A listener’s brother dies by suicide, and afterwards, she finds herself angered by trigger warnings about suicide. She wants to... more

Since not long after the car was invented, we have wanted to stick wings on them and fly them through... more

It’s an election year and so Search Engine’s campaign desk is answering the questions you really want answers to: all... more

In part two of our story, we watch the state of New York try to pull off something we rarely... more

In 2021, New York legalized cannabis for adults. It was supposed to be the start of a legal market, led by... more

We've launched a new premium feed called Incognito Mode. It includes bonus episodes of Search Engine and some other very... more

Something strange, new, and unsettling is happening in media right now. Huge institutions, both newspapers and online outlets, are being... more

"Hi David, I’m Vicky Ho. Don’t you remember me?" An investigative reporter travels halfway around the world to find out who... more

This episode will change how you look at games. We talk to Ben Brode, the designer behind Hearthstone and Marvel... more

Cockroaches were a scourge that scuttled through the cracks and crevices of homes all throughout America. And then one day,... more

A question that has launched a battle between bird-loving ecologists and ardent, cat-defending activists. What should we do about an... more

Actor Molly Ringwald joins us to talk about a time in her life when her job was to pretend to... more

This week, the shocking finale of our investigation into who -- or what -- has been leaving chicken bones strewn across the... more

A team of investigators with an unusual set of skills joins us this week to solve a mystery that haunts... more

This week, a question a podcast has no business trying to answer. We talk to writer A.J. Daulerio about his own... more

We bring you the shattering conclusion to our investigation into whether a New York City sushi restaurant is swapping their... more

We investigate unsettling rumors that fish purveyors may be mislabeling fish to save a buck. Our path leads us deep... more

This week, the story of a very brief, very absurd revolution at the world’s leading artificial intelligence company, OpenAI. And... more

A question from a four-year-old tips us into an investigation of one of our most fundamental taboos: cannibalism. With help... more

Every day in Manhattan, about 1,000 people will stand outside in a long line waiting for their chance to take... more

In part two of our story about ADHD medications, we approach the question from a different angle. We meet a doctor... more

One of the millions of millennials given prescription stimulants to treat ADHD decides to quit. And afterwards wonders -- how... more

Ezra Klein joins Search Engine this week to answer a question that's increasingly confounded us: how do I use the... more

Search Engine is VERY EXCITED to share the news that Heavyweight, one of our favorite shows, is now available wherever... more

Why would the government give Korianne a coupon for a free apartment that she can’t find? We have a question... more

This week, the story of former crypto wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried. The government alleges he stole over eight billion dollars from... more

They’re shiny rocks that we’ve somehow agreed embody romance and eternity. But diamonds, it turns out, are not as rare... more

Maya Hawke, of Stranger Things, would like to know why won’t Netflix just tell her how many people watch the show?... more

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

We speak to Luis, a former fentanyl dealer and user who tells us why a dealer might want to put... more

Isn't it bad business to kill your own customers? In part one of our answer to this question, we talk... more

Our quest for answers this week sends us over a hundred years into the past. We learn about the invisible... more

We interview writer Andrew Leland, who has been gradually losing his sight for two decades. Andrew takes us inside the... more

Search Engine investigates the erratic behavior of the world’s wealthiest man with Hard Fork’s Casey Newton. The three top theories... more

We enlist a very overqualified person to answer this question, writer Kelefa Sanneh, author of Major Labels: A History of Popular... more

Queer Eye’s Antoni Porowski has heard a disgusting rumor — that the coffee on airplanes is unsafe to drink because... more

To answer this question, we’ll unpack a scientific battle centuries in the making, one that involves a serial killer elephant... more

No question too big, no question too small. A new show that’ll be out soon. You can hear it here,... more

A trip to Greenland, a chance encounter with Coolio, and the end of the world. To learn more about listener... more

An art heist in the crypto world plunges us headfirst into another mystery — why did so many celebrities suddenly... more