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Wanna see a trick? Give us any topic and we can tie it back to the economy. At Planet Money, we explore the forces that shape our lives and bring you along for the ride. Don't just understand the economy – understand the world. Wanna go deeper? Subscribe to Planet Money+ and get sponsor-free episodes of Planet Money, The Indicator, and Planet Money Summer School. Plus access to bonus content. It's a new way to support the show you love. Learn more at plus.npr.org/planetmoney
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Crook County

Tenderfoot TV and iHeartPodcasts

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Ken Tekiela was a celebrated Chicago firefighter and a loving father of two who led a secret double life as a hitman for the Chicago mafia. Is it even possible to keep a life of crime hidden from your wife and kids for two decades? Yes, it is. I know because Ken is my father. In 2013, after a lifetime of deception, he broke down and told me everything, and our whole world changed… CROOK COUNTY is the shocking true-crime podcast about my father's rise through the ranks of the legendary organi ...
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My career is an accident. It started when I set out to rediscover my passion and reignite a spark I’d lost — and that journey led me to the work I do now. If you know me from my books or my speaking, you know I’m fascinated by why people do what they do. What makes someone find joy and meaning in their life, or pursue something far greater than themselves? I started A Bit of Optimism to explore those ideas and expand my own perspective. This podcast is a trove of honest conversations, with p ...
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Modern Love

The New York Times

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For 20 years, the Modern Love column has given New York Times readers a glimpse into the complicated love lives of real people. Since its start, the column has evolved into a TV show, three books and a podcast. Each week, host Anna Martin brings you stories and conversations about love in all its glorious permutations, dumb pitfalls and life-changing moments. New episodes every Wednesday. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subsc ...
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Freakonomics Radio

Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

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Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we decide whom to marry? Why is the media so full of bad news? Also: things you never knew you wanted to know about wolves, bananas, pollution, search engines, and the quirks of human behavior. To get every show in the Freakonomics Radio Network without ads and a monthly bonus episode of Freakonomics Radio, start a free trial for SiriusXM Podcasts+ o ...
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It's All Been Trekked Before

It's All Been Done Presents

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A Star Trek rewatch podcast, with occasional larger-scale discussions about the popular science fiction show. We will cover every episode, film, and more from 1966 to the present day. Yes, we know that will take many years. Join us as we go on a journey... A universe journey.
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Fun Problems

AJ Brandon and Peter C. Hayward

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Board game design is a deep and often challenging pursuit. We explore all aspects of game design and the fun problems (and solutions) that come with it.
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Reuters Breakingviews columnists tap their best contacts to explore the biggest issues driving business and markets today. Every Tuesday, Global Editor Peter Thal Larsen and his team tackle a pressing question with a senior executive, financier, policymaker, or other expert. The Big View helps you understand what is going on, explore all sides of the argument, and think about what happens next. [For previous The Exchange podcast users, we didn't want to leave you hanging so we've decided to ...
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Award-winning podcast featuring interviews with the world’s greatest adventurers, immersive travel documentaries recorded on location, deep dives into cultures around the world, and inspiration for how to life to the fullest. Hailed as “inspiring storytelling” by the New York Times, and “Ear candy for listeners” by the Washington Post, past guests include Conrad Anker, Ed Stafford, Kristine Tompkins and many more legends of travel and adventure.
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NPR's home for audio documentaries brings untold stories to light through deeply reported narrative series. We go to hidden corners of the headlines to explore what's been sealed off, undisclosed, or overlooked – and the people at the heart of those stories. Support in-depth storytelling that matters by subscribing to Embedded+ and unlock early access to new episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org/embedded
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Ever wonder what's really going on in the world of science? We've got you covered. Join us for conversations with the researchers making tomorrow's breakthroughs, deep dives into the universe's biggest mysteries, and clear explanations of the discoveries that matter most. We're talking climate breakthroughs, space mysteries, AI developments, and quantum leaps, all explained by the people doing the work. Whether you're curious about breaking headlines, fascinated by black holes and alien worl ...
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What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for. Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race with empathy and humor. We explore how race affects every part of society — from politics and pop culture to history, food and everything in between. This podcast makes all of us part of the conversation — because we're all part of the story. Code Switch was named Apple Podcasts' first-ever Show of the Year in 2020. Want to level ...
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NASA's Curious Universe

