Brooke Gladstone appears in the following:
A Karate Comedy Goes From Kickstarter to Cannes
Friday, July 31, 2015
A 30-minute 80s throwback film made a splash at this year's Festival de Cannes. Sideshow host Sean Rameswaram explains how the film went from Kickstarter to France and now to Hollywood.
Marvel's Anti-Capitalist Crusade
Friday, July 31, 2015
Marvel's latest string of films feature a pervasive anti-capitalist message, even as the company rakes in millions at the box office.
A Skeptic's Guide to Health News and Diet Fads
Friday, July 31, 2015
A bogus study about chocolate and weight loss fooled several news outlets. Here, we present a thorough debunking of health news misreporting and bogus, celebrity-endorsed diet fads.
Inventing Fidel Castro
Friday, July 24, 2015
As the U.S. and Cuba normalize relations, we look back at a reporter's early coverage of Cuba's former leader, Fidel Castro.
Jon Ronson And Public Shaming
Friday, July 24, 2015
In the digital era, we live in a world where everything is known and it cannot be unknown. Author Jon Ronson talks about how our keyboards have become a powerful weapon.
A Custody Battle That Shaped Diplomacy
Friday, July 24, 2015
With embassies re-opening in Washington DC and Havana this week, we consider how coverage of the Elián González custody battle 15 years ago influenced US-Cuba relations today.
What Can We Learn From Ashley Madison?
Friday, July 24, 2015
Writer and programmer Paul Ford ponders the Ashley Madison hack, and wonders if we'll ever actually learn how to keep our information safe online.
Years of Talk in One Conversation
Friday, July 17, 2015
One year after the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, there's been a big push for a national conversation on race and policing. WNYC's Brian Lehrer actually hosted one.
Reddit In Revolt
Friday, July 17, 2015
The resignation of Reddit CEO Ellen Pao has prompted extensive discussion about the future of speech on the web.
"Black Twitter"
Friday, July 17, 2015
The LA Times just hired a reporter to cover Black Twitter. Dexter Thomas discusses his new assignment and what the media usually get wrong about this nebulous space in the Twitterverse.
The Birth of #BlackLivesMatter
Friday, July 17, 2015
It's been two years since the origin of the movement and slogan, born the night George Zimmerman was acquitted in the death of Trayvon Martin. We hear how it happened and what's changed.
The Impact of Bystander Videos
Thursday, July 16, 2015
In the wake of the death of Eric Garner, bystander videos continue to spur national conversation and change.
Joking With Robots
Friday, July 03, 2015
Comedian Myq Kaplan faces off against a robot in a duel for comedic superiority.
Robot Humor
Friday, July 03, 2015
We often think of robots as tools to make our lives easier. But what if they could also make our lives funnier?
Behind the Myth of the Welfare Queen
Friday, July 03, 2015
The real story behind Linda Taylor, the woman who became immortalized as the infamous welfare queen.
The Solar Flare Scenario
Friday, June 26, 2015
Could a solar flare cause a digital meltdown? Brooke speaks with Lucianne Walkowicz, astronomer at Chicago's Adler Planetarium, about the sun's power to affect our electrical grid.
Margaret Atwood Writes for the Future
Friday, June 26, 2015
Novelist Margaret Atwood recently handed in a new manuscript, Scribbler Moon, to the Future Library -- which means we'll have to wait until 2114 to read it.
The Storage Potential of DNA
Friday, June 26, 2015
Paper burns. Bits rot. CDs decay. But DNA can last tens of thousands of years. That's why researchers in England have developed a way to code digital data into the code of life.
Drawing Politics
Friday, June 19, 2015
Middle Eastern cartoonist Khalid Albaih believes that cartoons can deliver vital political truths in a way that bypass restrictions on expression.
A Hate Crime in Charleston
Friday, June 19, 2015
Brooke traces the historical legacy of racially-motivated hate crimes in the wake of this week's shootings in Charleston.