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  • 84: Understanding Testosterone: The Most Controversial Hormone, with Carole Hooven

    Carole Hooven is the author of T: The Story of Testosterone, the Hormone that Dominates and Divides Us. From 2002 until 2023 she was a Lecturer in the department of Human Evolutionary Biology, and served for many years as the department's Co-Director of Undergraduate Studies. Her "Hormones and Behavior" class was named one of Harvard Crimson's "top ten tried and true" courses. She is now an associate in the Harvard Department of Psychology.

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    T: The Story of Testosterone, the Hormone that Dominates and Divides Us, by Carole Hooven

    74: Going to Space, Reusing the Entire Rocket, and Flying Again in 24 Hours, with Andy Lapsa - Where We Go Next

    68: Solving the Crisis of Boys and Men, with Richard Reeves - Where We Go Next

    Carole Hooven on Testosterone and Masculinity - Dialogues with Richard Reeves

    21: Defending the Rights of the Incarcerated, with Samuel Weiss - Where We Go Next

    Original Position / Veil of Ignorance - Wikipedia

    Brown v. Board and “The Doll Test” - Legal Defense Fund

    Carole Hooven On Testosterone - The Dishcast with Andrew Sullivan

    40: Great Writers Must Be Vulnerable in Public, with Andrew Sullivan - Where We Go Next

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    59 min
  • 83: Building Autonomous Vehicles to Clean Up Outer Space, with Trevor Bennett

    Trevor Bennett is the co-founder of Starfish Space, a fully autonomous satellite servicing company. He earned a PhD from the University of Colorado where he was a NASA Space Technology Research Fellow and one of Aviation Week’s 20 Twenties. Trevor has worked at both NASA Goddard and JPL on robotic missions and also at Blue Origin on New Glenn. He has broad technical expertise in Guidance, Navigation and Control, with a particular focus on rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking.

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    Otter Pup by Starfish Space - YouTube

    74: Going to Space, Reusing the Entire Rocket, and Flying Again in 24 Hours, with Andy Lapsa - Where We Go Next

    78: The Final Frontier Fire Sale: Chronicling the Pioneers Commercializing Space, with Ashlee Vance - Where We Go Next

    Clearing Space Debris Is Good Business - SpaceNews

    Follow Starfish Space on X: @StarfishSpace

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    1 hr 21 min
  • A Very Special Episode About Video Games and Growing Up in the '90s, with Dan Bulich & Pat Brennan

    Dan Bulich and Pat Brennan costar in Console Wars, a YouTube series that puts Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis games in head-to-head competition for 16-bit supremacy.

    Console Wars - YouTube

    Console Wars - TV Tropes

    57: 16-Bit Video Games and the Lasting Power of Nostalgia, with Dan Bulich & Pat Brennan - Where We Go Next

    Console Wars' First Episode in 2011: Aladdin (Super Nintendo vs Sega Genesis) - YouTube

    Why 16-Bit Games Look Better on Old TVs - YouTube

    Console Wars: The Adventures of Batman & Robin (Super Nintendo vs Sega Genesis) - YouTube

    Ys III: Wanders From Ys (Super Nintendo) Soundtrack - YouTube

    The Adventures of Batman & Robin (Sega Genesis) Soundtrack - YouTube

    Blade (1998): Opening Scene - YouTube

    Donkey Kong Country Soundtrack - YouTube

    1993 Sega Genesis Commercial: Blast Processing - YouTube

    SNES Drunk: Chrono Trigger: Why the Hype? - YouTube

    Sega Lord X: Golden Axe 2 - Sega Genesis Review - YouTube

    Splash Wave: The Making of Streets of Rage 2 (Sega Genesis) - YouTube

    The Adventures of Batman & Robin (Sega Genesis): Mad Hatter Fight - YouTube

    Console Wars: Earthworm Jim (Super Nintendo vs Sega Genesis) - YouTube

    Console Wars: Earthworm Jim 2 (Super Nintendo vs Sega Genesis) - YouTube

    Stimpy's First Fart | The Ren & Stimpy Show - YouTube

    A Pesky Fly Interrupts Rocko’s Barbecue | Rocko's Modern Life - YouTube

    "Turn the Page, Wash Your Hands" | Rocko's Modern Life - YouTube

    "Call the Police" | The Ren & Stimpy Show - YouTube

    Garbage Pail Kids - Wikipedia

    Splash Wave: The Making of Aladdin (Sega Genesis) - YouTube

    Spider-Man Cartoon (1990s): Opening Credits - YouTube

    Earthworm Jim (Sega Genesis) Soundtrack - YouTube

    Game Maker's Toolkit: Why Does Celeste Feel So Good to Play? - YouTube

    Angry Video Game Nerd: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES) - YouTube

