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Radiolab is a long-running science-and-philosophy narrative podcast produced by WNYC New York (the principal New York public-radio station, part of New York Public Radio organisation), founded in 2002 by Jad Abumrad (with Robert Krulwich joining in 2003 as co-host) as one of the foundational sound-design-driven narrative podcast properties. The podcast has accumulated approximately 350+ main-series episodes through 2024 with weekly publication cadence and episode-lengths typically running 30-60 minutes covering substantial science-and-philosophy-and-cultural narrative content.\n\nThe editorial approach combines substantial archival-and-experimental sound design (the distinctive Radiolab soundscape aesthetic that has substantially influenced the broader narrative-podcast medium), substantial expert-source-interview content with substantial first-person reporter-and-narrator engagement, plus substantial cross-disciplinary editorial range covering biology, neuroscience, physics, mathematics, philosophy, history, the substantial intersection of science with cultural-and-ethical questions. The substantial post-2022 Radiolab editorial transition included Jad Abumrad's departure as host with the show transitioning to a multi-host editorial format featuring Lulu Miller, Latif Nasser, plus the broader Radiolab editorial team. Robert Krulwich retired from Radiolab in 2020.\n\nThe associated More Perfect (the Radiolab US Supreme Court spinoff podcast covering Constitutional-law and Supreme Court history), Radiolab Presents Anna in Somalia, Radiolab Presents G plus the broader Radiolab Network programming has extended the broader brand. The Jad Abumrad post-2022 substantial transition has included the launch of Radiolab co-creator Jad Abumrad's substantial Vanderbilt University faculty engagement plus the substantial Dolly Parton's America narrative-podcast project. The substantial post-2010 narrative-podcast medium has expanded substantially with Radiolab remaining among the most-respected science-and-philosophy narrative platforms globally with substantial international audience reach.\n\nFor a globally-mobile professional with science-and-philosophy-and-narrative interests, Radiolab provides substantive intellectual content with substantial sound-design and editorial-quality. The podcast is freely available across major podcast platforms (with WNYC supporting-membership and bonus-content tier). Indian-listener engagement is substantial particularly among Indian English-speaking science-and-humanities-curious professionals plus the substantial Indian academic community.