Plain History: The Astonishingly Successful Presidency of James K. Polk
Who is the most successful president in American history? George Washington secured American independence. Abraham Lincoln preserved the union and ended slavery. Franklin D. Roosevelt ended the Depres...
21 Feb 20251h 3min
The Trump-Musk Doctrine: F-ck Around and Find Out
For the past month, chaos and confusion have gripped Washington and the federal government. Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, have served as an iron fist of the Trump adm...
18 Feb 20251h 1min
Is There a Scientific Case for Believing in God?
This is a conversation I've wanted to have for a long time. It's about the decline of religion in America, the value of faith, the case for belief, and the rational reasons to believe in God. My guest...
14 Feb 20251h 6min
Fraud, Scandal, and Failure in the Fight Against Alzheimer's Disease
Why is it so hard to find a cure for Alzheimer’s? A simple answer is that the brain and its disorders are complicated. But as today’s guest, Charles Piller, writes, there’s another, more sinister fact...
11 Feb 202555min
The Energy Story of the Moment: The Unstoppable Rise of Solar Vs. the Unmovable Demand for Global Fossil Fuels
Fans of green energy like me face some inconvenient truths about the global energy picture. First, coal sounds like a dirty technology that the rich world is moving on from. But nearly 9 billion tons ...
7 Feb 20251h 10min
The 5 Types of Wealth
Wealth isn’t just about financial security, according to today’s guest, Sahil Bloom. It’s about time wealth (the freedom to control our own schedules), social wealth (deep relationships with family an...
4 Feb 20251h 1min
Are GLP-1 Drugs "the Greatest Medical Breakthrough of the 21st Century"?
In the past few years, we've learned that GLP-1 drugs don’t just help with diabetes or increase people’s feelings of fullness to help them lose weight. They have broad effects on substance abuse and b...
31 Jan 20251h 2min
Tech Talk: AI Supremacy, TikTok’s Fate, and Crypto Decadence
Today, tech talk with an old friend of the pod, Kevin Roose of The New York Times, who is also host of the 'Hard Fork' podcast. This is a show about everything. And it’s going to remain a show about ...
24 Jan 20251h 2min
