Culture Gabfest - Wicked and Gladiator II in the Box Office Arena
On this week’s show, the hosts consider ‘Glicked’ (or is it ‘Wadiator’? ‘Gladicked?’), the Wicked and Gladiator II double feature that promised to be this year’s ‘Barbenheimer.’ But did it deliver? Or...
27 Nov 202455min
Death, Sex & Money - Why I Chose Estrangement
When is it time to go no contact? In this episode, we talk to four listeners who have recently become estranged from loved ones.This episode was originally aired in 2022, and is part of a three-part s...
26 Nov 202445min
Hang Up and Listen - One Last Vamos: Rafa’s Retirement
Hosts Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh chat about Rafael Nadal’s legacy as one of the all-time tennis greats. They also discuss the NWSL championship which Lindsay attended, the last da...
26 Nov 20241h 13min
ICYMI - Should I Buy A Purse Kindle?
Candice Lim is joined by Wall Street Journal reporter Ann-Marie Alcántara to discuss #KindleTok’s rise among millennials and Gen-Z. 17 years ago, Amazon released the Kindle as a tech device that seeme...
23 Nov 202435min
ICYMI - Princess Treatment, the 4B Movement, and "Women in Male Fields"
Candice Lim is joined by Vox senior correspondent Rebecca Jennings to discuss what their timelines have looked like since the U.S. presidential election was called. From TikToks accusing men of enteri...
20 Nov 202440min
Culture Gabfest - Lots to Say About Say Nothing
On this week’s show, Isaac Butler (Supreme Friend of the Show and author of The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act) sits in for Dana. First, the panel is quite verbose about Say Nothing...
20 Nov 202458min
Decoder Ring - Reconsidering One of the “Worst” TV Shows of All Time
In 1980, a variety show debuted on NBC called Pink Lady and Jeff. Its stars were a pair of Japanese pop idols known for catchy, choreographed dance numbers. Pink Lady was inescapable in Japan: selling...
20 Nov 202457min
Death, Sex & Money - How a Betrayed Spouse Became an Infidelity Expert
Therapist Lauren LaRusso has spent the past few years learning everything she can about infidelity–why people have affairs, how to cope with an unfaithful spouse, and how to move forward with or witho...
19 Nov 202449min
