Americans are trapped in two competing narratives about immigration: That were a nation of immigrants, and that outsiders are invading to steal our jobs. But if we set ideology and narrative aside, whats the truth? Leah Boustan joins Adam on this weeks

Americans are trapped in two competing narratives about immigration: That we’re a nation of immigrants, and that outsiders are invading to steal our jobs. But if we set ideology and narrative aside, what’s the truth? Leah Boustan joins Adam on this weeks

Climate change, racial inequality, and the anti-rights revolution all feel like comets heading towards our inevitable destruction. If you’re depressed about these challenges, you’re not alone. So how do we fight back? In this episode, author and journalis

Climate change, racial inequality, and the anti-rights revolution all feel like comets heading towards our inevitable destruction. If you’re depressed about these challenges, you’re not alone. So how do we fight back? In this episode, author and journalis

Why is it so hard to get around in America? Why is it so much more expensive to build a mile of transit here than it is in any country? And will we ever be able to break America of its car addiction? United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigie

Why is it so hard to get around in America? Why is it so much more expensive to build a mile of transit here than it is in any country? And will we ever be able to break America of its car addiction? United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigie

In honor of our move to Starburns Audio, we’re taking a week off and running a Factually classic. In this interview from 2019, Adam speaks with Jenny Odell, artist, writer, and author of the wonderful book "How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Econo

In honor of our move to Starburns Audio, we’re taking a week off and running a Factually classic. In this interview from 2019, Adam speaks with Jenny Odell, artist, writer, and author of the wonderful book "How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Econo

How can we best help animals, when its we humans who cause their suffering?Animal Crisisauthors Alice Crary and Lori Gruen join Adam to explain howthe same systems that hurt and kill animals also harm humans. They discuss the human rights abuses that

In times of turmoil, it can be useful to take a longer view of history. Like, a LOT longer.Paleontologist and author of The Rise and Reign of the Mammals Stephen Brusatte joins Adam to explain how mammals took over the Earth hundreds of millions of yea