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1976
ICYMI: The Disney Channel Star Who Mastered the...
The subtle brilliance behind videos like “How I Lost Princess Diaries to Anne Hathaway.”
25 min
1977
Working: Tom Mison on His Acting Techniques and...
48 min
1978
ICYMI: We Are All the Bad Art Friend
Why a story about kidney donation, a Facebook post, and the fallout has readers riveted—and group-chat gossipers nervous.
25 min
1979
The Waves: Can You Really Have a Feminist Wedding?
Two women—one recently married and one recently engaged—contemplate whether it’s possible to redeem the old institution filled with white dresses and garter tosses.
37 min
1980
Culture Gabfest: Squids, Women, and Chainsaws
55 min
1981
ICYMI: TikTok’s Couch Guy Is Not Your Friend
Not every video posted on social media is an invitation to invade strangers’ personal lives.
22 min
1982
Working: Designing Costumes for Steve Martin an...
51 min
1983
ICYMI: Scam Goddess on the Worst Fraud She Ever...
Laci Mosley dishes about Shaun King, Karen Civil, and her own hilarious scam experiences.
29 min
1984
Spoiler Specials: The Many Saints of Newark
Dana Stevens and Alan Sepinwall spoil the Sopranos prequel.
47 min
1985
The Waves; Does the New Clinton Impeachment Sho...
The new Ryan Murphy show American Crime Story: Impeachment attempts to give Monica Lewinsky a voice.
37 min
1986
ICYMI: Is “Soaking” a Real Mormon Sex Thing?
Plus the return of High Speed Downloads, this time about de-aged Ben Platt and killer whales.
26 min
1987
Culture Gabfest: Buttery Soft Leggings
55 min
1988
Working: How Nichole Perkins Tapped into Memori...
46 min
1989
ICYMI: Who’s the Little Lad Who Loves Berries a...
And where did all these remixes of rapper Cupcakke’s “Vagina,” come from?
25 min
1990
Hit Parade: Spirit of ’71, Part 2
The hits of 1971 in a very special episode of Hit Parade, continued.
60 min
1991
ICYMI: Did TikTok Find Gabby Petito, or Exploit...
After an aspiring Instagram influencer mysteriously disappeared, she became the TikTok true crime community’s newest obsession.
33 min
1992
Culture Gabfest: Who Butchered the Goat?
54 min
1993
Working: How a Book Cover Designer Catches the ...
47 min
1994
ICYMI: The Dark Subreddit of Men’s Rights Asians
An offshoot of the red pill community, these men focus on attacking Asian women and stoking anti-Black sentiment.
26 min
1995
Spoiler Specials: Shang-Chi and the Legend of t...
Allegra Frank and Sam Adams spoil the new Marvel movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
54 min
1996
The Waves: Where Have All The Teen Magazines Go...
CosmoGirl? Gone. Teen Vogue? Online only. What does that mean for the next generation of women?
34 min
1997
ICYMI: Who’s Left Out of Amazon’s LulaRoe Doc?
LulaRich focuses on the women who were hurt by LulaRoe’s predatory practices, but completely ignores the women in the clothing supply chain.
27 min
1998
Culture Gabfest: Lash, Pre-Lash, and Parasocial...
55 min
1999
Outward: Summer's Swan Songs
Saying goodbye to Rumaan, good riddance to Grindr, and long live Todd Stephens' Swan Song!
62 min
2000
Working: How Morgan Rhodes Syncs Music to Picture
The music supervisor breaks down the process of selecting and securing songs for films like Selma and Space Jam: A New Legacy.
47 min