All Episodes

124: Resisting the Arrogance of Certainty, with Andy Mills

123: A Field Manual for Veterans, with Rob Sarver & Alex Gendzier

122: Striving for a Life of Service, with Danny Miranda

The 3rd Annual Very Special Boxing Day Episode, with Jay Shapiro

A Welcome Respite

Re-Release: Going to Space, Reusing the Entire Rocket, and Flying Again in 24 Hours, with Andy Lapsa

121: The Inner Workings and Outsized Benefits of Artificial Intelligence, with Harper Carroll

120: Hot Gossip, Hard-Nosed Reporting, and the Tabloid That Changed America, with Susan Mulcahy & Frank Digiacomo

Re-Release: Black Culture Is Not a Monolith, with Bertrand Cooper

119: The Virtues of Being a Black Sheep, with Salomé Sibonex

118: Making Paleontology the Next TikTok Trend, with Harrison Duran

Re-Release: Solving the Crisis of Boys and Men, with Richard Reeves

117: The Things We're Afraid to Talk About (But Should), with Sarah Hepola & Nancy Rommelmann

116: The Unintended Consequences of Great Design, with Carissa Carter & Scott Doorley

115: Spaceships, Silicon Valley, and Psilocybin, with Ashlee Vance

114: Our Complicated Relationship with the First Amendment, with Jonathan Turley

113: Freethinkers Only, Please, with Meghan Daum

112: 40% of Kids Don't Live with Married Parents and Why It Matters, with Melissa Kearney

111: The Hidden Forces Driving Our Online Behavior, with Steve Rathje

110: The Mounting Evidence That COVID-19 Leaked from a Lab, with Alina Chan

109: Bringing the World’s First Solar-Powered EV to Market, with Steve Fambro

108: Investigative Journalism Is in Jeopardy, with Nancy Rommelmann

107: We're Getting "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" All Wrong, with Chloé Valdary

106: Making Media for the Middle Ground in an Era of Extremes, with Gen Kimura

105: Religious Cults, Fringe Science, and the Need for Belief, with Ross Blocher & Carrie Poppy

104: The War for Critical Minerals and Our Electrified Future, with Ernest Scheyder

103: Making Movies is Hard (But Worth It), with Liz Manashil

102: The Art and Technique of Directing Actors, with Judith Weston

101: Uncovering the Hidden Truths in Political Memoirs, with Carlos Lozada

100: When Victimhood is Leveraged for Personal Gain, with Andrew Boryga

99: How to Reset and Retrain Our Brains, with Tali Sharot

98: The Corrosive Costs of Vulture Capitalism, with Grace Blakeley

97: Climate Change Comes for Small-Town America, with Jonathan Vigliotti

A Very Special Crossover Episode with the Converging Dialogues Podcast

96: America's Broken Primaries are Tearing Us Apart, with Nick Troiano

95: The Government Is Seizing Innocent People’s Property, with Billy Binion

94: Helping Millennials Build Healthy, Loving Relationships, with Dre Smith

Guest Appearance: The Local Maximum

93: Solving the Childhood Independence Crisis, with Lenore Skenazy

92: Bayesian Thinking and the Future of Artificial Intelligence, with Max Sklar

The 2nd Annual Very Special Boxing Day Episode, with Jay Shapiro

91: Free Speech Isn't Just for People We Like, with Kat Rosenfield

90: In Defense of Free Speech, the Eternally Radical Idea, with Greg Lukianoff

89: Harnessing the Revolutionary Power of Nuclear Energy, with Nick Touran

88: Pursuing Truth, Goodness, and Beauty in Education, with Daniel Scoggin

87: Mentoring Kids Without Fathers as "The Internet's Dad," with Rob Kenney

86: How Civility Can Heal America, with Alexandra Hudson

85: Crafting Beer and Community in Small-Town America, with Gary Fish

84: Understanding Testosterone: The Most Controversial Hormone, with Carole Hooven

