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Death, Sex & Money | From Brazilian Butt Lifts ...
Listeners share stories about stopping or starting beauty interventions, from $43,000 in plastic surgery to choosing to go gray.
60 min
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Hang Up | The Year Without Caitlin Clark
How well have the Indiana Fever and the WNBA navigated a season without the superstar?
63 min
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Care & Feeding | The 25 Best Picture Books of t...
Slate’s parenting podcast on timeless kids’ stories
35 min
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ICYMI | Nobody Wants To Party Anymore
Staying in is the new going out, and our phones might be to blame.
41 min
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Gabfest Reads | The Recent Past of Prison Punis...
21 min
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What Next: TBD | A Very Online Shooter
The memes that came before, and the memes that were made after.
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Care & Feeding | Guiding Kids Through Hard-to-E...
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ICYMI | The Funniest Guy on Slate's Slack
Slate senior writer Ben Mathis-Lilley shares his Internet Diaries.
45 min
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Culture Gabfest: Can Spinal Tap Still Go to 11 ...
On this week’s show, the panel talks Spinal Tap II, the soapy new series The Girlfriend, and the legacy of Robert Redford.
65 min
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How To! | Use Hypnosis
Dr. David Spiegel on the benefits of a highly focused state of mind.
50 min
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Death, Sex & Money | Private Equity Blew Up My ...
Megan Greenwell explains how a private equity takeover forced her out of her dream job and inspired her six-year investigation into the industry's impact on American workers.
52 min
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Hang Up: The Chiefs and the Week 2 NFL Panic Bu...
NFL Playoff panic has already arrived in Kansas City
59 min
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What Next | Hasan Piker Knew Charlie Kirk
The leftist streamer says that in the rush to mourn Kirk and condemn political violence, Kirk’s own words and politics are in danger of being whitewashed or ignored.
25 min
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Care & Feeding | When Sharing Doesn’t Come Easy
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Hit Parade | Toppermost of the Poppermost Editi...
The odd alchemy that sends a brand-new song to the top of the charts.
51 min
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ICYMI | Is #BodyPositivity Over?
Ozempic has turned social media from a safe space into a minefield.
47 min
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Care & Feeding | How to Talk Divorce With Kids
29 min
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ICYMI | Does SNL Need Internet Comedians?
And do internet comedians need SNL?
40 min
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Decoder Ring | Jane Fonda’s Workout, Part 2: Ha...
How Jane Fonda created an industry.
48 min
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Culture Gabfest: Is the Office Spinoff Good Cri...
On this week’s show, the creators of The Office deliver us The Paper, heterosexual hijinks ensue in Splitsville, and, in her new album, Sabrina Carpenter is Man’s Best Friend.
61 min
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How To! | Quit Your Dream Job
Vanessa Zoltan on walking away from your calling and finding peace of mind.
35 min
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Death, Sex & Money | Why Filmmaker Jay Duplass ...
One half of the famous Duplass Brothers indie movie duo explains why he struck out on his own.
59 min
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Hang Up | When Trump Took Center Court
The president stole the spotlight – and tested the audience's patience – at the U.S. Open.
60 min
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Care & Feeding | The Back-to-School Game Plan
Slate’s parenting podcast on smoother school transitions.
39 min
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ICYMI | The Gaylor Fandom Is Going Through It
Taylor Swift’s most misunderstood fandom is bearing the brunt of her engagement.
48 min