1901
Hit Parade: Still Billy Joel to Me Part 2
42 min
1902
A Word: Ballers and Shot Callers
How Black quarterbacks like Patrick Mahomes rewrote the NFL playbook on race.
28 min
1903
The Waves: Why Jane Austen Still Slaps
Her women speak. What a concept!
32 min
1904
Working: Recharging In-Between Projects
16 min
1905
ICYMI: Encore: How a Harry Potter Fanfic Took O...
This 500,000-word story has even spawned a fandom of its own.
27 min
1906
Culture Gabfest: Sandman vs. Predator
57 min
1907
Hang Up: I Guarded LeBron
73 min
1908
Political Gabfest Reads: Life on Europa Looks T...
Mat Johnson’s Invisible Things compares our reality with life in a bubble on Jupiter’s largest moon
25 min
1909
Working: The Artist Behind Liberty Puzzles’ Whi...
44 min
1910
ICYMI: Tumblr Changed How We Watch Movies
Archivist Maya Cade on the relationship between Tumblr and film, and how Tumblr inspired her to create the Black Film Archive.
31 min
1911
Spoiler Specials: Bodies Bodies Bodies
The Gen Z murder mystery gets spoiled by Dana Stevens and Nadira Goffe.
29 min
1912
A Word: Black Wombs Matter
Why does the maternal mortality crisis kill more Black mothers?
23 min
1913
The Waves: It’s Not TV. It’s a Sh*tshow.
The mess at HBO is a sign of worse things to come for marginalized voices in TV and movies
33 min
1914
ICYMI: What Is a Clean Girl?
And what does it have to do with the Old Money and Soft Life trends?
30 min
1915
Outward: Viruses and Our Profoundly Unequal World
Plus: Why are so many GOP politicians voting to support marriage equality?
84 min
1916
Culture Gabfest: A Podcast Takes a Lot of Work!
54 min
1917
Decoder Ring: The “Sex” Scandal That Made Mae West
Before she hit the big-screen, the sultry actress starred in a 1927 tabloid trial.
41 min
1918
Hang Up: Psychedelics and Sports
51 min
1919
Working: Writers Rob Walker and Joshua Glenn on...
50 min
1920
ICYMI: Was Black Twitter a Mistake?
Dr. Meredith D. Clark on the history and significance of black online spaces.
32 min
1921
Hit Parade: Still Billy Joel to Me Part 1
56 min
1922
A Word: Designing Wakanda
The Black Panther franchise is lifting up a new generation of Black creatives in film.
23 min
1923
The Waves: Live. Laugh. Lexapro.
Mental health drugs shouldn’t come with stigma. But they shouldn’t be the only solution, either.
30 min
1924
Working: Moving to a New City
21 min
1925
ICYMI: What Makes a Good Internet Boyfriend?
Thirst is a favorite internet pastime, but moments in the thirst spotlight don’t last long.
29 min