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Quartz Obsession — 76 episodes
Introducing Power Play
Sleep: The dreamiest new industry
Strollers: Pushing the limits of childrearing cache
Airline credit cards: the high-flying loyalty game
F1: The global race to the future
EV chargers: The geographic forces driving electric vehicle adoption
Drug names: The machinations behind the monikers
The algorithm: Letters of recommendation
Video game remakes: Revival of the fittest
Green steel: Structural change
VR headsets: We're practically there
Smart rings: Digital digits
Tail lights: Smart signals
Trailer: Season 7
Synthetic Memories: Generating the past
Drive-thrus: Fastest food
Pro Tools: Making waves
Streaming music: Tracking success
Seaweed: It’s always greener
GPTs: AI for you and me
Algorithmic hiring: We’re only human
Public tech bank: A newer deal
Online voting: Yes or no
Single-use plastics: The message in a bottle
AI hallucinations: Turn on, tune in, beep boop
Superapps: There can be only one
Smart homes: Built to crash
The World’s Fair: Tech’s bygone showcase
Trailer: Season 5
Credit score: Numbers might lie
Mushroom leather: Fungi saves fashion
The invisible hand: Capitalism's misunderstood metaphor
Your chart: A body of information
Earth observation: Taking the long view
Firetech: A match for Silicon Valley
Green burials: Leave no trace
Fusion power: Don't overreact
Tree planting: Sowing complacency
Work Reconsidered: Ambition
Work Reconsidered: The four day week
Work Reconsidered: Pay transparency
Work Reconsidered: Feedback
Work Reconsidered: Office Design
Trailer: Work Reconsidered
BONUS Best of Obsession
Podcasts: Let's get meta
Inflation: The price isn't right
Perfume: The strangest supply chain
Dyslexia: Thinking differently
Replacement rate: Counting our chickens
Pasta: A global staple
National debt: Acceptable imbalance
Edible insects: The original superfood
Trailer: Season 3
Sequels: Here we go again
Prosthetics: Upgrade available
Disco: Choosing joy
Fish sticks: The ocean's little problem solvers
Indian weddings: The priciest party of your life
Google docs: Life in the cloud
Egg freezing: Put it on ice
Puffer jackets: The price of staying warm
Trailer: Season 2
Season 1 recap: Our favorite fun facts
Six Sigma: Manufacturing perfection
Office chairs: Engineered for extreme sitting
Japanese whisky: One steep sip
Rare earths: Scarcity at your fingertips
Kudzu: We've made a big mistake
Oat milk: Don't call it creamy
Business class: Luxury in the sky
Afrobeats: A global sound
CAPTCHA: Made you look
Randomness: A need for chaos
Cash: We just can't quit you
Trailer: The Quartz Obsession podcast