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

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Come get curious with NASA. As an official NASA podcast, Curious Universe brings you mind-blowing science and space adventures you won't find anywhere else. Explore the cosmos alongside astronauts, scientists, engineers, and other top NASA experts who are achieving remarkable feats in science, space exploration, and aeronautics. Learn something new about the wild and wonderful universe we share. All you need to get started is a little curiosity. NASA's Curious Universe is an official NASA po ...
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Triple Click

Maximum Fun

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Video games: They’re serious business! Except when they’re not serious at all. Each week on Triple Click, video game experts Kirk Hamilton, Maddy Myers, and Jason Schreier journey into the fascinating world of games. They’ll explore hot topics in video game news and culture, answer burning listener questions, debate the pros and cons of the biggest new games, and replay old classics together.
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Unexplained Encounters

Eeriecast Network

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(Formerly the Darkness Prevails Podcast) Host Darkness Prevails brings you Unexplained Encounters, a podcast where everyday folk share their most terrifying and unexplained experiences. From mysterious creatures seen in national forests to supernatural events disrupting peoples' lives, prepare to explore the unexplained. These stories might sound bizarre, but it's up to you to decide which to believe. Submit your story to Unexplained Encounters at darkstories.org
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Crypto Weekly Recap is your go-to podcast for the latest news, trends, and developments in the cryptocurrency world. From major market moves to emerging projects and regulatory updates, we break it all down. Stay informed, stay ahead, and join us as we navigate the fast-paced world of crypto!
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Outside/In: Where curiosity and the natural world collide. Look around, and you’ll find everything is connected to the natural world. At Outside/In, we explore that idea with boundless curiosity. We report from disaster zones, pickleball courts, and dog sled kennels, and talk about policy, pop culture, science, and everything in between. From the backcountry to your backyard, we tell stories that expand the boundaries of environmental journalism. Outside/In is a production of NHPR. Learn mor ...
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Houston We Have a Podcast

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

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From Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars, explore the world of human spaceflight with NASA each week on the official podcast of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Listen to in-depth conversations with the astronauts, scientists and engineers who make it possible.
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TROUBLEMAKERS

Beautiful Trouble

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At TROUBLEMAKERS, we explore how to rebel in an age when a few elite have so much control. We speak with inspiring people from all walks of life across the planet on the tools they use to subvert and seize power for the transformation of our world. TROUBLEMAKERS is a place to learn from each other about how to make change. This podcast is a transcontinental operation brought to you by Beautiful Trouble, MOVE the Global Social Movement Centre, MS TCDC, and Global Platforms.
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All In

LDS Living

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What does it mean to be “all in” the gospel of Jesus Christ in the latter days? The answers might surprise you. All In is a podcast from LDS Living, where we explore this question with the help of individuals who are striving to live their faith every day—just like you.
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X Minus One Podcast

Humphrey Camardella Productions

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X Minus One is widely considered among the finest science fiction dramas ever produced for radio. The first 15 episodes were new versions of Dimension X episodes, but the remainder were adaptations of newly published science fiction stories by leading writers in the field, including Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, Robert A. Heinlein, Frederik Pohl and Theodore Sturgeon, along with a few original scripts. For baby boomer's that liked The Outer Limits and The Twilight Zone and for ...
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Kiddush Club - News for Jews

KiddushClubPodcast.com

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It‘s that special time between Daf Yomi shiur and Shabbos cholent. It‘s that weekly get together to shmooze, talk news, Jewish music, tech, Torah, and food. And now, it‘s a Podcast! Welcome to the most entertaining Jewish podcast: Kiddush Club - News For Jews Join us while we recreate the KC experience while we explore topics ranging from Islay Whiskey to Kosher Starburst, to interviews with some of the most interesting Jewish people, from Modi, to Nissim Black. All in the comfort of your ho ...
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Decoding the Gurus

