Stephen Dubner (Freakonomics, When to Rob a Bank, Freakonomics Radio) is an award-winning journalist, author, and radio host. Stephen returns once again to the Armchair Expert to discuss the power and necessity of disgust, the ethics of yelling at AI, and reflecting on the 20th publishing anniversary of Freakonomics. Stephen and Dax talk about being prodded ... Show More
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Tara Stoinski Returns (primatologist)
Tara Stoinski (A Gorilla Story) is a primatologist, conservationist, and CEO and Chief Scientific Officer of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. Tara returns to the Armchair Expert to discuss growing up outside Philadelphia, her academic path from Tufts to Oxford to Georgia Tech, and b ... Show More
1h 35m
Apr 2022
NYT’s Wesley Morris on writing, podcasting and staying off TikTok
Wesley Morris wrote his first review when he was 15 years old, about the movie “Cape Fear.” Since then, he’s become one of the most celebrated cultural critics of our time, and has two Pulitzers to prove it. Recode’s Peter Kafka talks to Morris about his work as a critic at large ... Show More
44m 8s
Nov 2025
Out, Loud & Free with Khalid
Khalid has never opened up like this. The Grammy-nominated artist joins Keke to talk about the aftermath of being outed, the journey toward self-acceptance, and how his new album After the Sun Goes Down marks a fearless fresh start after taking himself out of the spotlight for ye ... Show More
55m 56s
Oct 2025
The Ensh*ttification of Everything with Cory Doctorow
<p>The internet is getting shittier. Hell, the whole world is getting shittier. The thing is, it’s no accident—it’s by design. The tech giants who run the internet have figured out how to make bank off of making our everyday experience with the internet worse, and this process is ... Show More
1h 45m
Feb 2023
115. Comedian Adam Rowe on How To Survive Being CANCELLED, Meeting Purple Aki & Answering DISGUSTING Dilemmas...
Join the discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/FellasPodcast/ Adam Rowe, a comedian and star of Liverpool based podcast 'Have a Word' discusses the complexities of being cancelled, w*nking over your pals girlfriend and answers some of your really strange dilemmas... Got a dilemma? ... Show More
1h 27m
Sep 2025
Why Job Hunting Feels So Grim Lately, Especially for Gen Z
This week, Anna learns about how frustrating it is to apply for jobs these days, especially for early-career folks, even those with college degrees. First, Jeopardy champion Brendan Liaw talks about what it was like to list his job as “stay-at-home son” on national television. Th ... Show More
46m 59s