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Bloom</li> <li>Becca Bressler</li> <li>Rachael Cusick</li> <li>David Gebel</li> <li>Sindhu Gnanasambandan</li> <li>Maria Paz Gutiérrez</li> <li>Dylan Keefe</li> <li>Matt Kielty</li> <li>Annie McEwen</li> <li>Alexandria Neason</li> <li>Sarah Qari</li> <li>Arianne Wack</li> <li>Pat Walters</li> <li>Molly Webster</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Executive producer(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Ellen Horne (formerly)</li> <li>Suzie Lechtenberg (formerly)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Senior editor(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Soren Wheeler</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Recording studio</th><td class="infobox-data">New York, NY</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Original release</th><td class="infobox-data">2002</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://radiolab.org">radiolab<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Radiolab</b></i> is a radio program and <a href="/wiki/Podcast" title="Podcast">podcast</a> produced by <a href="/wiki/WNYC" title="WNYC">WNYC</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Public_broadcasting" title="Public broadcasting">public radio station</a> based in New York City, and broadcast on more than 570 public radio stations in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The show has earned many industry awards for its "imaginative use of radio" including a <a href="/wiki/National_Academies_Communication_Award" title="National Academies Communication Award">National Academies Communication Award</a><sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and two <a href="/wiki/Peabody_Awards" title="Peabody Awards">Peabody Awards</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Radiolab was founded by <a href="/wiki/Jad_Abumrad" title="Jad Abumrad">Jad Abumrad</a> in 2002, and evolved into its current form by Abumrad with co-host <a href="/wiki/Robert_Krulwich" title="Robert Krulwich">Robert Krulwich</a> and executive producer Ellen Horne.<sup id="cite_ref-:7_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nyt_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:5_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-wnycstudios.org_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wnycstudios.org-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2023, Radiolab is hosted by <a href="/wiki/Latif_Nasser" title="Latif Nasser">Latif Nasser</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lulu_Miller" title="Lulu Miller">Lulu Miller</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:7_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The show focuses on topics of a scientific, philosophical, and political nature. The show attempts to approach broad, difficult topics such as "time" and "morality" in an accessible and light-hearted manner and with a distinctive audio production style. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Radiolab&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The original version of <i>Radiolab</i> was a three-hour weekly show on New York City radio station WNYC's AM signal. Abumrad, then a freelancer for WNYC, produced and hosted the show, which presented documentary radio work in an original style.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dean Cappello, then chief content officer of WNYC Radio told <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> that it was conceived, back in 2002, as a space for experimentation and also as a way to fill a "blank space" on the station’s Sunday-night schedule.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>These early themed episodes were not necessarily science-related, but tackled issues such as the death penalty, religious fundamentalism and politics in Africa and the Middle East. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_Krulwich_and_Jad_Abumrad_at_the_70th_Annual_Peabody_Awards.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Robert_Krulwich_and_Jad_Abumrad_at_the_70th_Annual_Peabody_Awards.jpg/220px-Robert_Krulwich_and_Jad_Abumrad_at_the_70th_Annual_Peabody_Awards.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Robert_Krulwich_and_Jad_Abumrad_at_the_70th_Annual_Peabody_Awards.jpg/330px-Robert_Krulwich_and_Jad_Abumrad_at_the_70th_Annual_Peabody_Awards.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Robert_Krulwich_and_Jad_Abumrad_at_the_70th_Annual_Peabody_Awards.jpg/440px-Robert_Krulwich_and_Jad_Abumrad_at_the_70th_Annual_Peabody_Awards.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3184" data-file-height="2120" /></a><figcaption>Robert Krulwich and Jad Abumrad at the 2010 Peabody Awards</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2003, Abumrad was given a freelance assignment by WNYC to interview <a href="/wiki/ABC_News_(United_States)" title="ABC News (United States)">ABC News</a> science reporter Robert Krulwich and the two men discovered they had a lot in common: both were alumni of Oberlin College (though 25 years apart), and both had worked at WBAI before moving on to WNYC and NPR.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nyt_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They became fast friends and began collaborating as co-hosts on experimental radio pieces — initially outside of Radiolab. In 2003, they sent their first piece to radio producer <a href="/wiki/Ira_Glass" title="Ira Glass">Ira Glass</a> for a proposed <a href="/wiki/Flag_Day_(United_States)" title="Flag Day (United States)">Flag Day</a> episode of <i><a href="/wiki/This_American_Life" title="This American Life">This American Life</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2-minute piece, which never aired on <i>This American Life</i>, was included in the 2008 Radiolab episode “Jad and Robert: The Early Years.”