    Mike & Bootsy: Ducktales (NES) - YouTube

    SNES Drunk: X-Men 2: The Clone Wars (Sega Genesis) - YouTube

    Sega Lord X: Comix Zone - Sega Genesis Review - YouTube

    Nintendo Power: Issue #1 (July/August 1988) - Internet Archive

    Console Wars: Batman Returns (Super Nintendo vs Sega Genesis) - YouTube

    Splash Wave: The Making of Donkey Kong Country & Killer Instinct (Super Nintendo) - YouTube

    Console Wars: Zombies Ate My Neighbors (Super Nintendo vs Sega Genesis) - YouTube

    Gaming Historian: The Story of Super Mario World - YouTube

    Splash Wave: The Making of Super Mario World & Yoshi's Island - YouTube

    Gaming Historian: The Story of Super Mario Kart - YouTube

    Smells Like Nirvana, by "Weird Al" Yankovic - YouTube

    Bedrock Anthem, by "Weird Al" Yankovic - YouTube

    Super Mario Kart Soundtrack - YouTube

    Rob McElhenney & Charlie Day Debate the Correct Creative Approach for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - YouTube

    Console Wars: Super Bomberman vs Mega Bomberman (Super Nintendo vs Sega Genesis) - YouTube

    How Cuphead's Devs Gambled On A Dream | The Making of Cuphead - YouTube

    Console Wars Behind the Scenes: Recreating Doom - YouTube

    Follow Console Wars on Instagram: @ConsoleWarsGuys

    Follow Console Wars on Twitter: @ConsoleWarsGuys

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    1 hr 45 min
  • 82: Stand-Up Comedy is a Punk Rock Art Form, with Joel Jimenez

    Joel Jimenez is a standup comedian, musician and a native of Northeast Los Angeles. For years he was the drummer for the #1 live podcast in the world, Kill Tony. These days you can find him at the World Famous Comedy Store, in regular rotation on some of LA's top comedy podcasts, a co-host on both the Dogs of Brown Town and Lesser Known Characters podcasts, as well as the drummer for the punk rock band Mad Peaceful.

    Comic Routines - Joel Jimenez - YouTube

    Nardwuar vs. Pharrell Williams - YouTube

    The Ramones - The KKK Took My Baby Away - YouTube

    Ludwig Artists: Joel Jimenez

    The Offspring - Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) - YouTube

    Neil Peart's Ultimate Drum Solo on Late Show with David Letterman - YouTube

    Joel's First Kill Tony Set - YouTube

    Kill Tony #202: The Birth of "Joelberg" - YouTube

    Best "Joelberg" Roasts on Kill Tony - YouTube

    Kill Tony #500: "Ski Mask Pete" & Joel's Return - YouTube

    Kill Tony #605: The Return of the Original Kill Tony Band - YouTube

    Relentless Ones: Joel Jimenez - YouTube

    The Dogs of Browntown Podcast - Apple Podcasts

    Follow Lesser Known Characters Podcast on Instagram: @lesserknowncharacterspod

    Follow Mad Peaceful on Instagram: @madpeacefulband

    Follow Joel on Instagram: @mostlysorry

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    1 hr 1 min
  • 81: Mining Universal Truths From Personal Stories, with Sarah Hepola

    Sarah Hepola is the author of the 2015 bestselling memoir, Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget. She's the host and creator of "America's Girls," a podcast about the history of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, and the co-conspirator of Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em, a weekly podcast about what's burning through the culture right now. She's a writer-at-large for Texas Monthly, and she lives in Dallas.

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    Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget, by Sarah Hepola

    Why I’m Doing a Podcast on the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, by Sarah Hepola

    Cheerleaders, Cheerleaders Everywhere, by Sarah Hepola

    Smoke 'Em If You Got "Em Podcast

    Lush for Life, by Sarah Hepola - Salon

    23: Children Need Freedom to Grow Independent, with Lenore Skenazy - Where We Go Next

    "Twitter: where personality disorders become careers." - Meghan Daum

    Common Cognitive Distortions - Wikipedia

    Those College Students Might Surprise You: Sarah Hepola's Report From the Classroom - The Unspeakable Podcast

    How to watch TÁR - JustWatch

    I Could Get Married Here (But Didn't), by Sarah Hepola - The New York Times

    My Drinking Years: ‘Everyone Has Blackouts, Don’t They?’, by Sarah Hepola - The Guardian

    Sarah's Twitter: @sarahhepola

    Sarah's Instagram: @thesarahhepolaexperience

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    1 hr 24 min
  • 80: The Black British Experience Is Not an American One, with Tomiwa Owolade

    Tomiwa Owolade is a journalist and critic based in London. He has written for publications that include the New Statesman, the Times, and the Sunday Times, and he is the author of This is Not America: Why Black Lives in Britain Matter.

