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by PJ Vogt
We try to make sense of the world, one question at a time. No question too big, no question too small. Hosted by PJ Vogt, edited by Sruthi Pinnamaneni.
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- Todaynarrative47 min5-min read
Why doesn’t anybody come to my parties?
Claire Haber-Harris, a sharp, neurotic, and deeply self-aware mom and Substack writer, can’t figure out why nobody comes to her parties—despite cooking roast duck, making handmade cakes, and dressing up like it’s 1955. The real answer isn’t one flaw, but a constellation of them: her anxiety, her performance-driven hosting, and the fact that she’s trying to be someone she’s not to fit into a world that doesn’t quite get her.
- 1 weeks agonarrative1h 8m5-min read
Why is the pool at Buckingham Palace a secret? (classic)
This episode of Search Engine follows a deceptively simple question — what does the swimming pool at Buckingham Palace look like? — that spirals into a months-long investigative odyssey, revealing not just the mundane truth about the pool, but also the cultural and emotional walls that guard even the most trivial royal secrets. What begins as a lighthearted curiosity becomes a meditation on access, secrecy, and national identity.
- 2 weeks ago43 min
Why do we have to pay into the new Anti-Weaponization Fund?
President has created a 1.776 billion dollar fund of taxpayer money he can direct to whoever he wants. Huh? How did this happen, and what might happen next? We talk to Pro Publica’s Jesse Eisinger, an investigative reporter who has played a strange role in this whole story. Listen to our series with Jesse: Why is it so hard to tax billionaires? (Part 1) and (Part 2) Check out the new ProPublica podcast Paper Trail. Support the show! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- 2 weeks agonarrative38 min6-min read
Presenting: Family Lore
This episode of Family Lore follows Charlene Von Sayre, the granddaughter of a prominent Jewish art collector, as she uncovers the tragic history of her family’s looted art collection and embarks on a decades-long quest to reclaim it. The story reveals how personal legacy, historical injustice, and intergenerational trauma converge in the fight for restitution.
- 3 weeks agonarrative1h 10m7-min read
The many lives of Taiwan
This episode of Search Engine unpacks the extraordinary transformation of Taiwan from a colonial frontier to the world’s most critical hub for semiconductor manufacturing. Host PJ Vogt, guided by expert Dr. Shelley Rigger, reveals how Taiwan’s complex history—shaped by indigenous roots, waves of colonization, authoritarian rule, and democratic evolution—has positioned it at the center of the global AI race and U.S.-China geopolitical tensions.
- May 8, 2026narrative52 min6-min read
Why are people excited about nuclear power again?
Nuclear power, once widely feared and politically toxic, is experiencing a resurgence in the U.S. as rising electricity demand—driven by AI, data centers, EVs, and electrification—forces a reevaluation of clean, reliable energy sources. Despite persistent challenges around cost, regulation, and waste, nuclear is being repositioned as a necessary climate solution.
- May 1, 2026narrative52 min6-min read
What if the cemetery goes out of business? (classic)
This episode of Search Engine explores the existential and logistical question of what happens when a cemetery goes out of business, sparked by a listener’s curiosity about a bizarrely written Muslim cemetery website. The conversation unfolds into a rich meditation on death, burial practices, and how American culture has distanced itself from mourning.
- Apr 24, 2026solo42 min2-min read
Where’s the best free restaurant bread in America?
Katie Weaver, a staff writer at The Atlantic, embarks on a deeply personal and absurdly specific quest to find the best free restaurant bread in America, only to discover it’s as much about grief, memory, and small acts of kindness as it is about carbs.
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