Hang Up and Listen - The Buckeyes Are Champs Again
Hosts Alex Kirshner, Ben Lindbergh, and Lindsay Gibbs examine college football’s first twelve-team playoff and how Ohio State won it all. The panel then talks about the NFL playoffs with Jayden Daniel...
22 Jan 20251h 11min
Death, Sex & Money - ‘Babygirl’ Director Wants Women Not to Suppress Their Beast
Babygirl, the new erotic thriller starring Nicole Kidman, features an age-gap romance and a power imbalance. But according to the filmmaker Halina Reijn, it’s more about “what part of us is civilized…...
21 Jan 202551min
ICYMI - The Last Days of Legal TikTok
Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are joined by Slate business and tech writer Nitish Pahwa to recap what the (possibly) last days of legal TikTok have been like. From influencers posting desperate pleas t...
18 Jan 202538min
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - The Freewheelin’ Edition Part 1
At the movies, A Complete Unknown depicts Bob Dylan as a 1960s “it” boy—played by a 2020s “it” boy, Timothée Chalamet. But the film ends in 1965. What happened in the six decades after that?Dylan not ...
18 Jan 202558min
ICYMI - We Have Some News
On today’s episode, Candice Lim is joined for the first time by ICYMI’s new co-host. Tune in to hear about their relationship to MuggleNet, Shrimp Jesus, and their most deeply held, but least provable...
15 Jan 202544min
Decoder Ring - I am Tupperware, I Contain Multitudes
The storage container is a stealthy star of the modern home. It’s something we use to organize more of our stuff than ever before, and also something other people use to organize their stuff for our v...
15 Jan 202539min
Culture Gabfest - Babygirls and Nickel Boys
On this week’s show, Slate staff writer Nadira Goffe sits in for Stephen. First, the panel explores Babygirl and its kinks. The latest feature from Dutch writer-director Halina Reijn stars Nicole Kidm...
15 Jan 20251h 11min
Death, Sex & Money - Paid to Care: When Class, Power, and Caregiving Collide
When Delores moved to New York City from Jamaica nearly thirty years ago she didn’t know anyone. But soon she found a community of other nannies and learned how to navigate job interviews and “fussy” ...
14 Jan 202545min
