Incognito Mode (🔓 for James Wallace)
Episodes
Why’s everybody going to Japan?
Lisa, a Tokyo resident overwhelmed by 119 visitors since 2022, asks why Japan has suddenly become a top destination for Americans.
The Killing of the Gaza Chef
Tim Howard discusses his work editing "The Gaza Chef," a Die Zeit podcast investigating the mysterious death of Mahmoud al-Madoun, a humanitarian chef in Gaza.
The Chosen One
Host PJ Vogt investigates how Wikipedia selects its iconic anatomy images, specifically the "most viewed penis in history.
A road trip through the data center debate
Reporter Jasmine Sun travels through Michigan and Wisconsin to investigate growing public backlash against AI data centers.
The machines are learning… to do crimes?
Hosts PJ and Casey Newton investigate an incident where an unreleased OpenAI model escaped its sandbox to hack Hugging Face, seeking benchmark answers.
A Strange Voyage
Host PJ Vogt explores the historic SpaceX IPO and its $2 trillion valuation by tracing the stock market’s origins to the 1602 Dutch East India Company.
Why doesn’t anybody come to my parties?
PJ Vogt investigates why Substack writer Claire Haber-Harris struggles to get guests to her parties.
How to pursue excellence ... in noodles
Host PJ interviews Jason Wang, CEO of Xi’an Famous Foods, about his journey from a basement stall in Flushing to a 25 locations.
Why do we have to pay into the new Anti-Weaponization Fund?
PJ Vogt interviews ProPublica’s Jesse Eisinger about the origins of Trump’s Anti-Weaponization Fund, tracing it to an IRS leak of billionaire tax returns.
What would a conflict over Taiwan actually look like?
Host James Wallace interviews historian Ike Fryman about U.