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2051
ICYMI: How Depp v. Heard Broke the Internet
The trial was inescapable on social media, but how many people even knew what they were talking about?
27 min
2052
Culture Gabfest: Need for Speed
55 min
2053
Hang Up: The Most Interesting Fantasy Sports Di...
72 min
2054
Political Gabfest Reads: Coming of Age in the N...
Elif Bautman’s The Idiot sequel, Either/Or, looks back with a modern eye.
31 min
2055
Working: Librarian Jessamyn West on Teaching Co...
48 min
2056
ICYMI: The Real Story Behind The Viral Makeup A...
Turns out the Jones Road ‘s virality might not have been entirely organic.
26 min
2057
Hit Parade: Flip It and Reverse It Part 2
How Pharrell, Timbaland and Missy, three nerds from Virginia, added quirk to pop and gave us all a dope beat to step to.
63 min
2058
Spoiler Specials: Top Gun: Maverick
Dana Stevens and Dan Kois spoil the military action thriller starring Tom Cruise.
41 min
2059
The Waves: Protecting Abortion Is Vital For The...
In ending the right to an abortion, women’s ability to make a living is at stake
25 min
2060
ICYMI: Oh No, Not Another Couch Guy
Featuring questions on wet jeans, a new Couch Guy (?) and Hayley Kiyoko’s relationship status.
26 min
2061
Culture Gabfest: Put Your Pants Back On
55 min
2062
Hang Up: The Best College Football Feud Ever
75 min
2063
Working: How Lez Zeppelin Guitarist Steph Payne...
50 min
2064
ICYMI: The Trial That Ruined TikTok
If your “For You” page is only Depp v. Heard, Lizzo, and a weird “Jiggle Jiggle” rap, you’re not alone.
27 min
2065
Hit Parade: Flip It and Reverse It Part 1
How Pharrell, Timbaland and Missy, three nerds from Virginia, added quirk to pop and gave us all a dope beat to step to.
66 min
2066
Working: Choosing Between Multiple Creative Pro...
23 min
2067
The Waves: What Reality TV Says About Us
Are we watching for the right reasons?
26 min
2068
ICYMI: Tumblr’s “This Is White Privilege” Stays...
The creator of “This Is White Privilege” knows it educated a lot of people, but says he’d never do it again.
22 min
2069
Outward: Prisons in Queer History and Pop Culture
How America’s penal system shaped LGBTQ culture.
83 min
2070
Culture Gabfest: Whose Woods Are These?
57 min
2071
Decoder Ring: The Storytelling Craze
How storytelling became a product.
35 min
2072
Hang Up: Tom Brady’s $375 Million Deal
73 min
2073
Working: Voice Actor Erika Ishii on Video Game ...
50 min
2074
ICYMI: The TikTokkers Taking Down the Troubled ...
We spoke with two survivors about what it’s been like finding their community on TikTok, and how the app is helping spread the word.
26 min
2075
Spoiler Specials: Doctor Strange in the Multive...
Dana Stevens and Sam Adams spoil Marvel’s new movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
49 min