    This is Not America, by Tomiwa Owolade

    44: The Unresolvable Tension of Overlapping Identities, with Tomiwa Owolade - Where We Go Next

    3: A Challenge to Move Beyond Racialized Identities, with Inaya Folarin Iman - Where We Go Next

    12 Million Black Voices, by Richard Wright

    The Omni-Americans: Some Alternatives to the Folklore of White Supremacy, by Albert Murray

    39: Black Culture Is Not a Monolith, with Bertrand Cooper - Where We Go Next

    Black Jeopardy with Tom Hanks - SNL

    Tomiwa's Twitter: @tomowolade

    Tomiwa's Instagram: @tomowolade

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    1 hr 3 min
  • 79: Perfecting the Painful Pleasure of Nashville Hot Chicken, with Johnny Ray Zone

    A Los Angeles native, Chef Johnny Ray Zone began his culinary career as an apprentice, working as a garde manger at Figaro Bistrot in Los Feliz. He worked under chefs like Thomas Keller in Beverly Hills, Gordan Ramsay in London, and Nobu Matsuhisa in West Hollywood, before becoming the executive chef at La Poubelle in LA's Franklin Village. Most people today know him as the cofounder and executive chef of Howlin' Rays, the first Nashville hot chicken spot to open on the West Coast, and the restaurant many say kickstarted our national hot chicken craze.

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    Jonathan Gold Reviews Howlin’ Ray’s Hot Chicken - Los Angeles Times

    Howlin' Rays Dominates Nashville Hot Chicken in Los Angeles! | Where to Eat - YouTube

    Anton Ego Tastes Ratatouille - Flashback Scene - Scene from Ratatouille

    How McDonald's Invented Modern Fast Food - Scene from The Founder

    12: How Tragedy Can Lead to Growth, with Ayishat Akanbi - Where We Go Next

    74: Going to Space, Reusing the Entire Rocket, and Flying Again in 24 Hours, with Andy Lapsa - Where We Go Next

    1982 Pepsi Cola “Take the Pepsi Challenge” TV Commercial - YouTube

    60: The Unknown History and Surprising Benefits of Fasting, with Steve Hendricks - Where We Go Next

    The Story Of Prince's Hot Chicken | Southern Living - YouTube

    LA's Lost Hot Chicken History - Eater

    How Hot Chicken Really Happened - The Bitter Southerner

    Howlin' Ray's' Instagram: @howlinrays

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    1 hr 16 min
  • 78: The Final Frontier Fire Sale: Chronicling the Pioneers Commercializing Space, with Ashlee Vance

    Ashlee Vance is the New York Times bestselling author of Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, and a feature writer at Bloomberg Businessweek. He's also the host of Hello World, a travel show that centers on inventors and scientists all over the planet. Previously, he worked as a reporter for The New York Times, The Economist, and The Register. His new book, When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach, is out now.

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    When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach, by Ashlee Vance

    Hello World - Bloomberg

    Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, by Ashlee Vance

    Elon Musk: The Fantastic Future Quest | Ashlee Vance | Talks at Google - YouTube

    70: Making Extinction a Thing of the Past, with Ben Lamm & George Church - Where We Go Next

    72: A Self-Help Book for Societies, with Tim Urban - Where We Go Next

    Outliers: The Story of Success, by Malcolm Gladwell

    How LeoLabs Is Using New Tech to Target Space Junk - Hello World

    Ashlee's Twitter: @ashleevance

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    1 hr 10 min
  • 77: From Fear to Fascination: Understanding Each Other in a Divided World, with Mónica Guzmán

    Mónica Guzmán is Senior Fellow for Public Practice at Braver Angels, a nonprofit working to depolarize America. She's also founder and CEO of Reclaim Curiosity, an organization working to build a more curious world, and author of "I Never Thought Of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times."

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    I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times, by Mónica Guzmán

    38: Curiosity Is a Skill We Can Learn, with Mónica Guzmán - Where We Go Next

    66: Embracing Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing, with Pete Davis - Where We Go Next

    Braver Angels

    Mónica Guzmán - I Never Thought of It That Way - with Jonathan Rauch - YouTube

    Heineken: Worlds Apart Campaign - YouTube

    Why Would a Lefty Talk to Glenn Beck? | Monica Guzman | The Glenn Beck Podcast | Ep 138 - YouTube

    Self-Reliance, by Ralph Waldo Emerson

    1: How to Bridge Political Divides, with John Wood, Jr. - Where We Go Next

    Mónica's Twitter: @moniguzman

    Mónica's Instagram: @moniguzman

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    1 hr 8 min

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