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ICYMI: Goodbye to All That 2023 Internet
A roundtable on everything we don’t want to see online next year
35 min
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Political Gabfest Reads: A Woman’s Life in Muse...
Christine Coulson’s new book, “One Woman Show,” the life of the rich-and-beautiful Kitty is told in 75-word labels.
41 min
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A Word: A Black Power Radical’s Rise and Fall
Did a civil rights rebel become a murderer, or a scapegoat?
24 min
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Dear Prudence: My Mother-In-Law Doesn’t Wash He...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by journalist and host Josie Duffy Rice.
39 min
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One Year: 1990 - The Angry Death of Kimberly Be...
A young woman claimed she got HIV from her dentist. Was she right?
52 min
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What Next: Marvel’s Disastrous Year
The commercially-declining MCU ends 2023 with its rising star found guilty of reckless assault and harassment.
20 min
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The Waves: What is a Feminist, Really?
For The Wave’s final episode, we consider throwing out the word “feminism” altogether.
36 min
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What Next: Marvel’s Disastrous Year
The commercially-declining MCU ends 2023 with its rising star found guilty of reckless assault and harassment.
20 min
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Culture Gabfest: Annual Call-In Show 2023
59 min
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Outward: Prides, Provocations, and Political Sc...
Risk-taking bottoms, grifters, and powerful organizers make Outward’s Prides and Provocations of 2023
40 min
1111
ICYMI: The Celebrity Breakups That Wrecked Us I...
From Rosalía to Reese Witherspoon, the internet mourned the breakups we did (and didn’t) see coming
40 min
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Hear Me Out: The Holidays Are Tacky. Embrace It
Stop trying to class it up.
34 min
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Hang Up: D.C. Sports at a Crossroads
74 min
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Slate Money Goes to the Movies: This Is Spinal Tap
Slate Money turns it to 11 with music industry veteran Paula Scher
36 min
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Working: How An Artist Navigates the Health-Car...
51 min
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ICYMI: Our Top Internet Moments of the Year (Pa...
It’s time to reveal the viral internet moment we’ll never stop talking about
43 min
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Hit Parade: Second-Chance Hits Edition Part 1
56 min
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A Word: “Good” Hair; Bad Health
Why popular hair products could be fueling cancer in Black women.
26 min
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Dear Prudence: I Rejected A Friend’s Sexual Adv...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by cultural critic and host Brittany Luse.
35 min
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What Next TBD: Shein’s Newest Offering? An IPO
Shein has already faced criticism over its labor practices and environmental impact. What will it mean if the company goes public?
24 min
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The Waves: In Defense of Lean In Feminism
Sheryl Sandberg didn’t get feminism right ten years ago. That doesn’t mean she was wholly wrong.
27 min
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One Year: 1990 - Art on Trial
Inside the Robert Mapplethorpe exhibition that sparked a First Amendment showdown in Cincinnati.
54 min
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Working: Be Good to Your Body
25 min
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Outward: We’re Here, We’re Queer, Here’s Some A...
Jules, Bryan, and Danny Lavery talk through some tough relationship problems from a queer perspective.
36 min
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ICYMI: Our Top Internet Moments of the Year (Pa...
It’s time to crown this year’s funniest, floppiest and most unforgettable moments online
50 min