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Unexplainable

289 episodes · 20 with AI analysis

Unexplainable takes listeners right up to the edge of what we know…and then keeps on going. The Unexplainable team — Noam Hassenfeld, Julia Longoria, Byrd Pinkerton, and Meradith Hoddinott — tackles scientific mysteries, unanswered questions, and everything we learn diving into the unknown. New episodes Mondays and Wednesdays. From Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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FEMA organizational history and leadershipCold War civil defense programs and continuity of government planningProject 908 and classified emergency relocation programsFEMA conspiracy theories and misinformationHurricane response and disaster managementFederal agency politicization and defundingJames Lee Witt's FEMA reforms and all-hazards approachMilitia threats against federal officialsClimate change and increasing disaster frequencyGovernment transparency and public trust

Analyzed Episodes

Jun 8, 2026

The disaster problem

FEMA organizational history and leadershipCold War civil defense programs and continuity of government planningProject 908 and classified emergency relocation programs

Jun 10, 2026

A new species in New York

Species Discovery and TaxonomyParasitoid Wasps and Scuttle FliesDNA Barcoding and Genetic Sequencing

May 18, 2026

The aftermath

Nuclear fallout shelter design and effectivenessNuclear winter and global cooling effectsPost-nuclear food production and agricultural collapse

May 20, 2026

The man who bet against humanity — and lost

Population growth predictions and demographic transitionsAgricultural innovation and the Green RevolutionCommodity price forecasting and resource scarcity

Jun 1, 2026

The cells we share

Microchimerism and fetal-maternal cell exchangeAutoimmune disease etiology and pregnancyStem cell biology and regenerative medicine

Jun 3, 2026

The lost Lyme vaccine

Lyme disease epidemiology and diagnosisVaccine clinical trial design and Phase 3 testingPost-marketing surveillance and adverse event reporting

May 13, 2026

A better Black Death story

Black Death transmission mechanisms and originsMedieval trade routes and grain commercePlague bacterium Yersinia pestis genetics and identification

Sep 17, 2025

The metabolism myth

Metabolism definition and measurementWeight loss and obesity causationFood environment impact on health

Sep 22, 2025

Did we find signs of life on Mars?

Mars Biosignature DetectionPerseverance Rover OperationsAncient Martian Habitability

Sep 24, 2025

What’s A

Musical pitch standardization historyA440 Hz frequency standard adoptionFrench pitch standard A435

Sep 29, 2025

How to change your personality

Big Five Personality Traits (Neuroticism, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Openness, Conscientiousness)Intentional Personality Change ScienceMindfulness and Meditation for Neuroticism Reduction

Oct 1, 2025

Real-life zombies

Fungal zombification of insectsParasitic behavior manipulation mechanismsImmune system evasion by pathogens

Oct 6, 2025

Does Tylenol cause autism?

Acetaminophen safety during pregnancyAutism causation and risk factorsEpidemiological study design and confounding variables

Oct 8, 2025

Composing chaos

Aleatoric Music and Chance CompositionEmergent Behavior in Creative SystemsMusical Notation and Performance Freedom

Oct 20, 2025

When talent vanishes overnight

The Yips (task-specific performance failure)Focal Dystonia (neurological movement disorder)Motor Learning and Automaticity

Oct 22, 2025

Consider the shrimp

Moral philosophy and utilitarian ethicsAnimal sentience and consciousness in invertebratesShrimp farming and industrial aquaculture practices

Oct 27, 2025

This episode is haunted and spooky

Recreational Fear PsychologyHorror Media ConsumptionFear Response Mechanisms

Oct 29, 2025

Solve me a river

River evulsions and course changesFreshwater mussel ecology and die-offsSediment transport and river dynamics

Nov 3, 2025

The Sound Barrier #1: The myth of hearing

Auditory Illusions and Brain PerceptionTop-Down Processing in Sensory PerceptionCochlear Implant Technology and Adaptation

Nov 5, 2025

The Sound Barrier #2: The noise that isn't there

Tinnitus pathophysiology and neurological mechanismsHidden hearing loss and auditory nerve fiber damageHearing test limitations and diagnostic gaps