Episodes

  • Is Jimmy Kimmel Leaving Late Night?

    Is Jimmy Kimmel Leaving Late Night?
    May 5 2026
    Media personality ⁠Caitlin Green⁠ speculates ⁠whether Jimmy Kimmel will leave ABC when his contract is up⁠. Listen to Caitlin co-host The Jann Arden Podcast here⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 mins
  • How D&D Can Be Therapy

    How D&D Can Be Therapy
    May 5 2026
    Anthropology professor ⁠Jeffrey Snodgrass⁠ explains how ⁠tabletop games like D&D act as 'drama therapy in the wild' to boost players' self-concepts⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins
  • FULL EPISODE: Everything About Procrastination - May 4, 2026

    FULL EPISODE: Everything About Procrastination - May 4, 2026
    May 5 2026
    Media personality Caitlin Green speculates whether Jimmy Kimmel will leave ABC when his contract is up. (⁠Listen to Caitlin co-host The Jann Arden Podcast here⁠⁠⁠.) Anthropology professor Jeffrey Snodgrass explains how tabletop games like D&D act as 'drama therapy in the wild' to boost players' self-concepts. Professor of economics Charles Noussair shares his surprising finding that work bonuses can lower self-set goals and reduce performance. Economist Moshe Lander⁠⁠⁠ tackles some money dilemmas involving a wife planning an unwanted fancy dinner for her husband's birthday, and a spouse who doesn't help when their partner gets a ticket on a streetcar. Environmental chemist and professor Miriam Diamond⁠ warns that overusing the antibacterial chemicals in everyday cleaning products may be helping dangerous, drug-resistant bacteria evolve⁠. Psychologist and educational researcher Lisa Bäulke discusses how procrastination declines with age but still shapes major life outcomes over nearly two decades. Sociologist and management professor Glenn Carroll talks about how great company culture is more than creating a nice place to work. Technology and culture correspondent Katie Notopoulos⁠ unveils the new AI tool that adds typos into your emails, you know… so it looks like you didn't use AI. Segments: (00:00) Introduction (01:23) Caitlin Green (10:00) Jeffrey Snodgrass (20:00) Charles Noussair (30:00) Moshe Lander (39:50) Mid-show teaser (41:05) Miriam Diamond (49:50) Lisa Bäulke (59:50) Glenn Carroll (1:09:50) Katie Notopoulos (1:19:16) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Outsourcing Authentic Email Typos to an AI

    Outsourcing Authentic Email Typos to an AI
    May 2 2026
    Technology and culture correspondent ⁠Katie Notopoulos⁠⁠ unveils ⁠the new AI tool that adds typos to your emails⁠, you know… so it looks like you didn't use AI to write them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins
  • Do Crypto Traders Lack Financial Savvy?

    Do Crypto Traders Lack Financial Savvy?
    May 2 2026
    Accounting professor ⁠Jaron Wilde⁠ explores ⁠whether cryptocurrency traders lack financial savvy⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins
  • How We Talk About Risk

    How We Talk About Risk
    May 2 2026
    Health sociologist ⁠Sara Perlstein⁠ dives into ⁠the meaning behind everyday conversations we have about risks with people close to us⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins
  • The Femme Fatale, a Universal Myth

    The Femme Fatale, a Universal Myth
    May 2 2026
    Anthropology professor ⁠William Jankowiak⁠ reveals that ⁠the 'femme fatale' might be a universal myth driven by the fear of romantic deception⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins
  • The Ridiculous Shenanigans of Prediction Markets

    The Ridiculous Shenanigans of Prediction Markets
    May 2 2026
    Joe Ciolli⁠ – author of ⁠the First Trade newsletter⁠ – discusses how ⁠the prediction-market gold rush is here, and how the shenanigans are getting messy⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 mins