
Decoder Ring - Introducing Planet Money: Can Money Buy Happiness?
People often say that money can't buy you happiness. Sometimes, if you ask them to tell you more about it, they'll mention a famous 2010 study by Nobel Prize winners Daniel Kahneman and Angus Deaton. ...
1 Jan 202530min

ICYMI - What Next TBD: Facebook for the Dead
On this New Year's Day, ICYMI brings you an encore of one of our favorite episodes of What Next: TBD:Tony Tran didn’t find his grandfather. But traveling to, photographing, and uploading his grandfath...
1 Jan 202520min

Culture Gabfest - Annual Call-In Show 2024
On this week’s show, it’s one of the Gabfest’s most cherished traditions: the yearly call-in show. Dana, Julia, and Stephen answer listen-submitted questions that run the gamut – can cooking for one b...
1 Jan 20251h

Death, Sex & Money - Love Actually: Real Romance Stories From Mahershala Ali, Jane Fonda, and More
For our last episode of 2024, we’re sharing a handful of stories about what love actually looks like, with all its flaws and complexities. The late poet Nikki Giovanni kicks things off by discussing t...
31 Dec 202441min

Hang Up and Listen - Who Gets Christmas: The NFL or NBA?
Hosts Alex Kirshner, Ben Lindbergh, and Lindsay Gibbs close out 2024 Hang Up and Listen-style. They dig into the War for Christmas being waged between the NFL and NBA. Then they look at Alex Ovechkin’...
31 Dec 202455min

ICYMI - Goodbye to All That 2024 Internet
From grammatical grievances to dating app screenshots, the internet has been rife with trends to get mad about. On today’s episode, Candice Lim is joined by Teen Vogue’s Aiyana Ishmael and culture rep...
28 Dec 202447min

Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - The Bridge: Slate Music Club 2024
The Slate Music Club is back, in a special edition of Hit Parade – “The Bridge”! Our year-end panel of critics—NPR Music’s Ann Powers, Hearing Things’ Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, Slate’s own Carl Wils...
27 Dec 202435min

Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - I’d Like to Teach the World to Buy Edition Part 2
That damned jingle! In that infernal commercial trying to sell you cars, sneakers, soda, gum! Can’t get it out of your head? Well, what if we made it longer, had a famous singer perform it, and put it...
27 Dec 202438min





















