Jad's Brooklyn Bridge Bike Ride
- Jad Abumrad biked Radiolab CDs over the Brooklyn Bridge right before airing.
- The AM signal was weak, making the endeavor low-stakes.
The Idealized Listener
- Radio producers create content for their idealized listener.
- Jad aimed to curate a mix of documentary radio stories in the first Radiolab.
Ariel Adams' First Period Story
- Ariel Adams shares her first period story, which occurred in Mexico during a family trip.
- She discusses the awkwardness of buying pads and feeling like it was a "let down".
Jad started Radiolab roughly 20 years ago. And now he is stepping aside from hosting and producing the show to replenish, to think, to rock in his chair and be with his kids and wife, and maybe make some music. The news has been all over twitter and there’s a letter from Jad and our hosts Latif and Lulu on the website. But in this episode, Jad talks through his decision to leave and the future of the show with Lulu and Latif. And then, as a parting gift, we play him the very first episode of Radiolab (“The Radio Lab” as he called it then). He tells us about biking the CDs over the Brooklyn bridge just before the show was supposed to air, reading the news and weather between segments, and then we just sit back together and listen to where it all began.
Jad, for those of us who have been radically changed by the thing you put out into the world, we are both sad to lose you in our ears and endlessly grateful for what you’ve given us.