Do we really own the devices we buy? The Right to Repair author Aaron Perzanowki joins Adam to explain how companies are using their power to control the products we buy from them, even after theyve left the store, and prevent us from repairing them ourselves. They discuss how this affects the environment, the livelihood of farmers, and the longevity of AirPods, and Aaron shares resources on how we can take power back and do our own repairs. You can purchase Aarons book athttp://factuallypod.com...
May 11, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Instead of debunking religious beliefs, what if we investigated where religion comes from, and why its virtually universal across human cultures?Anthropologist and How Religion Evolved And Why It Endures author Robin Dunbar joins Adam to discuss the origins of religion. He describes how touch, laughter, and song bonded people together, and the social role of religious rituals such as sin-eating. You can purchase Robins book here:http://factuallypod.com/books Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...
May 04, 2022•2 hr 32 min•Transcript available on Metacast The IPCC Report is one of the biggest, most important scientific projects ever undertaken by humankind, bringing together thousands of scientists from around the world to collect and evaluate our most up-to-date knowledge on climate change. Today on the show, Adam speaks with one of the lead authors of that report, Sarah Burch. Sarah explains where we are, where were headed, and what we can do to stop it, straight from the horses mouth; and she shares why she is optimistic about humanitys future...
Apr 27, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Weve known about climate chance since the 80s. So why has action been so slow?Journalist and author ofFire and Flood,Eugene Linden, joins Adam to discuss how climate change went from an issue of non-partisan agreement to one that is highly politicized. They explore 30+ years of climate inaction, and how the novel idea of going core-ward could be one solution to carbon emissions.You can order his book here:http://factuallypod.com/books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...
Apr 20, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast The1960s are often depicted as the the golden age of air travel, but the reality for the stewardesses who worked the skies was far from gilded. The Great Stewardess Rebellion author Nell McShane Wulfhart joins Adam to explain the ludicrous conditions that flight attendants worked under, and how their effort to unionize and fight back sparked changes that still benefit working women today. You can pre-order her book here:https://bit.ly/3vgyjaM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...
Apr 13, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast The early Internet was open, exciting, and deeply optimistic. So how did we end up, just a few decades later, with one thats closed, exploitative, and makes most of us incredibly depressed? Longtime Internet gadfly and author of How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism, Cory Doctorow, joins Adam to break down how the Internet has changed for the worse, and what we can do about it. Check out his book at https://factuallypod.com/books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Se...
Apr 06, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Why do we have such a cultural aversion to human poop, when its so fascinating and useful? Stay with us: in this episode, science journalist Lina Zeldovich and author of the new book The Other Dark Matter educates Adam on why poop is an awesome substance, the history of sewage and how we should rethink poops role in our lives. Check out her book at http://factuallypod.com/books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cali...
Mar 30, 2022•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Around the world and for most of history, human societies have been dominated by men. Why? Professor and author of the forthcoming The Great Gender Divergence, Dr. Alice Evans, joins Adam to explain how male governance springs from systems of inheritance, why matrilineal systems tend to convert to patrilineal ones, and why were seeing progress on gender equality around the world.You can follow Alice's work on Twitter at @_alice_evans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Mar 23, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast China is now one of the worlds most powerful nations. But how did its unique and formidable language shape its rise? Jing Tsu, the author ofKingdom of Characters,joins Adam to explain the history of the Chinese language, and the amazing innovations that brought it into the modern world. Check out her book athttp://factuallypod.com/books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com...
Mar 16, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Why is housing so expensive, when other human needs like food are relatively cheap? Brookings Senior Fellow and author of Fixer-Upper, Jenny Schuetz, joins Adam to explain why our entire system is tilted to protect wealth rather than provide housing, and how we can change the system to fix that. Pick up her book athttp://factuallypod.com/books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://ar...
Mar 09, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast The American conversation about reparations is sadly narrow. But what if reparations could address not just the sins of the past, but the injustices of the present? Olufemi Taiwo, author of the new bookReconsidering Reparations, joins Adam to explain. Check out his book athttp://factuallypod.com/books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info....
Mar 02, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Despite how much our media talks about China, most Americans don't really know all that much about it. What is Chinas view of itself and its recent history? What is life like in the country for the average Chinese citizen? On the show this week Kaiser Kuo, host of the Sinica podcast, joins Adam to help answer these questions and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/p...
Feb 23, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast What would our world look like if we paid more attention to the knowledge indigenous communities have discovered about the world around us? On the show this week is indigenous environmental scientist Jessica Hernandez. You can check out her book,Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science, atfactuallypod.com/books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https...
Feb 16, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast As we head into the third year of the pandemic, US workers are organizing and unionizing like its the early days of the Industrial Revolution.But can theyreverse decades oflabor erosion in America?On the show to answer that question is labor reporter Hamilton Nolan, who joins Adam to talk about how the pandemic has changed the labor movement andwhat the future might hold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California...
