Decoder Ring - Was "Eyes Wide Shut" a Warning?
When Eyes Wide Shut opened in the summer of 1999, it was widely considered a disappointment. This final film from legendary director Stanley Kubrick had been sold as an erotic thriller, and potentiall...
11 Mar 46min
ICYMI - Encore: Nobody Wants to Party Anymore
On today’s encore episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by sociologist and content creator Josh Lora, who goes by @tellthebeees on TikTok and Substack. In his viral piece, “The Mainstreaming of Loserdo...
11 Mar 40min
What Next - Iran’s New Nepo Ayatollah
Who is the new supreme leader of Iran, and how does he differ from his predecessor father?Guest: Graeme Wood, staff writer at The Atlantic and a lecturer in political science at Yale.Want more What Ne...
11 Mar 24min
What Next - Her Film Is an Oscar Nominee. It Almost Didn’t Make it to the U.S.
Nominated for Best International Feature Film at this year’s Academy Awards, The Voice of Hind Rajab uses audio from the actual emergency call with a five-year-old girl in Gaza who was killed by Israe...
10 Mar 21min
Death, Sex & Money - AI Confessions: A Chatbot Saved My Life
This week and next, we’re talking to listeners about how chatbots are impacting their personal lives. Anna talks to a parent getting tips on how to raise a teenager, an American abroad who turned to C...
10 Mar 45min
Hang Up and Listen - The Quarterback Bargain Bin
Hosts Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh discuss the unusually high number of NFL teams that are seeking new quarterbacks via trades and free agency amid a weak draft class. Later: Why th...
9 Mar 58min
Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - Preparing for Your Kid’s First Period
On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are talkin’ periods! They are joined by Chloe Potter, co-founder of The Menstruality Academy, who walks them through preparing your kid fo...
9 Mar 30min
What Next - The DOJ Is Trying Protesters As Terrorists. Will They Win?
A July ICE protest ended with a police lieutenant shot, 19 people arrested and nine people now on trial. For Trump’s Department of Justice, it’s a chance to see how calling groups “domestic terrorist ...
9 Mar 26min
