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ICYMI: How to Thrive as a Party of One
NPR’s Meghan Keane wrote a book about choosing yourself in a world that pressures us to partner. What happened next was the greatest twist of all.
44 min
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What Next TBD: Can TikTok Sway this Election?
Even politicians working to ban TikTok are not above using it to reach voters.
20 min
228
Victoria’s Secret Is Your Grandma’s Fashion Show
From divisive internet reactions to lackluster runway looks, the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show should’ve been left in the past.
49 min
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What Next TBD: How Secure Is Our Election?
Why you can be confident in America’s electoral integrity, even as confidence in American democracy is plummeting.
29 min
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How a K-Pop Star’s Comeback Was Canceled
Plus, High Speed Downloads on a controversial Bath & Body Works candle and the TikTok resurgence of Broad City.
41 min
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What Next TBD | The Elon-Trump Alliance
Two main characters who finally found each other.
17 min
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ICYMI: 24 Hours of the Strangest Online Fad Diet
A writer attempts a food fast made popular by a YouTuber, with unexpected results.
31 min
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What Next: Gambling on Elections, What Could Go...
Polymarket has people putting their money where their political predictions are.
23 min
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What Next: An Extremely Online Hurricane Season
After the storms came the flood of rumors, A.I. images, and straight-up B.S.
25 min
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What Next TBD | 23andMe...And a Looming Data Di...
The company is on the ropes. How safe is your DNA?
22 min
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ICYMI: Hoda Kotb and the Joy of No Context Soci...
A morning talk show legend is retiring, but a no context social media account will keep her funniest moments in our feeds.
40 min
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What Next TBD: Trump’s Crypto Gurus
How two shady guys with a history of lawsuits, debts and prison time ended up running the new Trump family crypto venture.
19 min
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ICYMI: The Most Famous Rug in Ohio
How a broken laptop, a haunted house, and a buried rug became TikTok’s latest true crime show.
43 min
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What Next TBD | A.I. Goes Nuclear
Why Microsoft is reopening Three Mile Island.
23 min
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ICYMI: How Reddit Turned HBO’s Industry Into Ap...
40 min
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What Next TBD: Helene Proves Nowhere is Safe
Why Americans keep moving into disaster zones.
21 min
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ICYMI: Revisiting the Internet’s Hottest—and Me...
Let's remember how Katt Williams helped kick off this controversial year with a viral appearance on Club Shay Shay.
47 min
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What Next TBD: American Life is a Highway
Another lane isn’t going to unsnarl the traffic.
20 min
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ICYMI: How ShxtsNGigs Let Their Audience Down
We explain the controversy, comments, and reactions surrounding James and Fuhad, the hosts of the British-based ShxtsNGigs podcast.
40 min
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What Next TBD: Big Tech Fears Her
A conversation with Europe's top antitrust regulator.
28 min
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ICYMI: Moo Deng Is The New Grumpy Cat
How an adorable two-month-old pygmy hippo in Thailand became the biggest meme of the year.
36 min
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How To!: Grow Your Podcast
Lauren Passell on finding your audience.
41 min
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What Next: What Was The Point of Israel’s Pager...
Was this the opening salvo of open war with Hezbollah? An attack on communication in Lebanon? A terrorizing taunt?
26 min
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What Next TBD: Trump Called. Laura Loomer Answe...
How a rightwing provocateur entered the chat, right into the former president’s inner circle.
22 min
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ICYMI: “Celebrity Number Six” Was Found, But No...
How a four-year-old Reddit mystery involving a curtain, celebrities and artificial intelligence was solved this month.
30 min