With digital spaces regularly evolving and updating, and the infinite scroll beckoning to us at all times, this episode questions... more

Games can serve as an escape from reality—but they can also shape our understanding of trust, collaboration, and what might... more

With smartphones in our pockets and doorbell cameras cheaply available, our relationship with video as a form of proof is... more

This episode explores the web’s effects on our brains and how narrative, repetition, and even a focus on replaying memories... more

While the vibrance, innovation, and cacophony of online life can feel completely unlike anything humanity has ever created before, its... more

Social media has made it easier to build more parasocial relationships with celebrities and influencers. What impact are those connections... more

What is “real life,” now that the internet and AI are integrated into so much that we do? In the... more

It can be tough to face our own mortality. Keeping diaries, posting to social media, and taking photos are all... more

Time can feel like a subjective experience—different at different points in our lives. It’s also a real, measurable thing. The... more

Between making time for work, family, friends, exercise, chores, shopping—the list goes on and on—it can feel like a huge... more

Before laptops allowed us to take the office home and smartphones could light up with notifications at any hour, work... more

Many of us complain about being too busy—and about not having enough time to do the things we really want... more

Co-hosts Becca Rashid and Ian Bogost explore our relationship with time and how to reclaim it. Why is it so... more

Why can it feel like there’s never enough time in a day, and why are so many of us conditioned... more

A lot of people are plagued by the feeling that society used to be better, that neighbors were more helpful,... more

The values of individualism that encourage us to go it alone are in constant tension with the desire for community... more

Are commitment issues impacting our ability to connect with the people who live around us? Relationship building may involve a... more

What motivated two families to engage in the organized chaos of shared living and how did they learn to talk... more

The terms of friendship are both voluntary and vague—yet people often find themselves disappointed by unmet expectations. In this episode... more

Coffee shops, churches, libraries, and concert venues are all shared spaces where mingling can take place. Yet the hustle and... more