The Outline World Dispatch

The Outline World Dispatch

Tired of the daily news doom and gloom? Looking to explore curious stories instead? Every Monday through Thursday, we bring a story on the theme of Power, Culture, and the Future, handpicked from The Outline. We guarantee you’ll feel smarter and more hydrated.

Episodes

Title Duration Published Consumed
The keto diet is a recipe for disaster 00:19:07 2018-09-06 09:00
Yellowstone National Park underwear? 00:06:20 2018-09-05 09:00
How to make a British woman sell you a Honda 00:06:35 2018-09-04 09:00
Can we get some crazy broke Asians, too? 01:04:38 2018-08-30 09:00
"Ready for love" is a lie 00:19:40 2018-08-29 09:00
A day on an e-scooter 00:08:59 2018-08-28 09:00
The appeal of viral mugshots 00:11:21 2018-08-27 09:00
Wokeness industrial complex 00:18:55 2018-08-23 09:00
The soundtrack of destruction 00:09:44 2018-08-22 09:00
Smoke(y) signals 00:06:35 2018-08-21 09:00
How to lose friends and scare away people 00:08:42 2018-08-20 09:00
Reject the algorithm! 00:13:22 2018-08-16 09:00
The racist language of space exploration 00:08:57 2018-08-15 09:00
Queer fabulism is everywhere 00:14:21 2018-08-14 09:00
Ghosted by a senator 00:10:42 2018-08-13 09:00
A mosh pit (of data) 00:10:00 2018-08-09 09:00
The U.S. is thirsty 00:06:41 2018-08-08 09:00
The 'down-ass chick' 00:14:51 2018-08-07 09:00
'Playboy' shaped the America of today 00:20:11 2018-08-06 09:00
Dr. Seuss' forgotten anti-war book 00:09:42 2018-08-02 09:00
What I want is a single buffalo wing 00:08:57 2018-08-01 09:00
So you bought a ghost town 00:13:07 2018-07-31 09:00
'Parent Trap' but messier 00:15:21 2018-07-30 09:00
Bring back irony 00:27:37 2018-07-26 15:13
How to DJ a sex party 00:09:35 2018-07-25 09:00
How prisons are poisoning their inmates 00:12:34 2018-07-23 09:00
Rewind: Clear eyes, sore ass, can't lose? 00:13:47 2018-07-19 09:00
Rewind: Meet the Floridians 00:09:48 2018-07-18 09:00
Rewind: "Hi" is chaotic evil 00:08:37 2018-07-17 09:00
Rewind: Do it for the Vine 00:11:11 2018-07-16 09:00
A Queer Sex, Liminal Fantasy 00:12:23 2018-07-12 09:00
Silicon Valley's funding the future of warfare 00:11:22 2018-07-11 09:00
Supreme shush 00:09:52 2018-07-10 09:00
Welcome to the age of the online pseudo-pharmacy startup 00:18:07 2018-07-09 09:00
Inside Autism Day at Six Flags 00:25:38 2018-07-05 09:00
Inside Autism Day at Six Flags 00:22:50 2018-07-04 09:00
Bodega hive 🎨 & newborn planets 00:12:34 2018-07-03 09:00
Grandpa teaches bitcoin 00:07:55 2018-07-02 09:00
A new canon of asexual history 00:10:19 2018-06-28 09:00
Notes on dyke camp [Re-broadcast] 00:12:09 2018-06-27 09:00
A hell of a brine 00:11:23 2018-06-26 09:00
The future of afrofuturism 00:09:58 2018-06-21 09:00
Eight unsolved murders in Pike County, Ohio 00:06:44 2018-06-20 09:00
GAME OVER. Continue? 00:11:05 2018-06-19 09:00
A Renaissance painting? Nah! 00:11:28 2018-06-18 09:00
