The Latest Science on Climate Change with Sarah Burch
The IPCC Report is one of the biggest, most important scientific projects ever undertaken by humankind, bringing together thousands of scientists from around the world to collect and evaluate our most...
27 Huhti 20221h 13min
A People’s History of Climate Change with Eugene Linden
We’ve known about climate chance since the 80s. So why has action been so slow? Journalist and author of Fire and Flood, Eugene Linden, joins Adam to discuss how climate change went from an issue of n...
20 Huhti 20221h 5min
The Great Stewardess Rebellion with Nell McShane Wulfhart
The 1960’s are often depicted as the the golden age of air travel, but the reality for the stewardesses who worked the skies was far from gilded. “The Great Stewardess Rebellion” author Nell McShane W...
13 Huhti 20221h 1min
The Long, Slow Death of the Internet with Cory Doctorow
The early Internet was open, exciting, and deeply optimistic. So how did we end up, just a few decades later, with one that’s closed, exploitative, and makes most of us incredibly depressed? Longtime ...
6 Huhti 20221h 2min
The Power of Poop with Lina Zeldovich
Why do we have such a cultural aversion to human poop, when it’s so fascinating and useful? Stay with us: in this episode, science journalist Lina Zeldovich and author of the new book The Other Dark M...
30 Maalis 202259min
Why Do Men Rule the World? with Dr. Alice Evans
Around the world and for most of history, human societies have been dominated by men. Why? Professor and author of the forthcoming “The Great Gender Divergence”, Dr. Alice Evans, joins Adam to explain...
23 Maalis 20221h 19min
China's Kingdom of Characters with Jing Tsu
China is now one of the world’s most powerful nations. But how did its unique and formidable language shape its rise? Jing Tsu, the author of Kingdom of Characters, joins Adam to explain the history o...
16 Maalis 20221h 2min
Why Is Housing So Expensive In America? with Jenny Schuetz
Why is housing so expensive, when other human needs like food are relatively cheap? Brookings Senior Fellow and author of Fixer-Upper, Jenny Schuetz, joins Adam to explain why our entire system is til...
9 Maalis 20221h 9min
