Podcasts

The Obscure Virus Club: If it weren't for these few obstinate, quirky, determined, outcast scientists, the AIDS epidemic would have taken a lot longer to conquer. 

http://revisionisthistory.com/episodes/40-the-obscure-virus-club

Radiolab - Man Against Horse. A discussion of how our large gluteus maximus makes us uniquely human, was critical to our evolution, and allows us to outrun a horse. This latter fact really surprised me, and it's only a rare human that can do it, but it actually happened. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.listennotes.com/podcasts/radiolab/man-against-horse-Ur1ftVxvb0T/amp/

This American Life: No coincidence - no story. This podcast recounts various incredible coincidences, with one truly touching story about a dollar bill that returned like a message in a bottle. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/489/no-coincidence-no-story

Why we love surprises. A psychologist researchers surprise plot twists in movies, and magician's deceptions, to uncover what our brains are easily blinded by. https://www.npr.org/transcripts/661878959

Hidden Brain - emotional currency. How money evolved, and represents human relationships. 

https://www.npr.org/2020/01/10/795246685/emotional-currency-how-money-shapes-human-relationships

 129 cars - the immense pressure car salesmen are under to sell an arbitrary quota of vehicles set by the manufacturer, and what it drives them to do to meet that target. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/513/129-cars

What's going on in there? An immensely sad tale of a young teenager caught in an abusive relationship, returning to the abuse for years. And, a touching story of a son finally connecting with his father who only spoke a different language. 

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/567/whats-going-on-in-there

Switched at birth. A convoluted and bizarre tale of babies switched at birth, knowingly (to two of the 4 parents) and the havoc, jealousy, isolation, and sadness it wreaked when that mother revealed the secret 4 decades later. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/360/switched-at-birth

Boeing's broken dreams - a former safety inspector laments the shortcuts taken to deliver the Dreamliner on time and on budget, saying he would never fly on one. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/03/podcasts/the-daily/boeing-crash.html


You can't hit unsend - how a young teen's acceptance to Harvard was suddenly rescinded.

\https://www.npr.org/2019/09/06/758281834/you-cant-hit-unsend-how-a-social-media-scandal-unfolded-at-harvard