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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When Working Out Doesn’t Work Out (with Alison ...
What does it take to work out? Why do we work out in the ways that we do? These are questions cartoonist Alison Bechdel seeks to answer in her newest book.
25 min
102
How Do I Know If I Want Kids?
The Cut host Avery Trufelman collaborates with Anna Sale, a mother and the host of the podcast Death, Sex, and Money. Together, they explore the decision whether or not to have children, and how it balances with creative ambition.
24 min
103
Cooking Without My Mother
Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast found connection with her mother through their love of Korean food. Although Michelle only realized how significant this connection was once she had to learn to cook for herself.
27 min
104
Here We Go Aftertimes
After producer Jazmín Aguilera got vaccinated, the possibilities seemed endless. Love! Debauchery! Parties! Travel! But she went somewhere she never expected to go.
19 min
105
Does This Poster Make Me Look Racist?
What do we do with the problematic art of the past? B.A. Parker goes in search of answers.
23 min
106
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
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In Her Shoes: Lindsay Peoples Wagner
37 min
108
Why Bother Being Nice? (with Jonathan Van Ness)
What is niceness? Is it a virtue? A defense mechanism? A personality trait? And how can one try to be nice in a mean world? Host Avery Trufelman turns to Jonathan Van Ness for answers.
23 min
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We're All Failing At Being Women
There is so much to say about Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters. Lauded as the first book by a trans author to be released by a major publishing house,
19 min
110
Maybe You Should Run For Office?
U.S. politics are starting to look a little bit more like the United States itself. More queer people, women, and POCs. So, what about you, or your friends?
36 min
111
Get Out of Your Head
At the one year mark of the pandemic, Cut producer B.A. Parker decided to try to escape the stress and trauma by getting out of her own head.
21 min
112
Thirty, Flirty and Thriving
As Avery enters her third decade, she revisits the film 13 Going on 30 and grapples with what 30 means today.
30 min
113
Introducing Chicano Squad
Comedian and activist Cristela Alonzo talks with Avery Trufelman about how to be first, when to say no to being first, and discusses her new documentary podcast series, Chicano Squad.
31 min
114
Are You Actually Kinky?
What is kink? And why is it considered either a super scary taboo thing or a nerdy pastime?
22 min
115
You Might Actually Be In Love With Your Best Fr...
Desire, commitment, passion — these are all words that often make up a romantic relationship. But what if you feel a strong, deep love for your best friend?
23 min
116
What a Time To Be Sober
The burden of quarantine has made a lot of people question their drinking habits. This week, why we drink. And what happens when we don't.
26 min
117
A Manual for Fearlessness (with Olivia Nuzzi an...
Journalists Olivia Nuzzi and Maria Ressa, both cover their country's presidents, and show the Cut the ways they've dealt with the last four years of fear and anxiety.
25 min
118
Do You Actually Miss the Yoga Studio?
What yoga means without the studio- for students, for teachers, and for the entire culture of American Yoga.
26 min
119
Your Friendly Black Sidekick
In the ‘90s, young Black girls in film were rarely in the spotlight. Producer B.A. Parker navigates the feeling of being relegated to the sidelines with a little help from her favorite ‘90s Black child actresses.
16 min
120
The Truth About False Memories
The Lost in the Mall experiment is a classic case study in Psych 101 classes.
33 min
121
Five Reasons To Get Married On Zoom
The way that people have been getting married in 2020 might change weddings forever. And that's for the better—or at least, that's what host Avery Trufelman is trying to convince her friend.
20 min
122
Would You Move Back Home? Could You?
For more than a decade now, Stella Bugbee has lived with her parents. But for a long time, she kept that a secret—shamed by the American myth that you're a loser if you live at home.
16 min
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In Her Shoes: Tamron Hall
Tamron Hall made daytime television history becoming the first Black woman to host the Today Show.
35 min
124
The Dangerous Legacy Of White Male America (wit...
Author Ijeoma Oluo discusses her new book and why we need white men to believe in their ability to grow.
27 min
125
The Border Patrol Agent I Know
Ana is an activist and a reporter. Art is an active duty border patrol agent. Their two worlds collided in the Arizona desert, over a series of conversations.
36 min