How Americans Got Everything About Food—Fat, Sugar, and Obesity—‘Entirely Backwards’
Today’s episode is about what Americans don’t get about food—and the historical origins of our diet delusions. Our guest is Dr. David Ludwig, an endocrinologist who has researched and written on obesi...
17 Tammi 202347min
True or False: 10 Controversial Predictions About the Future of Streaming, Tech, and Media
Last year was a bloodbath for media of all stripes. Netflix crashed, the advertising market cratered, Disney fired a CEOBob and replaced him with a CEOBob, and meanwhile, the domestic box office for f...
13 Tammi 202340min
Why There Is So Much Bullsh*t in Science
We should be living in a golden age of creativity in science and technology. We know more about the universe and ourselves than we did in any other period in history, and with easy access to superior ...
11 Tammi 20231h
The 2023 Economy FAQ: Is Recession Inevitable? Will Housing Crash? Can Tech Recover?
Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson of Ritholtz Wealth Management rejoin the pod to talk about what they learned from the topsy-turvy 2022 economy and make predictions about 2023 markets. If you have ques...
4 Tammi 202344min
PE Greatest Hits: Thompson and Klosterman Debate Why Society Got So Negative
This has been an amazing year for the show, and I’m so grateful for everybody who has listened. I’m off the last two weeks of the year but I wanted to keep something in your feed over the holidays, so...
27 Joulu 202249min
PE Greatest Hits: Derek and Ryen Debate the Most Impressive Sports Statistic of All Time
This has been an amazing year for the show, and I’m so grateful for everybody who has listened. I’m off the last two weeks, but I wanted to keep something in your feed over the holidays, so this week ...
20 Joulu 202253min
Sperm Counts Are Falling All Over the World—Why?
In the last 50 years, average sperm counts have fallen by 50 percent. This isn’t just happening in the U.S. or Europe or Asia. It seems to be happening everywhere. If the current rate of decline conti...
9 Joulu 202249min
