Bad at Math

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• Ep. 6 - AI makes things easier. And that's a problem.

  October 12, 2026 · 34 min

  One of the millions of reasons we're told to love AI is that it makes so many things easier. All the things we need to do, AI lets us do them with far less effort. But what if that's bad for us? What if the more valuable byproduct isn't…

• Ep. 5 - Why Tipping Sucks. And I Still Tip.

  September 5, 2026 · 48 min

  To say tipping in America is a complicated issue is like saying Dolly Parton was a good person. It’s a massive understatement. But as much as we’re annoyed by and completely fed up with tipping, we still do it. It’s like a trap. Because…

• Ep. 4 _ You a B*tch

  August 14, 2026 · 40 min

  This one’s for all the grammar nerds out there. Why do we judge people by their grammar? Because almost all of us do it. Some of us take it as a point of pride. I used to. But the more I learn, the more I realize that much of what I’d been…

• Ep. 3: San Francisco's Underground Railroad

  July 31, 2026 · 31 min

  In the late 1800s, San Francisco's Chinatown was a wild place. And for the young women duped into making the voyage from Shanghai, many entered a life of slavery and hell. But there were a few heroes dedicated to helping them. And they…

• The Ironic and Infuriating Origins of Monopoly

  July 8, 2026 · 23 min

  In the 1930s, a down-on-his-luck salesman had an idea for a board game. He designed it, built it, sold it, and became one of the great American success stories. Except... that's not exactly what happened. And nobody knew that better than…

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