Growing Up Girl with Melissa Febos
Former young girl and memoirist Melissa Febos joins to discuss the pressures and paradoxes in how society treats female children. Her most recent book is called “Girlhood.” For a transcript of this...
30 Jul 20211h 6min
Straight Up Fangirling Simone Biles with Alyssa Roenigk
This podcast is now a Simone Biles stan account. ESPN’s Alyssa Roenigk joins to talk about the Olympics as a problematic fave and Biles as an unproblematic one. Women’s gymnastics did a number on a lo...
23 Jul 20211h 12min
Ask What Kind of Help People Want with Ruby Welch
Restorative justice advocate Ruby Welch brings the perspective of a previously incarcerated person to policy. She’s not a fan of how most people (even well-meaning people!) prioritize the needs of the...
16 Jul 20211h 10min
The Science of Online Outrage with Molly Crockett
Yale psychologist Molly Crockett joins the show to talk about the latest research on online outrage and how it affects us all. Then on this week's Adorables segment you'll hear from Rutherford Falls s...
9 Jul 202156min
The Secret to Talking About Hard Things Is to Listen, with Anna Sale, PLUS Moby's #adorable
On her podcast, “Death, Sex and Money,” Anna Sale has delved into topics most people avoid, but what she learned has to do with the questions you ask and not the answers you want. We also discuss her ...
2 Jul 20211h 8min
Andy Richter Needs a New Job
Andy Richter’s relationship with Conan O’Brien has extended over decades; overall, it’s lasted longer than most marriages (the average US marriage ends after eight years, sadface). The Conan show on T...
25 Jun 20211h 10min
Greenwood After the Tulsa Race Massacre with Carlos Moreno
We’ve begun to recognize the tragedy that happened in Greenwood a hundred years ago, but Greenwood is more than a memorial. It had a bustling past, an amazing recovery, and, sadly, a second ransacking...
18 Jun 202148min
That’s Not Funny, THIS Is Funny, with Negin Farsad
Negin Farsad calls herself a “social justice comedian” and she’s been using her skills to leverage entertainment into opening minds for years now – both in her book, “How to Make White People Laugh,” ...
11 Jun 202159min
