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Dear Prudence | My Controlling Fiancé Says He L...
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Frankie de la Cretaz.
29 min
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What Next: TBD | Trump Tariffs Hit Mushroom Kin...
How Nintendo tried to save their console princess.
20 min
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Care & Feeding | My Co-Parent Is Dying. What Now?
Slate’s parenting podcast on grief in real time.
50 min
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Culture Gabfest | Dying for Sex and Living in M...
This week, the hosts discuss Dying for Sex, Secret Mall Apartment, and the new Lucy Dacus album Forever Is a Feeling.
55 min
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What Next | A Cancelled Actor Scripts His Comeback
What to make of Jonathan Majors’ return to the press circuit.
22 min
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Decoder Ring | Spring Break Forever
How spring break became the party that never ends.
43 min
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Outward | Planning San Francisco Pride in a Shi...
Christina Cauterucci speaks with SF Pride’s Executive Director about organizing Pride while corporate allies shift toward Trump-era politics.
37 min
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ICYMI | Getting Fired for Going Viral
25 min
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Living at Odds | 1. Two Partisans, One Corner
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Death, Sex & Money | Scorpion Venom and Coffee ...
Archie’s mother Elaine was diagnosed with an illness that doctors wanted to treat with surgery, but Elaine’s skepticism towards mainstream medicine led her down a different path.
37 min
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Hang Up| How UConn Reclaimed the Throne
55 min
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Care & Feeding | We Lied About a Missing Toy
Slate’s parenting podcast on a mouse, a skateboard, and a lie.
33 min
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ICYMI | “Emergency Intercom” Fans Have an Emerg...
The niche podcast faces backlash thanks to…Greta Thunberg?
34 min
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Dear Prudence | My Mom, An Alcoholic, Is Travel...
24 min
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Care & Feeding | Your Takes On Post-Potty Towels
Slate’s parenting podcast on what’s in the mail.
29 min
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Culture Gabfest | Seth Rogen’s Love/Hate Letter...
This week, the hosts discuss The Studio, Eephus, and Sunrise On The Reaping.
67 min
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ICYMI | Justin Bieber Crashes Out and Rachel Ze...
Plus, how two sports stars parlayed a TikTok soft launch into an Instagram hard launch.
31 min
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Outward | The New Lavender Scare with Christina...
Jules Gill-Peterson talks with Christina Cauterucci about her latest piece on queer federal workers.
42 min
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How To! | Replace Your Tesla
Patrick George of InsideEVs on finding your new ride.
35 min
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Death, Sex & Money | Laughing About Hard Things
Anna talks to comedians Guy Branum and Carl Tart, author Chanel Miller, and a veterinarian specializing in at-home euthanasia about the special kind of comedy born of something sad.
64 min
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Hang Up | The PGA Tour's Saudi Stalemate
LIV Golf and the PGA Tour’s divides deepen as Saudi Arabia continues to invest in the sport.
70 min
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Care & Feeding | My Toddler’s On Nap Strike
Slate’s parenting podcast on getting veeeery sleepy.
36 min
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ICYMI | 9-to-5 Influencers and Social Media’s R...
Why a content creator known for boring “workday in the life” videos got backlash once he quit his job.
33 min
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Hit Parade | Singing Nuns and Green Tambourines...
The 1960s will always be associated with counterculture and the Summer of Love, but the decade’s pop charts were full of novelty, schlock and bubblegum.
54 min
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Dear Prudence | I Want To Go No-Contact With My...
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Ada Calhoun.
28 min