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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
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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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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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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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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
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Culture Gabfest: Emma Stone’s Horny Frankenstei...
51 min
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Hear Me Out: Race Isn’t Real. The Census Should...
Checking a box is oversimplifying.
39 min
1294
Hang Up: Baseball’s $700 Million Man
76 min
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Working: Where a Crime Writer’s Ideas Come From
43 min
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ICYMI: The Internet’s Biggest Sports Moments of...
Bomani Jones and Tamerra Griffin on sports stories the internet couldn’t stop talking about
38 min
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Slate Money: The War on Self-Checkouts
Slate Money talks high-tech Christmas shopping, airline mergers, and the podcast biz.
47 min
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Dear Prudence: My Friend Won’t Stop Buying Me G...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by the co-hosts of Forever 35, Kate Spencer and Doree Shafrir.
38 min
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A Word: Is “The Talk” Too Much?
Black parents have long warned kids about police violence. Does it help?
25 min
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What Next TBD: Spotify Unwrapped
2023 wraps up…with layoffs.
24 min