance he ...
Is everyone pretending to understand inflation (or just me)?
Fri, 20 Sep
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The single issue that might decide the upcoming presidential election also happens to be: very confu...
Is everyone pretending to understand inflation (or just me)?
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The single issue that might decide the upcoming presidential election also happens to be: very confu...
A stubborn lunatic’s guide to making great art
Fri, 13 Sep
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
25 years ago, The Sopranos, the best television show ever created, premiered. This week, a new docu...
A stubborn lunatic’s guide to making great art
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
25 years ago, The Sopranos, the best television show ever created, premiered. This week, a new docu...
Can I microdose veganism?
Fri, 06 Sep
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
If you care about animals, but don't want to stop eating them... what's the least you could do while...
Can I microdose veganism?
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you care about animals, but don't want to stop eating them... what's the least you could do while...
What's the best phone to do crimes on?
Fri, 16 Aug
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
For years, the must-have phone for the discerning drug trafficker or hitman was a brand you may not ...
What's the best phone to do crimes on?
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For years, the must-have phone for the discerning drug trafficker or hitman was a brand you may not ...
Is there a sane way to follow this election?
Fri, 09 Aug
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
We are in an eighty-eight day sprint to the Presidential election. How would you follow this story i...
Is there a sane way to follow this election?
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are in an eighty-eight day sprint to the Presidential election. How would you follow this story i...
The End
Fri, 02 Aug
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
A trip to Greenland, a chance encounter with Coolio, and the end of the world. (This summer we’re ...
The End
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A trip to Greenland, a chance encounter with Coolio, and the end of the world. (This summer we’re ...
The Kidnapping of Ape #8398
Fri, 26 Jul
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
An art heist in the crypto world plunges us headfirst into another mystery — why did so many celeb...
The Kidnapping of Ape #8398
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An art heist in the crypto world plunges us headfirst into another mystery — why did so many celeb...
Genesis
Fri, 19 Jul
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
This week: Bitcoin. We trace it from its humble origins in a .PDF to the movement it has spawned, al...
Genesis
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week: Bitcoin. We trace it from its humble origins in a .PDF to the movement it has spawned, al...
The Bidding War
Fri, 12 Jul
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
A story about a strange auction for perhaps the most valuable piece of paper in America. This summer...
The Bidding War
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A story about a strange auction for perhaps the most valuable piece of paper in America. This summer...
Why didn’t Chris and Dan get into Berghain? (Part 2)
Wed, 26 Jun
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
We travel to Germany to trace techno's history from Detroit to Berlin. The story of how, after the W...
Why didn’t Chris and Dan get into Berghain? (Part 2)
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We travel to Germany to trace techno's history from Detroit to Berlin. The story of how, after the W...
Why didn’t Chris and Dan get into Berghain? (Part 1)
Fri, 21 Jun
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Two Americans embark on a quest: fly across an ocean to try to get into the most exclusive nightclub...
Why didn’t Chris and Dan get into Berghain? (Part 1)
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two Americans embark on a quest: fly across an ocean to try to get into the most exclusive nightclub...
What does it feel like to believe in God?
Fri, 14 Jun
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
This week, we try to understand an experience that 74% of Americans routinely report having. The fir...
What does it feel like to believe in God?
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we try to understand an experience that 74% of Americans routinely report having. The fir...
How much glue should you put in your pizza?
Fri, 31 May
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
An internet breaking news story. As we told you last week, Google has begun offering AI-generated an...
How much glue should you put in your pizza?
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An internet breaking news story. As we told you last week, Google has begun offering AI-generated an...
How do we survive the media apocalypse? (Part 2)
Wed, 22 May
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Last week, Google announced a fundamental change to how the site will work, which will likely have d...
How do we survive the media apocalypse? (Part 2)
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, Google announced a fundamental change to how the site will work, which will likely have d...
Should this creepy search engine exist?
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After stumbling on a new kind of search engine for faces, we called privacy journalist Kashmir Hill....