Radiolab is on a curiosity bender. We ask deep questions and use investigative journalism to get the answers. A given episode might whirl you through science, legal history, and into the home of someone halfway across the world. The show is known for innovative sound design, smashing information into music. It is hosted by Jad Abumrad, Lulu Miller, and Latif Nasser.

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Animal Minds

January 11, 2010 00:57:10 54.97 MB Downloads: 0

In this hour of Radiolab, stories of cross-species communication.

In C

December 14, 2009 00:19:03 18.34 MB Downloads: 0

Ok, so last podcast you heard counting babies. Here’s a new spin...

Numbers

November 30, 2009 00:57:01 54.82 MB Downloads: 0

Whether you love 'em or hate 'em, chances are you rely on numbers every day of your life. Where do they come from, and what do they really do for us? This hour: stories of how numbers confuse us, connect us, and even reveal secrets about us.   Transcripts are on individual segment pages.

Killing Babies, Saving the World

November 16, 2009 00:18:48 18.11 MB Downloads: 0

To get this podcast started, Robert ambushes Jad with a question...a question we've all been dying to ask him since June 10th, 2009, when Amil Abumrad came into the world.

Helicopter Boy

November 03, 2009 00:15:47 15.2 MB Downloads: 0

In this podcast, a story about a mom, a boy, and a home-made helicopter.

New Normal?

October 19, 2009 00:57:00 54.82 MB Downloads: 0

In this hour of Radiolab: reframing our ideas about normalcy.    

Blink

October 05, 2009 00:14:33 14.02 MB Downloads: 0

We ask a question we thought was a no-brainer in this podcast: why do we blink?

It Might Be Science

September 21, 2009 00:36:54 35.49 MB Downloads: 0

They Might Be Giants just came out with a new album, 'Here Comes Science.' So we invited them to come play with us at our season launch party last week at the Water Taxi Beach in Queens. And then we ambushed them with annoying little questions about science and about the tricky business of turning science into entertainment ... because of that whole, you know, 'getting the facts right' thing.

Parasites

September 07, 2009 00:57:42 55.49 MB Downloads: 0

What's gotten into you? In this hour, Radiolab uncovers a world full of parasites.

After Birth

August 24, 2009 00:10:06 9.75 MB Downloads: 0

Pardon the graphic pun, but hey! For this podcast, Jad--a brand new father--wonders what's going on inside the head of his baby Amil.

15: Sum

August 13, 2009 00:05:07 4.96 MB Downloads: 0

For meditation number fifteen we have a reading from David Eagleman's book Sum. It's a vision of the after life that's both playful and... horrifying. Sum is read by actor Jeffrey Tambor.

14: The Four Groans

August 12, 2009 00:07:58 7.69 MB Downloads: 0

Another meditation on what happens after the moment of death, this time as Shakespeare envisions it. 

13: Gone

August 11, 2009 00:06:45 6.53 MB Downloads: 0

We continue our meditations on death with a reading from poet and writer, Mark Doty. This is an excerpt from Doty's 1996 memoir Heaven's Coast.

12: Proof

August 10, 2009 00:07:39 7.39 MB Downloads: 0

This week on the podcast, we continue our meditations on death. Our After Life episode had eleven meditations, and now we’re gonna throw a new one at you each day, all week long, culminating in a very special treat at the end of the week. 

After Life

July 27, 2009 00:58:00 55.77 MB Downloads: 0

This hour: Radiolab stares down the very moment of passing, and speculates about what may lie beyond.