Comedian Adam Conover talks to exceptional experts, revealing shocking truths and thought-provoking new perspectives. It’s an investigative comedy podcast for curious people who never stop asking questions.
285 episodes transcribedWe’ve got a big one this week: best-selling historian and author of Sapiens and Unstoppable Us Yuval Noah Harari joins Adam to explain how hu...
Why is one of the most populous, diverse, interesting places on Earth barely covered in the media? Why isn’t the most violent conflict on Ear...
Can you create the universe with nothing but mathematics? This week mathematician Manil Suri joins Adam to explain why and how math is fundam...
What does quantum physics have to tell us about the human experience? This week, Sabine Hossenfelder joins Adam to explain how quantum physic...
Most science fiction about climate change is apocalyptic. But what if we actually used our imaginative powers to invent a universe in which w...
Congress is at a historic low point of dysfunction and voter confidence. Today on the show, the Chair and Vice Chair of the Congressional Mod...
Would leaving your freezer door open help climate change? What would happen if you slid down a fire pole from the Moon down to Earth? And how...
Iran is currently being rocked by protests against the oppressive theocratic regime that rules the country. What is happening there, and what...
The housing crisis seems like one of the most intractable problems threatening America. But slowly and surely, we’re solving it, and you can...
Climate change is the biggest disaster facing humanity. And yet so often, our solutions seems to be limited to buying slightly better grocery...
How do we fight back against those who are trying to take away Americans’ civil rights? Scholar and organizer Mie Inouye joins Adam to explai...
Comedy is one of world’s oldest, most popular art forms, but almost no one thinks seriously about what comedy is or what it’s for. Is comedy...
Americans are trapped in two competing narratives about immigration: That we’re a nation of immigrants, and that outsiders are invading to st...
Climate change, racial inequality, and the anti-rights revolution all feel like comets heading towards our inevitable destruction. If you’re...
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 w...
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 wi...
How can we best help animals, when it’s we humans who cause their suffering? Animal Crisis authors Alice Crary and Lori Gruen join Adam to ex...
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...
Trans people have existed as long as, you know, people have. But the barriers to legal inclusion and equality are still higher than most peop...
Asian Americans are an essential part of the history of this country, but the true story is all too little told, especially in a time of risi...