Return of the plastic surgeons [Re-broadcast] 00:12:03 2018-06-14 09:00
California primaries & shady Facebook 00:07:25 2018-06-13 09:00
Wildfires & DNA 00:06:01 2018-06-12 09:00
10,000 likes and we’ll show you how we build this patient’s butt 00:09:11 2018-06-11 09:00
"Having fun isn't hard, when you've got a library card" (with a bunch of fees) 00:12:02 2018-06-07 09:00
The abyss of notifications 00:07:58 2018-06-06 09:00
International Whores' Day 00:11:43 2018-06-05 06:13
The politics of pro-gun coffee 00:10:54 2018-06-04 09:00
Your move, Drake 00:18:22 2018-05-31 09:00
Common is the most boring rapper 00:08:20 2018-05-30 09:00
The platonic ideal of Memorial Day 00:02:49 2018-05-28 09:00
Zuck the world & spring jams 00:16:25 2018-05-24 09:00
Space Force, muting, and subway games 00:09:38 2018-05-23 09:00
Killing the American Dream 00:16:50 2018-05-22 09:00
Jordan Peterson is still terrible 00:14:41 2018-05-21 09:00
Notes on dyke camp 00:12:32 2018-05-17 09:00
Don't buy the new MacBook Pro 00:12:45 2018-05-16 09:00
The ethics of snail mucin 00:06:16 2018-05-15 09:00
The secret taxi party line 00:23:22 2018-05-14 09:00
A no-bullsh*t guide to Google I/O 2018 00:26:52 2018-05-10 09:00
This racist gum doesn't even taste good 00:10:19 2018-05-09 09:00
The story behind #MuteRKelly 00:13:31 2018-05-08 09:00
Rewind: Breaking Monopoly 00:15:36 2018-05-07 09:00
Should people accept chronic pain? 00:18:33 2018-05-03 09:00
"Hi" is chaotic evil 00:09:41 2018-05-02 09:00
The impossible burger is a fine bad burger 00:10:52 2018-05-01 09:00
Your immune system is in charge of how quickly you age 00:09:26 2018-04-30 09:00
The rise of the ambient video game 00:10:10 2018-04-26 09:00
Alabama deserves better 00:07:18 2018-04-25 09:00
Neopets was run by scientologists 00:12:33 2018-04-24 09:00
The app-i-fication of friendship 00:09:41 2018-04-23 09:00
Hell is empty and all the devils are creating Westworld fan theories 00:07:56 2018-04-19 09:00
How 90s kids expressed themselves online 00:08:11 2018-04-18 09:00
Why we love conspiracy theories 00:07:41 2018-04-17 09:00
For once, the NFL isn't awful 00:04:55 2018-04-16 09:00
Rewind: Arming the flock 00:13:07 2018-04-12 09:00
Rewind: The ageless joy of Kingdom Hearts 00:14:20 2018-04-11 09:00
Rewind: Behind closed doors 00:17:56 2018-04-10 09:00
Rewind: Source code, the end of actress, and Google snippets 00:13:19 2018-04-09 09:00
Your boss is working you to death 00:13:26 2018-04-05 09:00
I'm the man in the Jabbrrbox 00:11:30 2018-04-04 09:00
Do we need Roseanne tho? 00:16:19 2018-04-03 09:00
Cambridge Analytica for dummies 00:18:37 2018-04-02 09:00
Inside YouTube's fake views economy 00:08:52 2018-03-29 09:00
"Education, not assassination." 00:11:30 2018-03-28 09:00
Matt Binder hunts for Twitter bots 00:11:35 2018-03-27 09:00
Emily Brown learns how to ride a bike 00:13:43 2018-03-26 09:00
