Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Material Girl in an Imperial World Edition Part 2
In the late 1980s, the English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys dominated the U.K. pop charts and staged an invasion of the American charts. Years later, founding member Neil Tennant dubbed this streak of ...
28 Feb 202540min
Political Gabfest - So Europe is Our Enemy Now?
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the future of the transatlantic alliance and Ukraine in the wake of the UN resolution votes with Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief...
27 Feb 20251h 7min
Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - I’m Estranged From My Dad. My Son Is Curious.
On this episode: Elizabeth, Lucy and Zak are talking about estrangement. We got a really thoughtful question from a listener whose four-year-old is starting to ask questions about why one of his grand...
27 Feb 202554min
What Next - Will Gaza’s Ceasefire Last?
The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel has held since January 19. Now, the second phase—negotiating Gaza’s future—is supposed to begin. But anger over the deaths of hostages and intrusions into the We...
27 Feb 202525min
Slow Burn - Decoder Ring | Jerry Lewis’ Lost Holocaust Clown Movie
In 1972, Jerry Lewis—the actor and filmmaker known for slapstick comedies like The Nutty Professor—took the biggest risk of his career when he decided to make a drama called The Day The Clown Cried, a...
26 Feb 202552min
What Next - The DOGE Backlash Begins
In town halls from Oregon to Georgia, people are letting Republicans know just how angry they are about the dramatic cuts to the federal government. And their displeasure is starting to sink Trump’s a...
26 Feb 202524min
ICYMI - Ethan Klein’s Attack on Fauxmoi
Kate Lindsay and Candice Lim break down YouTuber Ethan Klein’s attack on Fauxmoi and why public figures are starting to fire back at snark pages. Earlier this month, Klein’s wife Hila became a topic o...
26 Feb 202529min
Culture Gabfest - The Oscars Go Streaming
On this week’s show, we preview the Oscars and Trump’s demolition throughout renowned institutions of art.Isaac Butler — author of The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act and host of the ...
26 Feb 20251h 10min
