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Working: An Oscar-Winning Writer's Creative Fle...
49 min
1877
ICYMI: The Internet Hates Hogwarts Legacy
A new video game set in the Harry Potter universe lays bare the mediocrity of Rowling’s world.
38 min
1878
Dear Prudence: Almost 50 with No Friends. Help!
Tell me how to develop social skills so I can finally have some friends.
25 min
1879
A Word: De La Soul is Alive
The “Me Myself and I” trio’s music –now streaming– exemplified the best of rap’s collective spirit.
28 min
1880
The Waves: It’s OK to Hate Your Spouse (Sometimes)
Ask Polly author Heather Havrilesky on why a dull marriage might, actually, be good for you.
32 min
1881
ICYMI: Selena Gomez Loves Logging Off
But she never stays offline for long.
37 min
1882
Culture Gabfest: Party Down Parties Again
53 min
1883
Hang Up: Scandal in Alabama
81 min
1884
Working: The Two Brothers Who Changed Video Gam...
46 min
1885
ICYMI: North West Is TikTok’s New Queen
Is deploying her mother’s business savvy or just enjoying being a kid?
33 min
1886
Hit Parade: A Little Love and Some Tenderness E...
44 min
1887
A Word: Ranching, Racism, and Rumors
Black ranchers in Colorado claim racist neighbors and cops are targeting them.
19 min
1888
Dear Prudence: Sister Wants Me to Be Her Surrog...
My sister is in desperate need of a surrogate, but I can’t help her.
34 min
1889
The Waves: What Ballet’s Best Choreographer Des...
Ballet’s most famous choreographer left an amazing legacy–and many hurt women in his wake.
26 min
1890
Working: How to Take an Editor’s Feedback
23 min
1891
ICYMI: Tumblr Revived the Welcome to Night Vale...
A poll to find the top “Tumblr Sexyman” reminded users how much they loved narrator Cecil Palmer.
36 min
1892
Culture Gabfest: Marc Maron's Grouchy Grief
51 min
1893
Hang Up: Tiger’s Not Done Yet
71 min
1894
Working: A Hollywood Actor Learns to Write Novels
43 min
1895
Political Gabfest Reads: A Boarding School Thri...
Rebecca Makkai’s new book I Have Some Questions For You is a murder mystery that feels ripped from Twitter.
33 min
1896
ICYMI: The Influencer Even Skeptics Love
Emma Chamberlain has taste, and a personality.
36 min
1897
A Word: Lights, Camera, Diversity in Action
A path for Black scribes to rewrite the Hollywood script.
28 min
1898
My Partner Might Be in Conversion Therapy. Help!
Dear Prudence returns as a podcast! Listen to Jenée Desmond-Harris answer your questions.
32 min
1899
The Waves: The Inherent Fear in Being a Woman
The dread you feel walking alone at night is part nature, and part nurture.
33 min
1900
ICYMI: The Internet’s Black Emo Renaissance
Paramore is for Black people.
37 min