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2051
A Word: Jim Crow’s Killers
By Hands Now Known: Resurrecting stories of segregation’s brutality.
22 min
2052
Spoiler Specials: House of the Dragon
Fire, blood, and the Real Housewives of Westeros.
22 min
2053
What Next TBD: Twitter Is Dead; Long Live Twitter
No matter what Elon Musk does, Twitter will never be the same
36 min
2054
The Waves: Hocus Pocus Has No Focus
The Sanderson Sisters are back, but our reaction to witches has evolved.
30 min
2055
ICYMI: How a Lesbian Emu Influencer Got Milksha...
The owner of Emmanuel the emu posted online last week about her sick bird, but then the story took a turn.
34 min
2056
Culture Gabfest: Two Severed Thumbs Up
56 min
2057
Hang Up: What Happened to Russell Wilson?
73 min
2058
1986: The Man From Fifth Avenue
The stranger-than-fiction story of a mysterious American who starred in a Soviet propaganda film.
53 min
2059
Working: How an Abbott Elementary Episode is Born
50 min
2060
What Next TBD: Can We Make an Alzheimer’s Drug ...
Advances towards an effective drug therapy have been uneven and unclear, but there are promising developments.
30 min
2061
ICYMI: What’s It Like Being a Twitch Streamer?
It’s a lot of fun as long as it’s just a hobby.
35 min
2062
Gabfest Reads: Tracy Flick Returns
The original ambitious woman returns in author Tom Perrotta’s new novel, Tracy Flick Can’t Win
26 min
2063
One Year - 1986: The Miracle of Cokeville
How the worst school attack in U.S. history was narrowly averted.
62 min
2064
A Word: We Won’t Black Down
GOP-backed laws aim to discourage Black voters. Can activists fight back?
30 min
2065
The Waves: Why You Hate Women’s Voices
Elissa Bassist, the author of Hysterical, explains how society became conditioned to find women’s voices annoying.
27 min
2066
What Next: What Happened to Kanye West?
The superstar rapper, now known as Ye, has found a comfortable spot in high-powered conservative circles.
22 min
2067
Working: Burnt Out on Goal-Focused Work
20 min
2068
ICYMI: What’s the Deal With Broadway’s 1776?
One of the show’s stars raised quite a few issues with the production in a recent interview.
33 min
2069
Outward: Debating Queer History in Bros and at ...
Is consuming gay culture a political act?
83 min
2070
Culture Gabfest: Plastic Stormtrooper Codpiece
58 min
2071
Hang Up: Linsanity Redux
76 min
2072
Writer-Director Patrick Marber on Working With ...
“It’s weird until it’s not.”
48 min
2073
ICYMI: What Makes Online Advice Good?
Slate’s Dear Prudence is here to talk about giving advice online and why everybody likes to chime in with their own opinion.
35 min
2074
Hit Parade: Give Up the Funk Edition Part 1
48 min
2075
Spoiler Specials: Halloween Ends
Slate's Sam Adams and Jeffrey Bloomer spoil Michael's last ride.
25 min