Two former congresspeople, a Democrat and a R...

Can machines spot a lie better than we can? I talk with psychology researcher Bennett Kleinberg, whose work brings together psychology, machine learning, natural-language processing, and deception detection. We explore why humans are bad at identifying lies, which verbal clues ma ...  Show more

Former Scientologist Chris Shelton spent thousands of hours using the e-meter to "audit" fellow members of the Church—but what does the device actually measure, and why do Scientologists trust it as an infallible guide to the truth? Chris takes us inside a typical auditing sessio ...  Show more

With political polarization at an all-time high, what does it look like for two well-informed people with opposing views to have dialog across different ideas?

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Ryan Grim, co-founder of Drop Site News, co-host of the ...

A veteran Republican senator and Democratic economist are political bridge people who’ve brought differing approaches and shared love of country to generations of economic policy. In this tense political moment, they offer straight talk and wise perspective – and won’t let partis ...  Show more

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This episode makes a powerful case for compromise and pragmatism as crucial ingredients in passing laws and getting things done. 

Our guests are Democrat Abigail Spanberger and Republican Brian Fitzpatrick, who are both members of the Problem Solvers Caucus: 62 Members ...