What if you could design a spy plane that could be flown remotely and hover in the sky for hours, providing reconnaissance for troops on the ground? In the early 1980s, the visionary inventor Abe Karem begins building drones out of his L.A. garage. Soon, the Pentagon and the CIA take notice. Though he faces many challenges, Karem is on the forefront of a rev ... Show More
Nov 2021
Man with No Memory | The Accident | S55-E1
<p>Even as recently as the early 1950s, we didn’t understand that there were different types of memory, or how the brain processed and stored memories. Then, in 1953, a radical surgery by a reckless doctor gave us tremendous insights into how human memory works. Those scientific ... Show More
41m 28s
Nov 2021
Man with No Memory | The Accident | S55-E1
Even as recently as the early 1950s, we didn’t understand that there were different types of memory, or how the brain processed and stored memories. Then, in 1953, a radical surgery by a reckless doctor gave us tremendous insights into how human memory works. Those scientific gai ... Show More
41m 28s
Mar 2025
76. The Polygraph with Retired FBI Agent George Olivo
<p>Retired FBI agent and senior polygraph examiner George Olivo joins <em>The Consult</em> to separate fact from fiction when it comes to the polygraph. With years of experience administering polygraphs, he explains how they really work, their strengths and limitations, and the m ... Show More
1h 32m
Jan 2024
Trust, Love, and... Lie Detectors (Rewind)
Happy 2024 everyone! Gearing up for the big 100th episode next week, Melissa looks back at the very first episode. It was a special one with Joe where they talked about how they met, Joe’s funny and not-so-smooth start in comedy, and the one time Melissa made Joe take a lie detec ... Show More
1h 13m