There's More to That podcast

There's More to That

[Smithsonian magazine] (https://www.smithsonianmag.com) covers history, science and culture in the way only it can — through a lens on the world that is insightful and grounded in richly reported stories. On [There's More to That,] (http://www.smithsonianmag.com/podcast/) meet the magazine's journalists and hear how they discover the forces behind the biggest issues of our time.  Every two weeks, There’s More to That will give curious listeners a fresh understanding of the world we all inhabit. Host Ari Daniel is an independent science journalist who has reported across six continents and contributes regularly to National Public Radio among other outlets. In a previous life, he trained grey seal pups and studied wild Norwegian killer whales. In the fifth grade, Ari won the "Most Contagious Smile" award.

[Smithsonian magazine] (https://www.smithsonianmag.com) covers history, science and culture in the way only it can — through a lens on the world that is insightful and grounded in richly reported stories. On [There's More to That,] (http://www.smithsonianmag.com/podcast/) meet the magazine's journalists and hear how they discover the forces behind the biggest issues of our time.  Every two weeks, There’s More to That will give curious listeners a fresh understanding of the world we all inhabit. Host Ari Daniel is an independent science journalist who has reported across six continents and contributes regularly to National Public Radio among other outlets. In a previous life, he trained grey seal pups and studied wild Norwegian killer whales. In the fifth grade, Ari won the "Most Contagious Smile" award.

 

#50

The Astronomical Problem of Space Junk

We have launched all manner of satellite and machinery into low-Earth orbit. But what goes... more

04 Dec 2025

26 MINS

26:45

04 Dec 2025


#49

Why Are There So Many Shipwrecks in the Great Lakes?

Beneath the waters of the Great Lakes, thousands of shipwrecks, hulking carcasses of a byg... more

20 Nov 2025

32 MINS

32:29

20 Nov 2025


#48

The ‘Edmund Fitzgerald’ Sank Half a Century Ago. We’re Still Fascinated.

Half a century ago, on an unseasonably warm fall day, the freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald s... more

06 Nov 2025

28 MINS

28:36

06 Nov 2025


#47

Birds, Bats and Bugs: The Teeming World Above Our Heads

The skies above us are filled with legions of migrating birds, bats, bugs and microbes. An... more

23 Oct 2025

31 MINS

31:33

23 Oct 2025


#46

A Chance for Healing, 170 Years After a Lakota Massacre

This fall, 69 belongings made their way home to the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota fr... more

09 Oct 2025

39 MINS

39:43

09 Oct 2025


#45

How Superman Became a Character for the Ages

This summer’s big blockbuster, Superman, marks the latest installment of the Man of Steel ... more

10 Jul 2025

27 MINS

27:15

10 Jul 2025


#44

Why You Should Love Durian, the World's Smelliest Fruit

The durian, a spiky fruit that grows across Southeast Asia, has a polarizing reputation fo... more

26 Jun 2025

24 MINS

24:09

26 Jun 2025


#43

The Prehistoric Cave That Trapped and Entombed Animals for Millennia

Natural Trap Cave is a pit in northern Wyoming into which countless animals have fallen an... more

12 Jun 2025

26 MINS

26:55

12 Jun 2025


#42

The Stunning Search for the Remains of Fallen WWII Airmen

In the fall of 1944, Japanese fighters opened fire on a wave of U.S. planes near Palau, in... more

29 May 2025

37 MINS

37:30

29 May 2025


#41

The Joys of Discovering the Roman Underground, From the Colosseum to What’s Beneath the Trevi Founda...

Tourism is surging in many places around the world—swarmed national parks, throngs of visi... more

15 May 2025

21 MINS

21:04

15 May 2025


#40

Looking Back on the L.A. Wildfires Through the Lens of Two Photographers

After multiple wildfires ripped through greater Los Angeles earlier this year, Californian... more

01 May 2025

29 MINS

29:10

01 May 2025


#39

Dive Into the Deeper Story of the American Revolution on How New England and Virginia United Against...

