Comedian Adam Conover talks to exceptional experts, revealing shocking truths and thought-provoking new perspectives. It’s an investigative comedy podcast for curious people who never stop asking questions.
343 episodes transcribedPlaying games is a fundamental human activity. But despite their ubiquity, they’ve never gotten the serious study from scholars they deserve....
Our abusive, for-profit healthcare system has left Americans swimming in harmful medical debt. On this week’s episode, Adam meets someone who...
A deeply embedded idea in our culture is the sexist notion that men are the “default” human, and women the unknowable “other". Nowhere is thi...
The NRA has been unbelievably successful in achieving its goals. Now, it's falling apart. How is that possible? On the show today is National...
This week on Factually we’re re-releasing one of our favorite episodes. Entomologist and professor Akito Kawahara joins Adam to discuss why i...
Even though the COVID-19 vaccines were born of publicly-funded research, our privatized medical system has left them to for-profit companies...
As humans, we like to believe that we shape the natural world. But in reality, its laws and patterns have deeply structured our own society....
“Orwellian” has become such an overused adjective that we’ve forgotten what George actually believed and cared about. In her new book, Orwell...
It’s impossible to discuss the history of Cuba without talking about the history of America; the stories of the nations are simply too intert...
No periods in history are more fascinating than those moments when the status quo is overthrown and everything changes. This week, podcaster...
When telling the history of our species, why do so many writers keep regurgitating the same centuries-old just-so story? If we had a more acc...
Human beings have long been afraid of the "other." But is this fear ingrained in our psyche, or a product of our surroundings? And where does...
Once one party totally controls the government in a state or city, it should be easy for that party to pass all the laws it wants to, right?...
Many musicians and fans reject genre labels as narrow-minded restrictions on what music can be. But what if the opposite is true? What if our...
Bestselling author and acclaimed journalist Susan Orlean joins Adam to discuss our complex, often contradictory relationships with the animal...
Fear of vaccination has been around since the first vaccine over 200 years ago. But now the anti-vaccine has grown from a fringe phenomenon t...
This week we're talking about sweat. Yes, sweat! Science journalist Sarah Everts is on the show this week to unpack her new book, The Joy of...
The job market is now dominated by tech monopolies that are using their power to lower wages and squeeze workers. Luckily, the workers are fi...
The right to an abortion has been in legal limbo in America for years. What does the passage of SB8 in Texas mean for abortion access in this...
Crows may seem like garbage birds that only live to pick through trash on your street, but they're actually some of the most intelligent anim...
