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A Word: Season’s Streamings
What to watch as you unwind over the holidays.
16 min
1652
Spoiler Specials: Avatar: The Way of Water
James Cameron finally returns to Pandora.
32 min
1653
The Waves: Are Women of Color Disappearing From...
Comedian Aida Rodriguez shares her tough road in comedy. And why she’s always trying to lift up “the kids”.
31 min
1654
ICYMI: Decoder Ring: The New Age Hit Machine
An episode from Slate’s Decoder Ring about how some unlikely musicians went viral before the internet.
25 min
1655
Outward: How Can Queer People Keep Each Other S...
Plus, a conversation with actress Jen Richards about the groundbreaking trans film Framing Agnes.
87 min
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Culture Gabfest: Avatar: Glorious or Racist Sch...
60 min
1657
Decoder Ring: Encore: ‘You’ve Got Mail’ Got It ...
Who's afraid of... Barnes & Noble? The now quaint conflict that inspired the 1998 romantic comedy.
36 min
1658
Hang Up: Argentina Campeón Del Mundo
71 min
1659
Working: Turning a Novel into a TV Show
56 min
1660
What Next TBD: Are You Ready For Lab-Grown Meat?
Many of the issues with lab-grown meat directly contradict what makes enthusiasts excited in the first place.
28 min
1661
ICYMI: Who Gets to Complain About Their Job Onl...
People love to watch videos of workers complaining about customers, but it can easily cross the line.
37 min
1662
Political Gabfest Reads: Everything You Need to...
Gautam Mukunda explains how to predict presidential success – and how to make the right choice for the job - in his new book, Picking Presidents.
39 min
1663
Hit Parade: Hits of the Year Edition Part 1
45 min
1664
A Word: HBCU Football Blues
Deion Sanders said God called him to coach Jackson State University football. Not anymore.
19 min
1665
The Waves: Tis the Hallmark Season
Come for the rugged, inn-owning men. Stay for the vibes and attempts at increased diversity.
34 min
1666
Working: Write a Bad Novel!
22 min
1667
ICYMI: Why Did NBC’s Internet Culture Reporter ...
Peeking into journalist Morgan Sung’s internet diary.
35 min
1668
Culture Gabfest: Addams Family Outcast
61 min
1669
Decoder Ring: Cellino & Barnes, Injury Attorney...
Cellino and Barnes became the literal poster-men for personal injury advertising.
35 min
1670
What Next: The Magic of Messi
As he laces up for his last World Cup semifinal, a lookback on how Messi reached the top of the soccer world.
32 min
1671
Hang Up: Remembering Grant Wahl
67 min
1672
One Year 1942: The Day the Music Stopped
How a 1942 recording ban changed America forever.
52 min
1673
Working: The Myth of Journalistic Objectivity
56 min
1674
ICYMI: Goodbye to All That 2022 Internet
A roundtable on everything online that shouldn’t return in the new year.
35 min
1675
Spoiler Specials: Tár
Conductors, conflict, and cancel culture.
29 min