The Airline Industry Has a Toxic Fume Problem

For decades, food companies have relied on a proven playbook: cater to shoppers with sugar, salt and flavor. This approach has been so successful that some critics have accused the food industry of fueling an obesity epidemic. But with weight-loss drugs and health-conscious shopp ...  Show more

President Trump called it “the biggest oil deal in world history.” After months of secretive negotiations there was a surprise announcement that the U.S. government was getting a direct stake in a private oil company in Venezuela. WSJ’s Vera Bergengruen reports on how the deal ca ...  Show more

The FAA is scheduled to hold an industry-wide safety summit this week after a series of aviation safety incidents around the country, including a number of close calls on the runways of our nation’s busiest airports. In today’s episode, we take a closer look at these runway incur ...  Show more

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Melissa and Jam explore the concept of ozone and its impact on air quality in airplanes. Melissa explains the chemical reaction of ozone, why it's significant in organic chemistry, and how it can lead to discomfort in air travel by interacting with ...

A 90-second failure of Newark Airport’s air-traffic safety systems, which blacked out communication to planes carrying thousands of passengers, has exposed a new level of crisis in air travel.

Kate Kelly, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, explains what th ...

Recent airplane crashes and near misses have everyone freaked out, just as DOGE is laying off workers at the agency charged with keeping people safe in the air. This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin and Gabrielle Berbey, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura B ...  Show more