Culture Gabfest - Summer Strut 2022
This week, the panel is joined by the host of Slate’s Hit Parade podcast, Chris Molanphy, for our annual Summer Strut episode. First, they discuss this year’s chart-topping songs of the summer and the...
27 Juli 20221h 18min
ICYMI - What is "Hitting the Strip"?
On today’s show: more scams! Rachelle is joined by Daily Beast entertainment editor and former Slatester Allegra Frank; the two discuss the launch and social media rollout of the new multi-level marke...
27 Juli 202232min
Decoder Ring - The Mall is Dead (Long Live the Mall)
What do we lose if we lose the mall? 70 years into their existence, these hulking temples to commerce are surprisingly resilient and filled with contradictions. In this episode, Alexandra Lange, the a...
26 Juli 202240min
Hang Up and Listen - Pickleball Is Everywhere
Josh Levin and the New Yorker’s Vinson Cunningham are joined by Tim Layden to discuss the record breakers of the world track and field championships; by Abe Riesman to talk about Vince McMahon’s scand...
25 Juli 20221h 11min
ICYMI - Madison Malone Kircher Logs Off
It’s been a great run, but Madison is leaving ICYMI for new ventures. On today’s show, Rachelle interviews Madison about her time working on ICYMI, her own internet habits, and her first online scams....
23 Juli 202231min
Death, Sex & Money - The Highs and Lows of Being a Starbucks Union Organizer
The Starbucks union is having a moment. We talked to three workers in three different states about the victories and the very real consequences of going up against a multi-billion dollar company.Did y...
20 Juli 202229min
ICYMI - Frog Eggs, Pheromones, and Yassified Ed Sheeran, Oh My!
On today’s show, Madison and Rachelle open up the mailbag to answer some more listener questions. They’ve got people wondering about a giant frog army on TikTok, Christy Carlson Romano doing sponcon c...
20 Juli 202228min
Culture Gabfest - Money, Sex, and Space
This week, author, poet, and host of the podcast This Is Good for You, Nichole Perkins, fills in for Julia as the panel begins by digging into Apple TV+’s new series Loot. Then, the panel explores sex...
20 Juli 202252min
