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1976
Mom & Dad: Bluey Knows Best
Slate’s parenting podcast on why parents just can’t get enough of this popular kids show.
25 min
1977
Working: How Perfumers Can Tell Stories Through...
45 min
1978
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
1979
What Next: How Serena Transcended Tennis
Her on-court accomplishments are unparalleled, but Serena Williams’s impact stretches much further.
26 min
1980
Hit Parade: Still Billy Joel to Me Part 2
42 min
1981
A Word: Ballers and Shot Callers
How Black quarterbacks like Patrick Mahomes rewrote the NFL playbook on race.
28 min
1982
The Waves: Why Jane Austen Still Slaps
Her women speak. What a concept!
32 min
1983
Working: Recharging In-Between Projects
16 min
1984
ICYMI: Encore: How a Harry Potter Fanfic Took O...
This 500,000-word story has even spawned a fandom of its own.
27 min
1985
Culture Gabfest: Sandman vs. Predator
57 min
1986
Hang Up: I Guarded LeBron
73 min
1987
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
1988
Working: The Artist Behind Liberty Puzzles’ Whi...
44 min
1989
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
1990
Spoiler Specials: Bodies Bodies Bodies
The Gen Z murder mystery gets spoiled by Dana Stevens and Nadira Goffe.
29 min
1991
A Word: Black Wombs Matter
Why does the maternal mortality crisis kill more Black mothers?
23 min
1992
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
1993
ICYMI: What Is a Clean Girl?
And what does it have to do with the Old Money and Soft Life trends?
30 min
1994
Culture Gabfest: A Podcast Takes a Lot of Work!
54 min
1995
Outward: Viruses and Our Profoundly Unequal World
Plus: Why are so many GOP politicians voting to support marriage equality?
84 min
1996
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
1997
Hang Up: Psychedelics and Sports
51 min
1998
Working: Writers Rob Walker and Joshua Glenn on...
50 min
1999
ICYMI: Was Black Twitter a Mistake?
Dr. Meredith D. Clark on the history and significance of black online spaces.
32 min
2000
Hit Parade: Still Billy Joel to Me Part 1
56 min