We ponder our insignificant place in the universe, and boldly go after stories of romance & cynicism in Outer Space.

Could a century-old treatment become our best weapon in the fight against Covid-19?

The forgotten origins of a lifesaving ritual we’re all acting out 20 times a day, every single day.

On this episode, we offer a numerical duet - one, an essay about the trick at the center of exponential curves, the other, about all the things we aren’t counting.

Despite being cleared for transfer home in 2016, Abdul Latif Nasser is still stuck at Guantanamo. Why? Latif digs for answers, and spoiler: it goes all the way to the top.

What happened to Abdul Latif at Guantanamo Bay?  Latif visits the “legal equivalent of outer space,” and manages to see his namesake … maybe.

We’re not done with Episode 5 yet! While we wait, Jad and Latif chat about Abdul Latif’s response to the series, deleted scenes, and the nudges that make us who we are.

Latif investigates Abdul Latif’s classified time in Afghanistan, and amidst the explosions and rubble, finds a jailhouse interview that changes how he sees his namesake.

Abdul Latif Nasser gets a job working on a sunflower farm in Sudan.  What on earth could be suspicious about that?