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Culture Gabfest: Where You Once Belonged
59 min
2452
Decoder Ring: Truly Tasteless Jokes
What's the difference between garbage and a girl from New Jersey?
43 min
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Slate Money Succession: Eat the Mozzarella!
A spoiler-filled discussion of Succession, Season 3, Episode 8
53 min
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Working: Inside Super Yaki, the Merch Company f...
49 min
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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
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Hit Parade: Be the One to Walk in the Sun, Part 2
73 min
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ICYMI: The Subreddits That Ruined the Internet
r/TumblrInAction and its brethren are the origins of lots of online harassment.
25 min
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Culture Gabfest: Into the Woods
59 min
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Decoder Ring: The Philosophy of Vampires
In literature, the choice to become a vampire is a metaphor for transformative experiences.
31 min
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Slate Money Succession: “Rubberneck the Train W...
A spoiler-filled discussion of Succession, Season 3, Episode 7
41 min
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Working: Creative Advice From Very Successful P...
29 min
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ICYMI: The End of the Dislike Button
YouTube seems to have finally discovered how easily dislikes can become harassment.
24 min
2463
Spoiler Specials: House of Gucci
Dana Stevens, Heather Schwedel, and Rachel Syme spoil the biographical crime drama.
46 min
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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
2465
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
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ICYMI: An ICYMI Friendsgiving Spectacular
A look back at all the things we loved on the internet this year.
24 min
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Culture Gabfest: Hello, It's Me Again
57 min
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Decoder Ring: You Just Lost The Game
When you think about the game, you lose the game.
21 min
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Slate Money Succession: "Clown Town"
A spoiler-filled discussion of Succession, Season 3, Episode 6
54 min
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Working: Writer Oliver Burkeman on the Dangers ...
47 min
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Hit Parade: Be the One to Walk in the Sun, Part 1
64 min
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ICYMI: How a Harry Potter Fanfic Took Over the ...
This 500,000-word story has even spawned a fandom of its own.
26 min
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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
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Outward: Who Owns Queer Aesthetics?
65 min
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The Waves: Taylor Swift and Adele Take Differen...
As Taylor Swift and Adele release new music, we reflect on the place they’ve taken in our hearts and ears, and what’s next for each of them.
33 min