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Slate Money | Movies: Barbie
Our capitalist/anti-capitalist queen
37 min
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Working: A New Kind of Cozy British Mystery
43 min
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ICYMI: Stop Snitching on Main
From bridesmaid debriefs to backstabbing friends, TikTok is rewarding narcs in disguise
48 min
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The Waves The Golden Bachelor Recap: Dead Spous...
It’s the first one-on-one and group dates for Bachelor Gerry, and he keeps on bonding over past marriages.
33 min
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A Word: Black Grief, White Grievance
Why white feelings often seem to matter more than Black lives.
24 min
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Dear Prudence: My Girlfriend Is Always Late! He...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by author and podcaster Ashley C. Ford.
39 min
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The Waves: Female CEOs Can’t Save Us
Manipulative and toxic bosses are even more insidious when they’re women using feminism as a shield.
31 min
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Working: How to Absorb Art More Deeply
21 min
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ICYMI: Nostalgia is the Internet’s Favorite Cur...
The hosts of In Retrospect take us through their online history.
41 min
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Culture Gabfest: Is the Golden Bachelor Bachelo...
53 min
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Hear Me Out: Walks Are Boring, Nay, Agonizing
The cult of walking has gone far enough.
28 min
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Hang Up: Dame Time in Milwaukee
73 min
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Working: A Crime Novel That Reinvents the Crime...
42 min
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ICYMI: Where Did Bobbi Althoff Come From?
And how has the momfluencer-turned-podcast-host landed interviews with Offset and Drake?
43 min
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The Waves Special Episode: Senator Dianne Feins...
The longest-standing female senator leaves a legacy of fighting gun violence and conflict with her left-wing constituents.
24 min
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A Word: Talk That Talk
Black culture shapes the national conversation, even among those who hate it.
32 min
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The Waves, The Golden Bachelor Recap: Here’s Ge...
Does Gerry have what it takes to date 22 women? The Waves discusses the first episode of ABC’s newest installment of the Bachelor franchise.
37 min
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Dear Prudence: Should I Donate Sperm To My Ex? ...
34 min
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Hit Parade: Insert Lyrics Here Edition Part 2
37 min
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The Waves: The Afghan Women Left Behind - Gende...
What one family’s experience trying to get from Afghanistan to America says about the nation’s gender politics.
45 min
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What Next: Can Marriage Fix America?
Why is this institution being touted as an economic cure-all?
20 min
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One Year: 1955 - The Cutter Incident
In 1955, the polio vaccine was rightly heralded as a miracle. A medical mystery threatened to derail it.
32 min
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Culture Gabfest: Gael García Bernal and Gay Luc...
54 min
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What Next: Wait, China’s Taking Our Pandas Back?
A story of soft (and cuddly) power.
27 min
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ICYMI: The Summer of Suits
How a cable TV law procedural became the internet’s favorite show
37 min