Mysteries: Stories about enigmas

Published: June 3, 2022, 11 a.m.

b'Usually mysteries are reserved for true crime podcasts and cop shows, but in this week\\u2019s episode, both our storytellers delve deep into a scientific puzzle in search of answers.\\nPart 1: Sabrina Imbler encounters strange blobs in the ocean and becomes obsessed with figuring out what they are.\\nPart 2: While visiting a new eye doctor, Derek Traub wonders if his Duane Syndrome and uneven vision are somehow connected.\\nSabrina Imbler is a writer based in Brooklyn. They are currently a staff writer at Defector Media on the creature beat. Their work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and Catapult, among others. Their chapbook Dyke (geology) came out with Black Lawrence Press, and their first book, an essay collection about sea creatures called How Far the Light Reaches, will be published on December 6, 2022 with Little, Brown. \\nDerek Traub is a writer and storyteller currently living in\\u2014and frequently writing about\\u2014Los Angeles. For the last decade, he has worked as a writer for the LA Phil, where he recently wrote a book and recorded a podcast series about the Hollywood Bowl\\u2019s first century. Both can be found at hollywoodbowl.com/first100years. Follow him on IG @froznla. \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'