Are suburban dogs happier than city dogs?
On this week’s episode we tackle a question Devan has been grappling with while living with a dog in the city: Are suburban dogs happier than city dogs? To find out, we spoke with one of the leading d...
4 Feb 202550min
Is Letterboxd ruining movies?
Letterboxd is a great tool for keeping track of movies and seeing what your friends and others are watching. But does constant logging, rating, and reviewing actually help us enjoy films? To find out,...
14 Jan 202528min
Is it OK to wear outside clothes on your bed?
On this week’s episode, we tackle our first listener-submitted question: is it OK to wear outside clothes on your bed? Everyone has strong opinions, but what does the science say? We speak with microb...
7 Jan 202539min
NST Chat: 2024 Year in Review
This week, we take a break from our regular format to discuss some of our favorite things from the past year. This is the first of a new format we're calling NST Chats: loose, informal, and much more ...
31 Dec 202434min
Why are assassinations on the rise?
The past decade has seen a resurgence of political violence: January 6, multiple attempts on Trump’s life, and of course the killing of United Healthcare’s CEO are just a few notable examples. We spok...
17 Dec 202420min
Do horses hate running?
What if this ONE thing we’ve always been told about horses isn’t true at all? What if it’s a lie we’ve told ourselves so that we can enjoy our horseback riding vacations and Kentucky Derbies without g...
10 Dec 202436min
Why are slurs making a comeback?
Certain taboo words have recently crept back into common use across private conversation, on social media, and in mainstream entertainment, seemingly all along the political spectrum. In this episode,...
3 Dec 202432min
Could you land a plane in an emergency?
Do you think you’d be able to successfully land a plane, with no prior pilot experience and relying only on air traffic control assistance? A YouGov survey found 13% of people are “very confident” tha...
26 Nov 202430min