Two hundred and fifty years ago this month, silversmith Paul Revere took to his horse on a... more

17 Apr 2025

29 MINS

29:23

17 Apr 2025


#38

A Field of Dreams Built in an Unlikely Place: A Japanese American Internment Camp

Baseball was a way of life in the camps that incarcerated Japanese Americans during World ... more

03 Apr 2025

38 MINS

38:13

03 Apr 2025


#37

The Swarm of People Intent on Saving Our Bees

Native bees in the United States are dying due to pesticides, disease and habitat loss. Th... more

20 Mar 2025

24 MINS

24:42

20 Mar 2025


#36

A Mystery Surrounding the Grave of JFK Is Solved

Before he was a civil rights activist, James Felder was a member of the elite U.S. Honor G... more

06 Mar 2025

39 MINS

39:37

06 Mar 2025


#35

The Truth About the Sex Lives of Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs are often thought of as aggressors—giant beasts that dominated our planet for mi... more

20 Feb 2025

29 MINS

29:39

20 Feb 2025


#34

Why Auroras Are Suddenly Everywhere All at Once

For millennia, auroras have both enchanted and haunted human beings. Ancient lore is fille... more

06 Feb 2025

29 MINS

29:53

06 Feb 2025


#33

How to Use Renaissance Paintings to Improve the Farming of Tomorrow

Italian researcher Isabella Dalla Ragione has a most unusual job. An “arboreal archaeologi... more

23 Jan 2025

25 MINS

25:38

23 Jan 2025


#32

Coming January 23: There’s More to That from Smithsonian magazine and PRX, Season 2

Smithsonian magazine covers history, science and culture in the way only we can — through ... more

16 Jan 2025

07 MINS

07:12

16 Jan 2025


#31

RE-BROADCAST: Meet the Wide-Awakes, The Club of Cape-Wearing Activists Who Helped Elect Lincoln and ...

We’re busy at work on our new season, which will hit your feeds later this month. In the m... more

09 Jan 2025

36 MINS

36:26

09 Jan 2025


#30

[Rebroadcast] Meet The 6888: The WWII Battalion of Black Women That Inspired the New Netflix Film

[First released in 2023.] The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only unit ... more

19 Dec 2024

38 MINS

38:02

19 Dec 2024


#29

As Hurricanes Get Stronger, Can a $34 Billion Plan Save Texas?

After Hurricane Ike destroyed thousands of homes and inflicted an estimated $30 billion in... more

08 Aug 2024

32 MINS

32:36

08 Aug 2024


#28

How to Sweat Like an Olympian

Have you ever felt embarrassed by the need to carry a towel, or even a fresh shirt, with y... more

25 Jul 2024

30 MINS

30:22

25 Jul 2024


#27

Survey: Help Us Design Our Future Season

We're over here making podcasts, and you're over there listening. Let's bridge that gap! W... more

15 Jul 2024

00 MINS

00:34

15 Jul 2024


#26

The Wild Story of What Happened to Pablo Escobar’s Hungry, Hungry Hippos

Four decades ago, Pablo Escobar brought to his Medellín hideaway four hippopotamuses, the ... more

11 Jul 2024

29 MINS

29:31

11 Jul 2024


#25

‘The Crime of the Century,’ a Century Later

The past hundred years have seen more than one high-profile prosecution branded as the “cr... more

27 Jun 2024

35 MINS

35:06

27 Jun 2024


#24

America’s Best New Restaurant Celebrates the Flavors of West Africa

African cuisine has always been well represented in the United States, particularly in dis... more

13 Jun 2024

27 MINS

27:18

13 Jun 2024


#23

How Americans Got Hooked on Counting Calories More Than A Century Ago

In 1918, Lulu Hunt Peters—one of the first women in America to earn a medical doctorate—pu... more

30 May 2024

36 MINS

36:42

30 May 2024


#22

ENCORE: Those Orcas (Still) Aren't Doing What You Think

Last summer, news reports of orcas deliberately tearing the propellers off of yachts in th... more

20 May 2024

28 MINS

28:52

20 May 2024


#21

How Artificial Intelligence Is Making 2,000-Year-Old Scrolls Readable Again

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E., it covered the ancient cities of Pompeii and Hercu... more

02 May 2024

35 MINS

35:53

02 May 2024