Factually! with Adam Conover

Factually! with Adam Conover


Latest Episodes

The World Philosophy Made with Scott Soames
February 05, 2020

Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern California, Scott Soames, joins Adam this week to for a deep dive into how philosophy shaped the modern world, the relationship between philosophy and physics, and the age old question: “What are numbe

The Flood, the ARkStorm and Why Weather Science is Amazing with Daniel Swain
January 29, 2020

Climate scientist Dr. Daniel Swain joins Adam this week to shed light on how climate change affects the chances of more extreme weather events, the main misconceptions surrounding weather and climate and the importance of weather science as climate change

Why Search Engines Aren’t Unbiased with Safiya Noble
January 22, 2020

UCLA Professor Safiya Noble joins Adam this week to discuss how racism is expressed through supposedly neutral algorithms, the real-life “Minority Report” technology that’s being used today in our cities, and why we all need to stop implicitly trusting te

Adam Meets Beakman with Paul Zaloom
January 15, 2020

On a very special FACTUALLY! Adam sits down with political satirist, puppeteer, former children's show host and personal hero, Paul Zaloom aka Beakman of Beakman's World. Adam and Paul talk about the inspiration and development behind the show, the Childr

Actually Solving the Housing Crisis with Heather Worthington
January 08, 2020

Think the housing crisis is intractable? Heather Worthington, Director of Long Range Planning for the City of Minneapolis, is here to prove to you that it’s not. She joins Adam to tell us how she helped pass the revolutionary Minneapolis 2040 Plan, how it

The Truth about Brain Injuries and Football with Dr. Ann McKee
January 01, 2020

Neuropathologist and Director of Boston University's CTE Center, Dr. Ann McKee, joins Adam to discuss CTE or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a neurodegenerative disease caused by repeated head injuries that affects the NFL and other sports. Dr. McKee ex

How the Student Debt Complex Crushes Students Potential with Caitlin Zaloom
December 25, 2019

NYU professor Cailtin Zaloom joins Adam discuss the student debt industry, why we shouldn't force students to think about finances when pursuing their education, and what steps we can take to change higher education for the better.

Why Our Economy and Democracy Have Gone Haywire with Mark Blyth
December 18, 2019

If you feel like you live in a world that’s more chaotic and unequal, than the one your parents did: You’re right. Political scientist Mark Blyth joins Adam to explain the how we got here and why, the true mistakes of the 2008 financial crisis, and the ef

Why Monopoly Power is Killing Hollywood with Matt Stoller
December 11, 2019

This week on Factually!, author Matt Stoller joins Adam to discuss corporate monopolies in entertainment, why we should be breaking up Disney and how concentrated power is so problematic. 

A.I. Doesn’t Run the Internet; Exploited Humans Do, with Sarah T. Roberts
December 04, 2019

Technology expert and UCLA professor of information studies Sarah T. Roberts joins Adam to discuss the oversold fantasy of artificial intelligence, the real humans who labor behind the scenes to moderate your social media feeds, and the psychological effe