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2101
Slate Money Goes to the Movies: The Big City
Shazna Nessa joins to talk about the 1963 art house film.
37 min
2102
How To Start Writing (w/ Anna Quindlen & John D...
Two best-selling writers on how to put yourself on the page.
33 min
2103
Working: Artist Dan-ah Kim on Picture Books and...
“I’m grateful to have two jobs that I enjoy and to have that balance.”
40 min
2104
ICYMI: How April Fool’s Day Keeps the Internet ...
There’s nothing wrong with taking everything you see online with a healthy dose of skepticism. But sometimes, skepticism can go too far.
27 min
2105
Hit Parade: Killing Me Softly Edition Part 2
How four R&B queens—Dionne, Patti, Roberta and Chaka—evolved into chart-toppers through the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s.
58 min
2106
Spoiler Specials: Deep Water
Dana Stevens, Jeffrey Bloomer, and Dan Kois spoil Adrian Lyne’s adaptation of a Patricia Highsmith novel.
32 min
2107
A Word: It Hits Different
Are more Black Americans ready to forgive Will Smith?
24 min
2108
The Waves: Romance Novels Are For Everyone
There are still too many gatekeepers in what should be an inclusive community
40 min
2109
ICYMI: “The Slap” Is a Trap
Everybody has an opinion on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, but do they need to share it?
24 min
2110
Culture Gabfest: Weirdest Oscars Ever
56 min
2111
Slate Money Goes to the Movies: Jackie Brown
Ben Horowitz joins Slate Money to talk about Jackie Brown and the trustless economy of Tarantino’s quiet movie.
41 min
2112
Hang Up: The Blueblood Final Four
73 min
2113
Working: Author Julia Cameron on Morning Pages ...
45 min
2114
ICYMI: The Instagram Feed We Thought We Wanted
We love chronology—until we don’t.
25 min
2115
Hit Parade: Killing Me Softly Part 1
How four R&B queens—Dionne, Patti, Roberta and Chaka—evolved into chart-toppers through the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s.
74 min
2116
Working: Spicing Up Dry Writing
18 min
2117
The Waves: Power of the Dog's Sneaky Feminism
Jane Campion’s Oscar-nominated film is just one example in a long line of feminist westerns
34 min
2118
Outward: The Trans Past, Present, and Future
How attacks on trans kids shape lives, and a pioneer from the 1940s.
76 min
2119
ICYMI: The Star Disney Didn’t Want at the Oscars
West Side Story’s Rachel Zegler wasn’t supposed to go to the Oscars, but then the internet got involved.
26 min
2120
Culture Gabfest: Drive My Batmobile
53 min
2121
Slate Money Goes to The Movies: The Harder They...
Vipal Monga joins Slate Money to talk about The Harder They Come and gritty crime movies.
39 min
2122
Working: Jeeyon Shim’s “Keepsake Games” Combine...
45 min
2123
Gabfest Reads: Chronic Illness
Germ theory isn’t everything.
26 min
2124
ICYMI: One Meme to Rule Them All
At South by Southwest, our hosts debate about the greatest piece of internet history.
27 min
2125
Spoiler Specials: Turning Red
Dana Stevens and Karen Han spoil the animated film from Disney and Pixar.
38 min