1976
Working: When to Give Up
18 min
1977
ICYMI: The Online Theory That Wes Anderson Is F...
And explanations for a few other recent online trends.
25 min
1978
Culture Gabfest: Hamlet on Steroids
56 min
1979
Decoder Ring: The Sideways Effect
How one little movie changed Americans’ wine drinking habits.
33 min
1980
Slate Money Goes to the Movies: The Bonfire of ...
Taffy Brodesser-Akner joins to talk about the 1990 dark journalism comedy, The Bonfire of the Vanities.
47 min
1981
Hang Up: Is Giannis Unstoppable?
71 min
1982
Working: Writer Hannah Kirshner on Japanese Art...
46 min
1983
ICYMI: Why the Internet Thinks Lea Michele Can’...
And the other reasons why she won’t stop trending.
28 min
1984
Hit Parade: I Got Five on It Part 2
Hit Parade celebrates its fifth anniversary with a Top 20 countdown of your favorite episodes.
53 min
1985
Spoiler Specials: The Unbearable Weight of Mass...
The new Nicolas Cage action comedy gets spoiled by Dana Stevens and Keith Phipps.
35 min
1986
The Waves: Edible Arrangements Is Getting Into ...
And, a gender-based theory on why fruit chunks on sticks are popular to begin with
38 min
1987
ICYMI: Horny Gen-X Women Brawl Over TikTok Star
William White is a 22-year-old Canadian influencer—who knows how to get women to grab their credit cards.
24 min
1988
Culture Gabfest: Nick Cage Smooches Good
57 min
1989
Decoder Ring: The Madness Behind ‘The Method’
Isaac Butler on how method acting became so widely misunderstood.
42 min
1990
Slate Money Goes to the Movies: Office Space
Cardiff Garcia joins to talk about the 1999 office revenge film, Office Space.
45 min
1991
Hang Up: Is Winning Time a Winner?
76 min
1992
Working: Artist Christina Chang on Her Creative...
44 min
1993
ICYMI: The Girlboss-ification of Casual Sex
Adults think the younger generation is sex averse, but that isn’t the whole story.
28 min
1994
Working: Teaching as a Creative Practice
22 min
1995
The Waves: Ecofeminism Isn’t Just For Hippies
The bond between feminism and the environment should be stronger than ever.
34 min
1996
ICYMI: Disney Got Fans Arrested Over a Club for...
Club Penguin Rewritten was a popular fan remake of Disney property, but then the police got involved.
26 min
1997
Outward: Queer Families in Kindergarten and the...
We go deep on *that* scene in Everything Everywhere All at Once.
68 min
1998
Culture Gabfest: Wet Leg, Floppy Fingers
58 min
1999
Decoder Ring: “F--k Everything, We're Doing Fiv...
The story of how razors came to have so many blades.
36 min
2000
Slate Money Goes to the Movies: The Talented Mr...
Jared Hohlt joins to talk about the 1999 dark thriller, The Talented Mr. Ripley.
46 min