A new podcast about women and tech. And the blockchain. And anxiety.

Jen and Manoush leave their public radio jobs to chart a new course.

Jen and Manoush learn that blockchain technology could do a lot more than just making Bitcoin speculators stupid rich.

The stakes for the upcoming cryptocurrency launch become clear to Manoush and Jen.

Roman Mars and a well-known venture capitalist school Manoush and Jen.

Ahead of the Civil token launch, Manoush and Jen go for one last gut check with the cofounders of Gimlet Media.

Nerdball incoming! Manoush and Jen go deeper on blockchain technology with the basics behind cryptoeconomics and token curated registries.

Civil officially announces its token sale and the rules governing the platform.

Mapping the future of journalism is hard. And some people like it that way.

Civil delays its token sale and listeners share changes they’ve made in their lives since #MeToo.

Civil journalist Maria Bustillos shares a recording of her epic interview with America’s unofficial ambassador.

Translating the head-scratching lingo, odd habits, and important basics of digital currencies with Coindesk's Joon Ian Wong.

The future of corporations, crypto, and this podcast with billionaire blockchain founder, Joe Lubin.

We took a week off. Jen went to a secret surfing. Manoush went to Iceland. Now it's back to work.

Manoush and Jen go behind-the-scenes of the Civil token sale. And they get #meta about being journalists, who cover weird journalism experiments, and then get press about it.

ZigZag is BACK on October 11 for Season Two. The theme is Trust + Information. Listen to the trailer to hear what Jen and Manoush have planned...and click here to learn how to get the podcast delivered to you every Thursday. *Never heard ZigZag? *Give Episodes One and Two of Season One a try. You'll get to know Jen and Manoush and finally understand what blockchain technology is. Still not convinced? Read what the press and listeners have to say about the show.

Season Two of ZigZag tackles Trust and Information on multiple levels: from co-founders, to new technology, and beyond.

Civil founder and CEO Matthew Iles acknowledges the mistakes there. Manoush and Jen continue to examine the sources of misinformation that are slowly flowing into our society and affecting our democracy, via Twitter.

Because failure can focus you.

Manoush goes whole hog on role of the fact-checker in journalism today and what fact checking will look like in the future.

The urban dictionary defines 'meat world' as the real world, outside the internet. Jen and Manoush explore one specific aspect of meat world and why it matters, especially nowadays.

What happened when the MeToo movement met Blockchain in China

In this season of giving thanks, we are grateful for the technology that keeps on giving: email. And we thank all the ZigZag listeners who've sent voice memos, encouragement, love and constructive criticism via email.

The Stable Geniuses (Manoush and Jen) talk with the women behind the hit Radiotopia podcast Criminal. Hear a frank conversation about podcasting, business ownership and creative partnerships.

Manoush talks with Julia Angwin, the cofounder of The MarkUp, the investigative non-profit news organization that's just received $20 million in funding from Craig Newmark

Jen made a weird mini episode to thank all of the people who support Radiotopia and ZigZag. So thanks!

Is it possible to start over and make a healthy news and information app that would be BENEFICIAL for us?

Manoush goes BIG THINK with economist Rufus Pollock on how he'd radically change the way global economies work. Hint: by breaking up the Big Tech monopolies and making information open.

Manoush and Jen wrap up season 2 of Zigzag by admitting their highs and lows, their zigs and their zags.

Season 3 of ZigZag is about riding the Hype Cycle.

Manoush continues her exploration of the different phases of the hype cycle, with the first phase: the innovation trigger. And Thalia takes a trip to North Country to investigate how Messina is faring with a new blockchain operation in town.

Cultivating an innovative idea requires having a lush (some might say delusional) vision.

When the world looks bleak and all the good ideas seem taken.

Wait! Your crazy idea is working after all.

Sexy it's not, but the last phase of the Hype Cycle means you're LEGIT.

Here's what they wish they'd known. And where they're going next.

Zebra's Unite is a new brand of entrepreneurialism--one symbolized by a hooved creature who actually roams the earth.

Note to Self, the show Jen and Manoush used to make at New York Public Radio is back. Here's the first episode. Enjoy.

The organizational psychologist guides us through (and rates) the latest trends in how we work, from "Holacracy" to "Radical Candor."

Grace Bonney is shutting down her influential site Design*Sponge. And it's making some people uncomfortable.

Venture Capitalist Caterina Fake is putting money into companies that don't mess with our heads.

The Craigslist Founder wants a new way to rate products and set the nerds free.

When Mallory Kasdan's work as a successful voice-over artist dried up, she discovered she wanted to sound like HERSELF.

Mozilla's Mark Surman is leading the fight to win customers without tracking the bejeezus out of them.

Key moments that changed the professional lives of Pinterest's ex-President, an Obama advisor, and a data scientist turned CEO.

Wall Street guy Khe Hy gave up financial security to find himself. His story is less clichéd than you think.

After a near-death experience, podcaster Helen Zaltzman felt sublime. At first.

Economic growth at all costs is unsustainable--here's how our listeners are changing up their financial and personal goals.

Dan Price tried all kinds of strategies to keep his company going. This one actually worked.

We have a bonus for you this week!

Katharine Zaleski didn't know she was a sexist boss...until she became a mother herself.

Before Jenny Toomey became one of the most influential people working behind the scenes on all the big tech issues, she was a rock star. Quite literally.

How the co-founder of Zingerman's Deli built a gourmet collective that's idolized by foodies and entrepreneurs alike.

This week, we’re featuring an episode from the IRL podcast called “The Surveillance Economy.”

ResearcherJennifer Petriglieri says dual-career couples can thrive in love and work. But they must pass through three difficult phases.

A journalism professor's investigation into her own diagnosis will change what you think you know about living and working with breast cancer.

Scientist Peter Kalmus quit planes for the benefit of the planet. Here's how that choice affected his career and family vacations.

President Obama's longest serving advisor blossomed when she stopped listening to authority figures...and started loving the 'swerves' in life.

Code Switch's Shereen Marisol Meraji and Manoush have a frank conversation about where they fit into today’s movement for diversity and inclusion.

Ben Chestnut explains why his company never took VC money and how small businesses can survive Amazon.

Financial and parenting pressures in the age of COVID-19 force Manoush and Jen to make a tough decision.

Listen to what Manoush has cooked up for her first solo season of the business podcast about being human.

He wrote Silicon Valley’s bible. Now he wants to launch a stock market for social justice...and regulators approve.

And how the Black, gay, and female venture capitalist deals with white male founders who call her racist.

Chaplain Greg Epstein is guiding technologists to find their moral compass.

How a stalker inspired this attorney to start a pioneering law firm that's changing how people view female sexuality.

Trash junkie Adam Minter explains why we keep buying crap, where it goes when we get rid of it, and how the economy would survive if we stopped.

Why NPR's Aarti Shahani thrived in the U.S...while her father barely survived.

Join this season's special experiment: The ZigZag Project is six steps (and episodes) to map out a path that aligns your personal values with your professional ambitions.

This season's special project continues with an exercise in imagining your future work life.

We jumpstart your creative thinking about what you'll do next with step three of The ZigZag Project.

Time to start asking the hard questions.

How to deal with the stress that comes with big change.

Stacey Abrams joins us for the final step of The ZigZag Project.