Works in Progress Podcast
Hosted by Ben and Jacob Trefethen and Saloni Dattani and Sam and Aria and Pieter and Samuel and Saloni · Works in Progress
4.9from 65 ratings
- 44
- Episodes
- 44
- Transcribed
- 65
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
- 44K
- YouTube views
About Works in Progress Podcast
Works in Progress is an online magazine devoted to new and underrated ideas about economic growth, scientific progress, and technology. Subscribe to listen to the Works in Progress podcast, plus Hard Drugs by Saloni Dattani and Jacob Trefethen.
- Publisher
- Works in Progress
- Category
- history · technology
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 7 Jun 2025
- Latest episode
- 2 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
44 of 44 episodes have a transcript.
2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Can we switch off diseases?
24 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Are miracle drugs hiding in plain sight?
17 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
Issue 24: Rats, The Glorious Revolution and the secret to ultra-Orthodox fertility
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Can we switch off diseases?
Published 2 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Your hair, your eyes, like lots of components of cells and organs are made of different types of proteins. So if you want to find a way to stop them from being produced, regardless of what kind of protein they are, you have to kind of think back to how they're produced in the first place. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Works in Progress Podcast
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- Katharine Collins
- Atalanta
- Judge Glock
- Ruxandra Teslo
- Daniele Visioni
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 43,594
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 14 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 51 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 71 / 100
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- Quality
- 78
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 81
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Questions about Works in Progress Podcast
Who hosts Works in Progress Podcast?
Ben and Jacob Trefethen and Saloni Dattani and Sam and Aria and Pieter and Samuel and Saloni host the show. Published by Works in Progress.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes monthly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Works in Progress Podcast take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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