83: Building Autonomous Vehicles to Clean Up Outer Space, with Trevor Bennett

A Very Special Episode About Video Games and Growing Up in the '90s, with Dan Bulich & Pat Brennan

82: Stand-Up Comedy is a Punk Rock Art Form, with Joel Jimenez

81: Mining Universal Truths From Personal Stories, with Sarah Hepola

80: The Black British Experience Is Not an American One, with Tomiwa Owolade

For Kevin

79: Perfecting the Painful Pleasure of Nashville Hot Chicken, with Johnny Ray Zone

78: The Final Frontier Fire Sale: Chronicling the Pioneers Commercializing Space, with Ashlee Vance

77: From Fear to Fascination: Understanding Each Other in a Divided World, with Mónica Guzmán

76: Helping Young Men Find Meaning, Purpose, and Self-Worth, with Richie Hardcore

Offering Empathy: A Retrospective

75: Why All the Sex We’re Having Is Unsatisfying, with Christine Emba

74: Going to Space, Reusing the Entire Rocket, and Flying Again in 24 Hours, with Andy Lapsa

73: Ensemble Acting, Bilingual Comedy, and the Benefits of Being an Outsider, with Samba Schutte

72: A Self-Help Book for Societies, with Tim Urban

71: Rescuing Animals From the Brink of Extinction, with Forrest Galante

70: Making Extinction a Thing of the Past, with Ben Lamm & George Church

69: Creating a Space for Empathy on YouTube, with Gen Kimura

68: Solving the Crisis of Boys and Men, with Richard Reeves

A Very Special Boxing Day Episode, with Jay Shapiro

67: The News Doesn’t Have to Make Us Anxious, with Michele Carroll

The Dictionary Podcast and a Very Special Boxing Day (Bonus Content)

66: Embracing Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing, with Pete Davis

65: Untangling Partisan Narratives and Fixing Political News, with Isaac Saul

64: An Electric Vehicle With 1,000 Miles of Range That You'll Never Need to Charge, with Steve Fambro

63: Choosing Between a Drowning Child and a New Pair of Shoes, with Jay Shapiro

62: Working 50 Jobs in One Year, and the Upside of Rejection, with Daniel Seddiqui

61: The Secret to Great Stand-up, and Being Authentic on Stage, with Christina Galston

If You’re a Fan of Where We Go Next...

60: The Unknown History and Surprising Benefits of Fasting, with Steve Hendricks

What's Your Price? (Bonus Content)

59: Sketch Comedy, Spoofing Genres, and Sparking Creativity, with Chris Smith & Jack De Sena

58: Making Andrew Yang a Household Name, with Zach Graumann

57: 16-Bit Video Games and the Lasting Power of Nostalgia, with Dan Bulich & Pat Brennan

56: Telling Your Wildest Stories for Everyone to Hear, with Rocky Powell

55: Why We Want What We Want, and How to Change That, with Luke Burgis

54: Growing Healthier and Tastier Seafood in a Lab, with Justin Kolbeck

53: Making Music, Prioritizing Family, and Touring the World, with Joe Sumner

52: The Amazing and Optimistic Future of Augmented Reality, with David Rose

51: Drawing Comics for the Underdogs and Living Your Passion, with Barry Deutsch

Reaching Milestones, with You

50: America Has Failed Its Working Poor, with Joanne Goldblum & Colleen Shaddox

49: Thriving in a World That Wasn’t Designed for You, with Jenara Nerenberg

48: The Classics Belong to Everyone, with Dr. Anika Prather

47: A New Philosophy of Progress and Why We Don’t Have Flying Cars, with Jason Crawford

46: The Many Ways We Process Our Pain, with Jay Shapiro

45: Filming the News as It Happens, with Ford Fischer

44: The Unresolvable Tension of Overlapping Identities, with Tomiwa Owolade

43: Teaching Children to Read With the Help of Horses, with Caitlin Gooch

42: A Battle of Conflicting Perspectives at Elite Universities, with David Lat

41: Long Prison Sentences Are Cruel and Unusual, with Peter Moskos