Episode 133: What is It About Dogs?
Send us Fan Mail It is thought that somewhere in Eurasia during the Late Pleistocene, an intrepid pack of gray wolves made a fateful decision to approach a human campfire seeking scraps. From that hum...
10 Maj 52min
Episode 131: The Next Pandemic
Send us Fan Mail Though the truly horrific COVID-19 pandemic, which killed 1.2 million Americans and many millions more worldwide, is barely in the rear-view mirror, public health authorities keep tel...
12 Apr 39min
Episode 130: Flat Earthers Are Still Around
Send us Fan Mail In our post-truth era, perhaps it’s not surprising that a growing number of people say they believe, despite all evidence to the contrary, that the Earth is flat. Mark struggled to un...
29 Mars 58min
Episode 129: Mansplaining Mailbag
Send us Fan Mail Imagine producing a podcast with well over a hundred episodes, soliciting feedback after every episode, receiving dozens of comments and questions, and then sitting on them for nearly...
8 Mars 1h 20min
Episode 128: We’ve Got a Gambling Problem
Send us Fan Mail Gambling is having a moment. Not only have a majority of states legalized sports betting since the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in 2018, but prediction markets have also enjoyed ex...
22 Feb 45min
Episode 127: The Proper Retirement Age
Send us Fan Mail Millions of Americans associate the number 65 with the end of their working years and the start of what they hope is a long and pleasant retirement. But why 65, as opposed to younger,...
8 Feb 1h
Episode 126: The Decline and Fall of Expertise
Send us Fan Mail There’s a strong anti-intellectual vibe running through American politics and culture. It’s visible in MAGA’s ongoing assault against the administrative state, in the growing distrust...
25 Jan 52min
