Culture Gabfest - Nike Gets Its Biopic
This week, Slate’s Rebecca Onion joins Julia and Stephen to talk about the Nike shoe story, Air. Then they discuss the new Netflix series Beef. Finally, Slate’s Carl Wilson joins to chat about the fir...
12 Apr 202354min
ICYMI - The Free Trial Period of Social Media Is Over
On today’s episode, Rachelle is joined by Alex Kantrowitz, the writer behind the Big Technology newsletter and podcast. The two discuss the recent changes to Twitter Blue and how paying for Twitter mi...
12 Apr 202340min
Decoder Ring - The Curious Case of Columbo's Message to Romania Part 1
Not too long ago an old clip surfaced of Peter Falk on David Letterman, in which he told an intriguing tale about recording a special Cold War message for Romanian state television. The clip went vira...
12 Apr 202339min
Hang Up and Listen - The Mavericks Tank Out of the Playoffs
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by ESPN’s Kevin Pelton to talk about what went wrong for the Dallas Mavericks and to preview the NBA postseason. Slate’s Jim Newell also joins to discuss Jon Ra...
10 Apr 20231h 11min
ICYMI - Blac Chyna and the New Plastic Surgery Era
On today’s episode, Rachelle Hampton is joined by Terry Nguyen, a culture writer and critic and staff writer for the digital culture newsletter Dirt. The two discuss Angela White, better known as Blac...
8 Apr 202343min
Decoder Ring - Spring 2023 Teaser
Decoder Ring is back with a new season of cultural mysteries to crack. We'll kick things off with a proper Cold War caper....did Peter Falk, star of the old TV show Columbo, really team up with the U....
5 Apr 20231min
Death, Sex & Money - The Movies That Taught Us What Sex Could Be
Your stories about the beloved – and complicated – movies you saw that taught you about sex.Did you know we have a weekly email newsletter for the Death, Sex & Money community? Every Wednesday we send...
5 Apr 202327min
ICYMI - Buying Concert Tickets Online is Still a Hellscape
On today’s episode, Rachelle Hampton is joined by Justin Richmond, co-host of the music podcast Broken Record and host of the new podcast Started From the Bottom. The two discuss what, if anything, ha...
5 Apr 202340min
