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The Waves: The Golden Bachelor Recap - WTH, Ger...
It’s the most important rose ceremony to date as Gerry has to decide which women he wants to move onto hometown dates.
36 min
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A Word: Sidelined by Racism?
Football journalist Jim Trotter says his tough questions cost him his job.
35 min
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Dear Prudence: I’m Making Bitchy Comments to A ...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by writer and comedian Maeve Higgins.
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The Waves: Get on the WNBA Train Already!
Women’s sports are increasing in popularity. Here’s what you need to know to not get left behind.
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Outward: Living for the Dead Queers the Ghost-H...
What’s so gay about ghosts and demons?
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Decoder Ring: When Art Pranksters Invaded Melro...
In the mid-1990s, an artist collective smuggled its provocative work onto the set of the hit TV show.
37 min
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ICYMI: A Former School Shooter is a TikTok Star...
Jon Romano’s platform raises thorny questions about online life after prison.
46 min
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Culture Gabfest: Scorsese’s Killer Epic
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Hear Me Out: You Don’t Need to Post About Israe...
Social media is never compulsory.
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Hang Up: Michigan’s Spygate
71 min
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Slate Money | Movies: BlackBerry
Remember when it was cool to get email on your phone?
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Working: Obituaries That Tell the Truth
46 min
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Political Gabfest Reads: How to Survive Working...
Kristi Coulter’s new memoir, Exit Interview, reveals the good, the bad, and the hilarious of working for Amazon.
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What Next TBD: Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard ...
After a fight with regulators, Microsoft officially owns Activision Blizzard, the studio behind Call of Duty. Will gamers pay the price?
24 min
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Slate Money: The Cable Sports Apocalypse
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ICYMI: Why Bella Hadid Said This Editor “Slayed”
How Teen Vogue’s Aiyana Ishmael spends her time online
43 min
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Dear Prudence: Is It Okay to Ghost A Friend? Help!
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by writer and commentator Roxane Gay.
35 min
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The Waves: The Golden Bachelor Recap - The ‘D W...
Gerry continues his journey to love, and the topic of divorce finally enters the conversation.
49 min
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A Word: Courting a Voting Rights Disaster
Drawing racist voting maps is illegal. But how do you prove it?
24 min
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The Waves: On The Golden Bachelor, Reality Dati...
Gerry Turner is the first Golden Bachelor, but the show’s franchise is still working from its 20-year-old playbook.
36 min
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Working: Finding the Confidence to Create
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Culture Gabfest: Swifties at the Movies
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ICYMI: How a Pesto Recipe Devolved Into Delight...
Call us crazy but this might be the best thing ever?
37 min
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Decoder Ring: The Fast Decline of the Slow Dance
The rise and fall of an awkward rite of passage.
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Hang Up: What Jim Jordan Knew About Sexual Abus...
71 min