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Radiolab is on a curiosity bender. We ask deep questions and use investigative journalism to get the answers. A given episode might whirl you through science, legal history, and into the home of someone halfway across the world. The show is known for innovative sound design, smashing information into music. It is hosted by Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser.

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Friday · 21 min
A 4-Track Mind
A neurologist issues a dare to a ragtime piano player and a famous conductor, then the impossible happens.
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September 25 · 22 min
Grass Apes
A tiny ode to grass, for its epic role in human history.
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September 18 · 31 min
The Sweetest Thing
What is the sweetest thing in the world?
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September 11 · 1 hr 3 min
23 Weeks 6 Days
A tiny baby, born at 23 Weeks and 6 days—roughly halfway to full term. And a whole universe of medical and moral questions.
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September 4 · 58 min
60 Words
It’s been 25 years since 9/11. Today we talk about the 60 words that ushered in everything that came after.
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August 28 · 1 hr 4 min
Dolly Parton's America: Sad Ass Songs
We will always love you, Dolly.
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August 21 · 51 min
Patient Zero
The greatest mysteries have a shadowy figure at the center, Patient Zero. We hunt for Patient Zeroes from all over the map.
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August 14 · 25 min
Nigel and the Real Gannet
A love story about a rogue bird and his concrete lover.
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August 7 · 36 min
Red Herring
A deep-sea Cold War mystery with subs and bombs and science.
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July 31 · 1 hr 17 min
The Shoe Thrower
The world around you is falling apart, and no one is listening. How far do you go to be heard?
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July 24 · 55 min
Return of Alpha Gal
Tuck your napkin under your chin. We’re about to serve up a tale of love, loss, and lamb chops - with a side of genetic modification.
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July 17 · 29 min
Neither Confirm Nor Deny
Whether it comes from government spokespeople or celebrity publicists, the phrase “can neither confirm nor deny” is the perfect non-denial denial.
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July 10 · 37 min
The Holy Shiver
What your body knows that your brain doesn’t … yet.
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July 3 · 40 min
Atomic Artifacts
America represents many different things to many different people. What if you could only choose one thing, one physical object, to represent it all?
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June 26 · 1 hr 13 min
The Gondolier
What happens when doing what you love means giving up who you really are?
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June 19 · 39 min
This is Your Brain on Hormones
We don’t have hormones, hormones have us.
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June 18 · 35 min
Bonus: Wild Animal Dads from Terrestrials
Father nature.
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June 12 · 55 min
On the Media: American Emergency
A little while back, our friends over at On the Media released a gripping and immersive reporting series about FEMA, the agency that is supposed to be there for all of us in the wake of disaster. In American Emergency (https://zpr.io/MtrUmJU3yEMW), OTM investigates how the agency tasked with saving America became distrusted, despised… and defunded.Today we talk to On the Media co-host Micah Loewinger about how this project came out, what reporting went into making it happen, and play a couple of
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June 5 · 1 hr 3 min
Oliver Sipple
One morning, Oliver Sipple went out for a walk. A couple hours later, to his own surprise, he saved the life of the President of the United States. In a story we reported back in 2017, we explain how in the days that followed, Sipple’s split-second act of heroism turned into a rationale for making his personal life into political opportunity. What happens next makes us wonder what a moment, or a movement, or a whole society can demand of one person. And how much is too much? Through newly une
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May 29 · 36 min
This American Roach
A couple summers ago, Radiolab reporter Alex Neason got out of the shower and almost stepped on her worst nightmare: an American Cockroach. It was flipped onto its back, struggling, and for a split second, Alex swears she felt the spiny tickle of its legs on the underside of her bare foot. And, like every other time she has come into contact with a roach, this sent her into a debilitating spiral of fear, anger, and disgust. This week, Alex tries to understand what might be behind her fear, in th

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