Author-filmmaker Davy Rothbart comes from a small town - as does the winless high school basketball team at the center of his new film "Medora." He lists some other winning losers.
Sam Harris: Honestly
Neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris' new book explores his twenty year experiment in 'radical honesty' and discusses how even casual lying undermines human relationships.
A Cold War Close Call
You're the White House Security Adviser, it's 3AM, and you get the call that Doomsday is nigh — but then you learn it was all just a computer simulation gone awry.
Taking a (Slow) Walk in Love
Reyhan Harmanci, executive editor of the food/culture magazine Modern Farmer, tells us about love, walking, and the evolutionary justification for spending Friday night at home with Netflix.
“Ironic Misogynist Joke” – Tavi Gevinson
Tavi Gevinson — actor, fashion blogger, feminist and editor-in-chief of Rookie magazine (not to mention America’s imaginary teen sister) — jokes about “beauty essentials.”
Oliebollen: The Dense Dutch Doughnut
As Rico learned in Amsterdam, it's just not a holiday without a lump of dough stuffed with raisins and fried in oil.
“Brown & Sticky” – Ben Schott
Ben Schott, who joins us later in the show to discuss new words, gives us a joke with a little word-play.
Rob Delaney Parts His Hair on the Danzig Side
Beloved by almost a million followers on Twitter, comedian Rob Delaney has broken out of the 140 character limit to write a collection of personal essays.
Poetic Thief ‘Black Bart’ Botches a Job
This week in 1883, gentleman thief Black Bart finally botched one job after pulling off 27 stagecoach robberies. The lyrical larcenist left poems – but never dead bodies – at the scene of his crimes.
Seventies Songs for a Swinging Fondue Party with Bill Callahan
American-inflected singer-songwriter Bill Callahan is back with "Dream River," his 18th record since 1990. When compiling his dinner party soundtrack, he recalled his parents' 1970s dinner parties and went with a subtle, retro sound and a bit of depth below the surface.