What's The Point

By FiveThirtyEight, 538, ESPN, Jody Avirgan

A show about our data age. Each week, Jody Avirgan brings you stories and interviews on how data is changing lives.... more

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How many episodes does What's The Point have?

The podcast currently has 112 episodes available.

What's The Point episodes:

August 11, 2017 Sparks: Interview with David Baron
Christie Aschwanden interviews the author of "American Eclipse," by David Baron.

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43min
August 10, 2017 Sparks: The Eclipse Of 1878
The Sparks gang discusses "American Eclipse" by David Baron, and the solar eclipse coming to the U.S. later this month.

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44min
July 27, 2017 WTP Best Of: DNA Evidence
Jody discusses the rise of forensic DNA with Erin Murphy, professor at New York University and author of the book "Inside the Cell."

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41min
July 18, 2017 WTP Best Of: Adam Ruins Everything
Jody interviews Adam Conover of TruTV's Adam Ruins Everything on how his show covers stats heavy topics.

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31min
July 07, 2017 Sparks: Interview with Charles Ornstein
Christie Aschwanden talks to journalist Charles Ornstein about how he reports on how money can influence doctors.

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35min
July 06, 2017 Sparks: Conflicts of interest
The Sparks crew discusses how politicians and scientists wrestle with conflicts of interest, and what the science says about how conflict of interest can change our decisions.

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39min
June 02, 2017 Sparks: Interview with Bob Holmes
Anna Maria Barry-Jester talks to Bob Holmes, the author of "Flavor: The science of our most neglected sense."

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41min
June 01, 2017 Sparks: Flavor Science
FiveThirtyEight's science team discusses "Flavor: The science of our most neglected sense," a book by Bob Holmes. They also go flavor tripping.

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40min
May 18, 2017 WTP Best Of: Bear Mapping
Rae Wynn-Grant, a conservation researcher at the American Museum of Natural History, discusses her work tracking black bears in the American West.

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37min
May 05, 2017 Sparks: Interview with Thomas Levenson
FiveThirtyEight's Christie Aschwanden interviews the author of "The Hunt for Vulcan."

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47min

FAQs about What's The Point:

How many episodes does What's The Point have?

The podcast currently has 112 episodes available.