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:

January 26, 2017 Sparks: Interview with the author of "The Unpersuadables"
FiveThirtyEight's Maggie Koerth-Baker talks with author Will Storr about his book "The Unpersuadables: Adventures with the enemies of science."

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54min
January 19, 2017 Sparks - The Unpersuadables
FiveThirtyEight's science team discusses Will Storr's book, "The Unpersuadables: Adventures with the enemies of science."

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41min
December 22, 2016 The Amazing Postcards You Mailed Us
Jody Avirgan and Kate Larue discuss the postcards we received for our "Dear Data" project, and then rerun our original conversation. Check it out: fivethirtyeight.com/deardata

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38min
December 16, 2016 Sparks (Part 2) Nate Silver and Michael Lewis
This month we're discussing Michael Lewis's new book "The Undoing Project." Here he talks with Nate Silver about his work. Be sure to check out part 1!

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37min
December 15, 2016 Sparks - The Undoing Project
Our science team discusses Michael Lewis's new book, which is about the rise of behavioral economics. Check out part 2, coming soon, in which Nate Silver talks with Lewis.

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40min
December 08, 2016 .72 That Was The Point
What's The Point is coming to an end with Jody Avirgan as the host. We discuss what we've learned over the last year and a half. Stay tuned for our next big thing!

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33min
December 02, 2016 .71 How Adam Ruins Everything
Adam Conover on the challenge of explaining tough topics - while being funny. Catch "Adam Ruins Everything" on TruTV.

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31min
November 23, 2016 .70 Sparks (Pt 2) Kenji Lopez-Alt
In part two of our Thanksgiving special, Anna Maria Barry-Jester talks about the science of food with Kenji Lopez-Alt.

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30min
November 17, 2016 .69 Sparks: Let's Eat, With Science!
A Thanksgiving cooking special from our science team as they discuss Kenji Lopez-Alt's "The Food Lab."

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33min
November 05, 2016 .68 Sparks (Pt 2) Risk
Maggie Koerth-Baker talks with Kayt Sukel about how we define risk, and how to write about it responsibly.

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31min

FAQs about What's The Point:

How many episodes does What's The Point have?

The podcast currently has 112 episodes available.