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1901
Working: Fight Choreographers on the Artistry B...
47 min
1902
ICYMI: Encore: Is BYU Virginity Club Real? An I...
Is it sincere? Is it satire? We tracked down the viral Instagram account’s mysterious creator.
34 min
1903
A Word: A Dream Defaulted - Black College Debt
Does President Biden’s relief plan for student loans fall short for Black borrowers?
17 min
1904
Spoiler Specials: The Sandman
Sam Adams and Laura Miller spoil the adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s comic book series, The Sandman.
37 min
1905
The Waves: Why Women Carry the Bulk of Student ...
Women and people of color will benefit. Which is good!
26 min
1906
One Year - 1986: The Mystery of Al Capone’s Vaults
How a live television special became a legendary American fiasco.
58 min
1907
ICYMI: Encore: Who Weekly? Explains Bennifer 3.0
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are back together. Everybody rejoice!
27 min
1908
Culture Gabfest: Do-Over, Please
53 min
1909
Hang Up: The Coco Gauff Hype Train
70 min
1910
Mom & Dad: Bluey Knows Best
Slate’s parenting podcast on why parents just can’t get enough of this popular kids show.
25 min
1911
Working: How Perfumers Can Tell Stories Through...
45 min
1912
ICYMI: Encore: Did TikTok Find Gabby Petito, or...
After an aspiring Instagram influencer mysteriously disappeared, she became the TikTok true crime community’s newest obsession.
33 min
1913
What Next: How Serena Transcended Tennis
Her on-court accomplishments are unparalleled, but Serena Williams’s impact stretches much further.
26 min
1914
Hit Parade: Still Billy Joel to Me Part 2
42 min
1915
A Word: Ballers and Shot Callers
How Black quarterbacks like Patrick Mahomes rewrote the NFL playbook on race.
28 min
1916
The Waves: Why Jane Austen Still Slaps
Her women speak. What a concept!
32 min
1917
Working: Recharging In-Between Projects
16 min
1918
ICYMI: Encore: How a Harry Potter Fanfic Took O...
This 500,000-word story has even spawned a fandom of its own.
27 min
1919
Culture Gabfest: Sandman vs. Predator
57 min
1920
Hang Up: I Guarded LeBron
73 min
1921
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
1922
Working: The Artist Behind Liberty Puzzles’ Whi...
44 min
1923
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
1924
A Word: Black Wombs Matter
Why does the maternal mortality crisis kill more Black mothers?
23 min
1925
Spoiler Specials: Bodies Bodies Bodies
The Gen Z murder mystery gets spoiled by Dana Stevens and Nadira Goffe.
29 min