Radiolab


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Radiolab is on a curiosity bender. We ask deep questions and use investigative journalism to get the answers. A given episode might whirl you through science, legal history, and into the home of someone halfway across the world. The show is known for innovative sound design, smashing information into music. It is hosted by Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser.
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It's hard to estimate the value of this podcast
06/01/2006
This podcast stands out as pretty much constantly astounding. As someone who writes about science for a living, the 'scientific' concepts here are rendered in an enviably fascinating and pretty much idiot-proof way. It's a testament to the skills of the hosts in their use of the audio format that they can cruise through really complex stuff and give the ordinary listener entertainment and learning in a single scoop. This is the best. Now if they would only get season one on itunes....
Groundbreaking
5d ago
Sad it took me so long to find this podcast, but so happy I did. brings me so much awe and joy.
Lots of talking…
3d ago
I love love love radio lab - I grew up on it. However, I’m finding it’s harder to listen to with how often the hosts speak over the guests. I grew up loving the almost 3D auditory experience with sound effects used to emphasize the cool stuff. The recent Malthusian Swerve was a lot of talking and chiming in - I lost the plot. I hope to see more emphasis on story telling moving forward!
I’m finally giving up
4d ago
I really was hoping the show would get back to its old ways, but clearly it won’t. Before I enjoyed hearing a new story with insight every week and listening to jad and Robert giving round table points and counterpoints on what it could mean to the world as a whole. But now the show is filled with reruns and showcases to other podcasts. And when there is a new story, the content feels kind of plain, like it’s knowledge that’s pieced together logically and doesn’t have that unique teaching anymore. Even the discussion after feels very surface level and the new hosts consistently feel like they’re phoning it in with “oh wow” type statements. There’s minuscule debate. The show has gone from “let’s tell you how the blood of horseshoe crabs are harvested for crucial medicines and the moral implications behind it” to “let’s just read you a poem of early life on earth and call it an episode”. There’s no more journalism. The content has been dumbed down considerably and the hosts clearly want to showcase their own projects, which feels more targeted towards younger audiences
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- CreatorWNYC Studios
- Years Active2006 - 2025
- Episodes488
- RatingClean
- Copyright© WNYC Studios
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