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May 29, 2024 • 21min

Fixing Pixar

After duds and missteps, the animation studio is looking to Inside Out 2 to help it recapture the magic. By Thomas BuckleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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May 14, 2024 • 27min

Genohype

DNA testing didn't turn out to be the panacea we were promised decades ago, but that's OK—unless you're 23andMe. By Kristen V. BrownSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Apr 25, 2024 • 23min

Tesla's Nordic Rebellion

As unions take on Elon Musk, a small Swedish strike has big stakes By Anders Melin and Jonas EkblomSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Apr 15, 2024 • 36min

Sextortion

Criminal gangs are posing as flirty girls on Instagram and Snapchat to torment high school boys, drain their bank accounts and push them to the edge.By Olivia CarvilleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Apr 10, 2024 • 8min

How Matzo Is Made

At Streit’s matzo factory, production follows strict Jewish law. But the meaning of the Passover staple is still up for debate.  By Deena ShankerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Apr 2, 2024 • 31min

Bluey, Take a Bow

The Australian kids’ show has swept the world. But its future is in doubt By Devin LeonardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Mar 19, 2024 • 22min

An Empire Divided

General Electric was in dire straits. The only way to save America’s quintessentialconglomerate was to break it up.  By Brooke Sutherland & Ryan BeeneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Mar 13, 2024 • 15min

The Vincuñas and the $9,000 Sweater

Thirty years of providing the world's finest wool to the fashion house Loro Piana has done almost nothing for the indigenous people of the Peruvian Andes. By Marcelo RochabrunSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Feb 21, 2024 • 29min

Everywhere All at Once

A24 has an indie cult following and a $2.5 billion valuation. Can the film company scale its brand of hipster cringe? By Felix GilletteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Feb 6, 2024 • 23min

Can AI Unlock the Secrets of the Ancient World?

Almost 2,000 years ago, a volcano preserved Herculaneum’s vast library of scrolls but left them unreadable. A volunteer army of nerds has been racing to decipher them. By Ashlee Vance and Ellen HuetSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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