Good news can be hard to find, especially when our brains — and the media — are biased against it.
Guest: Bryan Walsh, senior editorial director of Vox, and author of the Good News newsletter
This episode was made in partnership with Vox’s Future Perfect team.For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscriptsFor more, go to ... Show More
Oct 6
Does Tylenol cause autism?
Donald Trump and RFK Jr. seem convinced that it does. But our friends at Science Vs say the data is far more complicated. Guest: Meryl Horn, senior producer at Science Vs For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscripts For more, go to ... Show More
26m 56s
Sep 22
CBS Evening News, 09/22/25
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" will return on Tuesday nearly a week after it was pulled off the air, Disney says. Parents navigate mixed messaging on child vaccine recommendations. 'Eye on America,' CBS News investigates the push to end all federally funded animal testing — a $20 billion i ... Show More
23m 25s
Oct 4
Is the world getting less miserable?
When you follow the news, particularly in countries like the UK and the US, it sometimes feels like people are less optimistic about their lives than they were in the past. But a new piece of analysis from polling company Gallup suggests this might just be the local view, not the ... Show More
8m 58s
Apr 2025
Local Electioncast: The Preview
Today, we’re looking ahead to local elections taking place in England on Thursday 1 May.Adam and Chris are joined by friends of the podcast Matt Chorley and Professor Jane Green, Director of the Nuffield Politics Research Centre at the University of Oxford, to discuss the upcomin ... Show More
32m 31s