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Working: Behind the Scenes at the Opera With Ja...
The mezzosoprano on the nuts and bolts of working as a freelance performing artist.
48 min
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Thirst Aid Kit: Conscious Coupling
Sometimes the thirst is for a TV couple
68 min
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Culture Gabfest: Fetch the Patriarchy
62 min
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Working: Miho Hazama’s Musical Journey
How the Grammy nominee combines classical training with contemporary jazz.
41 min
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Hit Parade: Hits Don’t Lie
Chris Molanphy talks to guest Eduardo Cepeda about Latin music’s journey to the center of American pop.
27 min
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Spoiler Specials: Too Hot to Handle
Spoiling Netflix’s new reality dating show that banned hot contestants from sexual contact.
48 min
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Thirst Aid Kit: No Chill With Yahya and Simu
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Simu Liu inspire us to REALLY rev up our Thirst machines...
65 min
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Culture Gabfest: The Talented Mr. Quibi
63 min
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Working: Why Maira Kalman Loves to Work on Lots...
The painter, writer, illustrator—and now dancer—on her creative evolution.
51 min
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Thirst Aid Kit: The Smoldering Appeal of Shazad...
Shazad Latif and Manny Montana deliver a masterclass in the art of smoldering.
59 min
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Decoder Ring: Unicorn Poop
How did poop get cute? On this episode of Decoder Ring we trace the rise of cute poop from the original Japanese poop emoji to more modern poop toys which rely on the Youtube algorithm to get seen and sold.
33 min
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Culture Gabfest: Will Restaurants Survive?
81 min
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Working: How Divergent Author Veronica Roth Lea...
And how Kate Winslet helped her write more nuanced villains.
42 min
2889
Spoiler Special: Tiger King
An increasingly sordid documentary series about murder plots, charismatic big cat owners, and conning people out of zoos.
39 min
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Thirst Aid Kit: Thirsting In Place
If you absolutely have to be indoors, might as well curl up with your fave Thirst Object, eh?
55 min
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Culture Gabfest: Cool Cats and Kittens
70 min
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Hit Parade: La Vida Loca Edición
93 min
2893
Spoiler Specials: Star Trek: Picard
Three Trekkies spoil the newest installment in the sci-fi franchise.
68 min
2894
Thirst Aid Kit: Maximum UST
Unresolved Sexual Tension is the key ingredient for onscreen sparks.
62 min
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Culture Gabfest: Walking into the Abyss
63 min
2896
Flashback: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
The psychological melodrama starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford became legendary for its campiness.
75 min
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Decoder Ring: Rubber Duckie
How did the humble rubber duck become an icon of bath time?
22 min
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Thirst Aid Kit: Thirst Buckets Galore!
Thirsty listeners get their time to shine.
59 min
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Sponsored: The Power of Mentorship with Chefs G...
30 min
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Culture Gabfest: Viral Songs and Quarantine Cul...
65 min