If you were among the 175 million people who downloaded “Serial,” the true-crime podcast phenomenon that went on to win a Peabody Award, the plinking piano chords in its theme song are probably still ...

In an episode called Animal Minds, the presenters of Radiolab, Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, carefully tell the story of a female humpback whale tangled up in thick ropes and crab nets, just off ...

In 2001, a girl just shy of 10 released a helium balloon from her home in northern England. On it, she scribbled, "Please return to Laura Buxton," along with her address. It drifted nearly 150 miles ...

Melissa Stanley went to school for music–or rather, Music Industry. The 26-year-old recalls “taking maybe one physics class in college, Melissa Stanley went to school for music–or rather, Music ...

Abumrad set out to compose film scores, but instead turned his focus to journalism. He has a new podcast miniseries called The Vanishing of Harry... How Jad Abumrad, 'Radiolab' Creator And Co-Host, ...

Ellen Horne, executive producer of WNYC’s Radiolab, is taking a job at Audible as an executive producer. At Audible, Horne joins Eric Nuzum, a former programming v.p. at NPR who left the network in ...

Socrates once said, “I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.” As for me, I know I’m intelligent, because I know what Socrates said. But are either of those good metrics for ...

Do you love podcasts, but don’t know how to find new shows? Are you new to podcasts, and don't know where to start? Welcome to “Thanks for Listening,” a column about the absolute best podcast episodes ...

AMES, Iowa -- While working at New York's public radio station WNYC, Jad Abumrad began tinkering with an idea for a new kind of radio program. His idea evolved into one of NPR's most popular shows ...

How to keep a teenagers’ interest or attention might be one of life’s greatest mysteries. Teenagers seem to have the unique ability to become “bored” faster than the blinking of an eyelid, but thanks ...