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ICYMI | Encore: Is ChatGPT Your Therapist?
Dazed’s Laura Pitcher on the daily users of ChatGPT who confided in the chatbot as their friend, life organizer, and sometimes, therapist.
36 min
2
Outward | Archiving the Spirit of Ballroom with...
Michael Roberson traces the spiritual, political, and public health roots of the ballroom scene
38 min
3
Culture Gabfest: Sorry, Straight White Male Nov...
This week, the panel wrangle with the tricky to pin down yet compelling traumedy Sorry, Baby, the documentary Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print, and the life and death of the straight white male novelist (as eulogized in a recent New York Times piece).
56 min
4
How To! | Stop Giving 110%
Oliver Burkeman on making hard decisions about important things.
38 min
5
Death, Sex & Money | What Military Service Duri...
Storyteller Ray Christian, who joined the Army right after the Vietnam War, reflects on why he enlisted and why he didn’t leave for 20 years.
50 min
6
Hang Up | The LeBron and Giannis Loyalty Test
Will the NBA’s biggest stars stay or go?
70 min
7
Care & Feeding | Becoming a Parent Is a Process
Slate’s parenting podcast on the early years.
38 min
8
ICYMI | Not Even Lawsuits Can Stop AI
Two recent rulings spell bad news for creatives.
40 min
9
Care & Feeding | Comebacks For “I’m Bored”
Slate’s parenting podcast on there being, as ever, nothing to do.
35 min
10
Decoder Ring | The White Noise Boom
There’s more white noise available than any one person could possibly need. And yet, more keeps coming.
48 min
11
ICYMI | The Most Famous Facelift on TikTok
What a woman’s viral trip to Guadalajara and Kylie Jenner’s boob job reveal say about the current state of plastic surgery discourse online.
29 min
12
Culture Gabfest: Brad Pitt’s Victory Lap Edition
This week, the panel powers up their engines for the racing blockbuster F1: The Movie, the British game show Taskmaster, and the New York Times’s 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century interactive feature.
58 min
13
How To! | Start Reading Books Again (Encore)
Maryanne Wolf on the science of the reading brain.
34 min
14
Death, Sex & Money | Baywatch Made Me World Fam...
Alexandra Paul's fan encounter turned dangerous. What she learned could help other celebrities.
49 min
15
Hang Up | The Caitlin Clark Dilemma
How high expectations for the Indiana Fever star have captivated and polarized the WNBA.
61 min
16
Care & Feeding | What Counts as Screentime?
Slate’s parenting podcast on the gray area.
34 min
17
ICYMI | How Coming Out Videos Changed YouTube
We sit down with YouTuber Ingrid Nilsen to reflect on the 10-year anniversary of her most popular video to date.
44 min
18
Hit Parade | Mighty Real Edition Part 2
From Little Richard to Chappell Roan, queer artists have always been vanguards of pop, even when they have not been out.
59 min
19
Care & Feeding | DOGE Cut My Job. How Do I Tell...
Slate’s parenting podcast on coming home.
42 min
20
Care & Feeding | DOGE Cut My Job. How Do I Tell...
Slate’s parenting podcast on coming home.
42 min
21
ICYMI | TikTok May Win Battles, But YouTube Wil...
Behind the scenes at VidCon—and 20 years of YouTube.
41 min
22
Culture Gabfest: Daddygang Rage Virus Edition
This week, the panel unspool all the allegorical viscera of 28 Years Later, the Alex Cooper documentary Call Her Alex, and Haim’s new album I quit.
58 min
23
Outward | The Latest on Trans Rights in the Cou...
48 min
24
How To! | Balance Mind, Body—and iPhone
Molly Caro May on the somatic approach to changing our dependency on our devices.
35 min
25
Death, Sex & Money | Allison Williams on Botox,...
The actress best known for Girls, Get Out, and M3GAN joins Anna live onstage with some special guests from Gen Z.
69 min