Repeat After Me
There is a phenomenon whereby, as soon as you start thinking about something, you see it everywhere.I started thinking about repetition when Radiolab asked me to address a listener’s comment from the...
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The Hypnotic Power of Graph Paper
Look into this paper. You are getting very sleepy...With Radiolab's Yellow Fluff on the airwaves last week, I was thinking about these graph paper animations by artist Alma Alloro.Yellow Fluff begins...
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The Septendecennial Sing-Along
Every 17 years, a deafening sex orchestra hits the East Coast -- billions and billions of cicadas crawl out of the ground, sing their hearts out, then mate and die. In this short, Jad and Robert talk...
View ArticleVIDEO: Radiolab Behind the Scenes
If you've ever wondered how the podcast comes together, or what it's like to work at Radiolab, here's a peek into our process.If you're a fan of the show, help us make more Radiolab by making a...
View ArticleAdoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
This is the story of a three-year-old girl and the highest court in the land. The Supreme Court case Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl is a legal battle that has entangled a biological father, a...
View ArticleThe Trouble with Everything
The desire to trace your way back to the very beginning, to understand everything -- whether it's the mysteries of love or the mechanics of the universe -- is deeply human. It might also be deeply...
View ArticleCurious Sounds from the Solid Sound Festival
This fall, we're hitting the road with our brand-new live show. We're stopping in 20 cities across the US (plus 1 stop in Canada), and we have some exciting news about the special musical guests who...
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Ally's Choice
Producer Lu Olkowski brings us the story of a tightly-knit family caught on opposite sides of a very big divide. If you ask Ally Manning's mom and sister, they'll tell you there's no question: they're...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Good Dr. Sacks
One of our favorite human beings turns 80 this week. To celebrate, Robert asks Oliver Sacks to look back on his career, and explain how thousands of worms and a motorbike accident led to a brilliant...
View ArticleBlood
From medicine to the movies, the horrifying to the holy, and history to the present day -- we're kinda obsessed with blood. This hour, we consider the power and magic of the red liquid that runs...
View ArticleRodney Versus Death
What do you do in the face of a monstrous disease with a 100% fatality rate? In this short, a Milwaukee doctor tries to knock death incarnate off its throne.In the fall of 2004, Jeanna Giese checked...
View ArticleDawn of Midi
In this short, Jad puts on his music hat and shares his love of Dawn of Midi, a band that he recently started using on the show.Midi, for those of you who don't know, is sort of like a computer...
View ArticleBlame
We've all felt it, that irresistible urge to point the finger. But new technologies are complicating age-old moral conundrums about accountability. This hour, we ask what blame does for us -- why do we...
View ArticlePoop Train
You may not give a second thought (or backward glance) to what the toilet whisks away after you do your business. But we got wondering -- where would we wind up if we thought of flushing as the start,...
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Quicksaaaand!
For many of us, quicksand was once a real fear -- it held a vise-grip on our imaginations, from childish sandbox games to grown-up anxieties about venturing into unknown lands. But these days,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Famous Tumors
When we first released Famous Tumors, Rebecca Skloot's book about the life and legacy of Henrietta Lacks (and her famous cells) had just hit the shelves. Since then, some interesting things have...
View ArticleCut and Run
Legions of athletes, sports gurus, and scientists have tried to figure out why Kenyans dominate long-distance running. In this short, we stumble across a surprising, and sort of terrifying,...
View ArticleAn Ice-Cold Case
Scientists' obsession with one particular man - and with the tiny scraps of evidence left in the wake of his death - gives us a surprisingly intimate peek into the life of someone who should've been...
View ArticleApocalyptical
Cataclysmic destruction. Surprising survival. In this new live stage performance, Radiolab turns its gaze to the topic of endings, both blazingly fast and agonizingly slow.This hour we celebrate the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Radiolab Live Apocalyptical Sneak Peek
A preview of Radiolab's live show Apocalyptical: dinosaurs, death, destruction... plus cinematic live scoring and comedic mayhem from Reggie Watts and Kurt Braunohler. Feast your eyes on more video --...
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