Culture Gabfest - American Fiction, Oscar Contender?
On this week’s show, Slate culture writer Nadira Goffe and Sam Sanders, host of Vibe Check fill in for Dana Stevens and Julia Turner. The hosts begin with a subversively brilliant Oscar contender, Ame...
31 Jan 202452min
ICYMI - Nicki Minaj’s 72-Hour Spiral
Candice Lim is joined by Slate writer Nadira Goffe to break down the latest developments surrounding Nicki Minaj’s beef with rapper Megan Thee Stallion. On January 26, Megan Thee Stallion released “Hi...
31 Jan 202436min
Hang Up and Listen - Conference Title Game Agony and Ecstasy
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss the 49ers’ comeback win over the Lions and the Chiefs’ victory over the Ravens. The Washington Post’s Ben Golliver also joins to talk about the spa...
29 Jan 20241h 6min
ICYMI - Why YouTube Loves Video Essays
Candice Lim is joined by Anisa Khalifa, a podcast producer and host of The Broadside from WUNC. They dissect the phenomenon surrounding video essays, which are not exactly new to YouTube, but finding ...
27 Jan 202430min
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - And the Grammy Goes to… Edition Part 2
Do you watch the Grammy Awards every year and groan, or even yell at the screen? Hit Parade host Chris Molanphy sure does. But he has a weird hot take: The Grammys are better off not trying to be cool...
26 Jan 202449min
Culture Gabfest - True Detective’s Coldest Case Yet
On this week’s show, Jamelle Bouie (Opinion columnist at The New York Times) sits in for Julia Turner. The hosts first begin with a trip to Ennis, a fictional Alaskan town at the heart of True Detecti...
24 Jan 202452min
ICYMI - The TikTok Joy of Mychal the Librarian
Candice Lim talks to Mychal Threets (@mychal3ts), a Bay Area librarian by day and beloved TikTok creator by night. In December 2023, Threets was the target of a negative tweet that called his TikTok...
24 Jan 202429min
Hang Up and Listen - Sports Illustrated Is Dead Again
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss Kansas City’s win over Buffalo in the NFL playoffs. Adam Duerson also joins to talk about the collapse of Sports Illustrated and ESPN’s Myron Medca...
23 Jan 20241h 5min