Christopher Kavanagh and Matthew Browne

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An exiled Northern Irish anthropologist and a hitchhiking Australian psychologist take a close look at the contemporary crop of 'secular gurus', iconoclasts, and other exiles from the mainstream, offering their own brands of unique takes and special insights. Leveraging two of the most diverse accents in modern podcasting, Chris and Matt dig deep into the claims, peek behind the psychological curtains, and try to figure out once and for all... What's it all About? Join us, as we try to puzzl ...
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Be Amazed

Be Amazed

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Amazingly interesting fact podcasts. From most amazing people to future technology creations to facts about amazing mysteries, if it’s amazing, we'll explore it. Oh, and there's a splash of humor thrown in too. You'll be amazed at our mind-blowing array of fun facts and condensed lists.
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Annyeonghaseyo! We’re three best selling American novelists who explore the wonderfully wacky world of K-Romance through a writer’s lens. We fangirl over our favorite characters, debate our favorite tropes, and nerd out through K-drama deep dives. Expect a few K-pop and K-skincare recs for good measure, because why not ride the Hallyu wave all the way to shore? So grab some Tteokbokki and listen to your new favorite unnis. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AfterNoonaDelightPodcast Love BTS? V ...
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All Things LLM is your go-to podcast for demystifying Large Language Models! We break down their core concepts—like tokens, embeddings, and the self-attention that powers GPT-4 and Llama. Learn how LLMs are built, trained, and fine-tuned (SFT, RLHF, PEFT) on massive datasets. Discover real-world use cases in healthcare, finance, chatbots, code, RAG, and more. We explore the LLM ecosystem, covering open-source vs. closed models, LLMaaS, LangChain, and LLMOps tools. Plus, we tackle challenges— ...
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Where we explore the historical figures that count. An in-depth look at the history of mathematics, in chronological order, looking at the people, the theories, the ideas - with as fewer gaps as possible. Each episode we focus in on a single character or contribution to the history of maths and explore why it is significant, and how it evolved.
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The Cine-Files

Steve Morris & John Rocha

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Each week on The Cine-Files we enter the world of great film and explore its themes, history, filmmakers and the influences it has on movies today Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecine-files/support
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History Uncovered

All That's Interesting

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History Uncovered is brought to you by the digital publisher All That’s Interesting, where we explore all things weird and bizarre in the natural world and the world past. Each Wednesday, we take a deep dive into a topic we haven’t been able to stop thinking about. Dive deeper into these stories on All That's Interesting Follow our page on Facebook: HistoryRevealed Follow us on Instagram: @realhistoryuncovered credits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-credits Please contact advertisin ...
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Invisible Tears

Invisible Tears

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Invisible Tears is a platform for truth and healing. Jane Boroski's story is a miraculous one, but her story doesn’t end the night she was attacked by the Connecticut River Valley Serial Killer and lived to talk about it. Jane tells her entire story, and we explore the Connecticut River Valley cases along with other unsolved cases, to bring light to all these victims because, after all, they are unsolved and that isn’t acceptable to us. We are on a mission to help and heal others by giving a ...
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We talk about all things Evil, Dark, Scary, Disturbing and Gruesome. Horror film fanatics talking about horror movies, social issues, current events, and why you SHOULDN'T look away. Hosts Trent Gay, Cat Smith, Kevin Kennie, and Dave Gutter explore the vast horror film genre in all its connotations as it applies to life and death as we know it.
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Accidental Gods

