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ICYMI | Who TF Is Grammy-Nominated Alex Warren?
Alex Warren was an OG TikTokker. Now he’s nominated for a Grammy.
40 min
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Culture Gabfest: The Creator of Breaking Bad is...
On this week’s show, the gang takes up Pluribus, Sentimental Value, and the status of female directors after #MeToo.
59 min
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How To! | Take Charge of Home Repair (with Sam ...
It’s time to find the essential tools—and the right mindset—for creating the home you’ve always wanted.
29 min
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Death, Sex & Money | Raising A Country Musician...
Country musician Luke Bell's career was taking off when mental illness derailed his life. His mother Carol talks about experiencing the thrill of his success and the devastation of his loss.
63 min
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Hang Up | Mamdani and the Knicks
How New York’s favorite team influenced the recent mayoral race.
60 min
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Care & Feeding | How Safe is Your House?
35 min
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ICYMI: The Internet Has A Gambling Problem
A recent sports betting scandal exposes just how sinister online gambling has become.
48 min
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What Next: TBD | The Nick Fuentes Problem
What’s the difference between being a party with Nazis and being in a Nazi party?
21 min
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Care & Feeding | When a Good Idea Turns Into a ...
41 min
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Decoder Ring | Cozy Autumn Mysteries
What’s going on with three fall favorites?
50 min
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ICYMI | The Alarm Clock That Woke Up #DemonTok
A Halloween ad gone wrong has religious users throwing out their Hatch alarm clocks.
45 min
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Culture Gabfest: Lily Allen’s Revenge Tour Edition
This week, the panel convenes for a conversation on the film Blue Moon, the series Down Cemetery Road, and Lily Allen’s album West End Girl.
53 min
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How To! | Talk to Contractors (With Sam Sanders...
Sam Sanders gets a home-repair therapy session from Mercury Stardust.
46 min
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Death, Sex & Money | After SNL, Ego Nwodim Has ...
Comedian Ego Nwodim on why she left SNL, and developing new Saturday night rituals that don’t involve “forking an entire cake.”
49 min
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Hang Up | A World Series for the Ages
How the Dodgers won one of the greatest showdowns in baseball history.
75 min
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Care & Feeding | Everything You Need to Know Ab...
41 min
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ICYMI: Can The Internet Save Animation?
As traditional studios struggle, the internet is giving shows like “Hazbin Hotel” a place to thrive.
39 min
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Hit Parade | If You Love Sting, Set Him Free Ed...
From the schoolroom to sophisti-pop, Sting’s genre-bending career is packed with hits.
51 min
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What Next: TBD | Inside the Goonerverse
A very specific (NSFW) online world.
26 min
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Care & Feeding | When Alcoholism Impacts the Ch...
37 min
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ICYMI | Halloween Used to Be Fun Online
The spooky internet traditions of yore, and the new ways we’re scaring ourselves online.
41 min
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Culture Gabfest: Netflix Goes Nuclear with A Ho...
In this week’s all-movie show, the panel gabs about A House of Dynamite, Hedda, and the documentary The Perfect Neighbor.
58 min
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What Next | Where Sports Betting Got Us
Just when you think it’s all apps, the Mafia pops back into the picture.
26 min
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How To! | Stop Snoring
Andrew Zaleski on getting a better night's sleep, even if it requires a chin strap.
26 min
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Death, Sex & Money | Her Boyfriend Was Killed i...
A Brooklyn woman explains how her partner’s death got distorted and politicized by online provocateurs.
50 min