What We Learned from Grandpa’s FBI File
Our producer discovered an FBI file on her grandfather. Back then, the big threat was communists. Today, it's terrorists, Occupy and BLM. Maybe even you. And the surveillance methods are a lot less an...
31 Maj 201719min
Ed Snowden Says a 'Very Very Dark Future' Is Not Inevitable
With all the news of leaks, national security, and hacking, who better to talk to than Ed Snowden? So yes, Manoush and Ed tackle the NSA, privacy, and ransomware. But also identity, the self, and the ...
17 Maj 201725min
Wait, What IS Reality? We Investigate.
Who among us hasn’t wondered, maybe in a stoned haze, if the colors you see aren’t even the same colors that I see? How do we know we’re even in the same reality, man? That’s what the world has been ...
16 Maj 201721min
Taking the Lead Episode 1: The Pain Point
This Mother's Day, a surprise. To celebrate working moms, we're re-releasing all four episodes of our award-winning series, Taking the Lead. The story of two Brooklyn women and their tech idea to help...
14 Maj 201727min
Taking the Lead Episode 2: The Paradox
Episode two of Mother's Day series is The Paradox. Rachael and Leslie test a prototype of their app on one very eager participant: Manoush. And they run into an ironic challenge. Turns out, it's tough...
14 Maj 201729min
Taking the Lead Episode 3: The Pressure
Faced with financial barriers, Rachael and Leslie join a startup accelerator. But while honing their pitch, different goals emerge. Rachael is focused on social change, while Leslie wants to create a ...
14 Maj 201732min
Taking the Lead Episode 4: The Partnership
The last episode in our Mother's Day special. Rachael Ellison and Leslie Ali Walker face difficult choices: Should they drop the feminist mission behind the company when they make their pitch to inves...
14 Maj 201735min
Why Are So Many Bots Following Manoush?
Bot armies are taking aim at our democracies, spreading garbage on Twitter from last November to Brexit to this weekend’s French election. But what do they want with Manoush? Support Note to Self by b...
10 Maj 201720min
