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2901
Working: Why Maira Kalman Loves to Work on Lots...
The painter, writer, illustrator—and now dancer—on her creative evolution.
51 min
2902
Thirst Aid Kit: The Smoldering Appeal of Shazad...
Shazad Latif and Manny Montana deliver a masterclass in the art of smoldering.
59 min
2903
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
2904
Culture Gabfest: Will Restaurants Survive?
81 min
2905
Working: How Divergent Author Veronica Roth Lea...
And how Kate Winslet helped her write more nuanced villains.
42 min
2906
Spoiler Special: Tiger King
An increasingly sordid documentary series about murder plots, charismatic big cat owners, and conning people out of zoos.
39 min
2907
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
2908
Culture Gabfest: Cool Cats and Kittens
70 min
2909
Hit Parade: La Vida Loca Edición
93 min
2910
Spoiler Specials: Star Trek: Picard
Three Trekkies spoil the newest installment in the sci-fi franchise.
68 min
2911
Thirst Aid Kit: Maximum UST
Unresolved Sexual Tension is the key ingredient for onscreen sparks.
62 min
2912
Culture Gabfest: Walking into the Abyss
63 min
2913
Flashback: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
The psychological melodrama starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford became legendary for its campiness.
75 min
2914
Decoder Ring: Rubber Duckie
How did the humble rubber duck become an icon of bath time?
22 min
2915
Thirst Aid Kit: Thirst Buckets Galore!
Thirsty listeners get their time to shine.
59 min
2916
Sponsored: The Power of Mentorship with Chefs G...
30 min
2917
Culture Gabfest: Viral Songs and Quarantine Cul...
65 min
2918
Spoiler Specials: Contagion
Spoiling the eerily relevant pandemic film from 2011.
47 min
2919
Culture Gabfest: Cows and Capitalism
75 min
2920
Spoiler Specials: Onward
Spoiling Pixar’s comedic quest about brothers attempting to bring back the rest of their father.
41 min
2921
Thirst Aid Kit: Flooding the Basement with Ash...
Ashley Ford talks beards, beef, and Beast Mode.
60 min
2922
Culture Gabfest: Is Love Blind?
78 min
2923
Decoder Ring: The Shop Around the Corner
The 1998 romantic comedy You've Got Mail starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan is about the brutal fight between an independent bookstore, The Shop Around the Corner, and Fox Books, an obvious Barnes & Noble stand-in.
35 min
2924
Hit Parade: I'm Your Whitney Tonight Edition
86 min
2925
Thirst Aid Kit: We Love James McAvoy, That’ s All
We want … we want … we want James McAvoy
48 min