Emily Oster, professor of economics at Brown University, joins the show to talk about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his theories... more

What would a world of self-driven cars look like? How would it change shopping, transportation, and life, more broadly? A decade... more

Derek shares his big-picture theory for Trump's victory. Then, Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson explains how Trump shifted practically the... more

Today’s guest (our final preelection guest) is David Wasserman, political analyst with the Cook Political Report, who also helps out... more

Today, a close look at the history of a Pennsylvania town and how that history contains within it the story... more

My favorite sort of social phenomenon is something that seems normal to modern eyes that is actually incredibly unusual. We... more

In 1900, the average US life expectancy was 47 years old. That's the current age of Tom Brady, Ryan Reynolds,... more

Today: the state of men and what's really happening in the gender divide in politics. Many young men are falling... more

Since October 7, 2023, many have feared that the conflict between Israel and Hamas would bloom into a wider war... more

Derek shares his biggest frustrations about the 2024 election, like the lack of a policy debate and blind spots in news coverage... more