Life’s final border might not be so final after all. From tardigrades to viruses, some things are both dead and... more

Cyborgs, cyberspace, mind-melting techno. In the mid-’90s, the future had arrived. To find out what happened to it, Hari pays... more

At the dawn of the digital era, a group of engineers tasked with audio compression had to decide what information... more

East Berlin, 1983. A teenage punk rocker finds himself in a Stasi interrogation cell. The choice is simple: inform on... more

Look on the bright side! In a country obsessed with positivity, Hari traces the path of exiled German intellectual Theodor... more

In the 1920s, a messianic visitor to Hari's family home unveils the connection between Indian Independence movement and the astral... more

Country? Rap? Lil Nas X’s chart-topping “Old Town Road” revived a long debate about borders and boundaries in American popular... more

Hari’s visit to Stonehenge on the solstice prompts an investigation into the gray zone between being a native and a... more

Hosted by novelist Hari Kunzru, Into the Zone is a new podcast about opposites, and how borders are never as... more