ICYMI - The Terminally Ill Influencers Posting Their Way Through Life—and Death
On today’s show, Rachelle makes her triumphant return. She’s joined by A.W. Ohlheiser, a senior technology reporter and editor at Vox, who recently wrote about the complicated lives and deaths of TikT...
10 Feb 202437min
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Hello, Gorgeous Edition Part 1
Barbra Streisand: star of stage and screen. Oscar-winner, film director and TV producer. Culture warrior and meme generator.Yes, all that—but don’t get it twisted: Barbra’s legend rests in her catalog...
10 Feb 20241h 1min
Decoder Ring - 2024 Teaser
We’re back with a new batch of cultural mysteries! This year, we’re putting out more new episodes—like many more of them. We’ll be diving down a new rabbit hole every two weeks all year long. Starting...
7 Feb 20241min
ICYMI - Was TikTok Silent or Silenced?
Candice Lim is joined by culture critic and reporter Cyrena Touros to break down the battle between Universal Music Group and TikTok. On February 1, UMG started pulling their artists’ music from TikTo...
7 Feb 202432min
Culture Gabfest - Why Zone of Interest Is Dividing Critics
On this week’s show, Extreme Friends of the Pod and co-authors of The World Only Spins Forward, Isaac Butler and Dan Kois, fill in for Dana Stevens and Julia Turner. The hosts begin by dissecting The ...
7 Feb 202452min
Hang Up and Listen - The JuJu and Caitlin Show
Joel Anderson and Josh Levin are joined by the Athletic’s Chantel Jennings to discuss women’s college basketball stars JuJu Watkins and Caitlin Clark. The Washington Post’s Will Hobson also joins to t...
6 Feb 20241h 7min
ICYMI - Paloma Diamond Is TikTok’s Favorite Oscar Loser
Candice Lim is joined by Julian Sewell (@juliansewell), the creator of TikTok’s most famously snubbed actress: Paloma Diamond. In March 2023, Sewell posted a TikTok parodying the behavior of nominated...
3 Feb 202429min
Culture Gabfest - Life and Art, from FT Weekend: Comfort Watch: Something’s Gotta Give (2003)
From our friends at Life and Art, a culture podcast of the Financial Times:This week, we return to an old comfort classic: the 2003 Nancy Meyers romcom Something’s Gotta Give, starring Diane Keaton an...
2 Feb 202428min
