Radiolab

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.

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Facebook's Supreme Court

Episode Date: February 12, 2021

Since its inception, the perennial thorn in Facebook’s side has been content moderation. That is, deciding what you and I are allowed to post on the s...

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Smile My Ass

Episode Date: January 29, 2021

Candid Camera is one of the most original – and one of the most mischievous – TV shows of all time.  Admirers hailed its creator Allen Funt as a poet...

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More Money Less Problems

Episode Date: January 15, 2021

Back in March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic was just beginning and the shelter-in-place orders brought the economy to a screeching halt, a quirky-b...

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Sight Unseen

Episode Date: January 13, 2021

As the attacks were unfolding on the Capitol, a steady stream of images poured onto our screens. Photo editor Kainaz Amaria tells us what she was look...

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Enemy of Mankind

Episode Date: December 11, 2020

Should the U.S. Supreme Court be the court of the world? In the 18th century, two feuding Frenchmen inspired a one-sentence law that helped launch Ame...

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The Great Vaccinator

Episode Date: December 3, 2020

Until now, the fastest vaccine ever made - for mumps - took four years. And while our current effort to develop a covid-19 vaccine involves thousands...

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Deception

Episode Date: November 19, 2020

Lies, liars, and lie catchers. This hour of Radiolab asks if it's possible for anyone to lead a life without deception. We consult a cast of character...

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Breaking Benford

Episode Date: November 14, 2020

In the days after the US Presidential election was called for Joe Biden, many supporters of Donald Trump are crying foul.  Voter fraud. And a key piec...

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Bloc Party

Episode Date: November 2, 2020

In the 1996 election, Bill Clinton had a problem. The women who came out in droves for him in ‘92, split their vote in the ‘94 midterms, handing over...

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What If?

Episode Date: October 23, 2020

There’s plenty of speculation about what Donald Trump might do in the wake of the election. Would he dispute the results if he loses? Would he simply...

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Insomnia Line

Episode Date: September 25, 2020

Coronasomnia is a not-so-surprising side-effect of the global pandemic. More and more of us are having trouble falling asleep. We wanted to find a way...

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More Perfect: Sex Appeal

Episode Date: September 19, 2020

We lost a legend. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on September 18th, 2020. She was 87. In honor of her passing we are re-airing the Mor...

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Falling

Episode Date: September 17, 2020

There are so many ways to fall—in love, asleep, even flat on your face. This hour, Radiolab dives into stories of great falls.  We jump into a black h...

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Bringing Gamma Back, Again

Episode Date: September 11, 2020

Today, we return to the lab of neuroscientist Li-Huei Tsai, which brought us one of our favorite stories from four years ago - about the power of flas...

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Fungus Amungus

Episode Date: September 4, 2020

Six years ago, a new infection began popping up in four different hospitals on three different continents, all around the same time. It wasn’t a bacte...