1851
ICYMI: BuzzFeed Set the Try Guys Up to Fail
The recent news about Ned Fulmer’s infidelity reveals how BuzzFeed trapped them in specific and limiting online identities.
37 min
1852
Hit Parade: At Last, My Legacy Has Come Along E...
59 min
1853
Spoiler Specials: Don’t Worry Darling
Domestic drama: Don’t Worry Darling gets spoiled by Slate’s Dana Stevens and Marissa Martinelli.
37 min
1854
A Word: The Case for Critical Race Theory
Critical race theory isn’t taught in public schools. Should it be?
23 min
1855
The Waves: Do Co-Ed Sports Hurt Girls?
Maybe it’s time to rethink the great separation in sports.
30 min
1856
ICYMI: Jojo Siwa Did What on TikTok?
And why is everybody posting Adam Levine’s sexts?
33 min
1857
Culture Gabfest: Hamm Sandwich
56 min
1858
Hang Up: The Brett Favre Welfare Scandal
74 min
1859
Working: Making Lincoln Center More Welcoming
48 min
1860
ICYMI: Serial Didn’t Free Adnan Syed
Not reckoning with their own oversights is a failure of journalism.
37 min
1861
A Word: The Kids are Alright
The documentary Defining US spotlights hard work and hope in diverse schools.
29 min
1862
The Waves: Free Britney. From Her Fans.
Britney Spears has been released from her conservatorship, but not the public spotlight.
34 min
1863
Working: Getting Rid of the Art You Create
22 min
1864
ICYMI: It’s OK to Criticize the Dead
Respectability politics gets in the way of remembering a person’s entire, complex legacy.
29 min
1865
Outward: Is A League of Their Own Gratuitously ...
Plus, the making of Stay on Board, the Netflix documentary about trans skateboarder Leo Baker.
75 min
1866
Culture Gabfest: Jolly Green Lawyer
54 min
1867
Hang Up: Should the NBA Ban Robert Sarver?
81 min
1868
Gabfest Reads: Searching for a Happy Ending
Ada Calhoun’s memoir, Also a Poet, started as a biography about Frank O’Hara. It became a reflection on Calhoun’s relationship with her father.
29 min
1869
Working: An Editor for HBO's The Rehearsal Expl...
44 min
1870
ICYMI: Where AI Art Can Go Wrong
Rachelle asks a tech reporter what’s up with A.I. art and other burning questions.
28 min
1871
Hit Parade: At Last, My Legacy Has Come Along E...
What is a “legacy hit”? A chart flop back in the day that’s now a classic—from “Tiny Dancer” to “What I Like About You”
55 min
1872
Spoiler Specials: Orphan: First Kill
The psychological thriller Orphan: First Kill gets spoiled by Slate’s Sam Adams and Jeffrey Bloomer.
25 min
1873
A Word: Teaching While Black
Black educators are fleeing classrooms at a higher rate. Why?
26 min
1874
The Waves: How to Live With Your Partner’s PTSD
The condition directly affects more women than men—and caregivers for people with PTSD do not get enough support themselves.
29 min
1875
One Year - 1986: Herschel vs. the Blubber Busters
How a cute story about a hungry sea lion became a fight over targeted animal killing.
46 min