ICYMI - Inside the Unsolved 2014 Attack on a Furry Convention
On today’s show, we’re joined by Nicky Woolf, the host Fur and Loathing, a new investigative podcast which attempts to solve the decade-old cold case of a chemical attack at the 2014 Midwest Furfest c...
8 Jun 202433min
Culture Gabfest - What Even Is Garfield?
On this week’s show, the hosts begin by asking the question: What even is Garfield? Jim Davis’ overfed, Monday-hating (even though he’s jobless) cultural figure first appeared in comic strips in the l...
5 Jun 20241h 4min
ICYMI - TikTok’s Current Main Character is a Familiar Face
On today’s episode, Rachelle is joined by Slate staff writer and friend of the show, Nadira Goffe. The two revisit last year’s episode breaking down the Tarte brand trip that took over TikTok now that...
5 Jun 202450min
Decoder Ring - Captain Planet to the Rescue
In 1990, the cartoon superhero Captain Planet swooped onto TV screens all over the world. He was the brainchild of media mogul Ted Turner, and in the face of impending ecological catastrophe, he had t...
5 Jun 202439min
Death, Sex & Money - I Was Afraid of Losing Myself to Motherhood. I Found Myself Instead.
Elissa Strauss always knew she wanted to be a mother, but she also knew she didn’t want motherhood to take over her personality. After all, she had spent years as a blogger making fun of anyone who to...
4 Jun 202444min
Hang Up and Listen - The WNBA’s Caitlin Clark Drama
Joel Anderson and Josh Levin are joined by Howard Megdal of the Next to discuss the tumultuous beginning to Caitlin Clark’s rookie season. Historian and author Larry Lester also joins to explain how r...
3 Jun 20241h 10min
ICYMI - Anna Sale on Internet Sabbaticals, iPod Culture and WebCrawler
Rachelle Hampton and Candice Lim are joined by Anna Sale, the host of Death, Sex & Money, to dive into her internet diary. After her podcast jumped to Slate, Sale took a month off and plugged into her...
1 Jun 202437min
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Be My Baby-Baby-Baby Edition Part 2
Girl groups have long been underestimated—even by the producers and managers who created them.For women listeners, girl groups narrated profound emotions and expressed personal freedom—even when the s...
31 Mai 202449min
