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  PJ Vogt  

We try to make sense of the world, one question at a time. No question too big, no question too small. Hosted by PJ Vogt, edited by Sruthi Pinnamaneni. ***Named one of the best podcasts by Vulture, Time, The Economist, & Vogue. (OK, in 2023, but still...)***

We try to make sense of the world, one question at a time. No question too big, no question too small. Hosted by PJ Vogt, edited by Sruthi Pinnamaneni. ***Named one of the best podcasts by Vulture, Time, The Economist, & Vogue. (OK, in 2023, but still...)***

 

#116

Unlocked: The State of Search Engine 2025

As a special, one-time holiday treat, we're sharing something we only usually offer on our... more

Yesterday

52 MINS

52:16

Yesterday


#115

What's the best phone to do crimes on? (classic)

For years, the must-have phone for the discerning drug trafficker or hitman was a brand yo... more

05 Dec 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:46

05 Dec 2025


#114

How to talk (or not talk) politics at family holidays

This week, in honor of the holiday season — can you, should you change your family’s polit... more

27 Nov 2025

38 MINS

38:53

27 Nov 2025


#113

Colossus 2

In part two of our story about Elon Musk’s growing data center empire, we visit the battle... more

21 Nov 2025

46 MINS

46:31

21 Nov 2025


#112

Colossus 1

Tech billionaires have made an enormous bet on AI, the biggest bet that tech has made on a... more

21 Nov 2025

45 MINS

45:18

21 Nov 2025


#111

An Anthropology of Gooners

A reporter spends a year diving into a subculture of young men online who unite around the... more

12 Nov 2025

47 MINS

47:04

12 Nov 2025


#110

America vs. China

People review everything, but they almost never review what it’s like to live in another c... more

31 Oct 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:15

31 Oct 2025


#109

The Rage in the Cage

Can you tickle your way to victory in an MMA fight? An investigation into a sports scandal... more

17 Oct 2025

55 MINS

55:20

17 Oct 2025


#108

Cocomelon For Adults

Last week, OpenAI released an app that quickly shot to the #1 spot in Apple's App Store. S... more

10 Oct 2025

50 MINS

50:06

10 Oct 2025


#107

Talk Easy x Search Engine

This week, we’re sharing something we loved. An interview with Fresh Air’s Terry Gross abo... more

03 Oct 2025

1 HR 41 MINS

1:41:24

03 Oct 2025


#106

Is my favorite new TV show this year a ripoff?

The makers of the medical drama The Pitt have been sued. The allegation: that the show is ... more

26 Sep 2025

50 MINS

50:13

26 Sep 2025


#105

The Obituary

Not long after Alex’s wife Whitney dies, he looks at her obituary and discovers something ... more

19 Sep 2025

56 MINS

56:23

19 Sep 2025


#104

How does a rationalist make a baby?

A member of an unusual Bay Area community decides to try to have a baby in an unusual way ... more

05 Sep 2025

50 MINS

50:50

05 Sep 2025


#103

A Dubai Chocolate theory of the internet

Garbage Day's Ryan Broderick traces the rise of this goopy green chocolate, and explains h... more

22 Aug 2025

42 MINS

42:14

22 Aug 2025


#102

Are microplastics really a problem?

Our listener Louisa is very annoyed by her sister’s preoccupation with keeping her childre... more

15 Aug 2025

49 MINS

49:37

15 Aug 2025


#101

What does it feel like to believe in God? (classic)

This week, we try to understand an experience that 74% of Americans routinely report havin... more

25 Jul 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:59

25 Jul 2025