2026-10-23 · For the curious
Murano Parsnips: the Unexpected Literary History of the Dildo
by Izabella Scott
How does a glass toy from Venice become a crime punishable by death?
0:00 / 12:57 · Narrator Algieba
2026-10-20 · For the curious
The Uncanny Catharsis of the AI Emomercial
by Jean Garnett
Why is an algorithm the only one willing to admit how much getting older hurts?
0:00 / 19:47 · Narrator Sulafat
2026-10-13 · Smart escape
Grimes’s Secret Psy Opera Pop-Up
by Paul McAdory
Why does a pop star obsessed with the future still need a crowded room to feel forgiven?
0:00 / 15:27 · Narrator Gacrux
2026-09-23 · Small delights
On “Derek,” Captain Ahab’s Evil Half Brother
by John Hay
How did a silent film about Captain Ahab's evil half-brother rescue a forgotten American masterpiece?
0:00 / 11:42 · Narrator Gacrux
2026-09-12 · Smart escape
Kiss the Ring: Richard Wagner’s Opera Festival in the Age of AI
by Krithika Varagur
What happens when a 150-year-old opera festival hands its stage over to artificial intelligence?
0:00 / 20:00 · Narrator Vindemiatrix
2026-08-23 · Small delights
If You Build It, Will They Come? On the Sperm Racing World Cup
by Paul McAdory
Could a race between microscopic human cells ever actually work as a live spectator sport?
0:00 / 19:44 · Narrator Vindemiatrix
2026-07-28 · Smart escape
The Bit Player: My Father with Steve Zissou
by Molly Cooper
How does an eight-second movie cameo become the story a father leaves behind?
0:00 / 18:03 · Narrator Gacrux
2026-07-16 · For the curious
A City Bigger Than a Bomb: Dispatch From Beirut
by Jacob Russell
Can a family still find room to live in the quiet gaps between the bombs?
0:00 / 13:09 · Narrator Charon
2026-07-10 · For the curious
Clearly Fake: Zurbarán’s Uncanny Realism
by Jackson Arn
0:00 / 26:03 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
2026-06-25 · Smart escape
A Diary From the Psychic Capital of the World
by Greta Rainbow
Can a stranger’s mistaken version of the dead help a family see who they really lost?
0:00 / 15:52 · Narrator Sulafat
2026-06-19 · Behind the news
What is Poetry? Chelsey Minnis’s Frying Pan Full of Diamonds
by Jordan Castro
Can a poem be more honest when it stops trying to look sincere and starts wearing diamonds?
0:00 / 10:57 · Narrator Charon
2026-06-11 · Smart escape
The Vanishing Library: Timothy Ely’s Odd Little Book From Outer Space
by Max Ross
*Can the magic a book holds for one person ever truly transfer to another?
0:00 / 11:42 · Narrator Charon