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Edgar B. Herwick III hosts GBH’s newest show, The Curiosity Desk, where he answers your questions and examines everyday mysteries hiding in plain sight. Tune in daily for conversations, insights and profundities about the world we live in. Have something you’re curious about? Leave us a voicemail anytime at 877-301-8970, or submit questions via the form on our landing page at GBHNews.org.Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content and exclusive videos.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Curiosity Desk is a society podcast hosted by GBH News, with 131 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.
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First, Mary Cate Colapietro from ISO New England quizzes Edgar on “the grid” and how it actually supplies our electricity. Then, we meet Norwegian researcher Tore Slagsvold for a conversation about why male pied flycatchers will subtly change their song when they’ve been cheating on their mates. Lastly, Dr. Vincent Martin from the University of Cincinnati explains why we get migrants ahead of inclement weather.
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Friday, August 14th First up it’s our misfit news panel ICYM, this week with Axios’ Mike Deehan and filmmaker & audio journalist CC Paschal . They’ll talk about debate around legal barriers for would-be fortune tellers, Pickleball drama in Mashpee, and the supposed summer of the man purse. Then, Edgar talks with David Kruh and Tina Drzal about their new book Little Mister Victory: A Daughter's Search for the Woman Who Abandoned Her Father on VJ Day. Lastly, Mentalist Tom Indigo is back. He’ll teach us some simple tricks that can be performed at home (or at a bar to win a buck) and talk about whether mentalism can make us more empathetic.
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August 13th, 2026 Misinformation researcher Joan Donovan is back for another round of The Glitch Report. This week we’re talking about major lawsuits against Meta over whether it designed apps to be addictive to children. Joan is joined this week by technology journalist Jacob Ward. Then: today is international left handers day. Edgar meets Thomas Puschel, Associate Professor in Evolutionary Anthropology at Oxford, for a conversation about his research on left and right-handedness. And animal behaviorist and author Jennifer Verdolin returns, this month to discuss what humans can learn about conflict resolution from ravens and crows.
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August 12, 2026 First up, Sky & Telescope’s Kelly Beatty tells us about the incoming solar eclipse, he's live on the scene in Alcaniz, Spain. This is the first solar eclipse mainland Europe has seen in 27 years. Then, the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown made two separate whale rescues off the coast of Massachusetts last week. We’ll talk about the work of their Marine Animal Entanglement Response Program with Executive Director Anne-Marie Runfola . Finally, CFP Jennifer Lane breaks down all you need to know when you’re looking to buy a car.
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First up, MIT economist Jon Gruber on economic incentives to get people out of cars and onto public transportation. Then, we’re welcoming back Gal Tziperman Lotan, who’s got Four Things to Know for August 11th. Lastly, Yale Linguist Claire Bowern joins with Wampanoag Linguist Jessie Little Doe Baird for a conversation about the lifespan of languages.
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