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PJ Vogt

We try to make sense of the world, one question at a time. No question too big, no question too small. Hosted... more

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Episodes

The Dave and Buster's Anomaly

A small group of Americans becomes convinced they’ve discovered something strange about their iPhones: a forbidden phrase the phone will... more

09 May 2025 · 50 minutes
Why the national debt might finally matter

In a moment of deep economic uncertainty created by our tariff-loving president, suddenly, our national debt has become much more... more

25 Apr 2025 · 50 minutes
Why can’t we just turn the empty offices into apartments? (classic)

A re-air from August 2023: Our quest for the answer to this one sends us over a hundred years into the... more

18 Apr 2025 · 52 minutes
What are teenagers actually seeing on their phones?

A group of teenagers agrees to allow a filmmaker to record the things they do on their phones for a... more

11 Apr 2025 · 51 minutes
The Russian Cake Switcheroo

A beloved American rock band’s Spotify page appears to have been taken over by Russian rappers. Is this a scam?... more

04 Apr 2025 · 46 minutes
Planet Money: The Memecoin Casino

Reporter Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi has the story of an unusual website you’ve likely never heard of. A website that has been... more

28 Mar 2025 · 37 minutes
Viruses in the Air

In the 1930s, two scientists made a very important discovery, but their breakthrough idea failed to spread. In large part... more

21 Mar 2025 · 45 minutes
The Puzzle of the All-American BBQ Scrubber

Why it’s so difficult to manufacture something entirely in America, and what happens if you try anyway. The Smarter Scrubber Grill... more

14 Mar 2025 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
DOGE and the Mystery of the State Department Teslas

There’s a new president of America, and he’s doing a lot of things. How do you decide what to pay... more

07 Mar 2025 · 53 minutes
Does anyone actually like their job? (classic)

... Or, am I being lied to by a Brooklyn-based musician? At twenty-five, I had a question for The Hold... more

28 Feb 2025 · 47 minutes
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