The Cut

In Her Shoes from the Cut is a weekly conversation between a special guest and Lindsay Peoples, The Cut's Editor-in-Chief, exploring culture, style, sex, politics and more. Intimate, provocative, and probing, the Cut aims to ask questions before listeners even know they have them, always with a generous wit and an expansive idea of what is possible. From New York Magazine and The Vox Media Podcast Network. New episodes every other Wednesday.

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76
Going Back to a Theater Near You
With the Fall movie season in full swing, B.A. Parker talks to the star of the French thriller "Titane," Agathe Rousselle.
17 min
77
In Her Shoes: Gabourey Sidibe
36 min
78
20 Years Ago, She Warned Us About R. Kelly
27 min
79
Who Gets to Be Safe at HBCUs?
The Cut's B.A. Parker explores the struggles for sexual assault survivors to be believed at Historically Black Colleges and seeks advice from Anita Hill.
28 min
80
Why Do I Feel Weird Saying I’m Bisexual?
The Cut’s Jazmín Aguilera has fought to be able to call herself bisexual, only to find out that the term might be a little… passé.
23 min
81
Smutty TV Has Changed and So Have We
With shows like Bridgerton, Normal People, and Sex/Life, what does it mean for how we express our desires out loud?
19 min
82
Maybe You Should Go Outside
27 min
83
We Are All Burnt Out
We are all fried. All of us are working longer hours and smashing into a wall of depletion. But what does it mean to be so burnt out? And is there any way to break free?
25 min
84
Kat Chow Sees Ghosts
The Cut's B.A. Parker talks with author Kat Chow about loss and her new book "Seeing Ghosts."
19 min
85
Stay Out of My Hijabi Business
The Cut producer Noor Bouzidi explores the personal choice to wear or not to wear hijab.
27 min
86
In Her Shoes: Sanaa Lathan
31 min
87
How Coachella Took the Woodstock Look, from Swi...
The Cut’s Jazmín Aguilera and B.A. Parker talk the connections between festival fashion, music and culture with Switched on Pop.
23 min
88
Why Does the Internet Hate Black Women?
The Cut’s B.A. Parker talks with Moya Bailey and Zeba Blay about the mental impact of misogynoir and what it means for the future of Black women online.
28 min
89
Transracial Adoptees Are Tired of TV
Cut producer Schuyler Swenson searches for complex stories about transracial adoptions on screen.
29 min
90
So Now You Wanna Free Britney Too, Huh?
The Cut’s Jazmín Aguilera and Angelina Chapin tap into the Britney Spears's fandom and explore how its devotion turned to activism.
20 min
91
Where’s My F--king Teenage Dream?
Olivia Rodrigo's "Sour" album makes the Cut's B.A. Parker nostalgic for being a sad girl with big feelings.
19 min
92
The Lovers, from Tabloid
The first episode of Tabloid: The Pam and Tommy Sex Tape, a series from Luminary and New York Magazine, is out now.
20 min
93
Update: Maybe You Should Run For Office
Now, in the midst of New York City’s rank choice electoral purgatory, we revisit a chat with NY 23 Congressional candidate Jaslin Kaur,
30 min
94
Into the Thicc of It
Gaby Grossman tells us what she's learned about gaining weight during the pandemic and loving herself.
24 min
95
In Her Shoes: Katey Sagal
16 min
96
Why Try?
The Cut's B.A. Parker talks to an Olympic skier who went viral for being a perpetual trier, and a friend who tried all the way to a baking competition on national television.
21 min
97
In Her Shoes: Rachel Bloom
40 min
98
Hola Papi Sets Me Straight
The Cut's Jazmín Aguilera sits down with Hola Papi writer John Paul Brammer to discuss the powerful nature of advice and who, if anyone, is qualified to give it.
23 min
99
Can Poker Help You Win at Life?
This week, the Cut's Jazmín Aguilera talks to professional poker player Melanie Weisner about approaching life with poker strategies, and when to walk away.
24 min
100
The Other Side of Optimism
Avery Trufelman revisits what it means to be optimistic, with the help of a Palestinian peace activist who can’t help but look on the bright side.
29 min