The latest low-carb diet trend is merely a rehash of fad diets past.Read Yvette's story: https://theoutline.com/post/6133/the-keto-diet-is-a-recipe-for-disaster?zd=1&zi=lp6jlihlFollow Yvette on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thescibabeWe're ho

Yellowstone National Park underwear?

Sep 5th, 2018 6m 20s

Basically, clothing companies are funding our national parks because the government won't.Read Jen's story: https://theoutline.com/post/6051/the-national-parks-are-in-a-financial-crisis-please-buy-this-sweatshirt?zd=1&zi=sevmhymxFollow Jen on

How to make a British woman sell you a Honda

Sep 4th, 2018 6m 35s

Rosa Lyster went into a "body language experts" k-hole and discovered some good news?Read Rosa's story: https://theoutline.com/post/6017/do-body-language-experts-actually-tell-us-anything?zd=1&zi=dypumcg3Follow Rosa on Twitter: https://twitte

Can we get some crazy broke Asians, too?

Aug 30th, 2018 1h 4m

Jeremy Gordon and Wei Tchou explore the many shades of Asian-American culture representation through the releases of ‘Crazy Rich Asians,’ ‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before,’ and Mitski’s ‘Be the Cowboy’.Show notesRead Jeremy's essay: https:/

"Ready for love" is a lie

Aug 29th, 2018 19m 40s

Helena Fitzgerald pokes a hole in the idea that a romantic relationship is a prize for loving yourself enough.'There is no such thing as being ready for love' by Helena Fitzgerald → https://theoutline.com/post/5970/unconventional-wisdom-emotio

A day on an e-scooter

Aug 28th, 2018 8m 59s

Ann-Derrick Gaillot spent the day zipping around Portland using only dockless e-scooters and documented her experience.We're hosted and produced by James T. Green. Our theme is by John Lagomarsino.If you’re interested in pitching a story to t

The appeal of viral mugshots

Aug 27th, 2018 11m 21s

Why do people like to look at photos of strangers at their worst?Today's story'The bizarre appeal of viral mugshots' by Melinda Fakuade→ https://theoutline.com/post/5978/viral-mugshots-essay?zd=1&zi=fbzyynrjCreditsToday you heard from Melin

Wokeness industrial complex

Aug 23rd, 2018 18m 55s

There's a problem with 'Nanette' – comedy is at its best when it helps audiences understand their relationship to trauma, not when it makes them feel comfortable.Today's story"The 'Nanette' problem" by Peter Moskowitz → https://theoutline.com

The soundtrack of destruction

Aug 22nd, 2018 9m 44s

Musicians are trying to capture the soundscapes of the environment as it dies.Today's story'What does the end of the world sound like? Listen to this' by Lewis Gordon → https://theoutline.com/post/5960/climate-change-music?utm_source=topic_re

Smoke(y) signals

Aug 21st, 2018 6m 35s

Thank Smokey Robinson and Smokey the Bear for this adjustment of the English language?Today's story'Smokey is the new smoky' by Ann-Derrick Gaillot → https://theoutline.com/post/5961/smokey-smoky-whats-the-difference?utm_source=topic_culture

How to lose friends and scare away people

Aug 20th, 2018 8m 42s

The signals you're putting off makes you less attractive.Today's story'Showing off how rich you are won't help you make friends' by Oscar Schwartz → https://theoutline.com/post/5907/flexing-your-wealth-wont-make-you-any-friends?utm_source=Cr

Reject the algorithm!

Aug 16th, 2018 13m 22s

Four music nerds and professionals tell us how to find new (and good) music in the age of the algorithm.Today's story'Finding new music in the algorithm age' by Ann-Derrick Gaillot → https://theoutline.com/post/5759/how-do-i-find-new-music?ut

The racist language of space exploration

Aug 15th, 2018 8m 57s

The language of colonialism is infecting outer space, thanks to dominance by rich white businessmen and politicians.Today's story'The racist language of space exploration' by Caroline Haskins → https://theoutline.com/post/5809/the-racist-lang

Queer fabulism is everywhere

Aug 14th, 2018 14m 21s

Recent books by Carmen Maria Machado, Daisy Johnson, Melissa Broder, and many more are part of a burgeoning trend in writing that uses the fantastic to explore marginalized experiences.Today's story"How a queer fabulism came to dominate conte

Ghosted by a senator

Aug 13th, 2018 10m 42s

Extremely outdated technology and zero policy mean calling your reps is often not as effective as we’d like it to be.Today's story"We're sorry, your senator cannot be reached at this time" by Michael Waters → https://theoutline.com/post/5758/

A mosh pit (of data)

Aug 9th, 2018 10m

Seeing your favorite band live will probably cost you more in privacy information than in dollars.Today's story"Ticketing app AXS scrapes all the data it can get from your phone" by Paris Martineau → https://theoutline.com/post/5628/how-a-con

The U.S. is thirsty

Aug 8th, 2018 6m 41s

Climate change threatens water everywhere, but tension between different levels of U.S. government has stalled our response.Today's story"Water, water, everywhere but not a drop to drink" by Caroline Haskins → https://theoutline.com/post/5687

The 'down-ass chick'

Aug 7th, 2018 14m 51s

When a rapper wants a woman who will do anything except be her own person, what are we asking down chicks to be down for?Today's story"What are we asking down chicks to be down for?" by Melinda Fakuade → https://theoutline.com/post/5606/down-

'Playboy' shaped the America of today

Aug 6th, 2018 20m 11s

How coming into possession of a stack of vintage ‘Playboy’ issues caused one writer to consider the magazine’s impact on the modern world.Today's story"For better and for worse, the 'Playboy Magazine' of the '70's helped shape the America of

Dr. Seuss' forgotten anti-war book

Aug 2nd, 2018 9m 42s

This book spoke powerfully against the hacks behind the military-industrial complex — and for that, was pilloried.Today's story"Dr. Seuss' forgotten anti-war book made him an enemy of the right" by John Wilmes → https://theoutline.com/post/56

What I want is a single buffalo wing

Aug 1st, 2018 8m 57s

We can choose anything in the modern food delivery economy — except this.Today's story"What I want is a single buffalo wing" by Jeremy Gordon → https://theoutline.com/post/5560/single-buffalo-wing-future-foodCreditsToday you heard from Jere

So you bought a ghost town

Jul 31st, 2018 13m 7s

Who is paying $12 million for an abandoned town? We found out.Today's story"The people who buy ghost towns" by Michael Waters → https://theoutline.com/post/5605/ghost-town-owners-12-millionCreditsToday you heard from Michael Waters. We're h

'Parent Trap' but messier

Jul 30th, 2018 15m 21s

A set of triplets were separated at birth, and by chance met back up at 19 years old.Today's story"The sticky business of separating twins" by Melinda Fakuade → https://theoutline.com/post/5551/three-identical-strangers-twins-parent-trap?utm_

Bring back irony

Jul 26th, 2018 27m 37s

Irony is the only antidote to our all-too-earnest age.Today's story"Bring back irony" by Leah Finnegan → https://theoutline.com/post/5542/bring-back-irony?zd=1&zi=xj7engbvCreditsToday you heard from Leah Finnegan. We're hosted and produced

How to DJ a sex party

Jul 25th, 2018 9m 35s

Read the room, have a sense of humor, and if you’re standing on a human body, keep your balance.Today's story"What it's like to DJ a sex party" by Aditi Shrikant → https://theoutline.com/post/5502/sex-party-dj-julie-covelloCreditsToday you