<sup id="cite_ref-:5_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the episode Abumrad and Krulwich interview Glass, and ask him his recollection of the piece. "It was horrible", Glass said. In an interview with Abumrad and Krulwich, Glass said: "I never would have put the two of you together on anything again… It's just amazing that you were able to put together such a wonderful program after that."<sup id="cite_ref-:5_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2003, Abumrad was joined on Radiolab by Executive Producer Ellen Horne, whom Abumrad credits with breathing life into the show.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They began evolving the show into its current form,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:6_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and by January 2004, <i>Radiolab</i> had become an hour-long, science-themed program characterized by Abumrad's unique <a href="/wiki/Sound_design" title="Sound design">sound design</a> style. The program, at that time, was still considered experimental.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2004, Robert Krulwich appeared as a "guest host" on an episode titled "Time."<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the following episode ("Space", aired two weeks later), they were co-hosts. In 2005, the program had its first official season, with five episodes, on WNYC.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The program gained national distribution soon after. Live shows were first introduced in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Initially distributed nationally by NPR, WNYC began distributing the show in 2015. The change was noticeably marked by the omission of NPR's name in the show's opening audio sequence after the tagline, "You're listening to <i>Radiolab</i>...from WNYC."<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Horne left RadioLab in 2015,<sup id="cite_ref-:7_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Krulwich retired from his role as co-host in February 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-wnycstudios.org_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wnycstudios.org-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September of the same year, Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser were named co-hosts, succeeding Krulwich.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2022, Abumrad announced his retirement from Radiolab, handing over the reins to co-hosts Miller and Nasser.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The podcast now offers a subscription called <i>The Lab</i> with which listeners can directly support the production. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Format">Format</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Radiolab&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Format"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Each episode of <i>RadioLab</i> is one hour long and tackles various philosophical and scientific topics. Each episode is elaborately stylized. For instance, thematic—and often dissonant and atonal—music accompanies much of the commentary. In an April 2011 interview with <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>, Abumrad explained the choice in music: "I put a lot of jaggedy sounds, little plurps and things, strange staccato, percussive things."<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_6-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, previously recorded interview segments are interspersed in the show's live dialogue, adding a layered, call-and-response effect to the questions posed by the hosts. These recordings are often unedited and the interviewee's asides appear in the final product. In the same <i>New York Times</i> interview, Abumrad said, "You're trying to capture the rhythms and the movements, the messiness of the actual experience.... It sounds like life."<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_6-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> And unlike traditional journalism, in which the reader is given only access to the final article, not the interview, Abumrad added that <i>Radiolab</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s process is more transparent. </p><p>The episode credits are generally read by people who were interviewed or featured on the show, rather than by the hosts, while the program credits are read by listeners. </p><p>As of June 15, 2009, the podcast offers full, hour-long episodes on a regular schedule with a variable number of podcasts in between "that follow some detour or left turn, explore music we love, take you to live events, and generally try to shake up your universe".<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These extra podcasts, referred to as "Shorts", are occasionally combined into full-length compilation episodes. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception_and_awards">Reception and awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Radiolab&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Reception and awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Radiolab</i> has been widely acclaimed among listeners and critics alike for its imaginative format and original use of sound design.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nyt_6-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has been hailed, along with <i>This American Life</i>, as one of the most innovative shows on American radio.