Alex Jung takes us on a Drag Race 00:21:13 2018-03-22 08:00
The sad, deep end of adulthood 00:14:15 2018-03-21 08:00
What does the universe sound like? 00:08:39 2018-03-20 08:00
How do you say "smartphone" in Lakota? 00:08:03 2018-03-19 10:00
Gaming the depression algorithm 00:10:21 2018-03-15 10:00
Junkie XL and the soundtrack of strong women film characters 00:14:05 2018-03-14 10:00
Last-chance tourism 00:08:24 2018-03-13 05:00
Meet the teachers on strike in West Virginia 00:09:18 2018-03-12 05:00
Banning the worst place on the internet 00:06:35 2018-03-08 06:00
3/7/18: Boldly queer, or not 00:15:44 2018-03-07 06:00
3/6/18: Seamlessly sliding into hell 00:10:34 2018-03-06 06:00
3/5/18: Breaking Monopoly 00:15:36 2018-03-05 06:00
3/1/18: Vibey as hell 00:11:37 2018-03-01 06:00
2/28/18: Hollywood is failing Mo'Nique 00:13:06 2018-02-28 06:12
2/27/18: Self-storage scam 00:11:27 2018-02-27 06:00
2/26/18: Weed writing blows 00:13:55 2018-02-26 06:00
2/22/18: The math of Tinder 00:08:55 2018-02-22 06:00
2/21/18: Do text based therapy apps really work? 00:14:04 2018-02-21 06:00
2/20/18: The ageless joy of Kingdom Hearts 00:15:04 2018-02-20 06:00
2/15/18: Instagram's depression ads 00:06:40 2018-02-15 06:00
2/14/18: Mapping queer memories 00:06:02 2018-02-14 06:00
2/13/18: Predicting hurricanes & child marriage laws 00:11:24 2018-02-13 06:00
We met Lil Yachty 00:10:24 2018-02-12 06:00
The perfect wave 00:09:50 2018-02-08 06:00
Gators taught me about death 00:15:16 2018-02-07 06:00
Everybody poops 00:09:37 2018-02-06 06:00
From activist to ICE target 00:08:37 2018-02-05 06:00
Flagging the play 00:14:00 2018-02-01 06:00
The truth is I never left you 00:14:59 2018-01-31 06:00
We can't quit plastic bags 00:07:07 2018-01-30 06:00
Lambo, guaranteed 00:05:49 2018-01-29 06:00
Can you keep a secret? 00:14:17 2018-01-25 06:00
What a disaster 00:03:31 2018-01-24 06:00
1/23/2017: Phone numbers are dead 00:09:13 2018-01-23 11:00
1/22/2017: Sure, Amazon's been trash 00:08:45 2018-01-22 11:00
1/18/2018: Behind Closed Doors 00:18:17 2018-01-18 11:00
1/17/2018: Surface Side-eyes & Revisiting Vine 00:16:04 2018-01-17 13:11
1/16/2018: Cupcakke's Ephorize & Mayonnaise Kids 00:10:51 2018-01-16 11:00
1/10/2018: Television 00:19:50 2018-01-10 11:00
1/9/2018: Acceptance speeches & American Ninja Warrior 00:10:42 2018-01-09 11:00
1/8/2018: Celebrity Net Worth & the weather 00:11:18 2018-01-08 11:00
12/29/2017: Should auld acquaintance be forgot? 00:17:11 2017-12-29 11:00
12/28/2017: Favorites, Vol. 4 00:14:59 2017-12-28 11:00
12/27/2017: Favorites, Vol. 3 00:18:14 2017-12-27 11:00
12/26/2017: Favorites, Vol. 2 00:20:43 2017-12-26 11:00
12/25/2017: Favorites, Vol. 1 00:20:05 2017-12-25 11:00
12/21/2017: Stolen valor & Mastodon 00:16:29 2017-12-21 11:00
12/20/2017: Dreaming about Trump 00:10:27 2017-12-20 11:00
12/19/2017: Fight for the Future 00:14:38 2017-12-19 11:00
