1440 Explores
Episodes
FIFA: The System That Runs World Soccer (And Why It Broke)
04 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
FIFA started as a handful of Europeans who wanted to play soccer across borders. It became one of the most powerful and corrupt organizations in sport...
How the Presidency Became Too Powerful
14 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
America's founders were so afraid of concentrated power that they spent three months designing Congress, but only three days on the presidency. They t...
Your iPhone Started With a Cold War Secret
23 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Silicon Valley wasn’t supposed to happen. A stretch of California orchard land somehow became the place that built the modern world: chips, PCs, th...
Why the Rich Don’t Pay Taxes Like You Do
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Tax Day in the US, and the system behind it isn’t as straightforward as it looks. You earn money. Taxes get taken out. Case closed … right?...
The Hidden Life of Trash
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Every day, we throw things away. But "away" isn't a place, it's a system. From curbside pickup to landfills, trash shapes cities, public health, and t...
The Real Price of College
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
College tuition can hit $90,000 a year at private schools, but most students never pay that price. So why does college seem so expensive, and who actu...
Behind the Supreme Court's Curtains
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A court designed to be the least powerful branch became one of the most influential institutions in American life. 1440 Explores host Sony Kassam dive...
How the US Turned Fire From Friend to Foe
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A planet that learned to burn. A century of fire suppression. A warming world primed to ignite. 1440 Explores host Sony Kassam sits down with fire his...
The Fight That Put a Phone in Your Hand
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A fight with a telecom giant. A stunt call on a New York sidewalk. A forgotten memo that rewired the world. Host Sony Kassam sits down with Marty Coop...
Why We Dream and What It Means
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We spend 6 years of our lives dreaming. But what if someone else is controlling what you dream about? With help from pioneering sleep scientist Dr. Bo...
Inside the ChatGPT Black Box
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever asked ChatGPT a question and felt like it understood you? Or marveled at how AI can write, explain, or even argue convincingly? With help from le...
Ghosts: Why We See What Isn't There
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every culture has them—restless spirits, haunted houses, things that go bump in the night. But why do we believe in ghosts? Psychologist and skeptic...
Alcohol: Why We Drink and What It Does to Us
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alcohol is the world’s most popular drug—a molecule that can calm or excite and bond communities or tear them apart. We trace alcohol’s journey ...
Credit Cards: How Your Money Moves
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Credit cards feel like magic—tap, swipe, approved. But behind that split-second ding is one of the most complex financial systems ever bui...
Introducing: 1440 Explores
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1440 Explores dives into the most fascinating topics of our time—why we dream, how AI thinks, the magic (and consequences) of credit cards, and more...