Could I survive a nuclear war?
For almost a century, the world has been terrified by the possibility of nuclear war. If one does occur, it will happen quickly, with the first strike triggering a domino effect of retaliation and cha...
18 Jul 20251h 20min
Listener Mail: Killing AI, Super Soldier Childhood, Maine's Amendment 25, Storage Space
Cheese Out asks whether humans need to kill AI to understand it. Dandy Granny raises concerning points about the childhood of super soldiers. Paul prompts a conversation about Maine's food sovereignty...
17 Jul 202556min
Pheromones vs. Humans
Although most people may not notice this, the living world is rife with an everpresent, invisible chemical conspiracy: pheromones. These chemicals can warn of danger, entice mates, mark territory and ...
16 Jul 20251h 10min
CLASSIC: Slaves to the Sun: Solar Activity and Mass Excitability
We all know weather can affect a person's mood, but just how far does it go? Could the activity of the sun be driving widespread human conflicts throughout history? In tonight's Classic episode, Ben, ...
15 Jul 20251h 6min
Strange News: The Epstein Client List, Human Skin Phones, Click-to-Cancel, Akon, Grok Goes Nazi
Despite numerous earlier statements, the US Department of Justice and FBI officially concludes that notorious human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein had no client list -- spoiler, chaos ensues. Akon's plann...
14 Jul 20251h 9min
ScienceStuff, with Jorge Cham
Are we living in a simulation? What's the future of AI? How can humans understand the past, present, and future of the universe -- assuming, of course, that time exists? In this interview segment, Ben...
11 Jul 20251h 4min
Listener Mail: Bird Deaths, Gas Station Bars, The Battle of Blair Mountain and More
Sloth inspires a round-up of recent news stories from the world of birds. Fae shares a story of real-life bars inside gas stations. Kevin prompts an exploration of hidden history -- the earth shaking ...
10 Jul 202554min
The Raymond Allen Davis Incident
It's an open secret that not everything is as it seems in the world of diplomacy -- a great many individuals operate with some degree of subterfuge and invisibility. So what happens when things go wro...
9 Jul 20251h 16min
