
Experts Predicted a Recession This Year. How Were They So Wrong?
Today’s show is about what I consider the biggest mystery of the U.S. economy. Last year, economic experts predicted a r... Read more
8 Aug 2023
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36mins

Why Elite College Admissions Are Biased Toward the Superrich
Less than 1 percent of college students attend Ivy League colleges and equally selective schools, like Stanford and Duke... Read more
1 Aug 2023
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50mins

Oppenheimer: The Genius, the Film, and the Project That Changed the World
Richard Rhodes, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'The Making of the Atomic Bomb,' discusses the life of J. Robert Op... Read more
25 Jul 2023
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56mins

How Hollywood Drove Its Business Model Off a Cliff
The trouble brewing in the media and entertainment industry has become one of the most interesting—and truly perplexing—... Read more
19 Jul 2023
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1hr 1min

Americans Think the Economy Is Terrible. The Data Tell Another Story.
By many measures, this is one of the best times to find a job in decades. And by many measures, Americans are locked in ... Read more
11 Jul 2023
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57mins

How the Digital Workplace Broke Our Brains
Calvin Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University and the author of, among other books, 'Deep Work... Read more
5 Jul 2023
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1hr 3mins

What Just Happened in Russia This Weekend?
University of Chicago professor Paul Poast breaks down Yevgeny Prigozhin's rebellion, Vladimir Putin's weakness, Russia'... Read more
27 Jun 2023
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57mins

The Science of Procrastination—and How to Really Get Stuff Done
Today’s episode is the first in a new miniseries about getting stuff done. This episode in particular is about NOT getti... Read more
20 Jun 2023
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56mins

Why Fertility Rates Are Plunging—in the U.S., South Korea, and Everywhere Else
Last year, there were 3,661,220 babies born in the U.S. That sounds like a lot. But historically speaking, it’s really n... Read more
13 Jun 2023
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1hr 4mins

Why So Many Young Men Are Lonely, Sexless, and Extremely Online
Today’s episode is about the state of men in America. Last week, the non-profit institute Equimondo published a report o... Read more
6 Jun 2023
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53mins