How Email Took Over the World with Anne Helen Petersen
How did the information superhighway get so gridlocked? Guest Anne Helen Petersen tells Sarah the story of how email took over the world and our working lives, and what it would mean for us to get a l...
11 Apr 20221h 10min
Juliet's Balcony with Chelsey Weber-Smith
What do Chopin, Kylie Jenner, baby carrots, and the War of the Worlds all have in common? They’re all part of Sarah and Chelsey Weber-Smith’s speedrun through common misconceptions—plus a little Sata...
28 Mars 202252min
Ronald Reagan and "The Welfare Queen" with Laci Mosley
Laci Mosley (Scam Goddess) tells Sarah about Linda Taylor and the origins of the Welfare Queen myth ("the build the wall" of the 70s). They also discuss the origins of the Ronald Reagan myth, and how ...
14 Mars 20221h 3min
Bonus: Groundhog Day with Josh Gondelman
What if there is no tomorrow? There wasn’t one today. Josh Gondelman is here to laugh and cry with us, and to unpack the heaps of big feelings in Groundhog Day. Subscribe to You Are Good here. Jos...
7 Mars 20221h 3min
CSI: Junk Science with Josie Duffy Rice
Josie Duffy Rice and Sarah discuss the role of junk science in the criminal justice system. It is a big turkey to carve up and Josie serves Sarah a bleakly empowering feast. Here’s where to find J...
21 Feb 20221h 8min
Winter Book Club: The Amityville Horror Part 3 with Jamie Loftus
In this final installment of the Amityville Horror Winter Book Club, Sarah tells guest host Jamie Loftus about Jodie the Demon Pig's scary hooves, the catharsis of exorcism, and how the book kinda deb...
7 Feb 20221h 17min
Tom Cruise on Oprah’s couch with Willa Paskin
Willa Paskin (of Slate's Decoder Ring) brings Sarah back to 2005, when Tom Cruise jumping on a couch became the talk of the town. We will return to Amityville (part 3 of 3) next time! Here's wher...
24 Jan 202254min
Talking Tammy Faye Bakker with Jessica Chastain
Jessica Chastain and Sarah discuss Tammy Faye Bakker. Chastain is the star and a producer of the new film The Eyes of Tammy Faye. After Jessica and Sarah’s chat, they introduce this episode about Tam...
10 Jan 20221h 36min
