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1926
The Waves: How a Man Writes Women Protagonists
Should authors steer clear of man characters with genders different from their own?
36 min
1927
Working: How To Inspire Yourself
21 min
1928
ICYMI: American Girl’s Addy Is More Than a Slave
It seems like every six months another person brings this discourse back online.
35 min
1929
Culture Gabfest: Women Are Talking, But Is the ...
52 min
1930
Hang Up: NBC’s Tony Dungy Problem
78 min
1931
Working: Learning From the Letters of Two Great...
49 min
1932
ICYMI: The Internet Won’t Let Austin Butler For...
Plus, why is everybody melting down over Kerrygold butter?
34 min
1933
Slate Money: It’s Not TV
Felix Gillette joins to talk about his new book on HBO.
51 min
1934
Political Gabfest Reads: Two Horrifying Days in...
Shahan Mufti discusses his new book, American Caliph: The True Story of a Muslim Mystic, a Hollywood Epic, and the 1977 Siege of Washington, D.C.
32 min
1935
Spoiler Specials: M3gan: The Uncanny Valley of ...
The demon doll horror film gets spoiled by Dana Stevens and Jeffrey Bloomer.
27 min
1936
A Word: Haiti: Fear of a Black Republic
Historically, has American “help” pushed Haiti to the brink of failure?
26 min
1937
The Waves: Exercise Shouldn’t (Always) Feel Pun...
It’s okay to slow down. Plus, why your yoga class costs so much.
29 min
1938
ICYMI: MrBeast Dethroned a Child to Become the ...
One bland man has figured out how to optimize everything about his YouTube channel.
34 min
1939
Culture Gabfest: Can a Video Game Really Be Tur...
56 min
1940
Outward: The War on Drag
Why drag? Why now?
78 min
1941
Hang Up: Bye-Bye Brady?
65 min
1942
Working: Recipe Design With Convenience in Mind
47 min
1943
ICYMI: RuPaul’s Drag Race Has Finally Logged On
The season 15 premiere sets up the dynamic between the online and IRL queens like never before.
34 min
1944
Hit Parade: Thinking About Tomorrow Edition Part 1
44 min
1945
A Word: Shut Up and Teach?
Florida’s anti-”woke” law is already scaring educators into silence.
20 min
1946
The Waves: Who’s Getting Rich Off Menopause?
Gwyneth Paltrow, Drew Barrymore, Naomi Watts and more are taking menopause mainstream. And companies are looking to cash in.
32 min
1947
Working: Be Kind to Your Creative Self
15 min
1948
ICYMI: Who Is Alix Earle And Why Are People Mad...
Plus, an attempt to explain corecore.
32 min
1949
Culture Gabfest: M3GAN Goes to Camp
59 min
1950
Hang Up: The Bulldogs Stomped the Frogs
76 min