CLASSIC: The EPA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is tasked with safeguarding the country and its citizens from environmental harm. But how well is the agency actually doing at this incredibly important job? J...
1 Feb 202235min
Strange News: Big Brother in Your Car, Cloning Pets, Georgia Imprisonment
A short passage buried in recent legislation will require all automakers to introduce extreme surveillance equipment in new vehicles -- but the details are troublingly, disturbingly vague. You can now...
31 Jan 202256min
The Strange Story of Secret Museums
Who doesn't love a good museum? In these repositories of art, history, the natural world and so on, human beings can connect with the past, discover inspiration, and learn more about the world around ...
28 Jan 20221h 10min
Listener Mail: Secrets of Predictive Analytics, Train Robberies and Havana Syndrome
Listeners respond to an earlier episode exploring the controversy of the Havana syndrome. Organized crime rings are robbing Union Pacific trains with apparent impunity. An anonymous listener writes in...
27 Jan 202246min
Gangsters of Capitalism, with Jonathan Katz
When retired Marine General Smedley Butler told Congress a group of wealthy business tycoons were scheming to overthrow the U.S. government, people weren't sure what to make of him. Over the course of...
26 Jan 20221h 20min
CLASSIC: The Future of Poverty
The World Bank stated that climate change may push more than 100 million people into poverty by 2030, and innovations in robotics may eliminate the need for millions of human workers. But how much of ...
25 Jan 202256min
Strange News: 5G may Ground Planes, Suspicious Deaths in Pakistan, CROWS AND LASERS
Major US airlines warn the government that an upcoming 5G rollout could lead to disaster. A medical school in Pakistan is under fire after a string of mysterious deaths are ruled suicides. Crows have ...
24 Jan 202247min
Why do CEOs make so much money?
It's long been common knowledge that people at the top of an organization will make more money than people at the bottom. But many folks don't seem aware of just how extreme the situation has become -...
21 Jan 20221h 6min
