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1901
Working: How a Museum Curator Decides Which Obj...
For the New-York Historical Society’s Robert Caro exhibition, they include a typewriter and lots of pieces of paper.
52 min
1902
ICYMI: Nancy Reagan, Blow Job Queen?
And why does this woman keep covering the office cat in butter?
25 min
1903
Hit Parade: Chestnut Roasters, Part 1
A festive retrospective on the artists whose holiday hits outperform the rest of their catalog combined.
61 min
1904
A Word: Black and Missing: Finding Our Own
An HBO documentary highlights the racial disparities in how missing persons cases are handled, and how the Black and Missing Foundation is making a difference.
22 min
1905
ICYMI: One Year: The Spot
An episode from Slate’s One Year: 1995 about the internet’s first soap opera.
59 min
1906
Culture Gabfest: Sex and Violence in the City
58 min
1907
Decoder Ring: The Fame That Got Away
Today on Decoder Ring: Three stories about fame, and one about monkeys.
37 min
1908
Slate Money Succession: Mr. Darcy How Could You?!
A spoiler-filled discussion of Succession, Season 3, Episode 9.
47 min
1909
Working: How Sound Editor Ai-Ling Lee Creates I...
43 min
1910
ICYMI: The Toothpaste Mystery Taking Over TikTok
And why are there so many possum memes on Instagram?
24 min
1911
Spoiler Specials: Power of the Dog
Dana Stevens and Jeffrey Bloomer spoil the Western drama.
39 min
1912
A Word: Abbott Elementary’s Top Teacher
Comedian Quinta Brunson gives lessons in laughs on ABC’s Abbott Elementary.
22 min
1913
ICYMI: Unwrapping TikTok's Advent Calendar Drama
The luxury brand’s box of goodies caused quite the uproar.
23 min
1914
Culture Gabfest: Where You Once Belonged
59 min
1915
Decoder Ring: Truly Tasteless Jokes
What's the difference between garbage and a girl from New Jersey?
43 min
1916
Slate Money Succession: Eat the Mozzarella!
A spoiler-filled discussion of Succession, Season 3, Episode 8
53 min
1917
Working: Inside Super Yaki, the Merch Company f...
49 min
1918
ICYMI: Anthony Ramos and the Curse of the Wife Guy
When you hype your partner too much, the internet gets suspicious.Actors Anthony Ramos and Jasmine Cephas Jones, who became a beloved couple online after meeting during rehearsals for Hamilton, have reportedly ended their engagement. The reports of the breakup came soon after a TikToker posted a video about Ramos allegedly going into a strip club with a woman who was not his fiancée. On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison get into the drama, unpack exactly what a wife guy is, and explain why people on social media seem so obsessed with uncovering infidelity—especially if you’re the type of dude who never stops bragging about your girl. Plus, they unwrap all the embarrassing data within their Spotify Wrapped.
25 min
1919
Hit Parade: Be the One to Walk in the Sun, Part 2
73 min
1920
ICYMI: The Subreddits That Ruined the Internet
r/TumblrInAction and its brethren are the origins of lots of online harassment.
25 min
1921
Culture Gabfest: Into the Woods
59 min
1922
Decoder Ring: The Philosophy of Vampires
In literature, the choice to become a vampire is a metaphor for transformative experiences.
31 min
1923
Slate Money Succession: “Rubberneck the Train W...
A spoiler-filled discussion of Succession, Season 3, Episode 7
41 min
1924
Working: Creative Advice From Very Successful P...
29 min
1925
ICYMI: The End of the Dislike Button
YouTube seems to have finally discovered how easily dislikes can become harassment.
24 min