ICYMI - The Internet Used to be a Haven for People with Autism
On today’s episode, Rachelle and Candice are joined by Patrick Marlborough to discuss their recent essay for Slate, “The Death of the Internet as a Haven for People With Autism.” They wrote, “Things b...
15 Marras 202341min
Hang Up and Listen - The Trial of Jim Harbaugh
Josh Levin, Joel Anderson, and Ben Mathis-Lilley weigh the evidence in the sign-stealing case against Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh. They also discuss Texas A&M’s decision to fire its football coach Jim...
14 Marras 20231h 13min
ICYMI - Restaurant Wars: Keith Lee vs. Atlanta
In this episode, Rachelle and Candice map out what happened when TikTok food personality Keith Lee traveled to Atlanta and ignited a culinary controversy. Lee is a former MMA fighter-turned-influencer...
11 Marras 202350min
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Ride ’til I Can’t No More Edition Part 1
When it crash-landed on the charts in 2019, Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” felt new and old at the same time: a savvy, TikTok-fueled viral hit that summarized a century of cross-cultural collisions betwe...
11 Marras 202353min
Death, Sex & Money - Raphael Saadiq: Music Was My Therapy. It Had To Be.
This fall, Tony! Toni! Toné! is on tour for the first time in twenty years. Raphael Saadiq's career took off as a member of the R&B trio —a group whose music taught Anna, a pre-teen at the time, a thi...
8 Marras 202327min
Culture Gabfest - Does Voice-Over Kill the Killer?
This week, the panel is joined first by Isaac Butler, co-host of Slate’s Working podcast and author of The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act, to debate the merits of David Fincher’s The...
8 Marras 202353min
ICYMI - Endless Thread: The expanding universe of Lofi Girl
On today’s episode brought to us by WBUR’s Endless Thread, co-host Ben Brock Johnson and producer Nora Saks look at the Lofi Girl phenomenon. At least 13 million YouTube users subscribe to the channel...
8 Marras 202338min
Decoder Ring - The Dating Manual Unlike Any Other
From the moment it was released in 1995, The Rules was controversial. Some people loved it—and swore that the dating manual’s throwback advice helped them land a husband. Others thought it was retrogr...
8 Marras 202333min
