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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
2177
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
2178
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
2179
Working: The Pomodoro Technique
22 min
2180
ICYMI: We TikTok About Bruno
How viral videos made the Encanto song bigger than “Let It Go.”
25 min
2181
Culture Gabfest: Fool's Gold
58 min
2182
Working: Author Malinda Lo on the Limits of the...
44 min
2183
ICYMI: The Real Story of “West Elm Caleb”
The TikTok stories of women ghosted by the same tall male furniture designer has spiraled into something terrible.
28 min
2184
Spoiler Specials: The Lost Daughter
48 min
2185
The Waves: Was the Women’s March Successful?
Five years after the first march, we look back on what’s changed, and what it was all for.
43 min
2186
Outward: Counting Queers, Queering Sequels
72 min
2187
ICYMI: How AIM Changed the Internet 4ever
AOL Instant Messenger was the beginning of the end when it came to logging off.
25 min
2188
Culture Gabfest: Crushing Responsibility
59 min
2189
Working: How the Alien Languages in “Foundation...
50 min
2190
ICYMI: Why the Internet Is Abuzz About Yellowja...
The Showtime series about teens stranded in the woods has everybody running to Reddit.
25 min
2191
Hit Parade: Rock ’n Soul, Part 1
Hall and Oates took a decade to find their sound, created their own ’80s genre and made their dreams come true.
56 min
2192
The Waves: What's Different About Women's Brains?
Breaking down misconceptions about intelligence
32 min
2193
Working: “Get Off the Freaking Internet”
27 min
2194
ICYMI: Since When Is Everyone an Empath?
And why is everybody mailing books to each other again?
25 min
2195
Culture Gabfest: We're All Going to F---ing Die
55 min
2196
Working: Fashion Designer Jasmine Chong on Aest...
“Something that’s bad to you may be beautiful to someone else.”
52 min
2197
ICYMI: Why Everyone’s Talking About Elmo
The little red monster is all over our feeds.
25 min
2198
Spoiler Specials: Spider-Man: No Way Home
Allegra Frank and Sam Adams spoil the latest installment in the superhero franchise.
61 min
2199
The Waves: Middle-Aged Women Are Getting Their ...
With And Just Like That and Yellowjackets, middle-aged women are having a moment on TV.
35 min
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ICYMI: Vax Daddy Is Feeling 2022
Taylor Swift and New York Assembly Candidate Huge Ma think 2022 is going to be their year.
21 min