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1701
ICYMI: How a 9-Year-Old Took Over TikTok
Plus, drama in the TikTok food world.
35 min
1702
Culture Gabfest: Is Shrinking the Next Ted Lasso?
53 min
1703
Hang Up: The Kyrie Irving Problem
75 min
1704
Working: The Bold Strategy That Drives One of 2...
46 min
1705
ICYMI: The Anal Bead Cheating Scandal That Rock...
Plus, Mittens the cat is a viscous chess bot.
35 min
1706
Coming Soon: Dear Prudence!
Slate's advice show returns with host Jenée Desmond-Harris
1 min
1707
A Word: A Killing in Cop City
Manuel Teran lost his life fighting Atlanta’s “Cop City.” What happens now?
24 min
1708
The Waves: Are “Cool Moms” A Menace?
Can you be a mom and not totally lose yourself along the way? Plus, a defense of Lean In.
34 min
1709
ICYMI: Has the Internet Made Parenting Easier?
Or has it just created new problems for parents to grapple with?
36 min
1710
Culture Gabfest: Natasha Lyonne's Poker Face
52 min
1711
Hang Up: Mikaela Shiffrin Is Amazing
74 min
1712
Working: How a Doctor Became a Chef (And Kept B...
36 min
1713
ICYMI: TikTok Isn’t For Creators Anymore
Social media companies have the content spigots in a chokehold.
34 min
1714
Hit Parade: Thinking About Tomorrow Edition Part 2
39 min
1715
A Word: The Fire This Time?
Does Tyre Nichols’ death prove “the reckoning” failed?
29 min
1716
The Waves: How a Man Writes Women Protagonists
Should authors steer clear of man characters with genders different from their own?
36 min
1717
Working: How To Inspire Yourself
21 min
1718
ICYMI: American Girl’s Addy Is More Than a Slave
It seems like every six months another person brings this discourse back online.
35 min
1719
Culture Gabfest: Women Are Talking, But Is the ...
52 min
1720
Hang Up: NBC’s Tony Dungy Problem
78 min
1721
Working: Learning From the Letters of Two Great...
49 min
1722
ICYMI: The Internet Won’t Let Austin Butler For...
Plus, why is everybody melting down over Kerrygold butter?
34 min
1723
Slate Money: It’s Not TV
Felix Gillette joins to talk about his new book on HBO.
51 min
1724
Political Gabfest Reads: Two Horrifying Days in...
Shahan Mufti discusses his new book, American Caliph: The True Story of a Muslim Mystic, a Hollywood Epic, and the 1977 Siege of Washington, D.C.
32 min
1725
Spoiler Specials: M3gan: The Uncanny Valley of ...
The demon doll horror film gets spoiled by Dana Stevens and Jeffrey Bloomer.
27 min