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:

February 25, 2016 .35 The Academy
Walt Hickey's been trying to crack the tricky data problem that is the Oscars. He talks about his reporting, and we host the first ever WTP data debate.

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40min
February 18, 2016 .34 Who's A Good Dog
A visit to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show with Oliver Roeder, who wrote about the rise and fall of the terrier dynasty.

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27min
February 11, 2016 .33 A Privacy Mea Culpa
We've been screwing up in the way we talk about privacy on the show. Kashmir Hill of Fusion sets us straight.

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38min
February 04, 2016 .32 Big-Time Sports
As you watch the Super Bowl this weekend, tons of data -- and millions of dollars -- will be zipping around. Jim Glanz of the New York Times discusses his reporting.

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41min
January 28, 2016 .31 Don't Drink The Water
In Flint, Michigan, bad data decisions made the water crisis much worse. FiveThirtyEight's Anna Barry-Jester recently reported on the story.

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31min
January 21, 2016 .30 A History Of Political Data (Part Two)
Obama 2008 to the present, including reporting from Iowa. With Daniel Kreiss of UNC.

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36min
January 14, 2016 .29 A History Of Political Data (Part One)
William Jennings Bryan to Barack Obama. With Daniel Kreiss of the University of North Carolina.

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44min
January 13, 2016 BONUS: Elections Pilot (Iowa!)
From a Des Moines hotel room, we talk about the Iowa caucus and the latest polling numbers. Let us know what you think by emailing [email protected]

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36min
January 07, 2016 .28 Algorithmic Arugula
A visit to a data-driven farm, where the light, water, nutrients and more are all optimized and controlled from an iPad.

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30min
January 04, 2016 BONUS: Election Podcast Pilot
Let us know what you think of our elections podcast as we continue to pilot. We'll launch the show formally in a new feed before the Iowa caucus.

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34min

FAQs about What's The Point:

How many episodes does What's The Point have?

The podcast currently has 112 episodes available.