Accidental Gods

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Another World is still Possible. The old system was never fit for purpose and now it has gone- and it's never coming back. We have the power of gods to destroy our home. But we also have the chance to become something we cannot yet imagine, and by doing so, lay the foundations for a future we would be proud to leave to the generations yet unborn. What happens if we commit to a world based on generative values: compassion, courage, integrity? What happens if we let go of the race for meaningl ...
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Systematic Geekology

anazao ministries

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This is not a trap! (Don't listen to Admiral Ackbar this time.) We are just some genuine geeks, hoping to explore some of our favorite content from a Christian lense that we all share. We will be focusing on the geek stuff - Star Wars, Marvel, LOTR, Harry Potter, etc. - but we will be asking questions like: "Do Clones have souls?" "Is Superman truly a Christ-figure?" or "Is it okay for Christians to watch horror films?" Subscribe to our show and explore with us!
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The latest in AWS news, sprinkled with snark. Posts about AWS come out over sixty times a day. We filter through it all to find the hidden gems, the community contributions--the stuff worth hearing about! Then we summarize it with snark and share it with you--minus the nonsense.
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Adding It All Up

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)

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The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) welcomes you to Adding It All Up —a podcast created by and for mathematics educators and teachers. Join us each month as we explore current topics, insights, and emerging trends with thought leaders in the math community.
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All The Waves

Visit the Northshore

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Welcome to All The Waves, a podcast by Visit The Northshore! Join us as we explore the hidden gems, untold stories and the heart of our beloved destination. From local legends to incredible adventures, our podcast promises to be as funny and charming as it is informative.
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Lettuce Talk

VSA Utrecht

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The podcast of VSA Utrecht about all things vegan. From vegan history to speciesism and more, we explore everything that it entails to be a "vegan" in our modern world.
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Gravy

Southern Foodways Alliance

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Gravy shares stories of the changing American South through the foods we eat. Gravy showcases a South that is constantly evolving, accommodating new immigrants, adopting new traditions, and lovingly maintaining old ones. It uses food as a means to explore all of that, to dig into lesser-known corners of the region, complicate stereotypes, document new dynamics, and give voice to the unsung folk who grow, cook, and serve our daily meals.
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The Things We Know

Lisa Callahan & Kari Morin

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For women, our culture implies we lose so much as we age—beauty, opportunities, style, sex-drive, relevance, etc. We disagree! We believe the strongest, most sexy and most fun version of you may be waiting to finally emerge, with no F’s left to give! Now is the beginning of your Best Chapter Yet! Join us every Tuesday as we explore, tease apart, and celebrate all the ways this journey has brought us all together. We cannot promise answers, but we have a TON of fun posing the questions and ho ...
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Lemont Unlocked

The Broadcast Basement

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Welcome to Lemont, Illinois, and all of the amazing things it offers for people of all ages. Shop, Dine, Drink and Explore as we present ”Lemont Unlocked” for your enjoyment!
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Roid Rage

AstroForge

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A podcast by AstroForge on all things related to deep space mining - specifically, asteroid mining. We discuss, explore, and banter about the intricacies of space science and exploration. Hosted by Matt (CEO), Robyn (COO), and Chap (CoS). Buckle in, you're in for a ride.
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Factory and automation gaming is growing. Let's explore all that the genre has to offer, have some fun, and enjoy chatting about the newest developments! We discuss games such as Factorio, Satisfactory, Dyson Sphere Program, Captain of Industry, and many others! We explore mods, game design, player experience, and how it all works together to make each factory grow.
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For Good

