Archive - NO SUCH THING

NST wants your laundry questions!

Plus: Could you land a plane in an emergency?

Aug 6 • Noah Friedman

July 2026

Should you recline your airplane seat?

Debating the moral chaos of air travel with The New Yorker's Joshua Rothman

Jul 29 • Noah Friedman

Why are public bathrooms designed so poorly? (Devan Design Week)

Devan Design Week is back!

Jul 22 • Devan Joseph

Are millennials the elite generation?

And: are people actually getting dumber?

Jul 15 • Noah Friedman

Is soccer a form of human trafficking? (and more World Cup questions)

Our World Cup episode with the hosts of the "Soccernomics" pod.

Jul 15 • Manny Fidel

June 2026

What's the best way to split the bill?

Have payment apps changed our relationship to money?

Jun 24 • Devan Joseph

Is Diet Coke killing you… or is it fine?

Is orange juice worse for you than Coke?

Jun 17 • Devan Joseph

Are personal injury lawyers frauds and scammers?

A legal scholar explains why "ambulance chasers" have gotten a bad rap.

Jun 10 • Noah Friedman

Why aren't people having kids anymore? (ft. Derek Thompson)

Are kids worth it anymore?

Jun 3 • Manny Fidel

May 2026

Can YouTubers actually hold police accountable?

What’s the deal with First Amendment auditors?

May 27 • Devan Joseph

Super-Agers: Why do some old people seem so young?

And how we can become super-agers ourselves...

May 21 • Manny Fidel

Should we still circumcise babies?

An epidemiologist, a sociologist, and an intactivist walk into a podcast…

May 13 • Noah Friedman

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