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What Next TBD: Fee’d Up: A Musician’s Take on T...
Look what you made Merrick Garland do
19 min
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Working: A Master Class in Character Description
Writer Emma Copley Eisenberg discusses her new novel Housemates and explains why she took special care to describe her characters’ clothes and bodies.
45 min
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ICYMI: Inside the Unsolved 2014 Attack on a Fur...
A new podcast hopes to finally close a decade-old cold case.
33 min
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A Word: The WNBA’s Great White Hype
Is the WNBA’s Caitlin Clark facing jealousy, or just tough competition from Black players?
31 min
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Dear Prudence: I Bailed on a Family Trip Becaus...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by opinion writer and columnist Farhad Manjoo.
22 min
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Working: Money Advice for Freelancers
Personal finance whiz AJ Ayers offers actionable tips for creative people whose income streams can be a little inconsistent.
35 min
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What Next: The Hollywood Strikes Are Over. No O...
Film and TV crewmembers were burning through their savings during the last Hot Strike Summer. Their own union contracts are running out this July.
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Culture Gabfest: What Even Is Garfield?
This week, the hosts discuss Garfield, an essay on suspense, and June Thomas’ new book, A Place of Our Own
64 min
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Decoder Ring: Captain Planet to the Rescue
In 1990, the environmental superhero Captain Planet swooped onto TV screens.
39 min
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Slow Burn: Gays Against Briggs - Ep. 3: Harvey ...
How the unofficial mayor of Castro Street became the public face of the anti-Briggs campaign.
52 min
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Outward: Disrupting Food & Restaurant Culture w...
Jules talks to writer Chala June about using queer as a verb in the food industry
32 min
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ICYMI: TikTok’s Current Main Character is a Fam...
Fannita Legett’s videos taking white influencers to task poured fuel on a fire that’s now raged beyond her control.
50 min
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Well, Now: The Isolation of a Life-Threatening ...
How author Suleika Jaouad grapples with identity after a leukemia diagnosis, remission, and re-emergence.
40 min
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Death, Sex & Money: I Was Afraid of Losing Myse...
What if we thought of caretaking as big, meaty, rewarding work? Or even… cool?
44 min
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How To!: Be Lonely
Author Kristen Radtke on embracing solitude while deepening connections with others.
39 min
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Hear Me Out: Election Betting Should Be Legal
Devils roll the dice, voters roll their eyes?
34 min
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Hang Up: The WNBA’s Caitlin Clark Drama
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Care & Feeding: How Moms Became Our Social Safe...
Slate’s parenting podcast on “Holding It Together.”
31 min
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Working: A Broadway Hit That Defies Genre
Choreographer Justin Peck talks about his new show Illinoise, which is based on a beloved Sufjan Stevens album.
47 min
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John Dickerson’s Navel Gazing: The Meaning Behi...
The season finale of Navel Gazing explores John Dickerson’s search for meaning in a box of notebooks
36 min
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ICYMI: Anna Sale on Internet Sabbaticals, iPod ...
How the host of Death, Sex & Money spends her time online
37 min
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Hit Parade: Be My Baby-Baby-Baby Edition Part 2
What is a girl group? In the ’60s, harmonizing ladies saved rock & roll. In the ’90s, sisters with voices gave pop some TLC.
60 min
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Dear Prudence: I’m 39 and in Love With a 67-yea...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by Deputy Editor of HuffPost Personal, Emily McCombs.
34 min
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A Word: Not So Smooth Criminal
Could Trump’s New York conviction be the first of many?
27 min
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What Next TBD: He’s Suing Big Tech Over Uvalde
The lawsuit includes the gunmaker, Meta, and Activision, the company behind Call of Duty.
23 min