| NEW PODCAST: ETHNICALLY AMBIGUOUS
Anna and Shereen want you to know what it's like to be a modern Middle Easterner living in America. They take their ridiculous perspective on life and dive deep-ish into current US politics that relate to being brown in this country, tackle politics of the Middle East, break down Middle Eastern stereotypes, and take on other brown folk's personal experiences in relation to their own. | | | | Julia Michaels
GRAMMY® nominee Julia Michaels gets candid about finding her voice through songwriting, working with Justin Trantor, and her transition from songwriter to artist.
| | | | Episode 06: The Splash
Payne and the team gear up for a closer look at the so-called 'bridge incident.' | | | Don't Whitesplain Motown To Me
Culture Kings Carl, Edgar, & Jacquis get into comedians taking on roles in dramatic films, the NBA, four famous people they'd bring to dinner, & more. | | | | The Bellamy Salute (Entry 112.HE0616) In which Ken blames a crucial bit of fascist iconography on the most successful magazine premium in American history, and John knows the lyrics to "Alaska's Flag" but refuses to sing it. Certificate #37863. | | | | Live From SF Sketchfest: Tony Hale on Punch-Drunk Love
Chuck's first LIVE Movie Crush was in January at SF Sketchfest. He sat onstage in front of some die-hard movie fans to talk to Veep's Tony Hale about his movie crush, P.T. Anderson's Punch-Drunk Love. | | | | Wakanda Not REAL?!? Skating To Smooth Sounds Of 9/11 2.13.18
In episode 84, Jack & Miles are joined by comedian Michael Swaim to discuss the Olympics, Trump's new 'Blue Apron' style food stamps, the CFPB's downfall, new immigration bill & Mitch McConnell's deceit, google trends, Uganda Knuckles meme, & more. | | | | When People Waged War Over Eggs
How much would you pay for an egg? Would you kill for one? Join the guys as they explore the strange story of the Gold Rush, the Common Murre and Farallon Island -- the site of California's Egg War | | | | How Pompeii Worked
What must be one of the most famous natural disasters in history took place when Mt Vesuvius buried Pompeii in 79 CE. But when the town was resurrected 1700 years later, a new chapter in its history was written. | | | | Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas Gertrude Stein is an icon in the world of modernist literature. Alice B. Toklas is often described as her partner and assistant, but she was a published writer as well, and "assistant" really doesn't cover how important she was to Stein's life and work.
| | | | How did Putin come to power?
Between practicing judo, wrestling bears, and meddling with democracies, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has a lot on his plate. But how did the former KGB operative come to power? And how has he sustained his grip on the country for so long? Will and Mango dig into his biography to try to understand one of the most fascinating figures on the political stage. | | | | Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
You've seen the photos of the famed terracotta warriors, but no one in over 2200 years has glimpsed inside the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. It's a chamber where rivers of mercury trace the empire's form beneath a ceiling starscape of precious stones. We know where it is, yet it remains just outside of our scientific reach. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the first emperor's life and afterlife. Plus Anney and Lauren from FoodStuff drop by to discuss their episode on lunar new year foods. | | | | This Black History Month, Don't Forget About the Women!
Black History Month is the perfect time to remember that women's contributions often go unnoticed. | | | | Do Automatic Toilets Waste Water?
Automatic-flush toilets are supposed to be more sanitary, but does that come at an environmental price? | | | | Artificial Flavors: Fake It Till You Make It
Added flavors feature in as much as 90% of our groceries, so the science of creating them is a serious business. We unpack the difference between natural and artificial flavors and explore how some of the most famous (blue raspberry! MSG!) came to be. | | | | Hollywood's Abuse Epidemic
For decades people knew that sexual abuse occurred in Tinseltown. It was an open, dirty secret just behind the curtain of the most popular films, tv and stage shows in the country. And the victims of abuse rarely spoke out -- when they did, they risked the ruination of their careers (or worse). In 2017 this began to change. World famous producer Harvey Weinstein was outed as a serial sexual and physical abuser, prompting his exile from his film company and encouraging numerous other victims of abuse to speak out. As the world wrestles with these revelations, more and more questions surface: Who knew what, and when? How far does this system go? And what happens next? | | | | Swipe Right: Dating in the Digital Age
Happy Valentine's Day! Today, we look at the apps and services meant to connect people to one another. What's the story behind the romance? | | | | |
