Synthetic Biology with Michael Specter
What is synthetic biology and why is the “next Industrial Revolution”? Michael Specter joins Adam to discuss MRNA vaccines, stunning new developments in biotech, and why biology is more dangerous than...
29 Maalis 202359min
Organizing for Power with Jane McAlevey
Adam talks with legendary organizer Jane McAlevey about why organizing is the only way for unions, workers, and activists to win gains, and how to do it in practice. Pick up Jane’s book at http://fact...
22 Maalis 20231h 18min
Why Do We Laugh? with Nuar Alsadir
What the hell is laughter? Why do we do it, and what is its purpose? This week, psychoanalyst Nuar Alsadir joins Adam to discuss her theories about the origins of laughter, its effect on other people,...
15 Maalis 20231h 2min
Chokepoint Capitalism with Cory Doctorow
How can creative workers and individuals defend ourselves against the largest monopolies in the US? This week author and activist Cory Doctorow joins Adam to discuss how chokepoint capitalism causes t...
8 Maalis 20231h 34min
The Attack on Trans Rights with Shelby Chestnut
It’s a very scary time to be a trans person in America. An unprecedented onslaught of transphobic legislation is being pushed in state houses across the country, including more than two dozen bills th...
1 Maalis 202359min
The First Scientist with Carlo Rovelli
Adam invites one of his favorite guests Carlo Rovelli back to the show to talk about the deep history of science, the first physicist, and the conceptual revolutions in understanding that may still aw...
22 Helmi 20231h 7min
Dark Matter and More with Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
This week Adam is joined by theoretical cosmologist and particle physicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein to discuss what the hell dark matter actually IS and how much we know about it, why being a particle...
15 Helmi 20231h 16min
Death to Productivity with Oliver Burkeman
All of us have too much to do and too little time to do it in. Yet the more we try to increase our productivity, the less happy and productive we seem to be. Why, and what’s the solution? This week Ol...
8 Helmi 20231h 15min
