Capitalism Has Mutated Into Something Worse with Yanis Varoufakis
Capitalism has changed. A century ago, capitalists amassed untold wealth by building and manufacturing goods, but today, our economy appears to be dominated by massive tech corporations that don't act...
7 Feb 20241h 8min
Free Will Does Not Exist with Robert Sapolsky
Does free will truly exist, or are we merely sophisticated meat machines running our biochemical programming with sentience as a byproduct? Stanford University neurologist Robert Sapolsky, having exte...
31 Jan 20241h 13min
Comedy Censorship Used to be WORSE with Kliph Nesteroff
For as long as there's been comedy, there have been people lamenting that "you can't do comedy anymore". This sentiment feels more prevalent than ever, but is it actual censorship or a shift in our cu...
24 Jan 20241h 8min
The Decimation of Gaza and What Happens Next with Rashid Khalidi
Gaza has been decimated by atrocious violence. Since the war erupted in October, 1 in every 100 Palestinians has been killed, and nearly all of those who survive have been displaced. In order to imagi...
17 Jan 20241h 4min
What the Hell Happened at OpenAI with Karen Hao
Recently, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was ousted and then reinstated in a matter of days. No explanation has been made public, which is unsettling considering just how quickly OpenAI, ChatGPT, and DALL·E ha...
10 Jan 20241h 8min
Why Fentanyl is Suddenly Everywhere with Dr. Nabarun Dasgupta
While the rise of fentanyl may seem like it emerged out of nowhere, it has a long and complicated history dating back hundred years. The pharmaceutical industry, the illegal drug trade, and government...
3 Jan 20241h 10min
The REAL History of Gender with Dr. Kit Heyam
In recent years, the number of young people identifying as trans has doubled. However, a common misinterpretation arises, suggesting that this surge implies a new phenomenon of being trans or gender n...
27 Des 20231h 2min
How Social Media Exploits Creators with Taylor Lorenz
Social media is just media now. It has irreversibly changed how we engage with our world, yet it is often disregarded as frivolous. The dismissal of social media can be dangerous, as it minimizes not ...
20 Des 20231h 15min
