1
ICYMI | “Gen-Z Stare” and the Log-In Epidemic
Why tech companies force us to log in, download apps, and give our data to access our own services.
46 min
2
Decoder Ring | Mailbag: Drug Names, Cow Abducti...
Why aliens might take an interest in livestock, how pharmaceuticals get such wacky names, and more listener questions.
43 min
3
Culture Gabfest: Woke Superman Saves the Box Of...
This week, the panel joins the cultural discourse surrounding the new Superman, determines if Too Much is enough, and shares their experience at Viola’s Room, the new immersive theater piece from the creators of Sleep No More.
56 min
4
How To! | Get Sweet, Sweet Revenge
Our guide to becoming an antihero begins with the art of getting even.
37 min
5
Death, Sex & Money | The Honeymoon That Ended i...
Silvia Camila was returning from her honeymoon when ICE detained her—leaving her new husband, a Trump supporter, to fight for her release.
49 min
6
Hang Up | Sinner Mows Down Alcaraz on the Grass
76 min
7
ICYMI | Love Island’s Toxic Relationship With S...
How Love Island USA can learn from the UK franchise’s mistakes.
38 min
8
What Next | Stage Managing Sex in Hollywood
The position has experienced a boom in the years after #MeToo—but have they really changed Hollywood?
27 min
9
ICYMI | Encore: Is ChatGPT Your Therapist?
Dazed’s Laura Pitcher on the daily users of ChatGPT who confided in the chatbot as their friend, life organizer, and sometimes, therapist.
36 min
10
Culture Gabfest: Sorry, Straight White Male Nov...
This week, the panel wrangle with the tricky to pin down yet compelling traumedy Sorry, Baby, the documentary Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print, and the life and death of the straight white male novelist (as eulogized in a recent New York Times piece).
56 min
11
Outward | Archiving the Spirit of Ballroom with...
Michael Roberson traces the spiritual, political, and public health roots of the ballroom scene
38 min
12
How To! | Stop Giving 110%
Oliver Burkeman on making hard decisions about important things.
38 min
13
Death, Sex & Money | What Military Service Duri...
Storyteller Ray Christian, who joined the Army right after the Vietnam War, reflects on why he enlisted and why he didn’t leave for 20 years.
50 min
14
Hang Up | The LeBron and Giannis Loyalty Test
Will the NBA’s biggest stars stay or go?
70 min
15
Care & Feeding | Becoming a Parent Is a Process
Slate’s parenting podcast on the early years.
38 min
16
ICYMI | Not Even Lawsuits Can Stop AI
Two recent rulings spell bad news for creatives.
40 min
17
Care & Feeding | Comebacks For “I’m Bored”
Slate’s parenting podcast on there being, as ever, nothing to do.
35 min
18
Decoder Ring | The White Noise Boom
There’s more white noise available than any one person could possibly need. And yet, more keeps coming.
48 min
19
ICYMI | The Most Famous Facelift on TikTok
What a woman’s viral trip to Guadalajara and Kylie Jenner’s boob job reveal say about the current state of plastic surgery discourse online.
29 min
20
Culture Gabfest: Brad Pitt’s Victory Lap Edition
This week, the panel powers up their engines for the racing blockbuster F1: The Movie, the British game show Taskmaster, and the New York Times’s 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century interactive feature.
58 min
21
How To! | Start Reading Books Again (Encore)
Maryanne Wolf on the science of the reading brain.
34 min
22
Death, Sex & Money | Baywatch Made Me World Fam...
Alexandra Paul's fan encounter turned dangerous. What she learned could help other celebrities.
49 min
23
Hang Up | The Caitlin Clark Dilemma
How high expectations for the Indiana Fever star have captivated and polarized the WNBA.
61 min
24
Care & Feeding | What Counts as Screentime?
Slate’s parenting podcast on the gray area.
34 min
25
ICYMI | How Coming Out Videos Changed YouTube
We sit down with YouTuber Ingrid Nilsen to reflect on the 10-year anniversary of her most popular video to date.
44 min