Radiolab is an experiential investigation that explores themes and ideas through a patchwork of people, sounds, and stories. In each episode, Radiolab experiments with sound and style allowing science to fuse with culture and information to sound like music.

Hosted by Jad Abumrad with co-host Robert Krulwich, Radiolab is designed for listeners who demand skepticism but appreciate wonder; who are curious about the world, but also want to be moved and surprised.

Season 7 Begins May 6. Tune in Thursdays at 7 p.m. on KSTX 89.1 FM.

Upcoming Episodes

Animal Minds - May 6
When we gaze into the eyes of our beloved pets, can we ever really know what they're thinking? Is it naive to assume they might be experiencing something close to the emotions we feel? Or, on the contrary, is it ridiculous to assume that they aren't feeling anything back? In this hour of Radiolab, we explore what science can say about what goes on in the minds of animals .

Lucy - May 13
Chimps, Bonobos, Humans -- we're all great apes. This hour we take a look at what happens when we all try to live together. Our main story is about a chimp named Lucy. When Lucy was only two days old she was adopted by a psychologist and his wife who wondered: if given the right environment, how human could Lucy become? This story and other tales of radical sharing between humans and the creatures on earth most like us.

Limits - May 20
How much can you jam into a human brain? How far can you push yourself past feelings of exhaustion? In this hour of Radiolab, we examine human limits. We talk to Ironman triathletes and hear the memorable tale of a man who couldn't forget. Are we limited by the size of our brain and the strength of our muscles or will there always be a way to push ourselves just a little bit further? And what about human comprehension? As science barrels forward, will we reach the limit of human understanding?

Famous Tumors - May 27
This hour of Radiolab is dedicated to tumors. It may sound like a grim topic, but what we find when we look closely at these anatomical aberrations are fascinating tales of evolution, immortality, and even... maybe... God? We'll hear about a tumor that changes modern science, and the tragic untold story of the woman attached to that tumor. We'll witness terrifying contagious tumors, tumors that bring joy, and tumors that bring ecstasy. And Robert will try to touch, literally touch, the tumor that killed President Ulysses S. Grant.

Who Are You? - June 3
This hour centers around a chilling question: can you ever really know the people around you? Even those most dear to you -- your mother, your child, your loved one -- can you ever really know what they are thinking, feeling, or experiencing? Or is it all just a leap of faith? In this episode of Radiolab, we talk to neuroscientists, primatologists, zookeepers, actors, and dog owners who are all trying to get inside another's mind.

Listen to all episodes of Radiolab, including Season 6 at the WNYC website.

About the Hosts

Jad Abumrad

The son of a scientist and a doctor, Jad Abumrad did most of his growing up in Tennessee, before studying creative writing and music composition at Oberlin College in Ohio. Following graduation, Abumrad wrote music for films, and reported and produced documentaries for a variety of local and national public radio programs, including On the Media, PRI's Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen, Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and WNYC's "24 Hours at the Edge of Ground Zero". The Ring & I, an insightful, funny, and lyrical look at the enduring power of Wagner's Ring Cycle which he produced and hosted, aired nationally and internationally and earned ten awards, including the prestigious 2005 National Headliner Grand Award in Radio.

Robert Krulwich

NPR Science Correspondent, Robert Krulwich, joins Jad Abumrad in studio as co-host of Radiolab. Robert Krulwich has been called "the most inventive network reporter in television" by TV Guide. His specialty is explaining complex subjects - science, technology, economics - in a style that is clear, compelling and entertaining. He has explored the structure of DNA with a banana, explained arbitrage by wearing Groucho glasses and illustrated the Texaco-Pennzoil battle with Barbie and Ken dolls. A Special Correspondent for ABC News, Krulwich appears regularly on Nightline and other news programs, including ABC News Tonight and Good Morning America. His rare talent for on-air teaching is often called upon to make complicated subjects comprehensible, from the intricacies of Enron's accounting irregularities to the impact of the Human Genome Project. As host and executive editor of PBS's new five-part documentary series, NOVA scienceNOW, Krulwich explored scientific breakthroughs and their applications, from fuel cells and hydrogen-powered cars to secrets of the genetic code and nanotechnology.

He won an Emmy Award, a Polk Award and a DuPont Award for his PBS Frontline programs on Internet privacy, the savings and loan scandal and campaign finance, respectively. The National Cancer Institute gave him their Extraordinary Communicator Award. He also won an AAAS Science Journalism Award for a 2001 NOVA special, Cracking the Code of Life.