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2076
The Waves: Hockey Mom Charm Couldn’t Save Sarah...
The former GOP vice-presidential nominee was the same as ever during her libel trial against the New York Times.
36 min
2077
ICYMI: We’re All Trapped in the Scam-Industrial...
The Tinder Swindler, Inventing Anna, and why we can’t get enough of scammer-tainment.
25 min
2078
Culture Gabfest: Exploiting Pamela Anderson...A...
58 min
2079
Working: Rebecca Mead on the Challenge of Writi...
44 min
2080
ICYMI: TikTok Is Not Your Doctor
Neither users nor advertisers will stop trying to make everything into a medical symptom.
26 min
2081
A Word: Black Balled in the NFL?
Former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores says racism is keeping him out of the league. Can he prove it?
23 min
2082
The Waves: All The Layers of Mess at the Winter...
Unpacking all the controversies at this year’s Games, from lack of diversity to climate change.
35 min
2083
Working: Bong Joon-ho’s Creative Advice
17 min
2084
ICYMI: Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley’s Big...
These two are into some bizarre conspiracy theories.
25 min
2085
Culture Gabfest: Book Twin Powers, Activate!
55 min
2086
Working: How a Playwright and a Director Harmon...
51 min
2087
ICYMI: What Barbra Streisand Has to Do With Ban...
Trying to keep something out of people’s hands usually only makes them want it more.
26 min
2088
Spoiler Specials: Scream (2022)
Jeffery Bloomer, Sam Adams, and Josh Levin spoil Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s Scream.
42 min
2089
A Word: Homegrown Black History
In his children’s book Who Are Your People?, commentator Bakari Sellers delivers Black history, and gets targeted over Critical Race Theory.
23 min
2090
The Waves: Romantic Comedies Are Making a Comeb...
From stalking to punishing women, can rom-coms escape their sometimes icky past?
38 min
2091
ICYMI: Rihanna Is Releasing a New … Baby
The singer’s “baby bump” is pregnant with meaning (and a child).
26 min
2092
Culture Gabfest: Double, Double Rogan in Trouble
56 min
2093
Working: How Late Night Writer Karen Chee Gener...
43 min
2094
ICYMI: What’s Behind Britney’s Beef With Her Si...
Jamie Lynn Spears’ new book reignited their feud.
25 min
2095
Hit Parade: Rock ’n Soul, Part 2
The second part of our deep dive on how Hall and Oates took a decade to find their sound, created their own ’80s genre and made their dreams come true.
56 min
2096
A Word: Black Horror is Killing It
From “Candyman” to “Get Out,” Black filmmakers are escaping “the sunken place” to lead a renaissance in horror.
27 min
2097
Working: The Pomodoro Technique
22 min
2098
The Waves: Can Women Exercise Without the Patri...
A look at the history and current state of exercise with Danielle Friedman, author of Let’s Get Physical.
33 min
2099
ICYMI: We TikTok About Bruno
How viral videos made the Encanto song bigger than “Let It Go.”
25 min
2100
Culture Gabfest: Fool's Gold
58 min