Is Sasquatch real? Will sexbots solve what ails incels? In this episode, we compare and discuss Hulu's true-crime documentary Sasquatch featuring the investigative journalism of David Holthouse and the increasing sophistication and impact of robotic sex dolls.

In this episode, we discuss and compare the extraordinary adventures of YouTube travel vlogger Bald and Bankrupt (also known as Benjamin Rich) and the foundational, 19th-century philosophy of John Stuart Mill.

In this episode, we compare the inimitable misadventures and trenchant wisdom of Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon's adult animated science fiction sitcom Rick and Morty and Charlie Warzel’s NY Times article “I talked to the Cassandra of the Internet Age" on Michael Goldhaber and his insights on how the internet is rewiring our brains. 

In this episode, we discuss and compare Jochen Bittner’s article “1918 Germany Has A Warning for America” and Nicholas Lemann’s article “The Republican Identity Crises After Trump.”

In this episode, we discuss and compare Disney and Pixar's animated film Soul and the life of Christopher Havens, a convicted murderer turned accomplished number theorist who not only rediscovers his love of math while in prison but also his salvation.

In this episode, we connect and descend into the diabolical practice of gerrymandering and the satanic panic conjured by Lil Nas X’s song Montero (Call Me By Your Name) and shoes.  

In this episode, we discuss the connections between the latest scientific research on the vast underground networks that allow forests to communicate and collaborate and the ideas advanced in the Hidden Brain Podcast episode titled “Screaming into the Void."

In this episode, we discuss the connections between Chloé Zhao's Nomadland, the Oscar-nominated film exploring life as a van-dwelling American, and Black Mirror's season three episode San Junipero in which technology offers humans the possibility of eternal existence.

In this episode, we discuss the connections between the nine-part documentary series “The Vow” and the compelling NY Times article “How Do You Know When Society Is About to Fall Apart?” which revisits Joseph Tainter's seminal text, "The Collapse of Complex Societies." 

In this episode, we discuss the connections between David Attenborough's documentary "A Life on Our Planet" and the increasing acceptance and use of psychedelics in the treatment of mental health and the search for enlightenment.