REM Pods and Ghost Hunting

David Baszucki is the co-founder and CEO of Roblox, the gaming platform that’s become a digital playground for millions of kids around the world. Baszucki sits down with Oz to talk about how Roblox became one of the most beloved tech platforms for the younger generations, and why ... Show More

This week, we’re revisiting one of our favorite episodes — all about the Sony Walkman. Jonathan Strickland dives into why Time named the portable device number 47 on a list of the 50 most influential gadgets of all time. How did the Walkman become a thing, and what influence has ... Show More

Writer and journalist Vauhini Vara has been entangled with the tech world for most of her life — first as a kid in the Seattle suburbs and a college student in the Bay Area, and then as a reporter covering Silicon Valley for The Wall Street Journal. But it wasn’t until she turned ... Show More

Daniel and Kelly talk about Toxoplasma gondii, and the "science" of ghost hunting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

The upstairs apartment sounds. What’s Gone Viral with Jonathan “Khabazela” Fairbairn.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Matthew’s ghost hunting origin story and personal landmark cases.How to use technology and radio waves to communicate with ghosts.Tesla and Edison’s “Ghost phones.”Spirits existing as electromagnetic frequencies.Taunting ghosts and how Sumo wants to get into a physical fight with ... Show More

What better way to kick off episode 1 than with a Covid-19 special?What do we know about this thing? What are countries doing to prevent it? Was it man-made? Why is it so contagious? Has anything positive come out if it?Join us: Luce and Liv, as we help you navigate this absolute ... Show More

This week we find out why laughing is good for you, a mission to recruit more spies and which famous frog has inspired the name of a fossil! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

What happens when a solar conjunction allows all ant species to unite against their enemies? Find out as Rob and Joe discuss the delightfully weird 1974 film “Phase IV.” (originally published 01/28/2022) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

It makes sense that we run away from scary things. That’s a good way to stay alive. But why do some people also love scary things? Why do people gravitate toward horror?Guests: Mathias Clasen and Marc Andersen, co-directors of the Recreational Fear Lab at Aarhus UniversityFor sho ... Show More

What is this mysterious technology, and how is it going to affect our lives? Jorge talks to a Quantum scientist and visits their lab to see and hear these machines in action.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

QAnon first appeared in 2017 and quickly flooded the internet with conspiracy theories from child trafficking cannibal celebrities to suggestions JFK faked his own death and was returning to run for office. Observers say QAnon has gone strangely quiet. So what are they working on ... Show More

Daniel and Kelly wrestle with the the fabric of the Universe itself. What is it, what can it do and why do we have it?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.