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of January 2023, Radiolab has earned 13 podcast industry award nominations, including 7 wins, including the 2013 <a href="/wiki/Podcast_Awards" title="Podcast Awards">People's Choice Podcast Award</a> for Best Science and Medicine Podcast and the 2015 <a href="/wiki/Podcast_Awards" title="Podcast Awards">People's Choice Podcast Award</a> for Best Produced Podcast.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Radiolab</i> was also awarded for the Shorty Award for Best Podcast.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Radiolab</i> has also won two <a href="/wiki/Peabody_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Peabody Award">Peabody Awards</a> for broadcast excellence.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first Peabody was awarded to the show overall, and the second was awarded for the episode titled "60 Words" (aired on April 18, 2014) garnered a second Peabody Award for <i>Radiolab</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Peabody2015_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peabody2015-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Radiolab</i> also received a 2007 <a href="/wiki/National_Academies_Communication_Award" title="National Academies Communication Award">National Academies Communication Award</a> "for their imaginative use of radio to make science accessible to broad audiences".<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The program has received two <a href="/wiki/Peabody_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Peabody Award">Peabody Awards</a>; first in 2010 and again in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Peabody2015_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peabody2015-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011, Abumrad received the <a href="/wiki/MacArthur_Fellows_Program" title="MacArthur Fellows Program">MacArthur grant</a>, in recognition of his work with RadioLab.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In a 2007–2008 study by Multimedia Research (sponsored by the <a href="/wiki/National_Science_Foundation" title="National Science Foundation">National Science Foundation</a>), it was determined that over 95 percent of listeners reported that the science-based material featured on <i>Radiolab</i> was accessible.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title=""accessible" is too ambiguous—accessible in what sense? Does it mean accessible to the handicapped (likely the most common 21st-century usage)? Or does it mean understandable by those with minimal knowledge of science? Or does it mean something else? (January 2020)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Additionally, upwards of 80 percent of listeners reported that the program's pace was exciting, and over 80 percent reported that the layering of interviews was engaging.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversy">Controversy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Radiolab&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On September 24, 2012, in a <a href="/wiki/Podcast" title="Podcast">podcast</a> titled "The Fact of the Matter", the program ran a segment about the <a href="/wiki/Yellow_rain" title="Yellow rain">yellow rain</a> incidents in <a href="/wiki/Laos" title="Laos">Laos</a> and surrounding countries in the 1970s. Included in the story was an interview with <a href="/wiki/Hmong_people" title="Hmong people">Hmong</a> veteran and refugee Eng Yang, with his niece <a href="/wiki/Kao_Kalia_Yang" title="Kao Kalia Yang">Kao Kalia Yang</a> serving as translator. After hearing the segment, Kao Kalia Yang and others complained that her uncle's viewpoints had been dismissed or edited out, that interviewer Robert Krulwich had treated them callously, and that the overall approach to the story had been <a href="/wiki/Racism" title="Racism">racist</a>. The complaints prompted several rounds of allegation, apology, rebuttal, and edits to the podcast, as well as commentary in various sources such as the public radio newspaper <i>Current</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 12, 2017, <i>Radiolab</i> removed an episode titled "Truth Trolls" about the attacks on <a href="/wiki/LaBeouf,_R%C3%B6nkk%C3%B6_%26_Turner" title="LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner">LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/HEWILLNOTDIVIDE.US" class="mw-redirect" title="HEWILLNOTDIVIDE.US">HEWILLNOTDIVIDE.US</a></i> art project by <a href="/wiki/Internet_troll" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet troll">trolls</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-truthtrolls-chen_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-truthtrolls-chen-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-truthtrolls-apology_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-truthtrolls-apology-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The program had been criticized for appearing to condone the actions of extremist groups, with Turner condemning the reporting as "abhorrent and irresponsible" for describing the vandalism and harassment they had been subjected to as "a really encouraging story" and "comforting."<sup id="cite_ref-truthtrolls-chen_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-truthtrolls-chen-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Abumrad issued an apology for giving the impression that they "essentially condoned some pretty despicable ideology and behavior,"<sup id="cite_ref-truthtrolls-apology_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-truthtrolls-apology-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while WNYC stated that they supported <i>Radiolab'</i>s decision to remove the podcast, adding that "Radiolab unambiguously rejects the beliefs and actions of the trolls, and deeply regrets doing anything that would imply differently."