The Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer talks about burnout from covering the pandemic and how bird-watching gave him a new sense of hope.
Jun 28
Rick Steves Refuses to Get Cynical About the World [Re-Run]
As you set out on your summer travels, near or far, we are re-sharing an episode that we originally published on December 14, 2024. The guidebook writer and TV personality reflects on his long career, his cancer diagnosis and the transformative power of travel.
42m 48s
May 2024
The city-changing magic of wandering around
Guest: Shawn Micallef, contributing columnist and author of “Stroll: Pyschogeographic Walking Tours of Toronto” In 2010, journalist Shawn Micallef first published his book of observations, suggestions and civic history gleaned from years of wandering around the city and paying cl ... Show More
27m 3s
Mar 2025
A Teen, a Reporter, and a Grand Jury Leak (Over BBQ)
Journalists jailed for an article they published. In America. How did this happen? Brian tells the story of a reporting trip he took to Alabama, where two small-town journalists had been locked up, which led to one of the most honest - and surprising - conversations about journal ... Show More
34m 34s
Jun 2021
Episode 334: The Ripple Effect Podcast #334 (Philip Fairbanks | Pedogate Primer: The Politics of Pedophilia)
Philip Fairbanks is a writer with 20 years publishing experience covering entertainment media, news reporting. His work has appeared in the peer-reviewed journal of art Afterimage, CUNY's graduate newspaper The Advocate, UK's Morning Star newspaper, Australia's New Dawn magazine, ... Show More
2h 28m
Jun 23
The Right Way To Be A Skeptic w/ Tim Urban
This week I sit down with writer and thinker Tim Urban, creator of the blog Wait But Why to talk: political polarization, AI, university campuses and even dating. Tim brings his trademark clarity and curiosity to a conversation that covers the rise of tribal thinking, the challen ... Show More
1h 10m
Oct 2024
The gifts of mortality and movement, from “Notes From America”
This week, we’re sharing an episode of another podcast we think you’ll love. “Notes From America With Kai Wright” is a show from WNYC Studios about the unfinished business of our history, and its grip on our future. In this episode, Wright interviews choreographer Bill T. Jones a ... Show More
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