Hang Up and Listen - One Year: 1955 - The Team Nobody Would Play
The Cannon Street All-Stars dreamed of playing in the 1955 Little League World Series. Their biggest obstacle didn’t come on the field. In the year that Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a pub...
31 Aug 202354min
Death, Sex & Money - Why Ezra Klein Thinks “We're Living Through A Mistake”
The New York Times journalist talks about the difficulties of early parenthood, the lure of communal living, and why he loves Burning Man.Want more from Ezra on the topics in today’s episode? We recom...
30 Aug 202339min
Culture Gabfest - Gran Turismo is Cynical and Glorious
This week, Julia is joined by Slate associate culture writer Nadira Goffe and Jamelle Bouie, opinion columnist at The New York Times. The panel begins by test driving Gran Turismo, a sports movie that...
30 Aug 202355min
ICYMI - BookTok’s Horny Hockey Drama and the End of Internet Thirst
As an end of summer treat, Rachelle Hampton and Candice Lim dive deep into the drama that engulfed BookTok earlier this August. Over the spring and early summer, hockey-themed romance novels enjoyed a...
30 Aug 202334min
Hang Up and Listen - Sha’Carri Richardson Roars Back
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin talk about the American stars at the world track and field championships. They also review the documentary BS High, on the Bishop Sycamore high school foot...
28 Aug 20231h 17min
ICYMI - Addison Rae is the Newest Pop Princess
On today’s show, Candice Lim and Rachelle Hampton walk through Addison Rae’s quest for Hollywood stardom. They run through her moments of flop before the release of AR, a collection of Rae’s leaked mu...
26 Aug 202340min
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Shake It Like a Polaroid Picture Edition Part 2
Talk about ’90s rap, and most music fans will throw around the word “gangsta” and talk about the East Coast–West Coast feud that tragically brought down Biggie and Tupac. But one rap group, OutKast, q...
25 Aug 202332min
Death, Sex & Money - A Trans Elder’s ‘Final Act’: Musician Beverly Glenn-Copeland
The 79-year-old musician tells Anna about coming into his gender identity, “being cared for” by his bandmates, and the joys–and pitfalls–of finding success later in life.Listen to "Transmissions" here...
23 Aug 202331min
