Unexplainable

The Codfather

How many fish are in the sea? It's a question that has had enormous consequences for the fishing community in New Bedford, Massachusetts. But one man managed to find a way around it. That man? The Codfather. Guest: Ian Coss [https://iancoss.com/about], host and producer of WBGH's Catching the Codfather [https://www.wgbh.org/podcasts/thecodfather] For show transcripts, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bMXuLuyy3zTLCnblKVWUBq4Gd84PY8sG]⁠⁠vox.com/unxtranscripts⁠ [http://vox.com/unxtranscripts] ⁠⁠⁠ [http://vox.com/unxtranscripts]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bMXuLuyy3zTLCnblKVWUBq4Gd84PY8sG]For more, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.vox.com/unexplainable]⁠⁠vox.com/unexplainable⁠⁠ [http://vox.com/unexplainable] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.vox.com/unexplainable]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And please email us! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠unexplainable@vox.com⁠⁠ [unexplainable@vox.com] ⁠⁠⁠ We read every email. Support Unexplainable (and get ad-free episodes) by becoming a Vox Member today: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.vox.com/support-membership]⁠⁠vox.com/members⁠⁠ [http://vox.com/members]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.vox.com/support-membership] Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Stress ages us on a cellular level

It's no secret that stress isn't good for you… But just how bad is it? NPR's Short Wave podcast gets some answers. Host: Regina G. Barber [https://www.npr.org/people/1082526815/regina-g-barber], host of NPR’s Short Wave podcast Guest: Diana Kwon [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01886-3], science journalist Follow NPR's Short Wave podcast on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/short-wave/id1482575855] and Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2rTT1klKUoQNuaW2Ah19Pa] for more episodes like this, featuring new discoveries, everyday mysteries and the science behind the headlines. Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave [http://plus.npr.org/shortwave]. For show transcripts, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bMXuLuyy3zTLCnblKVWUBq4Gd84PY8sG]⁠⁠vox.com/unxtranscripts⁠ [http://vox.com/unxtranscripts] ⁠⁠⁠ [http://vox.com/unxtranscripts]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bMXuLuyy3zTLCnblKVWUBq4Gd84PY8sG]For more, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.vox.com/unexplainable]⁠⁠vox.com/unexplainable⁠⁠ [http://vox.com/unexplainable] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.vox.com/unexplainable]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And please email us! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠unexplainable@vox.com⁠⁠ [unexplainable@vox.com] ⁠⁠⁠ We read every email. Support Unexplainable (and get ad-free episodes) by becoming a Vox Member today: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.vox.com/support-membership]⁠⁠vox.com/members⁠⁠ [http://vox.com/members]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.vox.com/support-membership] Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

The Amazing Extremophiles

In the dark depths of the Gowanus Canal, strange lifeforms lurk... Guests: Brad Vogel [https://www.bjvogel.com/], volunteer at the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club [https://gowanusdredgers.org/]; Elizabeth Hénaff [https://engineering.nyu.edu/faculty/elizabeth-henaff], computational biologist and artist at New York University For more, go to http://vox.com/unexplainable [http://vox.com/unexplainable] It’s a great place to sign up for our newsletter, view show transcripts, and read more about the topics on our show. Also, email us! unexplainable@vox.com [unexplainable@vox.com] We read every email. Support Unexplainable by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [http://podcastchoices.com/adchoices] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Everyone does it. Why can’t I?

I’m about to burst. Guests: Laryngologist Dr. Robert Bastian [https://bastianvoice.com/about/meet-the-staff/robert-w-bastian-m-d/] and Noel King [https://www.vox.com/authors/noel-king], co-host and editorial director of the Vox daily news podcast Today, Explained [https://www.vox.com/pages/today-explained] For more, go to http://vox.com/unexplainable [http://vox.com/unexplainable] It’s a great place to sign up for our newsletter, view show transcripts, and read more about the topics on our show. Also, email us! unexplainable@vox.com [unexplainable@vox.com] We read every email. Support Unexplainable by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [http://podcastchoices.com/adchoices] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Mysterious objects near the beginning of time

Astronomers are putting together a new picture of the early universe. It involves a lot of very weird black holes, and it could help us understand how our own galaxy formed. Guest: Caitlin Casey [https://www.physics.ucsb.edu/people/caitlin-casey], astronomer at UC Santa Barbara ⁠ [https://www.vox.com/authors/dylan-scott] For show transcripts, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bMXuLuyy3zTLCnblKVWUBq4Gd84PY8sG]⁠⁠⁠vox.com/unxtranscripts⁠⁠ [http://vox.com/unxtranscripts] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://vox.com/unxtranscripts]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bMXuLuyy3zTLCnblKVWUBq4Gd84PY8sG]For more, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.vox.com/unexplainable]⁠⁠⁠vox.com/unexplainable⁠⁠⁠ [http://vox.com/unexplainable]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.vox.com/unexplainable]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And please email us! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠unexplainable@vox.com⁠⁠⁠ [unexplainable@vox.com]⁠⁠⁠ We read every email. Support Unexplainable (and get ad-free episodes) by becoming a Vox Member today: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.vox.com/support-membership]⁠⁠⁠vox.com/members⁠⁠⁠ [http://vox.com/members]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.vox.com/support-membership] Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]