Feb 09, 2022•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast We spend more time in digital, virtual spaces than ever. But are those places reallyreal? If they are, does that mean we could be living in virtual reality right now? Or does it even make sense to ask such a question? Philosopher DavidChalmers joins Adam to talk about consciousness, the nature of reality, and the limits of digital technology. Pick up David's latest book,Reality+, athttp://factuallypod.com/books. Support Adam athttp://patreon.com/adamconover Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
Feb 02, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Playing games is a fundamental human activity. But despite their ubiquity, theyve never gotten the serious study from scholars they deserve. Why do we play them? And what, exactly, ARE games? On the show this week is C. Thi Nguyen, philosophy professor at University of Utah, and author of the book,Games: Agency as Art.Check it out at factuallypod.com/books. You can also find the first chapter free online here:https://philpapers.org/go.pl?id=NGUTAO-8&aid=NGUTAO-8v1. Learn more about your ad choic...
Jan 26, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our abusive, for-profit healthcare system has left Americans swimming in harmful medical debt. On this weeks episode, Adam meets someone whos doing something about it: Allison Sesso, executive director of RIP Medical Debt, a non-profit which uses donations to buy and abolish medical debt for good. Check them out atripmedicaldebt.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pr...
Jan 19, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast A deeply embedded idea in our culture is the sexist notion that men are the default human, and women the unknowable other". Nowhere is this more visible than in the history of medicine, with disastrous consequences for womens health. On the show this week to discuss her new book is Elinor Cleghorn, author ofUnwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World. You can check out her book atfactuallypod.com/books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy...
Jan 12, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast The NRA has been unbelievably successful in achieving its goals. Now, it's falling apart. How is that possible? On the show today is National Public Radio's Washington Investigative Correspondent and author Tim Mak. You can check out his book, Misfire, at factuallypod.com/books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jan 05, 2022•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week on Factually were re-releasing one of our favorite episodes. Entomologist and professor Akito Kawahara joins Adam to discuss why insects are disappearing at an alarming rate, how humans must play a critical role in their survival, and how incredible insects truly are. Happy Holidays! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info....
Dec 29, 2021•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Even though the COVID-19 vaccines were born of publicly-funded research, our privatized medical system has left them to for-profit companies like Pfizer to distribute, giving these private companies massive power in a time of great need. On the show this week to dive into the ways Pfizer has used and abuse its power is Financial Times global pharmaceutical correspondent Hannah Kuchler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy ...
Dec 22, 2021•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast As humans, we like to believe that we shape the natural world. But in reality, its laws and patterns have deeply structured our own society. To tell the story of how water has shaped humanity, on the show this week is Giulio Boccaletti, author of Water: A Biography. Check it out at http://factuallypod.com/books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-in...
Dec 15, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Orwellian has become such an overused adjective that weve forgotten what George actually believed and cared about. In her new book, Orwell's Roses, Rebecca Solnit argues that George Orwell's love of gardening reveals striking facets of his character and his work. You can check out Orwells Roses at factuallypod.com/books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-...
Dec 08, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Its impossible to discuss the history of Cuba without talking about the history of America; the stories of the nations are simply too intertwined. To unpack this complex and fascinating history, on the show this week is Professor Ada Ferrer. You can check out her book, Cuba: An American History, at factuallypod.com/books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not...
Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast No periods in history are more fascinating than those moments when the status quo is overthrown and everything changes. This week, podcaster and author Mike Duncan is on the show to discuss why revolutions happen and what unfolds in their aftermath. You can check out his book, Hero Of Two Worlds, at factuallypod.com/books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-no...
Nov 24, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast When telling the history of our species, why do so many writers keep regurgitating the same centuries-old just-so story? If we had a more accurate, truer account of our origins, how would it change our understanding of our society and ourselves? To answer this question, on the show this week is archaeologist David Wengrow, co-author with the late anthropologist David Graeber of the blockbuster new book The Dawn of Everything. Check it out at factuallypod.com/books. Learn more about your ad choic...
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Human beings have long been afraid of the "other." But is this fear ingrained in our psyche, or a product of our surroundings? And where does the word even come from? To answer, on the show this week is historian and psychiatrist George Makari. Check out his book Of Fear and Strangers: A History of Xenophobia, at http://factuallypod.com/books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art...
Nov 10, 2021•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Once one party totally controls the government in a state or city, it should be easy for that party to pass all the laws it wants to, right? Well, wrong. Single party rule can actually make it harder to enact policy. On the show this week, UC Riversides professor Stan Oklobdzija explains why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info....
Nov 03, 2021•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Many musicians and fans reject genre labels as narrow-minded restrictions on what music can be. But what if the opposite is true? What if our notions of genre actually shape what it means to make and enjoy music on a fundamental level? Joining Adam on the show today is journalist and music critic Kelefa Sanneh. Check out his book Major Labels at factuallypod.com/books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr...
Oct 27, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bestselling author and acclaimed journalist Susan Orlean joins Adam to discuss our complex, often contradictory relationships with the animals we love (and those we eat). You can check out her new book, On Animals, at factuallypod.com/books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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