Episodes
13,423 episodes decoded, newest first.
Short Wave
Heat kills thousands more Americans than records show
Undercounted heat deaths obscure the scale of a growing public-health threat and make it harder for communities to protect vulnerable residents.
Sep 4, 2026 · 15 min
Office Hours with Prop G
War incentives collide with AI safety failures
The episode connects geopolitical deadlock, dissent inside the defense establishment, and uncontrolled AI systems to questions of leverage and responsibility.
Sep 4, 2026 · 27 min
Odd Lots
Lasers promise cheap defense, but power and weather still decide
Directed-energy weapons could change the economics of defending against drones and missiles, but infrastructure, supply chains, and battlefield conditions limit their reach.
Sep 4, 2026 · 1h 1m
Prof G Markets
AI’s biggest risk may be institutional failure
The episode shifts the AI bubble debate from headline valuations to whether businesses, schools, and governments can absorb a transformative technology.
Sep 4, 2026 · 1h 3m
Morning Wire
Iran faces pressure as Spain protests migration and Hollywood seeks aid
The episode connects geopolitical leverage, migration politics, and an unusual domestic policy fight over whether Washington should subsidize film production.
Sep 4, 2026 · 22 min
Stock Movers
Volkswagen bets on painful reset as urban growth accelerates
The episode links corporate restructuring and geopolitical risk in markets with a broader question about how cities can absorb rapid population growth.
Sep 4, 2026 · 6 min
Stock Movers
European markets weigh job cuts, telecom upgrades and urban growth
The episode connects immediate market reactions at Volkswagen, Vodafone and UniCredit with the longer-term challenge of making fast-growing cities governable.
Sep 4, 2026 · 6 min
Science Friday
Jennifer Chayes maps the mathematics of massive networks
The episode connects abstract mathematics to the systems shaping technology, while asking what institutions and habits could make AI safer and more equitable.
Sep 4, 2026 · 31 min
The President's Daily Brief
Economic pressure strains Iran as intelligence rivals clash
The episode connects weakening pressure points in Iran with volatile security conflicts spanning Ukraine, Pakistan, and Syria.
Sep 4, 2026 · 23 min
Pivot
Corporate deference collides with civic resilience
The discussion connects political intimidation, economic warning signs, local journalism, and media consolidation to the health of democratic institutions.
Sep 4, 2026 · 1h 7m
The Headlines
Russian sabotage tests NATO’s threshold as Trump reshapes Washington
The episode connects covert pressure on European infrastructure with political volatility in Washington and China’s fast-moving experiment in everyday AI.
Sep 4, 2026 · 15 min
The Compound and Friends
AI spending tests the durability of the stock-market bull run
The conversation examines whether resilient earnings and AI investment can broaden the market rally without creating a new cycle of overbuilding and weak returns.
Sep 4, 2026 · 1h 30m
WSJ What’s News
Norway’s oil fund questions bonds as debt risks rise
Government bonds are being reassessed as volatility, higher yields and public debt weaken their traditional role as a portfolio hedge.
Sep 4, 2026 · 14 min
Money Guy Show
Build wealth differently in every decade
Financial priorities change sharply from the 20s to the 50s, and missed decisions can narrow options just as retirement approaches.
Sep 4, 2026 · 46 min
Stock Movers
Lululemon stumbles as Adobe and Samsara reset expectations
The episode links company-specific shocks to broader questions about AI disruption, consumer demand, credit oversight, and technology-led urban growth.
Sep 4, 2026 · 6 min
Morning Brew Daily
AI bets expand from chips to platforms and hair-loss drugs
The episode connects autonomous vehicles, AI infrastructure, biotechnology, and shifting consumer culture to show where major bets are forming.
Sep 4, 2026 · 29 min
Stock Movers
Lululemon, Tesla slide as cities plan for AI-driven growth
The episode links immediate market pressure at major companies with the longer-term challenge of building infrastructure for rapidly growing cities.
Sep 4, 2026 · 6 min
The Indicator from Planet Money
Job hopping can build adaptability—until expertise suffers
The episode examines when changing workplaces strengthens performance and resilience, and when it prevents workers from developing deeper expertise.
Sep 4, 2026 · 9 min
Stock Movers
Tesla, Robinhood and FICO face distinct investor pressures
The episode connects market declines to product credibility, tokenized-equity disputes and renewed scrutiny of credit-score pricing, then turns to the infrastructure challenge facing fast-growing cities.
Sep 4, 2026 · 7 min
Stock Movers
Lululemon, Adobe and Equifax shares face distinct pressures
The episode connects three market declines to weakening demand, leadership uncertainty, regulatory scrutiny and the broader challenge of planning for technology-driven growth.
Sep 4, 2026 · 6 min
The Dan Bongino Show
Bongino weighs economic gains against debt and institutional risk
The episode connects upbeat economic claims and law-enforcement reforms to unresolved debt, political conflict, technological disruption, and fears of institutional abuse.
Sep 4, 2026 · 1h 38m
The Tucker Carlson Show
Kathy Sanders challenges the lone-wolf account of Oklahoma City
The conversation examines whether authorities overlooked warnings, witnesses, and possible accomplices while investigating the bombing that killed 168 people.
Sep 4, 2026 · 1h 9m
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
Diesel shock meets AI safety fears and political realignment
The episode connects immediate economic pain and war-driven inflation to deeper fears about autonomous AI, political power, and institutional control.
Sep 4, 2026 · 1h 49m
The NPR Politics Podcast
Trump’s Venezuela strategy tests the limits of American power
The episode connects U.S. control of Venezuelan oil, disputed military strikes, and Iran’s escalating conflict to the risks of intervention without a clear endgame.
Sep 4, 2026 · 27 min