Culture Gabfest - How Quincy Jones Reinvented American Music
On this week’s show, Extremely Musical Friend of the Pod (EMFOP) Chris Molanphy joins to memorialize pop’s Renaissance Man, Quincy Jones, who passed away on November 3, 2024. The legendary producer w...
6 Nov 20241h 6min
ICYMI - Bodega Cats and Cussing Out Your Boss
On today’s episode, Candice Lim is joined by Slate culture writer Nadira Goffe to share their favorite TikToks, tweets, and internet icons of late. They’ll discuss construction workers going viral and...
6 Nov 202432min
Decoder Ring - A Feel-Good Story About the End of the World
The fear that the Earth could be destroyed by a killer asteroid is an anxiety that pops up all the time in fiction and is grounded in fact. But funnily enough—actually being pancaked by a giant space ...
6 Nov 202436min
Death, Sex & Money - A Celebration (and Critique) of American Freedom
From an early age, Alynda Segarra saw the people they loved grind it out in an American system that offered them little reward. Their father, a musician and Vietnam War veteran, suffered from PTSD, an...
5 Nov 202444min
Hang Up and Listen - The Dodgers Bring Glory Back to L.A.
Hosts Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh talk about the dominant Dodgers, why NCAA coaches are hiring lobbyists, election gambling, and the return of Afterballs! On the Bonus episode excl...
5 Nov 202458min
ICYMI - The Internet’s Favorite Fictional Presidents
Candice Lim is joined by Pop Culture Debate Club host Ronald Young Jr. to reveal their favorite fictional presidents of film, television, and the internet. Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook were historica...
2 Nov 202441min
ICYMI - The Breakup Reddit Can’t Stop Talking About
Candice Lim and Slate culture writer Nadira Goffe dissect the drama surrounding country singer Zach Bryan and his breakup with Barstool Sports personality Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia. On October 22,...
30 Okt 202449min
Culture Gabfest - Can Stolen Artifacts Return Time?
On this week’s show, Slate senior editor Rebecca Onion sits in for Julia Turner. First, the hosts examine Dahomey, an audacious new documentary by acclaimed filmmaker Mati Diop (Atlantics.) With a on...
30 Okt 202454min
