Best General Knowledge Podcasts - 1 Per Week

Published on 05 Mar 2017. In this episode: Dan and Peter discuss the work of Deb Roy, who runs the Laboratory for Social Machines at MIT and his deep data experiment with the 2016 U.S. election. Dan outlines his “Stabilizers and Accelerators” framework. Dan concludes that he believes that in the short term, government will become more personal and local government will become more important.

Published on 03 Jul 2017. Learning to love a viral piece of furniture.Our Sponsors: Wordpress.com | Synchrony Financial | Casper

Published on 09 Dec 2016. Edward Conard is the author of the New York Times top-ten bestselling book, Unintended Consequences: Why Everything You’ve Been Told About the Economy Is Wrong (2012), and his recent book The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class which reached #7 on the New York Times Bestsellers list and is #1  on the New York Times business book list month. He is a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. and former Bain Capital partner. Ed Conard has debated economists, policymakers and journalists on topics related to inequality, the 2008 mortgage crisis, and the U.S. budget. He has appeared on television over 150 times, most notably when he debated Jon Stewart in one of the longest interviews in the Daily Show’s history. Ed has also written opinion pieces for the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Foreign Affairs and many other respected publications. Check out all the links, books and resources mentioned by ed conard at www.economicrockstar.com/edwardconard.

Published on 18 Jan 2017. At 19, Sarah Short gave birth to her first child—and ended up thousands of dollars in debt. A few years later she carried twins as a surrogate to pay off the bills from her first birth. Support Death, Sex & Money by becoming a monthly sustaining member. Sign up now. Follow the show on Twitter @deathsexmoney and Facebook at facebook.com/deathsexmoney. Sign up for the Death, Sex & Money newsletter at deathsexmoney.org/newsletter! Email us any time at deathsexmoney@wnyc.org.

Published on 28 Jun 2017. Anxiety is a normal, healthy response for the human body. But when it interferes with daily life it can become a disorder. We investigate anxiety's symptoms and biochemistry to learn how it can become irrational... and how you treat it.

Published on 12 Apr 2017. In case you ever get stranded in the wild without an obvious source of fresh water, here are a few things you can do to collect some.

Published on 13 Jun 2017. In the 1992, the Baltimore Orioles opened their baseball season at a brand new stadium called Oriole Park at Camden Yards, right along the downtown harbor. The stadium was small and intimate, built with brick and iron trusses—a throwback to … Continue reading ?