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Culture Gabfest: Mr. & Mrs. Smith: Remarried
This week, the hosts discuss Donald Glover’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith remake, The Color Purple, and that viral $50,000 scam.
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Well, Now: Is it Burnout? Or, Do You Have a Bus...
Chronic stress creates inflammation in the brain–leading to anxiety, inability to focus and difficulty sleeping. One neurologist says the way to fix it is by curing our ‘busy brains.’
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Hang Up: The NBA’s All-Star Catastrophe
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Hear Me Out: Un-Cancel Woodrow Wilson
It’s time to reassess what a great president looks like.
41 min
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How To!: Evolve a Friendship
We’re different people now. Can we still be friends?
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Working: How to Write Every Day and Stick to It
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Political Gabfest Reads: Race, Money and Fictio...
Kiley Reid’s new book Come and Get It explores the consumerist side of college life.
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ICYMI: The Turbulence of Air Force Taylor
Plus, why food influencer Emily Mariko got backlash for selling a $120 tote bag
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Slate Money: America is Beating Everyone
The Money squad explains why the U.S.’s post-COVID economy is doing so well, TikTok’s big feud with Universal Music, and Lyft’s very expensive typo.
45 min
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A Word: Ghost in the Medical Machine
Artificial Intelligence plays a growing role in health care. Is medical racism growing with it?
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Dear Prudence: How Do I Get Over Someone I Neve...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by journalist and culture writer Jenna Wortham.
33 min
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Culture Gabfest: We’re Saving Our Own Lives
This week, the hosts discuss The Greatest Night in Pop, Oscar-nominated Rustin, and Slate’s True-Crime Canon.
45 min
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Death, Sex & Money: This Senator Saved My Love ...
Anna revisits her 2014 conversation with Senator Al Simpson and his wife Ann.
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Well, Now: What We Get Wrong About Love
Kiss the grand romantic gestures goodbye and dig into the research-backed components that make life-long partnerships.
32 min
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Outward: The Inherent Queerness of Poetry
A Valentine’s Day look at queer love in all of its forms through a conversation with with Cyrée Jarelle Johnson
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ICYMI: The State of Dating Apps
Gen Z, AI and IRL meet-cutes are driving the next disruption in dating app culture
37 min
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Outward: The Inherent Queerness of Poetry
A Valentine’s Day look at queer love in all of its forms through a conversation with with Cyrée Jarelle Johnson
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Decoder Ring: Why Do So Many Coffee Shops Look ...
Algorithms are shaping our world, even down to latte art.
29 min
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Hear Me Out: The Constitution Can’t Save Us
And we should stop pretending like it can.
34 min
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How To!: Find Friends in Unexpected Places
Part one of our special series on friendship.
40 min
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Hang Up: The Chiefs Are Super
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What Next TBD: Breaking Up with Dating Apps
You can’t put a price on love—or your user base will swipe left on you.
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Working: A Biography With Very High Stakes
45 min
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Slate Money: Disney's Wish Upon a (Pop) Star
The Money gang talks Disney’s Fortnight and Taylor Swift investments, why NYCB’s loss is renters’ gain, and the comeback of the SAT.
40 min
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ICYMI: The Terminally Ill Influencers Posting T...
A new genre of content creators raises familiar questions around agency and voyeurism.
37 min