NO SUCH THING

This weekend, nearly 60,000 runners and millions of spectators will hit the five boroughs for the New York City Marathon. But when, and how, did we all become so obsessed with running?
Folks, this episode has it all: the financial and political moves behind the rise of the marathon (and the yuppie), the worldwide impacts of climate change on running races, and what drives a marathon devotee to take on 26.2-mile gauntlets all over the world.
Our guests this week are:
Historian Dylan Gottlieb Check out his book Yuppies: The Bankers, Lawyers, Joggers, and Gourmands Who Conquered New York

Journalist and New Mom Run Club founder Nadia Neophytou Marathon Runners Are Training for a Hotter World

Marathoner Amy Leavitt Knepper Check out Team Andi

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First, TEXTING ETIQUETTE: Do you have a bad texter in your life? What's your philosophy? Send us your texting thoughts and horror stories.
And second: we're taking on GENTLE PARENTING: What does it mean to you? Do you think it works? Let us know what you think.
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On today's episode, Manny, Noah, and Devan are joined by esteemed journalist Emmanuel Dzotsi, host of the Big Lives podcast and producer on This American Life, to break down what happened to the rom-com genre of film. They also hear from repeat-guest Walt Hickey, author of You Are What You Watch, who explains the financial incentive (and lack thereof) of filmmaking.

If you like this episode, check out: Why we're sick of franchise movies.

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Today’s episode is actually a two-parter. In part one, Devan tries to get to the bottom of why he keeps seeing billboards advertising that concerts are "sold out." In part two, we tackle a listener’s question about a scheme to sell your identity so you can commit crimes scot-free.
Our guests this week are:
Bruce Houghton, founder and president of Skyline and senior advisor at Bandsintown
Ethan Beck, culture reporter at The Washington Post
Sarah Carver & Jennifer Griffith, Social Security whistleblowers
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Today we’re diving into the world of personality tests, more specifically the Enneagram. We’ll take it ourselves, and find out just how accurate these tests are and what our obsession with them says about us.
Our guests this week are:
Joshua Hook, Professor of Psychology at the University of North Texas
Sam Corbin, columnist at The New York Times
Take the Enneagram yourself and tag us (@nosuchthing.show) in your results on your IG stories.
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In 1999, Coca-Cola’s CEO floated raising prices on hotter days using new technology in their vending machines. This caused an avalanche of bad press and the company backed off their plan. Today, that sort of variable pricing is commonplace, with companies hiding behind algorithms and economic shocks to shield themselves from malicious price-gouging tactics. This week, we find out how we lost control of the concept of a “fair price.”
Our guest this week is Lindsay Owens, President and CEO of the Groundwork Collaborative and author of the new book Gouged: The End of a Fair Price — and What That Means for Your Wallet.
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