Hard Mercy & Little Big Worlds
Inside the effort to spare a school shooter. Also, a theme park that shrinks a country.
Antitrust Revolution & Swing Set
Is the rise of big tech monopolies a threat? Also, a rust belt story is told through a swing set.
Slow Cycling & The Roaring Lion
Riding for pleasure, comfort, and connection with nature. Also, the story of a stolen Churchill portrait.
Japan
Sushi, tsunamis, Miyazaki, whisky, getting lost, ramen, robots, and more.
Monopoly League Baseball & AI Hypocrisy
Do subsidies to sports teams benefit the public? Also can AI enrich fossil-fuel companies and fight climate change at the same time?
Impossible Choices & Escaping Fraud Charges
Having to choose between providing healthcare and not facing a felony charge. Also, how power and influence can impact justice.
Divorce Tapes & Science Sleuths
Discovering family secrets through recordings. Also community chasing research misconduct.
Organ Trade & John Hennessey
How desperate would you have to be to sell your organs? Also, one mans drive to build the fastest car.
Arctic Espionage & Poppy Salad
A cold testing ground for Russian intelligence operations. Also, how false positives in drug tests can affect parents.
Languages & Linguistics
Interpreters, emojis, dictionaries, immigration and heptapods.
Ultra-selfish Genes & Awkwardness
Can gene drives help eradicate some diseases? Also, is the fear of awkwardness holding us back?
Julia Child’s Kitchens & Domestic Self-Defense
Making kitchens more accessible for everyone. Also, the abuse to prison pipeline.