<sup id="cite_ref-nieman_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nieman-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Radiolab_live"><i>Radiolab</i> live</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Radiolab&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Radiolab live"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ChicagoTheatre.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/ChicagoTheatre.jpg/220px-ChicagoTheatre.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/ChicagoTheatre.jpg/330px-ChicagoTheatre.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/ChicagoTheatre.jpg/440px-ChicagoTheatre.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1650" data-file-height="1135" /></a><figcaption><i>Radiolab</i> live at the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Theatre" title="Chicago Theatre">Chicago Theatre</a> in September 2012</figcaption></figure> <p>In spring 2011, Krulwich and Abumrad took the show on a live, national tour, selling out in cities such as New York, Seattle, and Los Angeles.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The tour covered 21 cities and primarily focused on a speculative <a href="/wiki/Fringe_theory" title="Fringe theory">fringe theory</a> regarding the <a href="/wiki/Cretaceous%E2%80%93Paleogene_extinction_event" title="Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event">Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event</a> that has not been published in a <a href="/wiki/Peer-reviewed_journal" class="mw-redirect" title="Peer-reviewed journal">peer-reviewed journal</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The fundamental new idea surrounding this theory is that when a large asteroid impacted the Earth, the asteroid driving into the ground caused the rock to become heated so extremely that it became gaseous. This "rock-gas" was then ejected outside the Earth's atmosphere and into <a href="/wiki/Outer_space" title="Outer space">space</a>. The rock-gas, after cooling into many tiny glass particles, was pulled back in by Earth's gravity. The majority of this "glass-rain" burned up in the Earth's atmosphere upon re-entry, causing the Earth's atmosphere to become superheated, killing most of the species living on the surface of the Earth within a matter of hours. The episode did not include any discussion of the problems with the theory or that it has not been published in a peer-reviewed journal. </p><p>Episode 3 of <a href="/wiki/List_of_Radiolab_episodes#Season_12_(2013-2014)" title="List of Radiolab episodes">Season 12</a>, titled "Apocalyptical – Live from the Paramount in Seattle", was recorded at one of the live show tour locations that <i>Radiolab</i> performed. Unlike most shows, this show was also filmed, and made available on their official website.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="More_Perfect"><i>More Perfect</i></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Radiolab&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: More Perfect"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In June 2016, Radiolab launched their first "spinoff series" entitled <i>More Perfect</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The series examines controversial and historic cases in the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Supreme Court of the United States">Supreme Court of the United States</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The show's title comes from the <a href="/wiki/Preamble_of_the_US_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Preamble of the US Constitution">preamble</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Constitution">United States Constitution</a> which begins "<a href="/wiki/We_the_People" class="mw-redirect" title="We the People">We the People</a>, in order to form a more perfect Union".<sup id="cite_ref-:0_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team working on the podcast became interested in the topic after studying an adoption case related to the Indian Child Welfare Act.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The show's first season launched on June 1, 2016, and ran for eight episodes.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The second season returned on September 30, 2017, and aired nine episodes.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The show's third season began on September 18, 2018, and ran for nine episodes. </p><p>The show relaunched on May 11, 2023, hosted by Julia Longoria (former host of <i>The Experiment</i>, a co-production of WNYC Studios and <i>The Atlantic</i>, and one of the original More Perfect producers), with a 12-part season.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since then, <i>More Perfect</i> has not aired any more episodes, although <a href="/wiki/Rerun" title="Rerun">reruns</a> are still occasionally posted in the Radiolab feed. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Radiolab_for_Kids"><i>Radiolab for Kids</i></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Radiolab&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Radiolab for Kids"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Radiolab launched series <i>Radiolab for Kids</i> which features content suitable for children and family listening, including the series <i>Terrestrial</i> on September 15, 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Radiolab&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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