The Great US Brain Drain
Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
iHeartPodcasts
4.2 • 11K Ratings
🗓️ 9 January 2026
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Well, folks, the results are in: 2025 was a rough year for American science. Massive funding cuts to research and development aren't just slowing the pace of innovation -- they're also sending thousands of the nation's best and brightest out of the country... and straight into the arms of nations that would love to have them. What does this mean for the future? What does this mean for the families affected? Perhaps most importantly: Why is Uncle Sam hamstringing science in the first place? In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel dive deep into the new era of Brain Drain.
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| 0:00.0 | From UFOs to psychic powers and government conspiracies, history is riddled with unexplained events. |
| 0:06.9 | You can turn back now or learn the stuff they don't want you to know. |
| 0:12.0 | A production of IHeart Radio. Hello, welcome back to the show. |
| 0:28.1 | My name is Matt. |
| 0:28.9 | My name is Noel. |
| 0:30.1 | They call me, Ben. |
| 0:31.5 | We're joined, as always, with our super producer, Dylan, Chicago, pal Fagan. |
| 0:36.5 | Most importantly, you are you, you are here. |
| 0:39.5 | That makes this the stuff they don't want you to know. |
| 0:43.0 | Can you believe Dylan had thin crust pizza in Chicago? |
| 0:45.9 | I bet it's really good. |
| 0:47.0 | I bet it's still really excellent. |
| 0:48.9 | 100%. |
| 0:49.6 | Yeah. |
| 0:49.8 | Sure. |
| 0:50.4 | Yeah. |
| 0:50.9 | Who doesn't love a pizza? |
| 0:52.8 | Bad people. |
| 0:53.8 | Bad people don't love a pizza. |
| 0:55.6 | Friends and Neighbors, it's officially 2026 as you're tuning in with us. |
| 1:00.7 | We're so excited that you're here. |
| 1:02.6 | And we are coming in hot and ready with something we first addressed on strange news a while back. |
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