Episode (128)
Halaman 11 dari 13
The Bull of Wall Street
Nov 10, 2023Every day in Manhattan, about 1,000 people will stand outside in a long line waiting for their chance to take a picture with a bronze bull. On many of those days, PJ Vogt stares at the scene trying to...
Why'd I take speed for twenty years? (Part 2)
Nov 03, 2023In part two of our story about ADHD medications, we approach the question from a different angle. We meet a doctor who spent two decades convinced that her brain does not work correctly, and who strug...
Why'd I take speed for twenty years? (Part 1)
Oct 27, 2023One of the millions of millennials given prescription stimulants to treat ADHD decides to quit. And afterwards wonders -- how did these drugs becomes so popular, so fast? This week, the story of amphe...
Is there a sane way to use the internet?
Oct 20, 2023Ezra Klein joins Search Engine this week to answer a question that's increasingly confounded us: how do I use the internet now? How do I get information about the things I care about, without getting ...
Heavyweight x Search Engine
Oct 09, 2023Search Engine is VERY EXCITED to share the news that Heavyweight, one of our favorite shows, is now available wherever you download podcasts. To celebrate, and to herald the release of their new seaso...
The Fond Du Lac Apartment Mystery
Oct 06, 2023Why would the government give Korianne a coupon for a free apartment that she can’t find? We have a question from a listener who finds herself very lost in Wisconsin. And a bonus question, from the in...
Where did the 8 billion dollars go?
Sep 29, 2023This week, the story of former crypto wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried. The government alleges he stole over eight billion dollars from the customers of the crypto exchange he started, FTX. Our question ....
Why are we still buying diamonds?
Sep 22, 2023They’re shiny rocks that we’ve somehow agreed embody romance and eternity. But diamonds, it turns out, are not as rare as we think. And these days, they can be made in a lab. So why do we continue to ...
Why’s it so hard to figure out how many people watch Stranger Things?
Sep 15, 2023Maya Hawke, of Stranger Things, would like to know why won’t Netflix just tell her how many people watch the show? Plus the question underneath that question … might the internet have broken our TV in...
Does anyone actually like their job?
Sep 01, 2023... Or, am I being lied to by a Brooklyn-based musician? At twenty-five, I had a question for The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn. This week, I finally got to ask it. If you have questions or comments about ...