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Spoiler Specials: The Suicide Squad
Karen Han and Sam Adams spoil James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad.
48 min
2352
The Waves: Can We Love True Crime When We’re th...
Sifting through the trash to find the good in true crime
39 min
2353
Culture Gabfest: One Year in the Dungeon
57 min
2354
ICYMI: Someone’s Selling Human Bones on TikTok?
A look into the legalities of the human skeleton market.
29 min
2355
Outward: Hot Queer Summer, Hot Queer Strippers
63 min
2356
Working: Charlie Jane Anders on Her New Book of...
48 min
2357
ICYMI: How #BamaRush Took Over TikTok
Why is the University of Alabama’s sorority recruitment week the only thing on your FYP?
29 min
2358
Hit Parade: What a Fool Believes, Part 1
This is the story of Yacht Rock.
55 min
2359
One Year: Roots: The Saga of Alex Haley
The author who changed America—and ignited a controversy about fact and fiction.
51 min
2360
Culture Gabfest: Summer Strut 2021
77 min
2361
ICYMI: Inside Tumblr’s Latest Meltdown
Why are users striking over the platform’s new premium-content option? And are they right?
30 min
2362
Slate Money: Movies: Sense and Sensibility
47 min
2363
Working: Artist Shahzia Sikander on the Paintin...
47 min
2364
ICYMI: TikTok Is Making People … Read … Books?
Past bestsellers are hitting the charts again, thanks to BookTok recommendations.
28 min
2365
Decoder Ring: Selling Out
What happened to selling out?
46 min
2366
Spoiler Specials: Old
Allegra Frank and Nitish Pahwa spoil the new M. Night Shyamalan thriller Old.
55 min
2367
The Waves: Can Feminists Visit FBoy Island?
The new HBO Max series resurfaces old tensions about watching reality dating shows.
36 min
2368
ICYMI: Inside the Reaction Video Economy
The only thing funnier than watching cursed content is watching people watch cursed content.
24 min
2369
Culture Gabfest: Heads Are Gonna Roll
58 min
2370
Slate Money: Movies: Glengarry Glen Ross
53 min
2371
Working: Why Opera Composer Jake Heggie Writes ...
50 min
2372
ICYMI: Da F–k Is Up With DaBaby?
And Adam Driver is a horse, of course, of course.
21 min
2373
Hit Parade: Tramps Like Us, Part 2
Chris Molanphy's deep dive on The Boss, continued.
68 min
2374
The Waves: The Olympics Are Still Sexist. Can W...
Despite boasting a high female participation rate, the Games still have a long way to go to reach equality.
35 min
2375
ICYMI: The Latest Fad Diet Is Coming for Your F...
75 Hard might sell itself as a mental toughness regimen, but it’s just another iteration of toxic diet culture.
25 min