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1701
Working: The Art of the On-Mic Interview
50 min
1702
ICYMI: Why “The Ultimatum: Queer Love” Ultimate...
The show, much like it’s participants, can’t commit.
42 min
1703
A Word: Hollywood Shuffle
Striking Black screenwriters fear an unhappy ending without a new deal.
25 min
1704
Dear Prudence: I Think My Husband Is Quiet Quit...
I think he is having an emotional affair. Should I confront him or just ignore it?
35 min
1705
What Next: The Drag King Who Loves Performing f...
A drag performer and lip-syncer speaks their own truth to Texas lawmakers.
24 min
1706
The Waves: Finding Love Without Romance
Author Amy Key explores a life without romantic love, but with a lot of Joni Mitchell.
32 min
1707
Culture Gabfest: The Spider-Verse Proliferates
51 min
1708
Hear Me Out: Corporate Pride is Tacky, Pointles...
The first Pride was a protest, after all.
42 min
1709
Hang Up: The Mascot That Changed American Sports
70 min
1710
Working: A Prolific Novelist Takes a Breather
46 min
1711
Slate Money: The Economic Tale of the Writers S...
How the ongoing Writers Guild strike affects the entertainment economy
51 min
1712
ICYMI: Meet NPR’s TikTok Boy
How Jack Corbett amassed a loyal–and thirsty–following.
39 min
1713
A Word: My Father, the Spy
Martin Luther King Jr., a Black police mole, and the lie that brought them together.
23 min
1714
Dear Prudence: I Think My Wife Is Cheating On M...
My wife has formed a flirty relationship with an AI tool and I can't shake off the sense of feeling replaced and insecure.
51 min
1715
What Next TBD: When Your Childhood Was Their Co...
The first generation to grow up with their entire childhood documented on social media is coming of age—and wondering how to get some privacy.
24 min
1716
The Waves: The Hustle of Being Beautiful
How can we interrogate the problems with beauty culture…while still enjoying our face masks and lip gloss?
37 min
1717
Working: What Publication Day Feels Like
32 min
1718
ICYMI: The Only People Who Made Money From Tumblr
How an Obama-era publishing trend led to it’s own book genre.
31 min
1719
Culture Gabfest: Did the Succession Finale Succ...
54 min
1720
Hang Up: The Best Comeback That Never Was
82 min
1721
Slate Money: Succession S4 Ep10: Fairly Explosi...
61 min
1722
Working: The Breakout Star of HBO’s Barry
47 min
1723
What Next: TBD | The Trouble With TikTok Songs
Sped-up versions of songs are siphoning off already-paltry streaming revenues
18 min
1724
Future Tense Fiction: When Robots Go to War
In the May episode of Future Tense Fiction, Justina Ireland discusses her short story “Collateral Damage.”
58 min
1725
Hit Parade: Champagne Supernova Edition Part 2
54 min