Radiolab
Hosted by Latif Nasser & Lulu Miller · 9 decoded episodes · newest Oct 2, 2026
Radiolab is on a curiosity bender. We ask deep questions and use investigative journalism to get the answers. A given episode might whirl you through science, legal history, and into the home of someone halfway across the world. The show is known for innovative sound design, smashing information into music. It is hosted by Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser.
Episodes 9
- Oct 2, 2026 · 21 minRagtime pianist tracks four symphonies inside his mindBob Milne’s unusual musical perception tests the limits of memory, attention, and what neuroscience can explain about human ability.
- Sep 25, 2026 · 28 minGrass reshaped Earth, diets, and human evolutionThe episode reframes an overlooked plant as a force that helped shape planetary ecosystems, staple foods, animal life, and human bodies.
- Sep 18, 2026 · 37 minSugar’s power comes from the brain, not just chemistryThe episode shows why sweetness cannot be reduced to a chemical ranking, revealing how biology and the senses shape what feels intensely sweet.
- Sep 11, 2026 · 1h 9mJuniper’s survival tests the limits of premature birthJuniper’s 196-day NICU stay exposes how medicine, law, and parents navigate treatment when viability is uncertain and suffering is possible.
- Sep 4, 2026 · 1h 7mA 60-word law powers America’s endless warThe episode shows how a narrowly written post-9/11 authorization became a durable legal basis for detention, drone strikes, and undeclared wars.
- Aug 28, 2026 · 1h 10mDolly Parton turns women’s suffering into a language of hopeThe episode examines how Dolly’s songs document abuse, abandonment, poverty, and grief while challenging the idea that feminist practice requires the label.
- Aug 21, 2026 · 60 minPatient zero myths obscure how epidemics really beginThe episode shows how blaming a single person can distort public-health history while obscuring the complex networks behind disease and cultural change.
- Aug 14, 2026 · 32 minNigel chooses a concrete mate over a living colonyNigel’s story tests whether conservation success can be measured without accounting for an individual animal’s own choices.
- Aug 7, 2026 · 36 minSweden mistakes herring for Soviet submarinesThe story shows how secrecy, fear, and institutional assumptions can turn ambiguous evidence into an apparent act of war.