With a Side of Knowledge

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On ‘One Week in America’—Patrick Parr, Author

On Foreign Policy and Seeing the Big Picture—Elizabeth Shakman Hurd, Northwestern University

On Museum and Library Discovery—Mikala Narlock and Erika Hosselkus, Notre Dame

On Medicine, Vietnam, and War Stories—Mike Collins, M.D. and Author

Season 5 Trailer

On Baseball and Critiquing Things You Love—Katherine Walden, Notre Dame

On Fashion History and the Human Story—Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, Author

On 3D Printing and the Rise of Industry 4.0—C. Fred Higgs III, Rice University

On “The State of Science” (Part 2)—Holden Thorp, Science Family of Journals

On “The State of Science” (Part 1)—Holden Thorp, Science Family of Journals

On Infrastructure and Engineering Change—Trish Culligan, Notre Dame

On TV Cooking Competitions and Croquembouches—Sinaí Vespie, Chef

On Good Science and Ignoring the Noise—Timothy Caulfield, University of Alberta

On Mosquito-Borne Diseases and Spatial Repellents—Nicole Achee, Notre Dame

Happy Author Days: Royal Novelists Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan

Happy Author Days: PEN/Faulkner Winner Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi

Happy Author Days: Pulitzer Winner Marilynne Robinson

Happy Author Days: Spy Novelist Lauren Wilkinson

Happy Author Days: Ali Biographer Jonathan Eig

What Makes Me Happy: Social Media Manager Liz Harter on *NSYNC (and Others)

On Masterpieces and Mysteries—Jennifer Dasal, ArtCurious

On Personal Data, Hyper-Targeting, and Privacy—Kirsten Martin, Notre Dame

From the Archives: Costa, Schmuhl, and a Whole Bunch of Politics (Double Episode)

On Misinformation and Truth Sandwiches—Lisa Fazio, Vanderbilt University

On ‘American Spy’ and Finding It on the Page—Lauren Wilkinson, Author

On Royal Novels and Writing Partners—Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan, Authors

On HQ Trivia, the Attention Economy, and Our Digital Selves—Alyssa Bereznak, The Ringer

On Crosswords and ‘Wordplay’—Deb Amlen, The New York Times

On Research, Universities, and the Love of Dogs—Marie Lynn Miranda, Notre Dame

What Makes Me Happy: Journalists Richard Jones and Victoria St. Martin on Prince

On Reporting and Politics—Robert Costa, The Washington Post and Washington Week

On AI and Why We Need Humans (and Tiger King)—Mutale Nkonde, AI for the People

What Makes Me Happy: Philosopher Meghan Sullivan on LEGO

On DeLoreans, Autonomous Systems, and the Drive to be Awesome—Jon Goh, Stanford University

On Education, Parenting, and Improving Outcomes—Jenni Heissel, Naval Postgraduate School

What Makes Me Happy: Economist Kasey Buckles on the (Red) Sox

On Reindeer Herders and Powerlifting—Cara Ocobock, Notre Dame

What Makes Me Happy: Biology Ph.D. Candidate Katie O’Reilly on Midwest Pizza

On the Smithsonian and Sneaking in the Sidedoor—Lizzie Peabody and Justin O’Neill, Smithsonian Institution

On Muhammad Ali and a Knockout Biography—Jonathan Eig, Author

On Work, Money, and the Rise of Female Entrepreneurship—Kerry Hannon, Author

On the Rhodes Scholarship and Making Yourself Useful—Prathm Juneja, Notre Dame

On the Presidency and Possibility—Bob Schmuhl, Notre Dame

On the EU, Allies, and the State of European Democracy—Janne Matláry, University of Oslo

Top 5 Most-Played Episodes of 2019: No. 1

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Top 5 Most-Played Episodes of 2019: No. 3

Top 5 Most-Played Episodes of 2019: No. 4

Top 5 Most-Played Episodes of 2019: No. 5

On Democracy and Difficult Questions—Chris Beem, Penn State University

On Movies (and Golden Tickets)—Shea Serrano, The Ringer

On ‘A Dangerous Idea’ and Documentary Filmmaking—Stephanie Welch, Director

On Lions and Tigers and ... Okapi?—Josh Sisk, Potawatomi Zoo

On ‘How Charts Lie’ and Increasing Graphicacy—Alberto Cairo, University of Miami

On American Jesuits, Catholicism, and Higher Education—John McGreevy, Notre Dame

On Podcast Brunch Club and the Appeal of Audio—Adela Mizrachi, Podcast Brunch Club

On Cryptocurrency, Facebook’s Libra, and Data Security—Mike Chapple, Notre Dame

On Incredible Women and a Story Too Good to Pass Up—Ann Little, Colorado State University

On Exile, Literature, and Feeling Small Before the Page—Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi, Author

On Football Rankings and Measuring Efficiency—Brian Fremeau, FEI

On Math, Origami, and How No Discipline is an Island—Clare Kim, MIT

On Lowering Barriers and Double Rainbows—Charles Adler, Cofounder of Kickstarter

On Enron, Business, and Cover Stories—Bethany McLean, Vanity Fair

BONUS EPISODE: A Bold Proposal for the U.S.-Mexico Border—Luciano Castillo, Purdue University

On Energy and Not Throwing Spaghetti Against the Wall—Rachel Kyte, SEforALL

On Publishing and the Love of Books —Jessica Sinsheimer, Literary Agent

On Science Podcasting and What Didn’t Happen to the Dinosaurs—Elah Feder and Annie Minoff, Undiscovered

On Heroes and Humanity’s Greatest Invention—John Banville, Author

On Evolution and Defining Creativity—Agustín Fuentes, Notre Dame

On Hercules, Healthcare, and Our Common Finitude—Dan Hinshaw, University of Michigan

On Social Media and One in a Trillion Success—Vamsi Kanuri, Notre Dame

On Protests, Abraham Lincoln, and Tupac—Lisa Mueller, Macalester College

On Shakespeare and Your Magical Self—Madeleine Hyland, Actors From The London Stage

On Photography and When Lightning Strikes—Matt Cashore, Notre Dame

On Good Stories and Coming Along for the Science—Sam Kean, Science Writer

On Writing and Saying Something True—Marilynne Robinson, Author

On Henry David Thoreau of Concord, Mass.—Laura Dassow Walls, Notre Dame

On (TV) Comedies and Not Messing With the Magic—Michael Swanson, NBCUniversal

On Big Data and Our Technological Future—Hendrik Hamann, IBM Research

On Hamilton and Making the Thing(s)—Patrick Vassel, Hamilton

On Real News and Purple Rain—Richard Jones (Notre Dame) and Victoria St. Martin (WNIT)

On Probability, Multiverses, and Yogi Berra—Harvey Brown, University of Oxford

On Climate and Common Sense—Sally Benson, Stanford University

On Sleep and Saber-Toothed Tigers—Jessica Payne, Notre Dame

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