Radiolab

With the death penalty back in the news, we revisit a 2016 episode that asks: what is cruel and unusual punishment?

What's a lawyer's obligation to provide the best defense to the worst people?

A mile under the ocean, we get to watch an octopus perform a heroic act of heart and determination.

What if the smell of death is actually the smell of life?

Machines are answering our hardest problem.. Does it matter if we don’t understand how?

A neurologist issues a dare to a ragtime piano player and a famous conductor, then the impossible happens.

A tiny ode to grass, for its epic role in human history.

What is the sweetest thing in the world?

A tiny baby, born at 23 Weeks and 6 days—roughly halfway to full term. And a whole universe of medical and moral questions.

It’s been 25 years since 9/11. Today we talk about the 60 words that ushered in everything that came after.

We will always love you, Dolly.

The greatest mysteries have a shadowy figure at the center, Patient Zero. We hunt for Patient Zeroes from all over the map.

A love story about a rogue bird and his concrete lover.

A deep-sea Cold War mystery with subs and bombs and science.

The world around you is falling apart, and no one is listening. How far do you go to be heard?

Tuck your napkin under your chin. We’re about to serve up a tale of love, loss, and lamb chops - with a side of genetic modification.

Whether it comes from government spokespeople or celebrity publicists, the phrase “can neither confirm nor deny” is the perfect non-denial denial.

What your body knows that your brain doesn’t … yet.

America represents many different things to many different people. What if you could only choose one thing, one physical object, to represent it all?

What happens when doing what you love means giving up who you really are?