podcasts A new podcast explores the CIA's involvement with writing a hit song for the Scorpions Thom Dunn

Entertainment How Roger Zelazny's Lord of Light transformed into the CIA's Argo covert op DJ Pangburn

cold Before refrigeration, one obsessive Boston guy sold winter to the tropics Jason Weisberger

A tanker of molten sulphur vanished with 39 crew in 1963 Ellsworth Toohey

bad idea Harris Faulkner thinks international travelers are dying to visit flyover states Jason Weisberger

History Medieval dragon drainpipe from 1393 makes modern gutters look boring Popkin

spacex The most alarming parts of Elon Musk's SpaceX filing, ranked Jason Weisberger

History How a 1958 magazine cheered America's slide into installment debt Ellsworth Toohey

Science Physicist says the 'hard problem of consciousness' isn't real Ellsworth Toohey

Technology Why is a $200 Lego set harder to buy than a $400M machine? Ellsworth Toohey

Science What if your calendar ran on a worm that splits itself in half? Ellsworth Toohey

crime Smugglers were caught with 5,000 Kenyan queen ants worth $220 each Ellsworth Toohey

art The world's most traveled religious artifact has her own boarding pass Popkin

AI Cops used AI to match a photo to an innocent grandmother in Tennessee, then jailed her for nearly 6 months Ellsworth Toohey

Science How do you score on the Corporate Bullshit Receptivity Scale? Rob Beschizza

News Grandmother jailed 108 days after facial recognition got it wrong Ellsworth Toohey

airlines United will permaban passengers who don't use headphones Gail Sherman

crime Ancient swords seized by customs officers Rob Beschizza

Vintage snowman roadside signs across America, photographed by Rolando Pujol Popkin

Technology The Pentagon is copying narco-sub design, but cartels are already ahead Ellsworth Toohey