A Christian and a Muslim Walk Into a Bar

#879 - 16 January 2026

When a joke could get you killed, should you say it anyway? A group of Syrian comedians test the limits of their newfound freedom, a year after the fall of the brutal Assad regime.

New Lore Drop

#878 - 9 January 2026

People discovering information about their own lives that they did not know, and suddenly everything looks very different.

The Making Of 

#877 - 19 December 2025

How one block in Portland, Oregon became a movie-set war zone that lots of people think is a real war zone.

Bigger Than Me

#876 - 5 December 2025

When history comes knocking, you have to figure out what to do.

I Hate Mysteries

#875 - 21 November 2025

What’s in the box? What’s in the $%&ing box?!?

Under One Roof

#874 - 14 November 2025

What’s great about living in a family is that everyone sees everything differently. Also, that’s what’s awful about living in a family. We go behind closed doors with two families.  

Got You Pegged

#873 - 7 November 2025

Shalom Auslander goes on vacation with his family, and suspects the beloved, chatty old man in the room next door is an imposter—and sets out to prove it. This and other stories about the pitfalls of making snap judgments about others.

Winners

#872 - 31 October 2025

America loves winners—now more than ever. But how do you get to a win in 2025 America? We get up close and follow someone trying to build a big win for herself and thousands of others like her.

The Thing About Things

#871 - 24 October 2025

Three stories about the strange power inanimate objects can hold over us.

My Other Self

#870 - 10 October 2025

What happens when people create alternate versions of themselves and release them into the wild?