2126
A Word: Ballers and Shot Callers
How Black quarterbacks like Patrick Mahomes rewrote the NFL playbook on race.
28 min
2127
The Waves: Why Jane Austen Still Slaps
Her women speak. What a concept!
32 min
2128
Working: Recharging In-Between Projects
16 min
2129
ICYMI: Encore: How a Harry Potter Fanfic Took O...
This 500,000-word story has even spawned a fandom of its own.
27 min
2130
Culture Gabfest: Sandman vs. Predator
57 min
2131
Hang Up: I Guarded LeBron
73 min
2132
Political Gabfest Reads: Life on Europa Looks T...
Mat Johnson’s Invisible Things compares our reality with life in a bubble on Jupiter’s largest moon
25 min
2133
Working: The Artist Behind Liberty Puzzles’ Whi...
44 min
2134
ICYMI: Tumblr Changed How We Watch Movies
Archivist Maya Cade on the relationship between Tumblr and film, and how Tumblr inspired her to create the Black Film Archive.
31 min
2135
Spoiler Specials: Bodies Bodies Bodies
The Gen Z murder mystery gets spoiled by Dana Stevens and Nadira Goffe.
29 min
2136
A Word: Black Wombs Matter
Why does the maternal mortality crisis kill more Black mothers?
23 min
2137
The Waves: It’s Not TV. It’s a Sh*tshow.
The mess at HBO is a sign of worse things to come for marginalized voices in TV and movies
33 min
2138
ICYMI: What Is a Clean Girl?
And what does it have to do with the Old Money and Soft Life trends?
30 min
2139
Outward: Viruses and Our Profoundly Unequal World
Plus: Why are so many GOP politicians voting to support marriage equality?
84 min
2140
Culture Gabfest: A Podcast Takes a Lot of Work!
54 min
2141
Decoder Ring: The “Sex” Scandal That Made Mae West
Before she hit the big-screen, the sultry actress starred in a 1927 tabloid trial.
41 min
2142
Hang Up: Psychedelics and Sports
51 min
2143
Working: Writers Rob Walker and Joshua Glenn on...
50 min
2144
ICYMI: Was Black Twitter a Mistake?
Dr. Meredith D. Clark on the history and significance of black online spaces.
32 min
2145
Hit Parade: Still Billy Joel to Me Part 1
56 min
2146
A Word: Designing Wakanda
The Black Panther franchise is lifting up a new generation of Black creatives in film.
23 min
2147
The Waves: Live. Laugh. Lexapro.
Mental health drugs shouldn’t come with stigma. But they shouldn’t be the only solution, either.
30 min
2148
Working: Moving to a New City
21 min
2149
ICYMI: What Makes a Good Internet Boyfriend?
Thirst is a favorite internet pastime, but moments in the thirst spotlight don’t last long.
29 min
2150
Culture Gabfest: Is The Resort a White Lotus Ri...
53 min