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ICYMI: Is This YouTuber Eating Himself to Death?
A look into the phenomenon that is Nikocado Avocado.
28 min
2352
Culture Gabfest: Maid in Arrakis
55 min
2353
Slate Money Succession: “Snake Linguini”
A spoiler-filled discussion of Succession, Season 3, Episode 2
43 min
2354
Working: Rebecca Lavoie on Her Podcasting “Side...
44 min
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ICYMI: Is TikTok Giving Teen Girls Tics?
A look into why young women have developed tic-like behaviors during the course of the pandemic.
25 min
2356
The Waves: Why Being the Chef on a Yacht Could ...
Below Deck’s Chef Rachel Hargrove joins The Waves to dish on the last season, the yachting industry, and the pressures of being a chef.
32 min
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Culture Gabfest: I’ll Be Your Mirror
58 min
2358
ICYMI: We Interviewed the Pug With No Bones
A story of bone, pugs, and harmony.
25 min
2359
Succession: "Weevils in the Flour Sack"
A spoiler-filled discussion of Succession, Season 3, Episode 1
39 min
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Working: How Alessandro Nivola Became Dickie Mo...
48 min
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ICYMI: The TikTok Salmon Bowl Can’t Save Us
Emily Mariko’s recipe is popular for a reason—but its relationship to diet culture is complicated.
29 min
2362
Hit Parade: I Write Sins, Not Tragedies, Part 1
The pop-punk and emo boom of the ’90s and ’00s shows how punk keeps selling out and buying in.
42 min
2363
Spoiler Specials: Midnight Mass
Sam Adams and Laura Miller spoil the new Mike Flanagan miniseries.
61 min
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ICYMI: The Disney Channel Star Who Mastered the...
The subtle brilliance behind videos like “How I Lost Princess Diaries to Anne Hathaway.”
25 min
2365
Culture Gabfest: Bad Art Friend, Where Are You?
57 min
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Working: Tom Mison on His Acting Techniques and...
48 min
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ICYMI: We Are All the Bad Art Friend
Why a story about kidney donation, a Facebook post, and the fallout has readers riveted—and group-chat gossipers nervous.
25 min
2368
The Waves: Can You Really Have a Feminist Wedding?
Two women—one recently married and one recently engaged—contemplate whether it’s possible to redeem the old institution filled with white dresses and garter tosses.
37 min
2369
ICYMI: TikTok’s Couch Guy Is Not Your Friend
Not every video posted on social media is an invitation to invade strangers’ personal lives.
22 min
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Culture Gabfest: Squids, Women, and Chainsaws
55 min
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Working: Designing Costumes for Steve Martin an...
51 min
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ICYMI: Scam Goddess on the Worst Fraud She Ever...
Laci Mosley dishes about Shaun King, Karen Civil, and her own hilarious scam experiences.
29 min
2373
Spoiler Specials: The Many Saints of Newark
Dana Stevens and Alan Sepinwall spoil the Sopranos prequel.
47 min
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The Waves; Does the New Clinton Impeachment Sho...
The new Ryan Murphy show American Crime Story: Impeachment attempts to give Monica Lewinsky a voice.
37 min
2375
ICYMI: Is “Soaking” a Real Mormon Sex Thing?
Plus the return of High Speed Downloads, this time about de-aged Ben Platt and killer whales.
26 min