Culture Gabfest - The Creator of Succession Takes on the Broligarchy Edition
On this week’s show, longtime hosts Julia, Stephen, and Dana are all together in-person to talk about Mountainhead, the new HBO Max movie from Jesse Armstrong, creator of Succession. Then, they dig in...
4 Jun 202557min
ICYMI - Sad Beige Lawsuits and an Influencer’s “Royal Wedding”
Kate Lindsay and Candice Lim break down the wedding weekend heard round TikTok starring one of r/NYCInfluencerSnark’s main characters. Jazmyn Smith (better known as @justjazzzyidk) got married after a...
4 Jun 202531min
Decoder Ring - The Laff Box (Encore)
Decoder Ring is marking its 100th episode this year. To celebrate, we’re revisiting our very first episode from 2018, which asks: What happened to the laugh track? For nearly five decades, the laugh t...
4 Jun 202531min
Death, Sex & Money - How a Matchmaking Job Inspired a Film About Dating's Secret Economy
Long before Celine Song was nominated for an Academy Award for her directorial debut, Past Lives, she was a struggling playwright in New York City with a side hustle: matchmaking. In this episode, Cel...
3 Jun 202539min
Hang Up and Listen - Finals Week
Hosts Alex Kirshner, Ben Lindbergh and Lindsay Gibbs break down the NBA Finals and the savvy draft and trade decisions that led to this year’s showdown between two small-market teams. They also unpac...
2 Jun 202551min
ICYMI - Will MomTok Actually Change Mormonism?
Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are joined by Sara Petersen, author of Momfluenced, to chat about season two of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. Mormon women once pioneered mommy blogging, so how did we...
31 Mai 202543min
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - All Apologies Edition Part 2
The story of Nevermind, Nirvana’s genre-defining breakthrough, is a familiar one. Less well known is the saga of Billboard’s Modern Rock chart—and how college-rock staples of the 1980s like R.E.M. and...
30 Mai 202557min
ICYMI - TikTok’s Favorite Frat and Sorority Chefs
Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are going back to college and telling the tale of two Greek life chefs on TikTok. Kevin Ashton gained almost 5 million followers after posting recipes and behind-the-scene...
28 Mai 202531min