Joseph "JoJo" Simmons

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What if healing yourself was the first step to changing the world? This is a space for grounded, soul-level conversations about mental health, emotional intelligence, personal growth, and what it means to live with intention. Here, healing isn’t a trend, it’s a lifelong commitment. Through vulnerable storytelling and honest reflection, For Good helps us reconnect with purpose, reimagine legacy, and choose growth — for ourselves, our families, and our communities. At the heart of it all is Jo ...
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The next time you open your fridge, take a second to behold the miracles inside of it: Raspberries from California, butter from New Zealand, steak from Nebraska. None of that would have been remotely possible before the creation of the cold chain. The cold chain is the name for the end-to-end refrigeration of our food from farm to truck to warehous…
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We are wrapping up our Grunge celebration with a look at Pearl Jam. Sara joins Erin to discuss what made her a fan, some of their favorite songs, the lasting impact of their music, and Eddie Vedder's solo career. Trigger warnings: mentions of depression, suicide, and hospitalization. If you need help, please do not be afraid to reach out to the 988…
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In this episode we first published in 2021, the political scientist Yuen Yuen Ang argues that different forms of government create different styles of corruption — and that the U.S. and China have more in common than we’d like to admit. SOURCES: Yuen Yuen Ang, professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University. RESOURCES: "China’s Anti-Graf…
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On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha go back to 2005 to begin their exploration of THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN written and directed by Judd Apatow and starring Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Kat Dennings, Elizabeth Banks and Jane Lynch. Carell plays the titular 40-year-old virgin Andy, an e…
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In the wonderful and often bizarre world of fashion fads from history, we ask the question: which should live on to wear another day and which should be left to history? Recommended resources: • Bedazzled Beetles • Hobble Skirt • Painted knees Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our ⁠website⁠ and ⁠classes⁠ Our ⁠Instagram⁠ Our ⁠bookshelf⁠ wit…
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On this rereleased episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha compile all their episodes on ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN with a brand new intro to honor of the passing of Robert Redford. Steve and John discuss Redford's work in the film, his chemistry with Hoffman and why it's still such an important film all these years later. They go thru …
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Matt and Chris once again take up their oars and plunge deeper into the recursive whirlpools of contemporary sensemaking. Picking up where Part 1 left off, having grappled with conscience, touchstones, hierarchies, and normativity, we return to the sensemaking labyrinth to see just how many more words and concepts the combined powers of Peterson, V…
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Self-driving cars, drones, humanoid robots. They are all over the news and popular culture today and are technologies that need a critical capability: navigation. It’s been true for thousands of years, and for most of human history, dead reckoning was a rare skill, and a black art. “Shooting” stars with the sextant is still an option for sport sail…
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It's been 70 years since 29 nations of Africa and Asia gathered in Bandung Indonesia in 1955 to forge a path beyond Empire, and lay the foundations for the nonaligned movement during the Cold War. Plus, the life of the pioneering South Australian policewoman Kate Cocks - a formidable figure, with a complex legacy.…
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Joshua Noel and Christian Ashley kicked off this episode of "What's News" on Systematic Geekology by diving straight into the latest buzz from our beloved fandoms, starting with the highly anticipated "Dexter: Resurrection". The dynamic duo couldn't resist the temptation to chat about the thrilling twists and turns of Dexter's return, and they even…
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On this rereleased episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha compile all their episodes on THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR with a brand new intro to honor of the passing of Robert Redford. Steve and John discuss Redford's work in the film and why it still endures as strongly as it does all these years later. They go thru the movie scene by sc…
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It's All Been Trekked Before #436 Season 13, Episode 38 Star Trek: Voyager #1.14 "Jetrel" Keith sent in rankings. Jimmy-Jerome thought it didn’t measure up to other Trek episodes along the same lines, but was a better than average episode of Voyager. Stephen thought it was fine, and did find sympathy for Neelix. Edited by Jerome Wetzel, with assist…
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Kirk, Maddy, and Jason are all playing the new remaster of Final Fantasy Tactics, which is widely considered to be one of the greatest games ever made. The gang talks about how the 1998 classic holds up today, the complexity of its systems, and all of the new features that Square Enix added for this version, like voice acting. Plus: Hades 2! One Mo…
