How Modern Medicine Has Failed Women with Elinor Cleghorn
A deeply embedded idea in our culture is the sexist notion that men are the “default” human, and women the unknowable “other". Nowhere is this more visible than in the history of medicine, with disast...
12 Jan 20221h 10min
The Downfall of the NRA with Tim Mak
The NRA has been unbelievably successful in achieving its goals. Now, it's falling apart. How is that possible? On the show today is National Public Radio's Washington Investigative Correspondent and ...
5 Jan 202255min
The Mass Disappearance of Insects with Akito Kawahara (Re-Release)
This week on Factually we’re re-releasing one of our favorite episodes. Entomologist and professor Akito Kawahara joins Adam to discuss why insects are disappearing at an alarming rate, how humans mus...
29 Dec 202152min
Does Pfizer Have Too Much Power? with Hannah Kuchler
Even though the COVID-19 vaccines were born of publicly-funded research, our privatized medical system has left them to for-profit companies like Pfizer to distribute, giving these private companies m...
22 Dec 202156min
How Water Shaped Humanity with Giulio Boccaletti
As humans, we like to believe that we shape the natural world. But in reality, its laws and patterns have deeply structured our own society. To tell the story of how water has shaped humanity, on the ...
15 Dec 20211h
George Orwell's Love of Nature with Rebecca Solnit
“Orwellian” has become such an overused adjective that we’ve forgotten what George actually believed and cared about. In her new book, Orwell's Roses, Rebecca Solnit argues that George Orwell's love o...
8 Dec 20211h 5min
The Intertwined History of America and Cuba with Ada Ferrer
It’s impossible to discuss the history of Cuba without talking about the history of America; the stories of the nations are simply too intertwined. To unpack this complex and fascinating history, on t...
1 Dec 20211h 11min
Revolutionary History with Mike Duncan
No periods in history are more fascinating than those moments when the status quo is overthrown and everything changes. This week, podcaster and author Mike Duncan is on the show to discuss why revolu...
24 Nov 20211h 8min
