- 1 hour 10 minutesWhy didn’t Chris and Dan get into Berghain? Pt. 2 (classic)
We travel to Germany to trace techno’s history from Detroit to Berlin. The story of how, after the Wall fell, Berlin exorcised its brutal past with a very strange, decade-long party. A mission that takes us all the way to the gates of Berghain.
Music Credits: Original composition in this episode by Armen Bazarian. Additional Tracks: Game One - Infiniti, Dead Man Watches The Clock - Marcel Dettmann & Ben Klock, The Call - Marcel Dettmann & Norman Nodge, Quicksand - Marcel Dettmann. Full playlist here.
Sven von Thüle: https://soundcloud.com/svt // Der Klang der Familie
Gesine Kühne: https://soundcloud.com/wannadosomething
10 July 2026, 9:00 am - 52 minutes 40 secondsWhy didn’t Chris and Dan get into Berghain? Pt. 1 (classic)
Two Americans embark on a quest: fly across an ocean to try to get into the most exclusive nightclub in the world – Berghain. A German techno palace where the line outside can last 8 hours, and the bouncers are merciless in their judgments. The club does not explain how it makes its decisions about who can enter, but one foolish podcaster will try to explain anyway.
3 July 2026, 9:00 am - 1 hour 38 secondsA Strange Voyage
This month, SpaceX had the largest IPO in all of human history. In a mission to understand a bewildering moment, we trace the story of the stock market itself. From its very beginnings in the Netherlands, to its supersizing in America, through the prism of crypto and widespread speculation that has led to this moment with SpaceX. What happened?
The World's First Stock Exchange by Lodewijk Petram
The Wisdom of Finance by Mihir Desai
Liftoff and Reentry by Eric Berger
Search Engine's earlier reporting on Elon Musk’s controversial data centers: Colossus 1 & Colossus 2
25 June 2026, 9:10 pm - 47 minutes 22 secondsWhy doesn’t anybody come to my parties?
Claire Haber-Harris has a question. When she sends out an invitation, why does she get a tidal wave of excuses and no's? How could someone claim to have had the same stomach virus three times in a row? Search Engine investigates why a random American mom might be annoying people in her community.
Cartoons Hate Her on Substack
15 June 2026, 10:15 pm - 1 hour 8 minutesWhy is the pool at Buckingham Palace a secret? (classic)
An investigation into a mysterious room. A room that the most famous family in England apparently does not want you to see.
5 June 2026, 3:30 pm - 40 minutes 25 secondsWhy do we have to pay into the new Anti-Weaponization Fund?
The 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.
29 May 2026, 9:00 am - 34 minutes 51 secondsPresenting: Family Lore
Presenting an episode of Family Lore, a new show on the Audacy network. The granddaughter of a prolific Jewish art collector who fled Europe during World War II embarks on a quest to recover the looted art.
27 May 2026, 1:00 pm - 1 hour 6 minutesThe many lives of Taiwan
We go deep into the story of Taiwan. How a tiny island escaped demise, chartered a course from colonial subjugation through mass Barbie production and into the technological powerhouse it is today.
The Tiger Leading the Dragon: How Taiwan Propelled China's Economic Rise by Shelley Rigger
Get tickets to hear PJ read live! Friends With Words at Roulette
22 May 2026, 12:38 pm - 49 minutes 36 secondsWhy are people excited about nuclear power again?
Nuclear energy was a taboo for decades, but it’s coming back, it’ll power AI data centers for Google and Microsoft. What does new nuclear technology look like, and why do the nuclear optimists believe this new tech is superior? Meltdowns, reactors that can fit in your backyard, and one podcaster’s heroic attempt to describe nuclear fission.
Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow (check out her book Atomic Dreams)
Search Engine’s episodes on data centers: Colossus 1 & Colossus 2
8 May 2026, 9:00 am - 49 minutes 32 secondsWhat if the cemetery goes out of business? (classic)
We're supposed to be buried there forever, right? Right?? Answers this week from writer David Sloane, who grew up in a cemetery and spent his adult life studying them. The surprising history of the place we go where we die and an answer to what happens when it runs out of money.
Is the Cemetery Dead? by David Charles Sloane
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1 May 2026, 9:00 am - 38 minutes 54 secondsWhere’s the best free restaurant bread in America?
An enterprising reporter goes on a quest to find the restaurant serving the absolute best free bread in this country, and finds it. She returns to Search Engine with her results.
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