The Experiment Podcast: America Has a Drinking Problem
Alcohol has been humanity’s social lubricant since 10,000 B.C., but its use as a coping mechanism is distinctly American.
The Experiment Podcast: Getting Down and Moving On With Dr. Ruth
After the pandemic, how do we learn to get close to one another again? We ask the renowned sex therapist Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer.
The Experiment Podcast: Doing Drugs as a Human Right
The Columbia professor Carl Hart believes that villainizing drug use interferes with our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Podcast: Is It Over?
Our pandemic podcast is ending, though the pandemic hasn’t ended around the world.
Podcast: Breakthrough Infections and Lonely Puppies
Things are starting to look up, at least in the U.S., but we’re looking ahead at potential future worries.
Podcast: It’s Time to Tango
Lots of your questions about the future after COVID-19 get answered, and one listener gives us a little history lesson.
The Experiment Podcast: Female Pleasure in the Age of the Enlightened Male
On an intimate journey for her own sexual pleasure, Katharine Smyth found herself navigating a female-orgasm industrial complex long defined by myths about women’s bodies.
Podcast: Dealing With Post-pandemic Trauma
The Atlantic staff writer Ed Yong talks with James Hamblin and Maeve Higgins about the ways, large and small, in which we’ve all suffered.
The Experiment Podcast: How the Evangelical World Turned on Itself
Lecrae Moore, a major Christian rapper, belonged to a culture where faith and politics were tightly tied. When he realized he couldn’t live with that anymore, the consequences were devastating.
Podcast: Share the Vaccine ‘Recipe’
What difference could it make worldwide if the U.S. waived patents for vaccines?
The Experiment Podcast: ‘Evangelical’ Is Not a Religious Identity. It’s a Political One.
White evangelicals have succeeded in becoming the most powerful voting bloc in America, one church mailing list at a time. But is the cost of victory too high?
Podcast: Long-COVID Questions Answered
A long-COVID patient and an immunologist help us understand the mysterious condition.
The Experiment Podcast: The Surprisingly Complex History Behind 90 Day Fiancé
What a guilty-pleasure reality show teaches us about immigration and democracy in America.
Podcast: The Consequences of Vaccine Nationalism
“One country’s crisis is every country’s crisis.”
The Experiment Podcast: What Makes a Murderer?
A widely criticized legal principle disproportionately puts youth of color and women behind bars. But is it the only way to hold police accountable when they kill?
Podcast: When Can I Take Off My Mask?
The rules need to change after vaccination. But carefully.
Podcast: How Much Should You Really Worry About the Vaccine-Blood-Clot News?
What the “pause” in Johnson & Johnson vaccinations means
The Experiment Podcast: The Problem With America’s National Parks
The story of our national parks, sometimes called “America’s best idea,” leaves out a large group of people. The Ojibwe writer David Treuer is trying to change that.
Podcast: No Shirt. No Shoes. No Shots. No Service.
Vaccine passports, explained
The Experiment Podcast: The ‘Rock Doc’ Who Prescribed 1.4 Million Pain Pills
Jeffrey Young’s patients say he helped them like nobody else could, but prosecutors indicted him following a huge painkiller bust. His case offers a unique look at the opioid crisis.