Season 2 Episodes

When we’re in season, we release a new episode of the podcast every other Thursday (not counting bonus episodes; head over to Sides for those). Interviews are recorded over a meal, right at the table, whenever possible.

Season 2 kicked off Oct. 18, 2018, and ran through May 30, 2019. You can find all 17 season 2 episodes below.

Season 2

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  On Football Rankings and Measuring Efficiency—Brian Fremeau, FEI

  34:52

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  On Math, Origami, and How No Discipline is an Island—Clare Kim, MIT

  35:03

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  On Lowering Barriers and Double Rainbows—Charles Adler, Cofounder of Kickstarter

  34:18

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  On Enron, Business, and Cover Stories—Bethany McLean, Vanity Fair

  32:18

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  A Bold Proposal for the U.S.-Mexico Border—Luciano Castillo, Purdue University

  35:07

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  On Energy and Not Throwing Spaghetti Against the Wall—Rachel Kyte, SEforALL

  42:20

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  On Publishing and the Love of Books—Jessica Sinsheimer, Literary Agent

  32:10

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  On Science Podcasting and What Didn’t Happen to the Dinosaurs—Elah Feder and Annie Minoff, Undiscovered

  34:47

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  On Heroes and Humanity’s Greatest Invention—John Banville, Author

  30:54

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  On Evolution and Defining Creativity—Agustín Fuentes, Notre Dame

  33:18

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  On Hercules, Healthcare, and Our Common Finitude—Dan Hinshaw, University of Michigan

  34:13

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  On Social Media and One in a Trillion Success—Vamsi Kanuri, Notre Dame

  34:45

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  On Protests, Abraham Lincoln, and Tupac—Lisa Mueller, Macalester College

  33:26

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  On Shakespeare and Your Magical Self—Madeleine Hyland, Actors From The London Stage

  32:03

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  On Photography and When Lightning Strikes—Matt Cashore, Notre Dame

  34:33

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  On Good Stories and Coming Along for the Science—Sam Kean, Science Writer

  30:29

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  On Writing and Saying Something True—Marilynne Robinson, Author

  33:01