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1951
ICYMI: Madison Malone Kircher Logs Off
Plus, the greatest High Speed Download ever.
31 min
1952
Spoiler Specials: Nope
52 min
1953
A Word: Hip Hop McCarthyism?
Prosecutors are using rap lyrics in court, with very high stakes.
16 min
1954
The Waves: The 10 Year Old Who Needed An Abortion
Why did so many news outlets question a doctor’s word about a rape?
33 min
1955
ICYMI: Frog Eggs, Pheromones, and Yassified Ed ...
Plus, some exciting Slate gossip.
28 min
1956
Culture Gabfest: Money, Sex, and Space
52 min
1957
Outward: Demystifying Monkeypox
Plus, how two trans women ran an underground surgical clinic.
70 min
1958
Hang Up: Devon Allen Loses by a Millisecond
71 min
1959
Working: Animal Trainer Sarah Clifford on The O...
42 min
1960
ICYMI: Our CEO Tried to Scam Me
None of us are safe from online grifters.
28 min
1961
What Next: The Russians Invaded. The Opera Play...
Facing bombardment and blockade, music has returned to Odesa’s storied theater.
24 min
1962
Hit Parade: Point of No Return Part 1
58 min
1963
A Word: They Want to Kill Americans
“They brag about having all the guns. They mean it.”
20 min
1964
Working: A Rural Poet Looks for Community
19 min
1965
The Waves: Brittney Griner and the Problem With...
She’s a star of her game—and this is how she’s treated?
27 min
1966
ICYMI: Doja Cat and Cardi B Are Fighting, But N...
Plus, the toxic history of the Shade Room.
30 min
1967
Culture Gabfest: Lava, Thunder, and Screaming G...
57 min
1968
Hang Up: Chet Holmgren Goes to Summer League
74 min
1969
Working: Eliot Laurence on His “Maximalist” TV ...
41 min
1970
ICYMI: The Rise of the Gentleminions
Why are teens throwing on suits to go see Minions: The Rise of Gru?
29 min
1971
Spoiler Specials: Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor, part four: Dana Stevens and Sam Adams spoil Thor: Love and Thunder.
32 min
1972
A Word: Back to Black Colleges?
Why are growing numbers of elite African American students considering Black campuses?
31 min
1973
The Waves: The Caregiver Crisis
Women have been depending on the labor of other women in order to succeed. What has it cost us?
25 min
1974
ICYMI: How a Social Justice Instagram Weaponize...
The No White Saviors account was not what it claimed to be.
24 min
1975
Culture Gabfest: Chef Boyar-Don't
55 min