The Dirt That Refused to Die
by Siddhant Pusdekar
If dead dirt keeps breathing, does the chemistry of life actually belong to living things?
0:00 / 11:54 · Narrator Gacrux
Daily edition
2026-07-26
Today's Crosscut
Us War in Iran
When a president keeps changing the story about why American soldiers are fighting, that political confusion at home translates directly into a doomed military operation on the ground.
Trump Owes Americans a Better Explanation About Iran × Clausewitz on Operation Epic Fury
0:00 / 36:48 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
Future-gazing →
What Will More Intelligence Actually Do for Us?
by Noah Smith
If machines can outsmart mathematicians, why haven't they replaced truck drivers?
0:00 / 21:12 · Narrator Charon
What a Stray Dog’s Murder Tells Us About Chinese Civil Society
by Alric Lee
When does mourning a stray dog become a threat to the state?
0:00 / 8:37 · Narrator Algieba
For the curious →
The Doomers Are All Right
How do you plan a life when you believe humanity only has a few years left?
0:00 / 13:58 · Narrator Vindemiatrix
Smart escape →
Danny McBride Leaves You Wandering
by Nick Martin
What happens when a master of Southern comedy leaves the South off the page?
0:00 / 11:49 · Narrator Rasalgethi