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ICYMI: Trisha Paytas Wants to Be Frenemies
The online provocateur has made their name off of hate-clicks. Why do they now want out? Plus: High Speed Downloads.
26 min
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Spoiler Specials: In the Heights
Dana Stevens, Marissa Martinelli and Sofia Andrade spoil the film adaptation of In the Heights.
52 min
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The Waves: No Longer Keeping Up
An exploration of the Kardashian legacy as their longstanding E! reality show comes to a close.
29 min
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ICYMI: Raging Bulls––t: Paul vs. Mayweather
Where did Logan Paul come from? And how did a YouTube celebrity end up in a boxing match with an undefeated champ?
26 min
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Culture Gabfest: Here, We Made You Some Content
57 min
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Working: Brigid Hughes on the Art of Editing a ...
48 min
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ICYMI: Who Weekly? Explains Bennifer 3.0
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are back together. Everybody rejoice!
25 min
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A Word: Booked, Busy, and Funny as Hell
Comedian David Alan Grier talks about his long Hollywood career, from ‘In Living Color’ to the Netflix sitcom, ‘Dad Stop Embarrassing Me.’
21 min
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The Waves: Can We Still Enjoy Master of None?
Lena Waithe and Aziz Ansari are back with a new season of the once-popular Netflix show. Is it worth watching?
35 min
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ICYMI: Why Does TikTok Think I’m an Ex-Mormon?
The app’s algorithm seems to know us better than we know ourselves, until it doesn’t.
24 min
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Culture Gabfest: It's Brutal Out Here
58 min
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Working: A Reality TV Casting Director on What ...
55 min
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ICYMI: How the Kardashians Broke the Internet
Keeping Up with the Kardashians is ending, but that doesn’t mean they’re going anywhere.
24 min
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Hit Parade: Blame It on the Feign, Part 2
Chris Molanphy's analysis of the surprising impact of controversial act Milli Vanilli, continued.
44 min
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Spoiler Specials: Cruella
Dana Stevens and Karen Han spoil the new Disney film Cruella.
38 min
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Culture Gabfest: Angelina Jolie, Firefighter
56 min
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ICYMI: The Backyardigans Have the Hottest Song ...
Plus: High Speed Downloads on an alleged celebrity “throuple” and a failed viral romance.
24 min
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Working: How Dialect Coach Samara Bay Helps Act...
44 min
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ICYMI: How the Internet Became Shrek’s Swamp
The cartoon ogre’s long online afterlife has led to some weird, messy, and hilarious pockets of fandom.
25 min
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A Word: A Video Vault of Black Excellence
From Barack Obama, to Whoopi Goldberg, to Quincy Jones, The HistoryMakers collects the untold stories of Black icons and leaders.
21 min
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Hit Parade: Blame It on the Feign, Part 1
Deceitful as they were, Milli Vanill’s blend of rap and dance-pop topped the charts and made a lasting impression.
54 min
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Outward: ACT UP History and Queer Portraits
Sarah Schulman on her new book Let the Record Show.
68 min
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Culture Gabfest: Godot vs. the Machines
56 min
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ICYMI: Should You Post That Israel-Palestine Meme?
Tracing the evolution of a viral infographic—and how to avoid the 2021 equivalent of those black squares.
26 min
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Working: How "Bookstagrammer" Jordan Moblo Craf...
46 min