Chokepoint Capitalism with Cory Doctorow
How can creative workers and individuals defend ourselves against the largest monopolies in the US? This week author and activist Cory Doctorow joins Adam to discuss how chokepoint capitalism causes t...
8 Maalis 20231h 34min
The Attack on Trans Rights with Shelby Chestnut
It’s a very scary time to be a trans person in America. An unprecedented onslaught of transphobic legislation is being pushed in state houses across the country, including more than two dozen bills th...
1 Maalis 202359min
The First Scientist with Carlo Rovelli
Adam invites one of his favorite guests Carlo Rovelli back to the show to talk about the deep history of science, the first physicist, and the conceptual revolutions in understanding that may still aw...
22 Helmi 20231h 7min
Dark Matter and More with Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
This week Adam is joined by theoretical cosmologist and particle physicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein to discuss what the hell dark matter actually IS and how much we know about it, why being a particle...
15 Helmi 20231h 16min
Death to Productivity with Oliver Burkeman
All of us have too much to do and too little time to do it in. Yet the more we try to increase our productivity, the less happy and productive we seem to be. Why, and what’s the solution? This week Ol...
8 Helmi 20231h 15min
Cars, Debt, and Police Violence with Andrew Ross and Julie Livingston
Our dependency on cars isn’t just bad for traffic and the environment; it also forces many Americans to take on debt, or interact with our dangerous and deadly criminal justice system. Today on the sh...
1 Helmi 20231h 6min
You Are Going to Die with Caitlin Doughty
We know we’re going to die. So why don’t we act like it? This week, Adam is joined by Caitlin Doughty to discuss human composting, aquamation, green burial, how to reform the funeral industry, and how...
25 Tammi 20231h 12min
Talking About the Weather with Daniel Swain
What are atmospheric rivers and bomb cyclones, and why are they mercilessly attacking us? This week climate scientist Daniel Swain joins Adam to discuss the meteorological events of the past month, an...
18 Tammi 20231h 9min
