Lobbying, Part 2: Free Speech and Dark Money
Is money a form of free speech? This question has plagued US politics for decades, prompting frenzied debates about the role of big business and private wealth in the process -- or industry -- of writ...
30 Jul 202156min
Listener Mail: Secret Scientists, Hidden Blackhawks, and the Mystery of Melungeons
Why did the US government have a secret group of scientists known as the Jasons? Why would someone hide Blackhawk helicopters in an abandoned Walmart? What exactly are Melungeons? All this and more in...
29 Jul 202153min
Lobbying, Part 1: The Dirty Business of Democracy
In the US, voters elect officials to represent their concerns in local communities as well as in Washington. These officials, in theory, work to advance the causes of their constituents, whether they'...
28 Jul 202147min
CLASSIC: Does Being Wealthy Make You A Bad Person?
It's often said money can't buy happiness -- but what exactly can it do? Could it change the way you think? ...could it make you a bad person? Listen in to this classic episode to learn more. Learn m...
27 Jul 202129min
Strange News: The Pegasus Leak, AI and Bourdain, India Proposes Population Control
Documentarian Morgan Neville stirs controversy with the decision to use computer-generated audio. In India, locals raise objections over Uttar Pradesh's proposed bill to lower population growth. A mas...
26 Jul 202158min
NASA Was In Bed With The CIA (And Everyone Else)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is responsible for some of the most profound breakthroughs in the history of space exploration. Since NASA's creation in 1958, the organization has be...
23 Jul 202159min
Listener Mail: Oakville Blob, Dark Side of Twitch, and the Mystery of the Bosnian Pyramids
What exactly were those blobs of gunk that fell in Oakville, Washington in 1994? Does the streaming platform Twitch have a dark side? Is Bosnia really home to an ancient set of gargantuan pyramids wit...
22 Jul 202147min
The Mystery of Forgotten Religions
The concept of religion predates civilization and the written word -- from its earliest days, the human species looked to religion to explain the ineffable. Religion has been the inspiration for some ...
21 Jul 20211h 6min
