Podcast Episodes

Why Are Shows Like ‘Hunting Wives' and ‘Yellowstone’ So Popular Now?

Episode 93

One of the biggest shows of the summer was Netflix’s “Hunting Wives,” a raunchy, soapy thriller about gun-toting Texas housewives. It’s the latest hi…

6 months, 4 weeks ago

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The Generation That Inherited Hurricane Katrina

Episode 192

It’s been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. But for many, the storm is not just a memory, it’s an inheritance. At Be Loud Stud…

7 months ago

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Dating Apps and the Demise of American Romance

Episode 191

Dating apps are reporting record breaking numbers. Yet surveys show people across generations and sexualities are partnering less, having less sex, a…

7 months, 1 week ago

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The Offline Rebellion of the Most Online Generation

Episode 190

Audie talks with artist and organizer Kennedy McDaniel about how she, and others in her generation -- Gen Z -- are finding connection and power offli…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

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Are Respectability Politics Over?

Episode 189

Kamala Harris is stepping back. And Jasmine Crockett – the fiery Texas congresswoman known for viral clapbacks – is turning heads. This week, Audie a…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

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What the Recent Obsession with Yachts Says About Class in America

Episode 188

We’re living in a golden age of yachts, bunkers, and ultra-wealth – and social media is eating it up. Audie talks with journalist and author Evan Osn…

8 months ago

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How Early 2000s Pop Culture Pitted Women Against Each Other

Episode 187

In the early 2000s, girlhood became a spectacle. It was sold through reality TV, tabloid scandals, and the early Internet. And it’s still shaping the…

8 months, 1 week ago

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What ICE’s Rapid Expansion Could Mean for Your Community

Episode 183

President Trump's megabill sets Immigration and Customs Enforcement up to be the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency. Journalist Garrett Gr…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

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Will Tariffs Bring Trouble to Toyland?

Episode 185

These days, the toy industry isn’t all fun and games. Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks sits down with Audie to talk about how trade wars and culture wars are s…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

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George Takei’s Journey Through Fear, Silence, and Activism

Episode 184

Star Trek legend George Takei has spent a lifetime confronting injustice: his family was sent to internment camps during World War II, he fought for …

8 months, 4 weeks ago

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