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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
57
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
58
Hang Up | The NBA’s Growing Gambling Affair
How legal prop betting may have set the table for the latest scandal affecting pro basketball.
55 min
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Care & Feeding | My Kid is Saying 6-7…Can I Say...
41 min
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ICYMI | TwitchCon’s Sexual Harassment Problem
An incident at the 2025 convention has added new urgency to streamer safety.
47 min
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Care & Feeding | “It’s Not Easy!” Parenting Aft...
43 min
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ICYMI | The Streamer and the Shock Collar
Conservative clout-chasers accuse Hasan Piker of animal abuse on livestream.
38 min
63
Decoder Ring | The Red String Board Conspiracy
46 min
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Culture Gabfest Slate Plus Preview: Jad Abumrad...
When you have Jad Abumrad in the studio, you don’t let him leave without squeezing as much quality audio from him as possible.
6 min
65
Culture Gabfest: Guillermo del Toro Can Take Fr...
On this week’s show, the panel delves into the gothic world of Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, the fate of dictionaries, and Fela Kuti: Fear No Man, a new podcast about the musical icon and activist.
67 min
66
How To! | Survive Getting Fired
Laura Brown and Kristina O’Neill on bouncing back after losing your job.
39 min
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Death, Sex & Money | How a Former Polygamist “S...
Christine Brown Woolley, co-star of the TLC reality show Sister Wives, talks about the faith she grew up in—and raised her children in—and why she decided to break from it.
57 min
68
Hang Up | Nate Silver and the NFL's Year of Parity
The FiveThirtyEight and Silver Bulletin founder joins to discuss the unpredictability of professional football.
82 min
69
Care & Feeding | Is Gaming Taking Over Boys’ Li...
35 min
70
What Next: TBD | Why Bands Are Leaving Spotify
Xiu Xiu explains their decision to leave the streaming platform following Daniel Ek's investments in defense tech.
17 min
71
ICYMI | Candice Lim Logs Off
Saying goodbye to Candice—and two of the internet’s biggest mysteries.
44 min
72
Gabfest Reads | The Radical Fund That Rewired A...
28 min
73
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.
63 min
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What Next: TBD | Inside the MAGA Content Mill
How to make a city full of inflatable frog suits look like it needs the National Guard.
23 min
75
Care & Feeding | Make My Kid Eat, Please!
46 min