12/18/2017: The SpongeBob musical & Bhad Bhabie 00:13:32 2017-12-18 11:00
12/14/2017: Checking up on Google & Keaton Jones 00:13:41 2017-12-14 11:00
12/13/2017: Wasted clothing & Moogfest 00:12:45 2017-12-13 11:00
12/12/2017: Christian bots & nice reality TV 00:15:03 2017-12-12 11:00
12/11/2017: Patreon & ‘I, Tonya’ 00:14:48 2017-12-11 11:00
12/7/2017: The Great 78 Project 00:16:37 2017-12-07 11:00
12/6/2017: Games about games & Lipsense 00:15:42 2017-12-06 11:00
12/5/2017: The death of the internet 00:12:54 2017-12-05 11:00
12/4/2017: AI metal & Netflix descriptions 00:14:03 2017-12-04 11:00
11/30/2017: Trump on TV & Tumblr's Daddy 00:13:07 2017-11-30 11:00
11/29/2017: Handheld games & Watchmen 00:17:06 2017-11-29 11:00
11/28/2017: Mechanical Turk & Phish 00:15:53 2017-11-28 11:00
11/27/2017: Soup & Apple Stores 00:11:56 2017-11-27 11:00
11/21/2017: Is herbal transition a thing? 00:13:17 2017-11-21 11:00
11/20/2017: The return of spam & the king 00:15:00 2017-11-20 11:00
11/16/2017: Thanksgiving privacy & creepy trivia 00:15:44 2017-11-16 11:00
11/15/2017: Twitter parties & coffee boycotts 00:14:31 2017-11-15 11:00
11/14/2017: Talking about shooters & Helena's new mayor 00:14:26 2017-11-14 11:00
11/13/2017: Arming the flock 00:13:02 2017-11-13 11:00
11/9/2017: E-bikes & cookie tins 00:14:20 2017-11-09 11:00
11/8/2017: Union busting & inspiration porn 00:16:59 2017-11-08 11:00
11/7/2017: Trump's Twitter moment & meme-making 00:13:16 2017-11-07 11:00
11/6/2017: Search Angels of Search Squad 00:15:16 2017-11-06 11:00
11/2/2017: The perfect patsy 00:12:29 2017-11-02 10:00
11/1/2017: Sugar isn't killing us & spoilers are good 00:13:12 2017-11-01 10:00
10/31/2017: Sexual harassers & the war on cops 00:13:57 2017-10-31 10:00
10/30/2017: Living in a parking lot & visiting Harry Potter 00:15:08 2017-10-30 10:00
10/26/2017: Russia & crowdfunding 00:14:23 2017-10-26 11:00
10/25/2017: Ann on stans 00:16:16 2017-10-25 11:00
10/24/2017: The secretive family making money off the opioid crisis 00:13:32 2017-10-24 11:00
10/23/2017: Football protests & conservative memes 00:13:31 2017-10-23 11:00
10/19/2017: Mattresses & immigration detention 00:16:26 2017-10-19 11:00
10/18/2017: AI ethics & autumn 00:11:33 2017-10-18 11:00
10/17/2017: Gig economy & Sarah Silverman 00:14:00 2017-10-17 11:00
10/16/2017: Guns and the left 00:09:56 2017-10-16 11:00
10/12/2017: Charity 00:14:00 2017-10-12 11:00
10/11/2017: Project Runway & Google's flat Earth commercial 00:14:32 2017-10-11 11:00
10/10/2017: Facebook can’t reveal the content of Russian ads 00:12:56 2017-10-10 11:00
10/9/2017: Two Alexas & Kid Rock 00:12:10 2017-10-09 11:00
10/5/2017: Festival security & local restaurants 00:15:19 2017-10-05 11:00
10/4/2017: Equifax 00:16:56 2017-10-04 11:00
10/3/2017: Google's algorithm & AI's heritage 00:15:41 2017-10-03 11:00
