ICYMI - The Day MTV News Went Down
Candice Lim is joined by Patrick Hosken to discuss the downfall and disappearance of MTV News. In May 2023, Paramount Global laid off 25 percent of its workforce, which included MTV News staffers like...
24 Jul 202434min
Culture Gabfest - Twisters Blows Away the Box Office
On this week’s show, the panel gets swept up by Twisters, and begins by discussing director Lee Isaac Chung’s standalone sequel starring Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones. (For the record, the origina...
24 Jul 202456min
Death, Sex & Money - What’s Missing From the Overdose Crisis Conversation
From a young age, James T. Morrison used drugs to help him feel better. He started with pills that were prescribed to him–medications like Xanax and Klonopin–but he soon moved on to basically whatever...
23 Jul 202446min
Hang Up and Listen - Sex Testing and Women’s Sports
Joel Anderson, Josh Levin, and the CBC’s Morgan Campbell check in on the WNBA at the halfway point of a historic season. They also talk about ESPN’s list of the 100 greatest pro athletes of the 2000s....
22 Jul 202455min
ICYMI - What Next: TBD: The Blu-Ray-naissance Is Here. Sort of.
Today, we’re bringing you an episode from our friends and colleagues over at What Next: TBD. Guest host, Cheyna Roth is joined by Ash Nelson, journalist and author of “The Lost Art of the DVD Extra” f...
20 Jul 202420min
Culture Gabfest - Longlegs Has Legs
On this week’s show, the panel begins by dissecting Longlegs, director Osgood Perkin’s viral horror movie starring Nicolas Cage that’s sweeping the box office. Aided by a clever marketing campaign, Lo...
17 Jul 20241h
ICYMI - Amanda Mull on Titanic Fandoms and Frog Subreddits
Candice Lim is joined by Bloomberg Businessweek reporter Amanda Mull, whose pieces investigate your favorite big-box stores, the cult of exercise and the girlboss economy. They dive into Mull’s intern...
17 Jul 202429min
Decoder Ring - The Secret Life of Lawn Ornaments
Lawn ornaments are everywhere—but for something so ubiquitous, they’re also mysterious. What’s the person with the flamingo or the gargoyle in their yard trying to say—and why do they want to say it s...
17 Jul 202444min
