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ICYMI - The Labubufication of AI Agents
The new AI agents from Meta and OpenAI have one thing in common: they look like children’s cartoons. At the same time these companies are warning tha…
9 hours ago
ICYMI - How The Pussyhat Unraveled
Ten years ago, the world was gearing up to welcome the first female president. Instead, Donald Trump’s surprise victory went on to alter America’s en…
3 days, 9 hours ago
Decoder Ring - Gandhi Never Said “Be the Change”
Episode 137
Few inspirational phrases are quoted more often than Mahatma Gandhi’s “Be the change you want to see in the world.” It shows up on t-shirts, bumper s…
3 days, 9 hours ago
Death, Sex & Money - Remembering John Prine on His 80th, With His Wife Fiona
Episode 605
To mark John Prine’s 80’s birthday, Anna catches up with his wife Fiona. Then we revisit Anna’s 2018 conversation with John, where he discussed his b…
4 days, 9 hours ago
ICYMI - Jane Doe Deserves Better From The Internet
As soon as Jane Doe filed her civil suit against Cornell University, the internet was up in arms. Everyone from Florence Pugh to Love Island contesta…
1 week ago
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Near-Miss Hits: ‘80s Edition
The 1980s yielded a bumper crop of near-miss hits—songs that stalled out at No. 2, No. 11, or No. 41 during their original Billboard runs but were vi…
1 week, 2 days ago
ICYMI - The Conspiracy Theory Your Parents Are Falling For
What if I told you there was a machine that, using powerful energy and frequencies, could cure everything from common colds to cancers to missing lim…
1 week, 3 days ago
Decoder Ring - Preview: Decoder Rings Back | The Second Spice
One of the many perks of subscribing to Decoder Ring Plus is access to every episode of Decoder Rings Back, our member-exclusive series where host Wi…
1 week, 3 days ago
Death, Sex & Money - Ada Limón Lives in 'Vertical Time' in Her Childhood Home
Episode 603
After three years as Poet Laureate, Ada Limón craved a smaller, more private life. Then she saw a sign: her childhood home was for sale. In this epis…
1 week, 4 days ago
ICYMI - WTF Is Happening On Threads?
There are some controversies that can only happen on Threads. Discussions about mermaid trauma, for instance, or Pepsi having to apologize for their …
2 weeks ago