Hyperfixed
Maybe it’s just a quiet annoyance you’ve grudgingly learned to put up with, or a life defining issue that makes it hard to move forward. Whatever it is, Alex Goldman — reporter, radio producer, and overconfident idiot — will get to the bottom of it (if there’s a bottom to be found. Results may vary). Follow Alex as he figures out not only the vast hidden mechanisms that create these problems, but works with you, the listener, to find a solution. Or at least enough of an explanation that you’re ok with the annoyance. He’s not perfect. Hyperfixed is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX, a network of independent and listener-supported podcasts. Discover audio with vision at radiotopia.fm.
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Last Episode : August 21, 2025 5:00am
Last Scanned : 7.3 days ago
Episodes
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Bonus Episode: The Legend of Captain Prince Tango 2In the last of our Cat Drug Black Market episodes, we talked to Doina Nugent, a pet parent that went to FIP Warriors for help when her cat, Captain, was diagnosed with Feline Infectious Peritonitis, and we get her perspective on the Cat Drug Black Market, when things don't go according to plan.
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The Cat Drug Black Market, Part III 2The conclusion of our series, ex members of the FIP Warriors facebook group get to work making the whole GS black market obsolete.
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LINKS:
- Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act of 1994 (AMDUCA)
- GFI #256
- FDA Announces Position on Use of Compounded GS-441524 to Treat FIP
- Stokes Pharmacy & Bova Group Partner to Bring Oral Treatment for Feline Infectious Peritonitis to U.S.
- U.S. Pharmacies Offering Compounded FIP Treatment
The Cat Drug Black Market, Part II 2This week, a black market and community network of cat lovers sprang into existence to help pet parents get access to an illegal lifesaving drug for a cat disease called FIP. But a massive revelation threatens to tear this community apart.
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Nicole Randall Sentencing Release
Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choicesThe Aldean Instrument 2Special unlocked bonus ep! And a note at the top from Alex!
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Astrid, the star of the episode Little by Little, talks about recreating an impossible instrument from an iconic episode of Star Trek in real life.
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Astrid's Keynote at the Audio Developer Conference
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The “World's Greatest” Episode 1This week: Kyle has a medal that was awarded to his great great great Grandfather over a century ago. Was it awarded by a shadowy secret society? We investigate.
Link to Andrew J. Seymour's book "The World's Greatest"
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Parker’s Obsessed with this Movie (But She Cannot Find it Anywhere) 1Your membership to Hyperfixed helps us keep the show going. Please consider becoming a member to get bonus episodes, access to our discord, exclusive merch, and more!
This week: Somehow, a movie release in 2014 has disappeared off the internet. It can't be streamed, it can't be torrented, you can't even buy a physical copy. Parker needs to see it.
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I Am Obsessed With You But You've Got to Leave Me Alone
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The Automobile License Plate Collectors Association
Joe Rhodes - Unmoored, Part I 2Joe Rhodes is a former journalist that is writing about his experiences on the Villa Vie Odyssey, a cruise ship that has just embarked on a 3 & 1/2 year voyage. It hasn't all been smooth sailing. We talk to him about his experience. This is part one of a multi-part series we are running on our premium feed -- part II comes out next week!
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Joe Rhodes' Substack
Donny Talks About Toilets 1We've had maybe a dozen submissions from people who reached out to us with questions about public restrooms. Specifically: why are they designed so poorly? And how gross are they actually? Alex and Hyperfixed Producer Amor Yates investigate.
LINKS:
Toilet: The Public Restroom and the Politics of Sharing.
The American Restroom Association
Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choicesFolklore (Kyle's Version) 1This week, Kyle asks us whether a bit of folk wisdom, passed down through generations, is actually true, and once again we end up in a big philosophical discussion about the nature of knowledge and stuff.
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LINKS:
Adam Savage's YouTube Channel Tested
Adam Savage's own Savage Indusries tape measure
The Lufkin Night Eye Tape Measure (again, this is not a sponsorship -- just what Adam recommends)
Kristin Has Doubts 2This week - Kristin asks us for help on one of the most difficult decisions she'll ever have to make.
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Dylan Matthews: 23 charts and maps that show the world is getting much, much better
Robert De Neufville's substack "Telling the Future"
How to become a Superforecaster
Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choicesPresenting: Science Vs. - Lucid Dreaming: The Bonkers World Inside Our Minds 2I've known Wendy, the host of Science Vs. for almost a decade at this point, and her show is spectacular! We are sharing an episode of her show on the feed this week, just because we love her and would like you all to hear it. You can find many more episodes of Science Vs. on Spotify
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION:
Some people can control their dreams. While they're fast asleep: they fly, create new worlds, live other lives. But Wendy isn't one of them. So in today's episode, Wendy and the Science Vs team find a scientifically approved method to try to lucid dream. We test it out — and bizarre things start happening. We also explore how scientists are trying to harness the strange powers of lucid dreaming to help people, as well as to crack huge scientific mysteries, like: What is consciousness? And what exactly goes on in all of our heads when we're asleep? To do all this and more, we talk to psychologists Dr. Denholm Adventure-Heart and Dr. Brigitte Holzinger, as well as cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Başak Türker.
You can find an episode transcript here: https://bit.ly/ScienceVsLucidDreaming