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2301
ICYMI: Unwrapping TikTok's Advent Calendar Drama
The luxury brand’s box of goodies caused quite the uproar.
23 min
2302
Culture Gabfest: Where You Once Belonged
59 min
2303
Decoder Ring: Truly Tasteless Jokes
What's the difference between garbage and a girl from New Jersey?
43 min
2304
Slate Money Succession: Eat the Mozzarella!
A spoiler-filled discussion of Succession, Season 3, Episode 8
53 min
2305
Working: Inside Super Yaki, the Merch Company f...
49 min
2306
ICYMI: Anthony Ramos and the Curse of the Wife Guy
When you hype your partner too much, the internet gets suspicious.Actors Anthony Ramos and Jasmine Cephas Jones, who became a beloved couple online after meeting during rehearsals for Hamilton, have reportedly ended their engagement. The reports of the breakup came soon after a TikToker posted a video about Ramos allegedly going into a strip club with a woman who was not his fiancée. On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison get into the drama, unpack exactly what a wife guy is, and explain why people on social media seem so obsessed with uncovering infidelity—especially if you’re the type of dude who never stops bragging about your girl. Plus, they unwrap all the embarrassing data within their Spotify Wrapped.
25 min
2307
Hit Parade: Be the One to Walk in the Sun, Part 2
73 min
2308
ICYMI: The Subreddits That Ruined the Internet
r/TumblrInAction and its brethren are the origins of lots of online harassment.
25 min
2309
Culture Gabfest: Into the Woods
59 min
2310
Decoder Ring: The Philosophy of Vampires
In literature, the choice to become a vampire is a metaphor for transformative experiences.
31 min
2311
Slate Money Succession: “Rubberneck the Train W...
A spoiler-filled discussion of Succession, Season 3, Episode 7
41 min
2312
Working: Creative Advice From Very Successful P...
29 min
2313
ICYMI: The End of the Dislike Button
YouTube seems to have finally discovered how easily dislikes can become harassment.
24 min
2314
Spoiler Specials: House of Gucci
Dana Stevens, Heather Schwedel, and Rachel Syme spoil the biographical crime drama.
46 min
2315
A Word: Cooking for the Culture
Chef Vallery Lomas baked her way out of an unhappy law career, and into reality show stardom.
21 min
2316
The Waves: Why Women Are in Charge of Leftovers
To celebrate a very Waves Thanksgiving, we dig into how texture explains why women end up managing the leftovers.
36 min
2317
ICYMI: An ICYMI Friendsgiving Spectacular
A look back at all the things we loved on the internet this year.
24 min
2318
Culture Gabfest: Hello, It's Me Again
57 min
2319
Decoder Ring: You Just Lost The Game
When you think about the game, you lose the game.
21 min
2320
Slate Money Succession: "Clown Town"
A spoiler-filled discussion of Succession, Season 3, Episode 6
54 min
2321
Working: Writer Oliver Burkeman on the Dangers ...
47 min
2322
Hit Parade: Be the One to Walk in the Sun, Part 1
64 min
2323
ICYMI: How a Harry Potter Fanfic Took Over the ...
This 500,000-word story has even spawned a fandom of its own.
26 min
2324
A Word: Colorism, Cluelessness, and Carefree Bl...
Writer Zeba Blay on how Black women writers are flipping the script in pop culture criticism.
24 min
2325
Outward: Who Owns Queer Aesthetics?
65 min