Today, Explained

Murder, Canada Wrote

Blame Capitalism: The 99%

The six D-words of climate change

Taxing traffic

Everybody’s moving to Florida

Autoworkers slam the brakes

Blame Capitalism: Profit over everything

From North Korea with Love

New variant just dropped

In Google we antitrust

Hunter becomes the hunted

Blame Capitalism: Souring on the system

From Pac-12 to Pac-2

This podcast episode delves into the complexities and challenges of college football, particularly focusing on conference realignment and its implications. As powerful conferences accumulate more money and membership, concerns arise regarding the future rules and potential formation of their own post-season. This reali...

Why American sunscreen sucks

This podcast episode discusses the significance of sunscreen and the challenges faced in the United States in terms of sunscreen regulation and ingredients. It highlights how the American FDA's limited list of approved sunscreen ingredients affects consumer choices and options. The episode also explores the cultural no...

The new Cold War

This podcast episode challenges traditional narratives of the Cold War and sheds light on the significant role of espionage, intelligence gathering, and information exchange between the US, the USSR, and other nations. It explores the early origins of the Cold War, the extent of Soviet intelligence penetration in Weste...

…We’re trusting it anyway

This podcast episode discusses the promise and risks of artificial intelligence (AI) in innovation. It highlights real-world examples of how AI has made advancements in various fields but also addresses the concerns and challenges associated with its use. The episode emphasizes the importance of interpretability, monit...

We don’t know how AI works…

The podcast episode explores the evolution and impact of AI, particularly in the game of chess and board games like Go. It discusses the perception of AI in chess, highlighting IBM's Deep Blue and its victory against world champion Gary Kasparov, but also the limitations of Deep Blue as a reflection of human knowledge ...

#SeAcabo: Spain’s World Cup reckoning

This podcast episode explores the journey of Spain's women's football team, their struggles for recognition, and their unexpected success in the World Cup. The players faced cultural barriers and a lack of support but fought for change, leading to the establishment of a domestic professional league in 2021. Despite con...

The Real Housewives of Today, Explained

This podcast episode explores the labor lawsuit against NBC Universal, focusing on allegations made by reality TV stars of mistreatment and abuse. The lawyers involved accuse NBC of victimizing the cast and crew mentally and physically, covering up acts of sexual violence, and denying them access to mental health servi...

Why top Republicans want to bomb Mexico

This podcast episode discusses the increasing support among Republicans for military action against Mexican drug cartels as a response to the opioid crisis and border security concerns. Several prominent Republicans, including Ron DeSantis and Tom Cotton, propose bills seeking authorization for the use of military forc...