Episode summary: Jody Rosen joins us to talk about the evolution of the bicycle, how it became a cultural phenomenon in the late 1800s, then a symbol of protest, and a lightning rod for political controversy. And we’ll find out what’s next for the bike, in a world built for cars.

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Episode summary: Colin McEnroe: The Orson Welles of Public Radio

Episode summary: A US government lawyer recently caused a stir in the publishing world when he said during a high profile legal trial that half of all new trade titles – books aimed at a general audience - sell a dozen copies or less. Tim Harford investigates with the help of Kristen McLean from the...

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Episode summary: When the FBI executed a search warrant on his home, Trump and his lawyers filed their complaints in a district where they thought they’d get sympathetic treatment from Judge Aileen Cannon, who Trump appointed. The assignment of a particular judge is not up to Trump, but in this case...

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Episode summary: In this news, Rosemary and David look into non-continous automations and how breaking up a process can improve your automation abilities.

Episode summary: On Halloween night, in 1992, an unusual television special aired on the BBC. Nobody expected what happened next. “The technicians were looking up at the big screen in the lobby, saying to each other, ‘My God, what’s going on in Studio One?’” Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instag...

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Episode summary: The Creative Power of Misfits

Episode summary: Reza Aslan doesn’t mind being called a pantheist. In his own “roundabout spiritual journey” and study of the world’s religions, which has led him to write books on , the , , and most recently , he has come to believe the Sufi notion that…

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Episode summary: Reporter/producer Gillian Jacobs (Community, Winning Time) takes us on a stroll on the Walk of Fame, a 1.3 mile monument which chronicles Hollywood history and the vicissitudes of fame itself

Episode summary: Dreams are often thought of as windows into the unconscious mind. Charles Mcphee made a career of interpreting people’s dreams on the radio as “The Dream Doctor”. When Rachel discovered the show as a kid, it became a different kind of window - offering strange and surprising insight...

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