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A Word: Journalism Under the Gun
What being shot taught MSNBC’s Ali Velshi about the urgency of good journalism.
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Dear Prudence: My In-Laws Disrespected My Daugh...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by ESPN NFL analyst Mina Kimes.
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What Next: Buckling Up for the Debate
Biden needs to look lively; Trump needs to look aggrieved.
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Working: How to Get Back into Books
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Culture Gabfest: Much Ado About Ren Faire
This week, the hosts discuss Ren Faire on HBO, Janet Planet, and Donald Sutherland’s legacy.
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ICYMI: Finding Queer Friendship Online
We hear from listeners who found pivotal connections on Yahoo Groups and Instagram.
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Outward: A History of Lesbian Fashion with Elea...
Christina talks with Eleanor Medhurt, author or Unsuitable: A History of Lesbian Fashion
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Slow Burn: Gays Against Briggs - Ep 6: The Murd...
Thousands of activists gave everything to the Prop 6 campaign. Harvey Milk gave his life.
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Well, Now: Psychedelics' Long Strange Trip to t...
Some psychiatrists and patients are begging the FDA to approve psychedelics for certain mental health treatments. What’s the hold-up?
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How To!: Make Bank at a Yard Sale
Ava Seavy on avoiding a yard sale fail.
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What Next: Is the Apprentice Movie Fired?
The controversial Trump origin story made a splash at Cannes. Its own financier could block its release.
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Hear Me Out: Tradwives Show Us Feminism’s Failures
Don’t we all sort of want a soft life?
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Money Talks: Does Anyone Need Cookbooks?
Food author and journalist Matt Rodbard discusses the latest trends in the culinary world.
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Death, Sex & Money: Kara Swisher and Orna Gural...
Anna interviews a psychoanalyst and a tech journalist, both known for asking tough questions, about how to get people to open up.
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Hang Up: Remembering Willie Mays
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Care & Feeding: Vacation With a Big Group (Seri...
Slate’s parenting podcast on casting the perfect tripmates.
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Working: A New Kind of “Live Documentary” Honor...
Filmmaker Sam Green explains why he decided to start presenting his work in a more performative and ephemeral way.
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ICYMI: John Green, Tall Love and the Star Wars ...
We’re bringing back High Speed Downloads to explain some internet hijinks.
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A Word: Black to the Future in Music
For Black Music Month, we’re celebrating the breakout hits of 1994.
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Dear Prudence: Revisiting Advice from Dr. Orna ...
The host of Showtime’s Couples Therapy joins the Dear Prudence Podcast to discuss what to do about a friend who needs to break a bad podcast obsession.
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Care & Feeding: Preventing the Summer Backslide
Slate’s parenting podcast on keeping those pencils sharp.
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Decoder Ring: Sex, Lies, and Hockey Pucks
How a salacious rumor about the Vancouver Canucks has haunted one woman for 30 years.
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Slow Burn: Gays Against Briggs - Ep. 5: Strange...
In the 1970s, gay rights activists took a gamble—on Ronald Reagan.
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Well, Now: Meet Gwyneth Paltrow’s Mold Guy
When Goop’s founder met with long COVID specialists, one of them recommended checking her home for mold. Michael Rubino was the man she called.
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Culture Gabfest: Does Inside Out 2 Get Anxiety ...
This week, the hosts discuss Inside Out 2, the new Brats documentary, and Google’s demise.
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