
Ending Climate Change with Saul Griffith
We often frame the fight against climate change as one of endless sacrifice. But the truth is, the real solutions to climate change would both save money and make our lives better. Scientist, inventor...
17 Feb 20211h 29min

Four Lost Cities with Annalee Newitz
Where do cities… come from? Are they created by committee? Or do they just spring up out of the earth? Adam explores this question with journalist Annalee Newitz, author of the new book Four Lost Citi...
10 Feb 20211h 20min

Humankind’s Hopeful History with Rutger Bregman
Is humanity innately good or bad? Historian and author Rutger Bregman joins Adam to discuss his decidedly optimistic answer to this question. They discuss research showing that people are more likely ...
3 Feb 20211h 26min

Decriminalizing Drugs with Dr. Carl Hart
This week, Dr. Carl Hart - professor of neuroscience and psychology at Columbia - joins Adam to argue that we’ve been approaching recreational drugs all wrong. Together they discuss how we have histor...
27 Jan 20211h 19min

Medical Myths and How to Fight Them with Dr. Seema Yasmin
To stop a deadly disease, you need more than medicine -- you need to change people’s minds. Journalist and doctor Seema Yasmin joins Adam this week to discuss how to combat harmful medical myths. They...
20 Jan 20211h 1min

Keeping Native Languages Alive with Anton Treuer
Aaniin - which is hello in the Algonquin language of Ojibwe! This week, Adam speaks with Anton Treuer, the professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University. He walks us through where Ojibwe language ha...
13 Jan 20211h 15min

What is Weight Stigma? with Dr. Rebecca Puhl
Dr. Rebecca Puhl, Deputy Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity, joins Adam to deep dive into the concept of weight stigma and how often we misunderstand the science of weight gain. Reb...
6 Jan 20211h 2min

The History of Civilization (the Game) with Sid Meier
Just in time for the lazy holiday break, legendary game designer Sid Meier joins Adam to discuss the genesis of his seminal game series “Civilization.” Sid and Adam explore how the early years of game...
30 Dec 20201h 1min


















