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In episode 1893, Jack and Miles are joined by the host of RnR with Courtney Act, Courtney Act, to discuss… ICE And California National Guard Do a Military Display in MacArthur Park, MMMmmmmm That Ole BBL Smell, TSA Ending Shoe Removal At The Airport and more! ICE And California N ... Show More

In episode 1892, Jack and Miles are joined by podcaster and writer of Double Acts in Pop: An Incomplete Survey, Molly Lambert, to discuss… Elon Musk Is Now Starting A Political Party…, DOJ And FBI Conclude That Epstein Didn’t Keep The Client List That The Attorney General Already ... Show More

In this edition of Zohran Trendani's Rice Crimes, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, the Texas floods (and the Right's typical non-response), Elon totally not editing Grok AI answers about his involvement with Jeffrey Epstein, Trump busting out his classic "Tariff ... Show More

Young people have been reporting a sharp rise in anxiety and depression. This maps neatly onto the global rise of the smartphone. Some researchers are convinced that one is causing the other. But how strong is the evidence? SOURCES:David Blanchflower, professor of economics at Da ... Show More

Online, there is a name for the experience of finding sympathy with Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber: Tedpilling. To be Tedpilled means to read Paragraph 1 of Kaczynski’s manifesto, its assertion that the mad dash of technological advancement since the Industrial Revolution has “made ... Show More

Outrage + Optimism is for anyone who is not ready to give up on making the world a better place. Feeling exhausted at the thought of keeping up with climate news ahead of this pivotal year? Join Christiana, Tom and Paul in their weekly conversations to make sense of it all, bring ... Show More

Over the last few months, a debate has been raging about the rise in violent crime across the United States. In 2020, murders in the U.S. went up 30%, the largest single year increase in sixty years. In 2021, new data are showing murders rising again, this time at a slower rate, ... Show More

Stephen J. Shaw is a data scientist & demographer. He is the writer and director of ‘Birthgap - Childless World’, a documentary exploring the global decline in birth rates. Check out part one here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6s8QlIGanA SPONSORED BY: EasyDNS - domain name re ... Show More

India's young adults are breaking taboos by seeking help for depression, anxiety, and stress.  This is a positive step, but the surge in antidepressant use and "cool" mental health merch raises questions. Are we normalizing panic attacks? What's driving this surge in mental healt ... Show More

Productivity growth in the developed world has been on a downward trend since the 1960s. Meanwhile, gains in life expectancy have also slowed. And yet the number of dollars and researchers dedicated to R&D grows every year. In today’s episode, the FT’s Chief Data Reporter, John B ... Show More

Are things really as bad as they seem? Has Gen Z given up hope for the world? And why was the father of positive psychology a lifelong pessimist? SOURCES:Albert Bandura, professor of psychology at Stanford University.David Brooks, author and opinion columnist. Andrew Grove, forme ... Show More

A node of sanity in these challenging times.   Bill Weir is America’s leading climate reporter. His new book is a celebration of our planet and human brilliance. It is a hopeful plea for communities to rally around nature, new ideas and each other, to create the kind of resilienc ... Show More