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  • Bots, Algorithms, and Political Narratives | Stats + Stories Episode 396

    October 8, 2026 · 32 min

    There's a lot of concern about how bots and algorithms shape our experiences, both online and off. Increasingly, those concerns are focused on our politics. Can bots fuel political polarization? Can algorithms shape political narratives? A…

  • Immigration's Economic Impact | Stats + Stories Episode 395

    September 24, 2026 · 27 min

    During the 2010s, the United States netted just under one million new immigrants each year; between 2022 and 2024, that number was closer to three million. But since the election of Donald Trump, immigration to the U.S. has taken a…

  • '13 Reasons Why' Association with Youth Suicide | Stats + Stories Episode 144 (REPOST)

    September 17, 2026 · 24 min

    When reporters cover mass shootings news outlets often struggle to find ways to cover the event that won’t inspire others to do the same thing. Something similar follows in the wake of a suicide. Journalists don’t always cover suicides in…

  • Communicating Scientific Contributions | Stats + Stories Episode 394

    September 10, 2026 · 29 min

    When you think about science’s contribution to society, do you think first about new inventions with an immediate economic benefit? What about scientific advances that deliver enormous societal or environmental benefits—but whose economic…

  • The Dangers of GLP-1s | Stats + Stories Episode 393

    August 31, 2026 · 22 min

    Research suggests that more than half of Americans could benefit from taking a GLP-1 RA medication. The drugs were originally designed to help manage type two diabetes, but in 2024, the Food and Drug Administration approved one GLP-1…

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  • What is Nutrition Science | Stats + Stories Episode 214 (REPOST)

    August 20, 2026 · 26 min

    An entire industry has grown up around nutrition and health. People pushing everything from shakes, to meal kits, to special diets. While some of the claims surrounding such products can be questionable at best, the field of nutrition…

  • Leadership and Women in Statistics | Stats + Stories Episode 392

    August 13, 2026 · 26 min

    Women regularly hold leadership roles in stats departments at universities and in major statistical organizations, but it wasn't so long ago that women had to fight to be included. At one point, women faculty had to climb through the…

  • The Best Sports Stats from the Past Year | Stats + Stories Episode 391

    July 23, 2026 · 25 min

    Sports and statistics go hand-in-hand. But some of those statistics are more interesting than others. Each year, the Royal Statistical Society highlights some of the most compelling sports stats in its Sports Statistic of the Year…

  • The Impact of College Vaccine Mandates | Stats + Stories Episode 244 (REPOST)

    July 17, 2026 · 25 min

    Last academic year colleges and universities across the US struggled with whether to mandate COVID vaccinations for their students. While colleges often require vaccines, the political controversy surrounding the COVID shots made adopting…

  • Taylor Swift and Markov Chains | Stats + Stories Episode 390

    July 9, 2026 · 28 min

    Taylor Swift is an entertainment juggernaut. She's become one of the best-selling musical artists of all time, with her Eras tour grossing more than $2 billion. During that tour, Swift surprised her audience each night with costume changes…

  • Urban Displacement | Stats + Stories Episode 389

    June 25, 2026 · 30 min

    It can take decades for an urban community to develop, but a fraction of that time for it to be torn apart. Each year, urban residents are forced out of their homes and out of their communities to make way for gentrification or other kinds…

  • Public Health Equity | Stats + Stories Episode 388

    June 11, 2026 · 28 min

    The World Health Organization defines health equity as a public health concept describing equity of access to health resources for genetic, socio-environmental, and economic determinants of health, varying according to individuals…

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About the show

Statistics need Stories to give them meaning. Stories need Statistics to give them credibility. Every Thursday John Bailer & Rosemary Pennington get together with a new, interesting guest to bring you the Statistics behind the Stories and the Stories behind the Statistics.