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This week in crypto was chaos and opportunity rolled into one. UXLINK’s multisig wallet was compromised for $28 million, SwissBorg’s SOL Earn program bled $41 million through a partner API hack, and more than $1.7 billion in leverage was flushed from the markets in one of the biggest resets of the year.But it’s not all wreckage. On the adoption fro…
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We all love pets. In fact, countless studies have suggested that the company of a furry friend might even be beneficial to our mental health. That said, some pets out there are a little strange, and their owners have gone way beyond what can be considered a ‘normal’ relationship with their animal friends. So, today, we’ll be meeting some crazy pets…
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On Wall Street, fortunes are often won and lost with the tiniest advantages. And for the past few years, one trading firm has stood out from the rest for both huge profits and careful secrecy — Jane Street Group. But last year, one of Jane Street’s biggest and most lucrative trading strategies was unexpectedly revealed in a Manhattan courtroom. The…
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This week, we investigate the historical fashion trends written about in an 1884 Harper’s Bazar article entitled “The Follies of Fashion.” Covering everything from Ancient Roman curling irons to Cleopatra’s donkey milk baths to “barbarous” steel corsets, we decipher fashion fact from fashion fiction. Primary Sources Box for rouge and patches, 1750-…
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On this week's episode of Pop Culture and Fandom News, Sara joins Erin to discuss the upcoming docuseries Into the Void, the movie The Long Walk, the new trailer for Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, and Jimmy Kimmel's suspension. You can watch the Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere trailer here: https://youtu.be/OuRX3n2LTlc?si=ZZEoLox7HADvhf…
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Many assumptions are made about the politics and voting habits of young Australians, but what does the data actually say about generational political shifts? Plus, why have NGOs (non-government organisations) lost so much power and influence since their heyday in the 1990s?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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From the Australian outback comes a shapeshifting terror that watches from the tree line. Tonight's collection features a faceless cowboy that drops to all fours, a Kentucky skinwalker with gorilla arms and deer head, and something in the Cascades that's learning to wear human skin. Plus, an Australian farm plagued by a creature that shouldn't exis…
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Throughout history and across religious traditions, countless individuals have been honored for their holiness and devotion. As members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we have this word in the name of our church—it is what we purport to be. But do we fully understand what that entails? Jamin and Ann Rowan recently led a study ab…
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This week, we discuss a hotly debated topic in both romance novels and Kdramas: The Third Act Breakup. We get into what we love about it, what we don't, when we think it's done right, and when it makes us rage. We are eager to here your thoughts! Ready to download your first audiobook? Don't forget to click HERE for your free Audible trial. *Audibl…
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Jay Duplass knows the power of improvisation. Many years ago, an unscripted, cliffside interaction changed his life, helping to set in motion the events that would lead to his new movie, “The Baltimorons.” The film features a newly sober comedian and a workaholic dentist who meet on Christmas Eve during an emergency dental procedure. What follows i…
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When designer Matt Leacock decided to make a board game about climate action, he knew he wanted to make it – first and foremost – fun to play. “If we sold anything as an educational game… people would run screaming and running for the hills,” he told us. But can simulating the climate crisis really make for a good Friday night with your friends? Wh…
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On this rereleased episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha compile all the episodes of THE STING into one file and record a new intro to honor of the passing of Robert Redford. Steve and John discuss Redford's work in the film and why it still endures as strongly as it does all these years later. They go thru the movie scene by scene…
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This week on the pod: author Edgar Gomez talks about what it was like growing up poor, queer, and Nicaraguan Puerto Rican in Florida. His new memoir, Alligator Tears, chronicles his dreams of making it big, the various mini-scams he got into along the way, and his realization that a rich life might not ever come with bundles of money. Learn more ab…
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In “An Orthodox Jewish Congregation Keeps on (Food) Truckin' in Birmingham,” Gravy producer Margaret Weinberg Norman documents the story of JJ’s Sandwich Shop, a glatt kosher deli on wheels operated by the oldest Orthodox Jewish congregation in Birmingham, Alabama. In the Magic City, food trucks are familiar, but both kosher restaurants and authent…