10/2/2017: Is Telegram connected to the Kremlin? 00:13:21 2017-10-02 11:00
9/28/2017: Neo Yokio’s rich universe 00:12:56 2017-09-28 11:00
9/27/2017: Air travel & white supremacy 00:13:21 2017-09-27 11:00
9/26/2017: .cat and the Catalonian independence movement 00:15:19 2017-09-26 11:00
9/25/2017: Fighting over the web 00:12:43 2017-09-25 11:00
9/21/2017: SPLC, Tom Brady, & Jake Paul 00:14:46 2017-09-21 11:00
9/20/2017: Dance ban & whistleblowing 00:13:18 2017-09-20 11:00
9/19/2017: YouTubers & sober celebrities 00:14:42 2017-09-19 11:00
9/18/2017: Talking about wealth & border security 00:14:23 2017-09-18 11:00
9/14/2017: Calling Equifax & reviewing ‘Blurred Lines’ 00:13:31 2017-09-14 11:00
9/13/2017: South Park & the cult of Apple 00:09:53 2017-09-13 11:00
9/12/2017: Artificially intelligent gaydar 00:11:40 2017-09-12 11:00
9/11/2017: The strongest possible terms & neutral accents 00:11:10 2017-09-11 11:00
9/7/2017: The strange life of Peter Daou 00:11:34 2017-09-07 11:00
9/6/2017: Indian Country Today & the Rat Park study 00:12:43 2017-09-06 11:00
9/5/2017: The internet 00:13:22 2017-09-05 11:00
9/4/2017: Apple leaks 00:14:38 2017-09-04 11:00
8/31/2017: Brooklyn's most controversial restaurant owner 00:12:28 2017-08-31 11:00
8/30/2017: A puppy, a prison & The Great Comet of 1812 00:14:20 2017-08-30 11:00
8/29/2017: Inside jobs & song meanings 00:12:31 2017-08-29 11:00
8/28/2017: Conservative rap & union busting 00:12:16 2017-08-28 11:00
8/24/2017: Artificial intelligence & Black-Jewish relations 00:14:16 2017-08-24 11:00
8/23/2017: Jay-Z & Loans for pants 00:12:35 2017-08-23 11:00
8/22/2017: Vegan cheese & a book review 00:12:03 2017-08-22 11:00
8/21/2017: What it looks like when a startup collapses 00:13:03 2017-08-21 11:00
8/17/2017: Ankle monitors & CEO councils 00:14:07 2017-08-17 11:00
8/16/2017: Andrew Yoon and ‘Divorce!’ 00:14:47 2017-08-16 12:00
8/15/2017: Drivers, protestors, & The Daily Stormer 00:12:12 2017-08-15 11:00
8/14/2017: Robots are coming to town 00:11:10 2017-08-14 11:00
8/10/2017: Voicemail 00:14:05 2017-08-10 11:00
8/9/2017: Incarceration, Bollywood, and Arcade Fire again 00:09:54 2017-08-09 11:00
8/8/2017: The United Slate & Arcade Fire 00:13:06 2017-08-08 11:00
8/7/2017: The “Email Prankster” 00:13:35 2017-08-07 11:00
8/3/2017: Editing genes, changing immigration, & Kanye 00:08:45 2017-08-03 11:00
8/2/2017: Homeland Security, press briefings, & talk radio 00:11:00 2017-08-02 11:00
8/1/2017: Hacked voting machines, climate change, & Narcan parties 00:14:08 2017-08-01 11:00
7/31/2017: Trump on Long Island & Handcuffs at Defcon 00:15:09 2017-07-31 11:00
7/27/2017: Transgender troops & veganism 00:11:46 2017-07-27 11:00
7/26/2017: Sterilizing prisoners & women entrepreneurs 00:15:35 2017-07-26 11:00
7/25/2017: Offensive trademarks, CEO pay, & dreams 00:14:13 2017-07-25 11:00
7/24/2017: Acid attacks, a public health risk, & Twitter stans 00:15:12 2017-07-24 11:00
