Sep 3

How People are Manipulating Prediction Markets with Prediction Market Researcher Dr. Joshua Mitts

Sometimes it’s inside information, sometimes it’s changing perceptions with huge amounts of cash, sometimes it’s holding a hair dryer to a weather gage. Prediction Market Researcher Dr. Joshua Mitts says these are just some of the ways Prediction Markets are being manipulated. In ... Show More

21m 33s

Aug 27

The Future of Prediction Markets with Prediction Market Researcher Dr. Koleman Strumpf

Right now Prediction Markets are exploding in popularity and controversy. Going from a niche hobby to a market with billions of dollars in trades. In this episode of Profoundly Pointless we explore the future of Prediction Markets with Prediction Market Researcher Dr. Koleman Str ... Show More

22m 55s

Aug 20

How Animals Get Cast in Movies with Hollywood Animal Agent Joel Norton

In Hollywood casting is everything. Movie Producers and Casting Agents have to find just the right person to make movies and TV shows come to life. Even if that person, isn't a person. In this episode of Profoundly Pointless we explore how Hollywood casts animals with Hollywood A ... Show More

20m 47s

May 2021

Women Around the World: Mia Mingus

In today's segment, we highlight disability and transformative justice organizer Mia Mingus. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"> ... Show More

9m 4s

Oct 2024

Poetry and music that reaches across the digital void | Elle Cordova

In this whimsical talk and performance, musician and comedian Elle Cordova ponders what happened before the Big Bang. She’s then joined by guitarist Toni Lindgren for the original song “Carl Sagan,” exploring social media, human connection and how we’re all just reaching out like ... Show More

8m 22s

Nov 2022

Mia Khalifa

Mia Khalifa has a complicated history with the internet. But in recent years she has transformed her relationship to it, not only by gaining more control and ownership over her likeness, but also because she has introduced the world to the funny and thoughtful person she is. This ... Show More

50m 45s

Feb 2021

Violet Violins

Conversation with Alex Rivers, a professional busker and late bloomer trying to make a name for himself as a violinist. I also spoke with Noel Brown, an executive producer, podcast host and musician whose father forced him to learn violin at an early age.See omnystudio.com/listen ... Show More

29m 41s

Jan 2025

Encore: Ariana’s Music

Mireille Enos (Hanna, The Killing) headlines this new spin on an ancient Greek legend about an instrument that captivates everyone who hears it – whether they have skin, scales, hair, hides, feathers or fur! Sign up for our monthl ... Show More

21m 49s

Aug 2024

Women hitting the note on ancient instruments

Musicians from China and Syria tell Datshiane Navanayagam about taking up traditional instruments and introducing them to western audiences.Wu Man is one of the world's foremost players of the pipa: a four-stringed Chinese lute which dates back 2000 years. She's also a composer a ... Show More

26m 28s

May 2022

A mellifluous message

Guzheng or 21-stringed zither performer Luan Siyuan brings several modern Guzheng works that she collaborates with foreign musicians to find chemistry when the Chinese instrument is played with others from different cultures.

26m 40s

Dec 2020

Ariana’s Music feat. Mireille Enos

Mireille Enos (Hanna, The Killing) headlines this new spin on an ancient Greek legend about an instrument that captivates everyone who hears it, whether they have skin, scales, hair, hides, feathers, or fur. Sign up for our monthly newsletter, "The Lion's Roar", <a hre ... Show More

19m 38s

Electric Violinist Mia Asano