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Culture Gabfest: When Mean Girls Sing
54 min
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Outward: The Outing of Bubba Copeland
The story of how an Alabama mayor’s outing became national news
31 min
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Hang Up: The Lions Are Winners
76 min
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Hear Me Out: George Santos and Gypsy-Rose Aren’...
Meme responsibly.
40 min
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How To!: Make Small Talk Feel Big
Susan McPherson on the lost art of connecting.
34 min
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Working: How to Portray a Hollywood Legend
45 min
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ICYMI: Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s Influencer Era
Why the internet can’t get enough of Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s press tour and social media persona
36 min
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Hit Parade: And the Grammy Goes to… Edition Part 1
50 min
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A Word: Can He Get an Amen?
Is leaning on the Black church still a winning strategy for Democratic candidates?
23 min
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Dear Prudence: A DNA Test Revealed a Secret Sib...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by New York Times opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie.
32 min
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Working: Harnessing All Five Senses
27 min
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Culture Gabfest: Much Ado About Anyone But You
55 min
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ICYMI: The Nine-Month Cruise Heard Round the World
Swingers, COVID cases and passengers left behind: how a cruise became the greatest reality show on TikTok
43 min
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Outward: Raquel Willis is in Bloom
Jules Gill-Peterson interviews Raquel Willis about her new memoir The Risk It Takes to Bloom
40 min
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Well, Now: A Toast to Dry January
Are you ‘sober curious?’ Try a zero-proof cocktail with Slate’s new health and wellness podcast Well, Now.
28 min
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Hang Up: Hail to the Victors
75 min
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Hear Me Out: Trump Voters Are Not Delusional
Writing them off is missing the point.
38 min
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Working: Drawing Strangers to Build Empathy
43 min
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ICYMI: The Internet History of Tate McRae
How a promising dancer from Canada gained traction on YouTube and became pop’s next big bet
33 min
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Dear Prudence: I Don’t Want to Cancel My Retire...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by author and columnist Nicole Chung.
42 min
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A Word: A Multiverse of Problems
Comic book movies boosted Hollywood diversity. Could a box office slump threaten that?
37 min
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Introducing: Well, Now
We all want to feel well, but what does that actually look like?
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ICYMI: Should We Quit Romance Novels?
How Goodreads and TikTok turned romance novels from supermarket secrets into industry bestsellers
28 min
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Culture Gabfest: Willy Wonka, Naive Sweetheart?
This week, the hosts discuss Wonka, Bradley Cooper’s Maestro, and the 2023 Slate Movie Club.
54 min
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Hang Up: Michigan and Washington Squeak Through
75 min