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Susan Orlean is one of the greatest living nonfiction writers. She has an uncanny ability to find stories in mundane, unexpected places, and approach them with such a level of authentic fascination that the reader can’t help but become fascinated too. This week, Adam sits with Su ...  Show more

Would you rather that your attention were a resource freely directed toward your interests, or a measure of how many ads can be propelled into your eyeballs in a single session? Our attention has been commodified, and an entire industry is trying to wring out every possible insta ...  Show more

Today's proceedings: An Apple Review of a risqué shot, a Facebook ring shaming group, a family on a fluffy blanket, and a gender reveal gone wrong. We also discuss some business expenses for the podcast's future! Rate and Review our podcast and share it with your friends! ...  Show more

The media may have you believe that the recent Supreme Court decision on Mifepristone was a win for reproductive rights. In reality, it merely upheld the current status quo – a drastic departure from the standard once set by Roe. And an onslaught of challenges, aimed at making ab ...  Show more

Today's proceedings: We welcome new listeners from Headgum's "If I Were You" as we deliberate over a man accidentally finding a new fetish, a woman having and unplanned bathroom break, a toothless first kiss, and a man who accidentally gained a murder of crow bodyguards. Also, i ...  Show more

Susie got to visit her favorite tourist trap in Boston (where everyone knows her name!), but had to do so the old-fashioned way since her family's phones malfunctioned. Let's just say, if the bad guys ever take down our country's phone service we're all screwed. We learn why s ...