What happens, to an artist—to anyone—when they’re good enough, but that’s not enough?
54 min
2627
Working: Undocumented Journalist Jose Antonio V...
39 min
2628
ICYMI: Dance Challenge TikTok Is on Strike
Black choreographers on TikTok are refusing to create dances for Megan Thee Stallion’s new song because white influencers can’t stop stealing their work.
27 min
2629
Hit Parade: Say My Name, Say My Name, Part 2
Chris Molanphy's deep dive on when rappers started singing, continued.
66 min
2630
Culture Gabfest: Tweeting Through It
50 min
2631
ICYMI: There’s No Easy Way to Log Off
As Bo Burnham points out in his new special, the internet is inescapable.
27 min
2632
Slate Money: Movies: Magic Mike
45 min
2633
Decoder Ring: That Seattle Muzak Sound
Muzak, the purveyors of elevator music, had become a complete joke by the 1990’s when it found many of the players in the Seattle grunge scene working in its offices.
41 min
2634
Working: How an Intimacy Coordinator Choreograp...
46 min
2635
ICYMI: Was #FreeBritney Right All Along?
What Britney Spears’ dramatic statement changes in the battle over her conservatorship.
28 min
2636
Spoiler Special: Luca
In Pixar’s Luca, we meet the world’s sweetest sea monster.
40 min
2637
A Word: The Racial Reckoning Soundtrack
The summer of protest ignited an explosive reaction in Black music.
21 min
2638
Political: The “F School, F Softball, F Cheer, ...
The post-pandemic workforce, Tucker Carlson, and student wins at the Supreme Court.
49 min
2639
Culture Gabfest: Man Out of Time, Fish Out of W...
56 min
2640
ICYMI: The Saga of Nina Simone’s Twitter Accoun...
It all started with Chloe Bailey’s sexy Juneteenth rendition of “Feeling Good.”
29 min
2641
Slate Money Movies: Thank You for Smoking
52 min
2642
Decoder Ring: The Invention of Hydration
How did bottled water transform itself from a small, European luxury item to the single largest beverage category in America?
33 min
2643
Working: A Spanish-Language Broadcaster on What...
45 min
2644
ICYMI: You’re Using “Woke” Wrong
The evolution of an increasingly meaningless word.
27 min
2645
Hit Parade: Say My Name, Say My Name, Part 1
Rappers are singing and singers are rapping. When did these styles merge?
49 min
2646
Outward: Julien Baker’s Quantum Queerness and C...
Why must we have the same fights every June?
64 min
2647
Culture Gabfest: The Heights and the Depths
58 min
2648
ICYMI: Are Those TikTok “Missed Connections” Real?
We called some up to find out.
25 min
2649
Decoder Ring: The Soap Opera Machine
We investigate the wild world of soap operas through the lens of one legendary, decades-long, ripped-from-the-headlines storyline.
48 min
2650
Working: The Underground Railroad’s Joi McMillo...
The Moonlight editor talks about her long-time collaboration with filmmaker Barry Jenkins.