Telescope Podcast
1) Ignoring The Experts With Joel Stein
As we all prepare for summer, weâre trying to decide what is safe and what isnât safe to do. Joel Stein has been reporting on wealth disparities, risk analysis, and whether or not we trust experts to ...Show More
2) Introducing Smoke Screen: Deadly Cure
Smoke Screen: Deadly Cure is a podcast about a family on the fringe who convinced tens of thousands of people across the globe to buy a miracle liquid made of poison, the international conspiracy they...Show More
3) Introducing: The Sellout
From Neon Hum Media and L.A. Taco, this is Smoke Screen: The Sellout, a podcast about a politician dogged by allegations of corruption, harassment and pathological pettiness. Itâs about the residents ...Show More
4) Where Are They Now?
It sometimes feels like weâre living in a time warp. Like we just went into lockdown. But itâs been four months â and the whole world is different now than it was then. After 50 episodes of Telescope,...Show More
5) Thank You Letter
Eleven-year-old Emerson Weber has something of a hobby: she loves to write letters. And one day, she decided to write one to the person who makes her hobby possible -- her mailman. And, to her surpris...Show More
6) A Good Death With Caitlin Doughty
Caitlin Doughty wants you to reconsider your relationship with death. Sheâs a funeral director and âDeath Positivityâ advocate in Los Angeles. And she believes that facing your own mortality can be tr...Show More
7) Predicting A Pandemic With Ed Yong
Science journalist Ed Yong covers the pandemic for The Atlantic. But he also saw it coming, writing a story two years ago predicting the issues that weâre seeing now in the U.S. He reflected on hindsi...Show More
8) The Show Must Go On
As the pandemic shuttered stages across the country, playwright Qui Nguyen wanted to give schools a little bit of hope. He took his popular play, She Kills Monsters, and adapted it for video conferenc...Show More
9) Shut Out
Something about these long hot days just feels off when there isnât a baseball game on in the background. Games are about to start up again, but without any fans or most of the stadium staff. Today, w...Show More
10) Voting Rights And Wrongs With Sam Levine
American democracy is complicated, especially when it comes to voting. Sam Levine is a journalist covering voter rights at The Guardian. As the 2020 election approaches, Sam will help us understand wh...Show More