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Note to Self

Is your phone watching you? Can texting make you smarter? Are your kids real? Note to Self explores these and other essential quandaries facing anyone trying to preserve their humanity in the digital ... Read more

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Taking the Lead Episode 1: The Pain Point

Taking the Lead Episode 1: The Pain Point

This Mother's Day, a surprise. To celebrate working moms, we're re-releasing all four episodes of our award-winning seri... Read more

14 May 2017

27mins

Ranked #2

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Introducing: The Privacy Paradox

Introducing: The Privacy Paradox

We want control of our personal information. But even when risks to our data are high, we sign up for services and apps.... Read more

30 Jan 2017

23mins

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Is the Opioid Epidemic a Tech Problem?

Is the Opioid Epidemic a Tech Problem?

We visit the Dark Web, where you can get heroin, fentanyl and oxycontin shipped right to your door. This week, the link ... Read more

18 Apr 2018

26mins

Ranked #4

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Ghosting, Simmering and Icing with Esther Perel

Ghosting, Simmering and Icing with Esther Perel

Remember being dumped? Now, technology lets us delay, deflect, and disappear. Renowned pyschotherapist Esther Perel is h... Read more

27 Sep 2017

24mins

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Day 1: What Your Phone Knows

Day 1: What Your Phone Knows

Your Privacy Paradox challenges start today.   What does your phone know about you? Too much, probably. And it’s even mo... Read more

6 Feb 2017

11mins

Ranked #6

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I Didn’t See Your Text

I Didn’t See Your Text

And other fibs we tell our friends, family and lovers. Psychotherapist Esther Perel is back to call us on our bullsh*t. ... Read more

4 Oct 2017

15mins

Ranked #7

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The Four Tendencies: How to Feed Good Habits

The Four Tendencies: How to Feed Good Habits

Are you an upholder, a questioner, an obliger or a rebel? Gretchen Rubin of the Happier podcast has identified four ways... Read more

11 Jan 2017

17mins

Ranked #8

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Have Dating Apps Killed Romance?

Have Dating Apps Killed Romance?

Real OKCupid message: “Hi, good evening, nice photos. You are not fat.” It’s rough on dating apps. Can romance survive? ... Read more

14 Feb 2018

24mins

Ranked #9

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Dear (Data) Diary

Dear (Data) Diary

Long-distance friends Giorgia Lupi and Stefanie Posavec spent a year tracking the little things in life. Thanks yous, co... Read more

25 Jun 2018

26mins

Ranked #10

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We’ve Gained So Much With the iPhone. What Have We Lost?

We’ve Gained So Much With the iPhone. What Have We Lost?

Address books, maps, keys. Your Walkman, your datebook. All wiped out by your phone. Along with eye contact and boredom.... Read more

28 Jun 2017

23mins

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How To Have No Filter

How To Have No Filter

Today, listener stories and tips: we wrap up our No Filter series of conversations about how women live online. From You... Read more

4 Apr 2018

19mins

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Taking the Lead Episode 2: The Paradox

Taking the Lead Episode 2: The Paradox

Episode two of Mother's Day series is The Paradox. Rachael and Leslie test a prototype of their app on one very eager pa... Read more

14 May 2017

29mins

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The Fourth Amendment Needs Your Attention

The Fourth Amendment Needs Your Attention

This week, the Supreme Court cases that defined privacy for the digital age. Because the founding fathers didn’t write t... Read more

2 May 2018

22mins

Ranked #14

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Alexa, Is Amazon Taking Over The World?

Alexa, Is Amazon Taking Over The World?

The tradeoffs we don’t see when we shop on Amazon. Why the answer isn’t to cancel your Prime. And yes, I bring Alexa’s n... Read more

13 Dec 2017

23mins

Ranked #15

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Your Mailman Is a Drug Dealer. He Just Doesn’t Know It.

Your Mailman Is a Drug Dealer. He Just Doesn’t Know It.

We visit the Dark Web, where you can get heroin, fentanyl and oxycontin shipped right to your door. This week, we stress... Read more

19 Jul 2017

27mins

Ranked #16

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Dan Harris Knows All Your Excuses for Not Meditating

Dan Harris Knows All Your Excuses for Not Meditating

People have a lot of excuses for not meditating. Eight, in fact. Dan Harris knows them all. And he can help. ------- Sub... Read more

3 Jan 2018

27mins

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We See Ourselves in Black Mirror

We See Ourselves in Black Mirror

Netflix’s Black Mirror is a tweaked reflection of technology’s worst consequences - what show creator Charlie Brooker ca... Read more

21 Jun 2017

35mins

Ranked #18

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Day 2: The Search For Your Identity

Day 2: The Search For Your Identity

It's the second day of the Privacy Paradox challenge. You know - as you move across the web, clicking and searching and ... Read more

7 Feb 2017

15mins

Ranked #19

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The Bookie, The Phone Booth, and The FBI

The Bookie, The Phone Booth, and The FBI

The Fourth Amendment doesn’t mention privacy once. But those 54 little words are a crucial battleground in today’s fight... Read more

18 Jan 2017

23mins

Ranked #20

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When Was the Last Time You Peed Without Your Phone?

When Was the Last Time You Peed Without Your Phone?

Yeah, it’s been a while for us too. So let’s reset. It’s the Bored and Brilliant bootcamp: three quick challenges to mak... Read more

5 Jul 2017

16mins

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