Listener Mail: Big Almond, Fitbit and the Nature of Addiction
What makes California's almond industry so controversial? Is Fitbit gamifying physical fitness? What more can people learn about video game addiction (and why is this research so important)? Ben and M...
23 Sep 202155min
Guantanamo Bay, Part Two: The Future
What will happen to one of the world's most infamous modern prisons? How long can a person be held without trial -- and what happens when the government sets those people free? In the second part of t...
22 Sep 202145min
CLASSIC: Big Data and You
We hear about "big data" more and more these days - but how much of it is sensationalism, and how much is true? The answers may surprise you. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpod...
21 Sep 202147min
Strange News: The US vs. Prince Andrew, China Moves World's Largest Guan Yu Statue, Facebook Makes Ray-Bans
In the UK, Prince Andrew's legal team attempts to dodge US rulings regarding Virginia Giuffre. In China, local protests trigger the relocation of a massive statue. Facebook and Ray-Ban team up to depl...
20 Sep 202157min
Guantanamo Bay, Part One: An Origin Story
Today, the word "Guantánamo" is, for most people, synonymous with one of the world's most infamous prisons -- but, as it turns out, the troubled story of this location dates back much further. In part...
17 Sep 202138min
CLASSIC: Operation Gladio: Invisible Armies and The Secret War
At the close of WWII, US allies created secret, "stay-behind" armies, designed to protect the population in the event of a Communist invasion. So why are they linked with terrorist groups? What were t...
16 Sep 202144min
A Cartel Runs the Maple Syrup Game
Most people are aware of maple syrup -- it's a welcome addition to pancakes and waffles on breakfast tables across the planet. Other than that, you might not think of maple syrup often, unless you're ...
15 Sep 20211h
CLASSIC: Did a UFO crash in Kecksburg, PA?
On December 9th, 1965, multiple witnesses saw a bright object shoot through the sky and - allegedly - land in Kecksburg, Pennsylvania. So what actually happened? Find out in this classic episode. Lea...
14 Sep 202136min
