Factually! with Adam Conover

Our world revolves around communications. But while the telegram and telegraph are dead and gone, one communications technology from the old timey era is still in the thick of it: the telephone. As AI plutocrats attempt to reorder our world around a new technology, it seems like a good time to examine a technology that already did just that. How did the phone survive this lon...

There are many things that contribute to the rise of fascism, but often overlooked is the role of economics. Today I'm joined by economist and professor Isabella Weber to discuss how we can rebuild our democracy, starting with an overtly anti-fascist economic system.

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This week's episode gets a little personal as my guest is...my ex! Today I'm joined by cartoonist and writer Lisa Hanawalt, as we discuss autobiographical cartooning, horses, and our breakup...which has inspired our latest artistic ventures.

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You are going to die. And I am too! But because of this fact, we are fascinated by people who push the final day off as long as possible, and those who promise to prevent it. But what if I told you that pretty much all of it is BULLSHIT? Today I'm joined by Dr. Saul Justin Newman, a research fellow at the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing. He won an Ig-Nobel prize for sho...