2401
ICYMI: Was #FreeBritney Right All Along?
What Britney Spears’ dramatic statement changes in the battle over her conservatorship.
28 min
2402
Spoiler Special: Luca
In Pixar’s Luca, we meet the world’s sweetest sea monster.
40 min
2403
A Word: The Racial Reckoning Soundtrack
The summer of protest ignited an explosive reaction in Black music.
21 min
2404
Political: The “F School, F Softball, F Cheer, ...
The post-pandemic workforce, Tucker Carlson, and student wins at the Supreme Court.
49 min
2405
Culture Gabfest: Man Out of Time, Fish Out of W...
56 min
2406
ICYMI: The Saga of Nina Simone’s Twitter Accoun...
It all started with Chloe Bailey’s sexy Juneteenth rendition of “Feeling Good.”
29 min
2407
Slate Money Movies: Thank You for Smoking
52 min
2408
Decoder Ring: The Invention of Hydration
How did bottled water transform itself from a small, European luxury item to the single largest beverage category in America?
33 min
2409
Working: A Spanish-Language Broadcaster on What...
45 min
2410
ICYMI: You’re Using “Woke” Wrong
The evolution of an increasingly meaningless word.
27 min
2411
Hit Parade: Say My Name, Say My Name, Part 1
Rappers are singing and singers are rapping. When did these styles merge?
49 min
2412
Outward: Julien Baker’s Quantum Queerness and C...
Why must we have the same fights every June?
64 min
2413
Culture Gabfest: The Heights and the Depths
58 min
2414
ICYMI: Are Those TikTok “Missed Connections” Real?
We called some up to find out.
25 min
2415
Decoder Ring: The Soap Opera Machine
We investigate the wild world of soap operas through the lens of one legendary, decades-long, ripped-from-the-headlines storyline.
48 min
2416
Working: The Underground Railroad’s Joi McMillo...
The Moonlight editor talks about her long-time collaboration with filmmaker Barry Jenkins.
47 min
2417
ICYMI: Trisha Paytas Wants to Be Frenemies
The online provocateur has made their name off of hate-clicks. Why do they now want out? Plus: High Speed Downloads.
26 min
2418
Spoiler Specials: In the Heights
Dana Stevens, Marissa Martinelli and Sofia Andrade spoil the film adaptation of In the Heights.
52 min
2419
The Waves: No Longer Keeping Up
An exploration of the Kardashian legacy as their longstanding E! reality show comes to a close.
29 min
2420
ICYMI: Raging Bulls––t: Paul vs. Mayweather
Where did Logan Paul come from? And how did a YouTube celebrity end up in a boxing match with an undefeated champ?
26 min
2421
Culture Gabfest: Here, We Made You Some Content
57 min
2422
Working: Brigid Hughes on the Art of Editing a ...
48 min
2423
ICYMI: Who Weekly? Explains Bennifer 3.0
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are back together. Everybody rejoice!
25 min
2424
A Word: Booked, Busy, and Funny as Hell
Comedian David Alan Grier talks about his long Hollywood career, from ‘In Living Color’ to the Netflix sitcom, ‘Dad Stop Embarrassing Me.’
21 min
2425
The Waves: Can We Still Enjoy Master of None?
Lena Waithe and Aziz Ansari are back with a new season of the once-popular Netflix show. Is it worth watching?
35 min