You're ordinary. Get over it. You just might enjoy it
We push ourselves to optimize our careers, our health and our relationships. But we can't all be the best. So why do we struggle to accept that we're ordinary? The New Yorker staff writer Joshua Rothman and author and broadcaster Amil Niazi have each wrestled with that question. Their advice? Accep…
The Stories That Still Shape America | Joshua D. Rothman | Professor of History at the University of Alabama | Season 13 Episode 21 | #242
History is often taught as a collection of dates, names, and events. But historians rarely see it that way. Instead, they assemble incomplete fragments of evidence into narratives that help explain how societies change, why institutions endure, and how the past continues to shape the present.
In th…
Reclining Your Airplane Seat Is Just the Beginning | 10@9 | 2026.07.26
Every airline passenger eventually faces the same question: should you recline your seat?
It seems like a small decision, but it raises surprisingly difficult ethical questions. You paid for the seat. Does that give you the right to use it however you wish? Should you first consider the person beh…
Should you recline your airplane seat?
This week, we unpack the moral chaos of air travel. When flying, is it ever acceptable to recline your seat and claim those precious extra inches of space? Is there an ethical argument for reclining? Ergonomically, what is the most comfortable position? Why do we act like completely different peopl…
328 Free People of Color in Early America
We know from our explorations of early America that not all Americans were treated equally or enjoyed the freedoms and liberties other Americans enjoyed. Warren Milteer Jr., an Assistant Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and the author of North Carolina’s Free …
AI freak out, strapping a weed whacker to your dog, and kicking Rob Watts in the shins.
We took Suno V6 for a spin... you can hear the results in the pod.
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Mark Zuckerberg
Meta
Live Nation
Joshua Rothman
Jonathan Swan
Michael Gold
Howie Singer
Steve Albini
Apple
Bill Gerdts
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How, Exactly, Could A.I. Destroy Humanity?
The New Yorker staff writer Joshua Rothman joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss recent calls from industry leaders to slow the development of A.I. technology for safety reasons. They talk about an industry-wide fear that A.I. could disrupt or even end human life within a decade, what an A.I.-related exti…
AI and the Left
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How Extinction Entered the AI Debate
AI researchers are warning that the technology they’re creating could kill us all. On this week’s On the Media, unpacking the feverish debate over the dangers of artificial intelligence. Plus, why people find AI chatbots more convincing than their fellow humans.
[01:00] Brooke Gladstone interviews …
#146 Summer Hotline
This week, PJ and Alex open up the phone lines and try to solve your problems, big and small. Read Joshua Rothman's story on printers here.
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