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This week, Pappus of Alexandria, a pivotal figure in 4th-century mathematics. Often considered one of the last great Greco-Roman geometers, Pappus compiled the monumental Synagogue, a comprehensive collection that sought to revive classical Greek geometry. In this episode: A candid look at Pappus's personality and his notorious public critique of t…
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How do the stories we tell ourselves and each other about ourselves, each other and our place in the web of life shape our world? How can we craft narratives that can shift the way we see and experience the world? Is this even the best leverage point to start off with or is there a deeper/wider/more effective acupuncture point we could explore as w…
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**Season Break Re-Release** S2 EP17: Interview With Julie Murray About Maura Murray Part 2 In this episode of Invisible Tears, Jane Boroski and Amanda continue their interview with Julie Murray. Julie's sister, Maura Murray, disappeared on the evening of February 9th, 2004, after her car crashed on Rt. 112 in Haverhill, NH. Maura's disappearance ha…
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This episode is part of the 10 episode series Waking Up in a Dream: What the World Is Starting to Remember Two worlds are unfolding side by side. One is collapsing into fear, control, division, and fragmentation. The other is quietly rising on resonance, coherence, and wholeness. Right now, we are living in the in-between. In this episode, we dive …
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I. Was. Right. Welcome to my dojo, this is Kung Fu Pizza Party. In today's Coming Soon edition of the show, I give an update on the release of Mortal Kombat 2, and how it may be playing into the bigger discussion of the Streaming Wars. What is going on between Paramount Skydance, Warner Brothers Discover, and Netflix? Is MK2 getting postponed a goo…
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In this Smoke Signal, Njuki Githethwa reads from the newly published collection ‘We Refuse to Be Victims' by Ugandan activist and poet Sam Mugumya. His words remind us that courage, dignity, and resistance are possible even under the harshest conditions. Sam visited Nairobi in August 2025, where he met with grassroots collectives from informal sett…
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is hard at work answering our biggest questions about the birth of our universe and faraway galaxies. But some astronomers are pointing its powerful eyes much closer to home. In this episode, Caltech astronomer Katherine de Kleer explains how Webb is rewriting our understanding of objects within our solar system–fr…
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The fallout of the Charlie Kirk assassination continues, with dozens of academics fired for their comments and Jimmy Kimmel returning to the air. Kirk was memorialised in a huge public event, in which Trump declared "hate" for his political opponents. In Nepal, the country is rebuilding its politics after a flash "Gen Z revolution" toppled the gove…
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Joshua Noel and TJ Blackwell dive into the epic showdown of "Marvel vs Godzilla" and "Justice League vs Godzilla vs Kong," dissecting which universe brings the heat when it comes to giant monsters. They kick things off by comparing the 2023 DC crossover, which features a chaotic clash between the Justice League and Godzilla, to the 2025 Marvel seri…
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The universe loves making things complicated. From minerals and microbes to languages and societies, complexity keeps showing up — but why? Astrobiologist Mike Wong and mineralogist Bob Hazen think we’re missing a law of nature to explain this phenomenon. Hakeem sits down with them to understand – and kick the tires on – their bold new idea: what t…
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Hey Optimists! We’re taking a little hiatus, but exciting things are coming your way! We’ll be back on October 21 with some amazing new episodes that we can’t wait to share. In the meantime, take care of yourself, enjoy the little moments, and remember—good things are just around the corner. See you soon! - Team Simon _____________________ We don’t…
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What happens when your childhood best friend also becomes your partner in music, TV, and life? For JoJo Simmons and his day one, Zach, the answer is a journey that spans from first grade classrooms to middle school rap battles, to forming Team Blackout and appearing together on Run’s House. In this episode of the For Good Podcast, JoJo and Zach rev…
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Experience the 2025 Pollyanna Oktoberfest from The Forge. See the sights, sounds and stein hoisting competition following a bold prediction of the winner. We also chat with co-founders Brian Pawola (Head Brewer) and Ryan Weidner (CEO) from the festival about their growing brewery, the new Pollyanna Social, and Pollyanna's connection to Lemont. Chri…
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Get ready for a thrilling Crook County bonus episode! Kyle dives into the voicemails you, our passionate fans, have sent in, tackling your burning questions and sharing raw, unfiltered reactions to the show’s wild ride. Plus, Kyle unearths exclusive, never-before-heard interview clips with Ken that will leave you speechless! From shocking revelatio…
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Dehumanization has become the cheap currency of politics, media, and even casual talk—and it’s leaving us more divided than ever. In this episode of The Things We Know, Lisa and Kari look at how words and labels strip people of dignity, whether it’s whole communities cast as threats or the double standards baked into our justice and political syste…
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