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Decoder Ring | Jerry Lewis’ Lost Holocaust Clow...
How "The Day The Clown Cried" became notorious—and notoriously impossible to see.
52 min
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Culture Gabfest: The Oscars Go Streaming
This week, the hosts discuss I’m Still Here, Trump’s disruptions at the National Endowment for the Arts and the Kennedy Center, and an exclusive interview with Oscars CEO Bill Kramer.
66 min
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Outward | The “Protect the Children” Trap: How ...
Bryan Lowder sits down with Nico Lang to unpack how Trump is using child protection rhetoric to push anti-trans policies
33 min
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ICYMI: Ethan Klein’s Attack on Fauxmoi
Why a YouTuber is threatening legal action against a celebrity culture subreddit and how this may affect your favorite Reddit pages.
29 min
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How To! | Protect Your Parents From Fraud
AARP’s Kathy Stokes on reframing (and de-shaming) the conversation with elders about online scams.
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Death, Sex & Money | I Was Ready to Write About...
Comedian Chelsea Devantez talks about a core experience with an abusive ex-partner, and how she managed to tell her story while having to redact some of the details.
55 min
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What Next | Barron Mania
Who is Trump’s youngest son? Turns out, he’s whatever you want him to be.
21 min
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Hang Up | A Reckoning for Luis Rubiales
Luis Rubiales’ trial and its broader impact on Spanish and European soccer.
54 min
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Care & Feeding | My House Feels Like Wrestlemania
Slate’s parenting podcast on tapping out.
35 min
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ICYMI: Welcome to the TikTok Pharmacy
How do you separate the solutions from the scams?
47 min
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Supercommunicators | 1. How to Talk to Anyone
The art and practice of asking the right questions.
30 min
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Dear Prudence | My Husband’s Family Needs So Mu...
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Adrienne Lee and Nylah Iqbal Muhammad.
42 min
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Care & Feeding | Should We Skip Touring the Whi...
Slate’s parenting podcast on field trip politics.
46 min
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ICYMI: The Wishbone Kitchen vs. Bon Appétit Foo...
Why the internet is rallying behind a former private chef in the Hamptons and taking on a big bad media institution.
30 min
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Outward | Chase Strangio on Trump’s Anti-Trans ...
The ACLU Lawyer talks about the legal situation around healthcare, passports, and more
43 min
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Hang Up | The NHL Puts Up a Fight
The wild and thrilling new 4 Nations Face-Off tournament is just what hockey (and all-star games) needed.
48 min
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How To! | Outsmart Your Student Loans
Yanely Espinal on paying down debt—and getting on with your life.
45 min
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Death, Sex & Money | Manhood: It’s Complicated
Listeners share stories about what it means to be a man, as norms continue to shift.
43 min
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ICYMI: Thrifting in the Time of TikTok
As thrifting creators gain followers, regular shoppers pay the price.
31 min
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Gabfest Reads | A Former Haitian President’s Gr...
Rich Benjamin’s new book Talk to Me explores the coup that overthrew his grandfather, and the ripple affects the political upheaval had on his family.
30 min
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Hit Parade | Material Girl in an Imperial World...
Pet Shop Boys coined the term “imperial phase” to describe a pop star’s untouchable era. In the ’80s, Madonna lived it.
61 min
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Dear Prudence | I Have Enough Friends and Don’t...
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Lori Gottlieb.
31 min
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Care & Feeding (After Dark) | Modeling Healthy ...
Slate’s parenting podcast on not making it weird.
45 min
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What Next | The Award for Messiest Oscar Conten...
How the wheels fell off Emilia Pérez's Oscar frontrunning campaign.
23 min
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Decoder Ring | The Scratch-Off Ticket’s Instant...
Ian Coss shares how scratch-off tickets became a part of American life.
33 min