7/20/2017: Detroit foreclosures, prescription drugs, & OJ Simpson 00:12:14 2017-07-20 11:00
7/19/2017: Suing Trump, music by the numbers, & ethics 00:11:51 2017-07-19 11:00
7/18/2017: Ether & Lady Gaga 00:17:24 2017-07-18 11:00
7/17/2017: Nuclear winter on TV & PD Live 00:17:02 2017-07-17 11:00
7/13/2017: Spotify, a monkey in court, & loading spinners 00:11:43 2017-07-13 11:00
7/12/2017: Donald Trump Jr. & Pandora's meltdown 00:21:05 2017-07-12 11:00
7/11/2017: Heat Street, Medicaid, and Silicon Valley 00:13:10 2017-07-11 11:00
7/10/2017: Amelia Earhart & Pepe the Frog 00:16:39 2017-07-10 11:00
7/6/2017: Who needs a record deal when you have Zumba? 00:17:41 2017-07-06 11:00
Wednesday, 7/5/2017 00:14:24 2017-07-05 11:00
Tuesday, 7/4/2017 00:18:29 2017-07-04 11:00
Monday, 7/3/2017 00:15:23 2017-07-03 11:00
Thursday, 6/29/2017 00:11:44 2017-06-29 11:00
Wednesday, 6/28/2017 00:13:37 2017-06-28 11:00
Tuesday, 6/27/2017 00:12:51 2017-06-27 11:00
Monday, 6/26/2017 00:12:26 2017-06-26 11:00
Thursday, 6/22/2017 00:12:47 2017-06-22 11:00
Wednesday, 6/21/2017 00:15:30 2017-06-21 11:00
Tuesday, 6/20/2017 00:14:37 2017-06-20 07:44
Monday, 6/19/2017 00:13:23 2017-06-19 11:00
Thursday, 6/15/2017 00:12:05 2017-06-15 11:00
Wednesday, 6/14/2017 00:14:29 2017-06-14 11:00
Tuesday, 6/13/2017 00:12:26 2017-06-13 11:00
Monday, 6/12/2017 00:12:07 2017-06-12 11:00
Thursday, 6/8/2017 00:13:55 2017-06-08 11:00
Wednesday, 6/7/2017 00:14:02 2017-06-07 11:00
Tuesday, 6/6/2017 00:13:45 2017-06-06 11:00
Monday, 6/5/2017 00:10:02 2017-06-05 11:00
Thursday, 6/1/2017 00:13:29 2017-06-01 11:00
Wednesday, 5/31/2017 00:11:53 2017-05-31 11:00
Tuesday, 5/30/2017 00:14:10 2017-05-30 11:00
Monday, 5/29/2017 00:22:27 2017-05-29 11:00
Thursday, 5/25/2017 00:16:00 2017-05-25 11:00
Wednesday, 5/24/2017 00:14:19 2017-05-24 11:00
Tuesday, 5/23/2017 00:12:15 2017-05-23 11:00
Monday, 5/22/2017 00:12:31 2017-05-22 11:00
Thursday, 5/18/2017 00:15:46 2017-05-18 11:00
Wednesday, 5/17/2017 00:12:32 2017-05-17 11:00
Tuesday, 5/16/2017 00:15:03 2017-05-16 12:00
Monday, 5/15/2017 00:13:47 2017-05-15 11:52
Thursday, 5/11/2017 00:15:02 2017-05-11 11:52
Wednesday, 5/10/2017 00:14:42 2017-05-10 11:51
Tuesday, 5/9/2017 00:13:16 2017-05-09 11:40
Monday, 5/8/2017 00:16:38 2017-05-08 11:52
Thursday, 5/4/2017 00:14:45 2017-05-04 11:52
Wednesday, 5/3/2017 00:11:40 2017-05-03 11:51
Tuesday, 5/2/2017 00:12:32 2017-05-02 11:51
Monday, 5/1/2017 00:14:16 2017-05-01 12:00
Thursday, 4/27/2017 00:11:25 2017-04-27 11:51
Wednesday, 4/26/2017 00:13:19 2017-04-26 11:36
Tuesday, 4/25/2017 00:14:59 2017-04-25 11:21
Monday, 4/24/2017 00:14:53 2017-04-24 11:11
Thursday, 4/20/2017 00:12:37 2017-04-20 12:15
Wednesday, 4/19/2017 00:11:34 2017-04-19 12:07
Tuesday, 4/18/2017 00:12:28 2017-04-18 11:32
Monday, 4/17/2017 00:13:04 2017-04-17 20:04
You're walking on a sidewalk 00:00:56 2017-04-07 16:18