Smart Girl Dumb Questions
It's a curiosity party, and you're invited. Every Tuesday on SGDQ, Nayeema Raza asks simple Qs about big ideas trying to make sense of life. Some of our faves? Neil deGrasse Tyson on how we'd know if we're in a simulation, Esther Perel on why love gets harder with age, Diplo on why every guy I date is a DJ, and two 11 year olds on what it's like to grow up right now. Send us your dumb (and smart) Qs: [email protected]
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Episodes (68)
Why Don't Adults Get Summer Vacation?
Sep 1, 2026
Can We Get Better at Flirting … with Rejection?
Aug 25, 2026
Are Prediction Markets Destroying Society? I Asked the Kalshi CEO
Aug 11, 2026
Has There Ever Been a Worse Time for Journalism?
Aug 4, 2026
He Drives 200 MPH. What Scares Him? with NASCAR Star Carson Hocevar
Jul 28, 2026
Birth Rates Are Low. Can A “Fertility President” Fix That?
Jul 21, 2026
Is Everything a Cult?
Jul 14, 2026
What Does Love Hurt? with Dr. Justin Garcia
Jul 7, 2026
When Do We Move to Mars? (or the Moon)
Jun 30, 2026
Can the NBA Fix the USA? with Cavs Owner Dan Gilbert
Jun 23, 2026
Who’s Scarier: Gangsters, Billionaires or Investigative Journalists?
Jun 16, 2026
Rent vs Buy? Homes, IVF, MBAs and Other $$$ Choices
Jun 9, 2026
Is the American Dream Still a Thing? with Harvard Economist Raj Chetty
Jun 2, 2026
Is Who You Marry the Most Important Financial Decision? with Divorce Attorney Jim Sexton
May 19, 2026
Aliens Encounters and UFO Files?! with Neil deGrasse Tyson
May 12, 2026
Is There A War on Men?
May 5, 2026
Iran ... Um, How Does This End?
Apr 28, 2026
How Do You Win a Grammy?
Apr 21, 2026
Does Silicon Valley Run Washington? with former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo
Apr 14, 2026
Is Dry Cleaning a Scam? with the Father-Son Duo Behind Jeeves
Apr 7, 2026
Why Does Everyone Have a Podcast? Nayeema & Sammi Cohen
Mar 31, 2026
What’s Rich People Healthcare Like?! with Dr. Florence Comite
Mar 24, 2026
Is Every War About Oil? Pulitzer Prize Winner Daniel Yergin
Mar 17, 2026
Can AI Replace My Brain? I Ask a Child Prodigy
Mar 10, 2026
Is Weather a Conspiracy? With Dancing Weatherman Nick Kosir
Mar 5, 2026
Another Iran War? with Professor Vali Nasr (Revisiting Iran 101)
Mar 4, 2026
Is It Time for An AI Boyfriend?
Feb 27, 2026
Rage Bait, 6 7, Algospeak … What Does It All Mean? w Etymology Nerd
Feb 17, 2026
Why Do Relationships Fail? with a Million Dollar Divorce Attorney
Feb 10, 2026
Calling Congress … Does It Work? with Rep. Melanie Stansbury
Jan 29, 2026
Stress: What’s the Solve? with Dr. Aditi Nerurkar
Jan 27, 2026
Why Do Venezuelans Want This?
Jan 19, 2026
Can He Make America Healthy (and Trusting) Again? with Trump's NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya
Jan 13, 2026
Will the Market Crash in 2026? with Andrew Ross Sorkin
Jan 6, 2026
Mark Cuban: Why Does Healthcare Suck? Can Billionaires Save Us?
Dec 23, 2025
Should You Have Kids in an AI World?! with Dr. Geoffrey Hinton
Dec 9, 2025
How Do Our Brains Work? with the Godfather of AI
Dec 2, 2025
Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing? (Nayeema on Matchmaker Maria's pod)
Nov 25, 2025
World’s Best Music Lesson? with Gen Z Mozart Jacob Collier
Nov 18, 2025
How Much Would You Pay for Love? with Matchmaker Maria Avgitidis
Nov 11, 2025
Why Do People Run? with Olympian Alexi Pappas
Nov 4, 2025
Who Are You When No One’s Watching? with Doormen Daryl and Joe
Oct 28, 2025
What Happened to Science? with Bill Nye, the Science Guy
Oct 21, 2025
Is NASA Worth 25 Billion Bucks? with Casey Dreier
Oct 14, 2025
Diplo: Why Is Every Dude a DJ?
Oct 7, 2025
Why Is Love Harder Now? with Esther Perel
Sep 30, 2025
Season 2 - Coming in Hot!
Sep 29, 2025
Season 2 - Coming to You Hot!
Sep 29, 2025
Are We Really Having Less Sex? with Dr. Justin Garcia
Sep 5, 2025
Should You Be My Mayor? with Eric Adams
Aug 1, 2025