Death, Sex & Money - The Thrills and Heartbreaks of Being a Funk Rock Pioneer
When musician Chris Dowd was 19, shortly after graduating from high school, his band Fishbone got signed to Columbia Records. The group was made up of Black teenagers in Los Angeles, who combined seve...
28 Apr 54min
ICYMI - Are 62 Million Men In An Online "Rape Academy?"
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by culture writer Kat Tenbarge to discuss CNN’s recent investigation into a global online “rape academy.” The reporters infiltrated a Telegram group of ...
25 Apr 44min
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Introducing History Daily: "The Launch of MTV"
Hit Parade is on a brief break, but if you need a daily dose of fascinating stories, check out History Daily. Host Lindsay Graham (the history guy! not the senator!) explores what happened "on this da...
24 Apr 17min
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - The Queen of Disco Edition Part 2 (Encore)
Donna Summer was a hit-maker for two decades and a dance floor deity for more than three. Her collaborations with Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte were formative in dance, electronic, and rock music,...
24 Apr 41min
Culture Gabfest - Mother Troubles Edition
Steve, Dana, and Julia convene once more for a rousing Gabfest. First up, it’s Mother Mary. David Lowery’s strange psychodrama centers on a pop star, played by Anne Hathaway, reuniting with her estran...
22 Apr 1h 2min
Decoder Ring - How to Make Dollars Make Sense
Money is everywhere. Money influences just about everything. We think about money all the time. But how much do we really know about it? In this episode of Decoder Ring, we explore the obscure histori...
22 Apr 34min
ICYMI - The Internet Has Kept Katy Perry’s Receipts
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Slate senior writer Scaachi Koul to discuss the downfall of Katy Perry. Back in 2025, Scaachi wrote a feature about the singer’s descent from beloved...
22 Apr 33min
Death, Sex & Money - Rick Steves Says Travel is the Antidote to Fear
In 2008, travel writer Rick Steves thought the U.S. might be on the verge of war with Iran. So he took a TV crew there to document the people and places who might soon be at risk. “You should know peo...
21 Apr 49min
