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The Real Housewife-ification of Congress; And, 25 years of being pilled by The Matrix
Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Jasmine Crockett exchanged heated words on the House floor. Greene commented on Crockett's eyelashes, and …
1 year, 10 months ago
Tony nominee Jocelyn Bioh puts braiders centerstage
This week, Brittany Luse sits down with playwright Jocelyn Bioh, whose new play, Jaja's African Hair Braiding, is up for five Tony Award nominations,…
1 year, 10 months ago
Bumble & the trap of modern dating; plus, living ethically in COVID's aftermath
This week, the dating app Bumble could not stay out of the news. First, the company launched an anti-celibacy advertising campaign mocking abstinence…
1 year, 10 months ago
The miracle of middle age with Miranda July
Our culture is full of stories about what it's like to be young: to find yourself, to fall in love, to leave home. But there aren't nearly as many sc…
1 year, 10 months ago
Drake and Kendrick are beefing, but who pays? Plus, moms as our social safety net
Drake and Kendrick have been trading diss tracks for weeks, and it's gotten darker and darker with each track. Drake accuses Kendrick of beating wome…
1 year, 10 months ago
A 'Wild Card' game with Rachel Martin
NPR's Rachel Martin is the host of a new weekly podcast called Wild Card. It's part-interview, part-existential game show. In this episode, Brittany …
1 year, 10 months ago
Suburban decay and choking on nostalgia
Brittany sits down with Jane Schoenbrun, the director of A24's coming of age horror film, I Saw The TV Glow. Brittany and Jane discuss suburban decay…
1 year, 10 months ago
An inside look at the campus protests; plus, Israel at Eurovision
Pro-Palestinian protests have been popping up at universities around the world, and in the last few days things have escalated at a number of those c…
1 year, 11 months ago
How Chicago's Black press shaped America
Host Brittany Luse sits down with Arionne Nettles, author of We Are the Culture: Black Chicago's Influence on Everything. Arionne shares how Black me…
1 year, 11 months ago
TikTok gets the boot; plus, a 'tradwife' fantasy
This week, President Biden signed a law that could ban TikTok nationwide unless its Chinese parent company sells the media platform within a year. Br…
1 year, 11 months ago