Muzak, the purveyors of elevator music, had become a complete joke by the 1990’s when it found many of the players in the Seattle grunge scene working in its offices.
41 min
2079
Working: How an Intimacy Coordinator Choreograp...
46 min
2080
ICYMI: Was #FreeBritney Right All Along?
What Britney Spears’ dramatic statement changes in the battle over her conservatorship.
28 min
2081
Spoiler Special: Luca
In Pixar’s Luca, we meet the world’s sweetest sea monster.
40 min
2082
A Word: The Racial Reckoning Soundtrack
The summer of protest ignited an explosive reaction in Black music.
21 min
2083
Political: The “F School, F Softball, F Cheer, ...
The post-pandemic workforce, Tucker Carlson, and student wins at the Supreme Court.
49 min
2084
Culture Gabfest: Man Out of Time, Fish Out of W...
56 min
2085
ICYMI: The Saga of Nina Simone’s Twitter Accoun...
It all started with Chloe Bailey’s sexy Juneteenth rendition of “Feeling Good.”
29 min
2086
Slate Money Movies: Thank You for Smoking
52 min
2087
Decoder Ring: The Invention of Hydration
How did bottled water transform itself from a small, European luxury item to the single largest beverage category in America?
33 min
2088
Working: A Spanish-Language Broadcaster on What...
45 min
2089
ICYMI: You’re Using “Woke” Wrong
The evolution of an increasingly meaningless word.
27 min
2090
Hit Parade: Say My Name, Say My Name, Part 1
Rappers are singing and singers are rapping. When did these styles merge?
49 min
2091
Outward: Julien Baker’s Quantum Queerness and C...
Why must we have the same fights every June?
64 min
2092
ICYMI: Are Those TikTok “Missed Connections” Real?
We called some up to find out.
25 min
2093
Culture Gabfest: The Heights and the Depths
58 min
2094
Decoder Ring: The Soap Opera Machine
We investigate the wild world of soap operas through the lens of one legendary, decades-long, ripped-from-the-headlines storyline.
48 min
2095
Working: The Underground Railroad’s Joi McMillo...
The Moonlight editor talks about her long-time collaboration with filmmaker Barry Jenkins.
47 min
2096
ICYMI: Trisha Paytas Wants to Be Frenemies
The online provocateur has made their name off of hate-clicks. Why do they now want out? Plus: High Speed Downloads.
26 min
2097
Spoiler Specials: In the Heights
Dana Stevens, Marissa Martinelli and Sofia Andrade spoil the film adaptation of In the Heights.
52 min
2098
The Waves: No Longer Keeping Up
An exploration of the Kardashian legacy as their longstanding E! reality show comes to a close.
29 min
2099
ICYMI: Raging Bulls––t: Paul vs. Mayweather
Where did Logan Paul come from? And how did a YouTube celebrity end up in a boxing match with an undefeated champ?