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How to make working from home better
Has working from home during the pandemic been frustrating for you? You're not alone. Charlie Warzel and Anne Helen Petersen's new book Out of Office…
4 years, 3 months ago
Was 2021 labor's year? Plus, 'Like a Virgin'
Was 2021 the labor movement's year? It certainly felt like it — thousands of workers went on strike this year, at numbers considerably higher than i…
4 years, 3 months ago
Presenting 'Pop Culture Happy Hour': is 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' stuck in nostalgia?
In this special episode from our friends at Pop Culture Happy Hour, guest host Ayesha Rascoe joins co-hosts Glen Weldon and Stephen Thompson as well …
4 years, 4 months ago
What people miss when talking about banned books
Guest host Ayesha Rascoe is joined by NPR senior editor Barrie Hardymon and Traci Thomas, host of The Stacks podcast, to talk about banned books. The…
4 years, 4 months ago
From Taylor Swift to Thanksgiving, Dear Prudence gives the gift of advice
What better gift to give this holiday season than the gift of... advice? And solicited advice at that! For this episode, Sam is joined by Jenée Desmo…
4 years, 4 months ago
The hidden costs of holiday consumerism
A lot of consumers are worried about supply chain delays this holiday season — but there are also other issues to watch out for when shopping. Guest …
4 years, 4 months ago
Permission to feel joy with Rax King's 'Tacky'
Why do we feel shame for sincerely enjoying something that others don't like? That's one of the big questions tackled in Rax King's new essay collect…
4 years, 4 months ago
Why flying feels so hard; Plus, 'Queer Love in Color'
Now that more people are getting comfortable flying again, it's about time to remind ourselves that, oh yes, flying was sometimes terrible in the Bef…
4 years, 4 months ago
Presenting 'Throughline': The Nostalgia Bone
The global pandemic has spawned a different type of epidemic, one of an entirely different nature: a nostalgia outbreak. Longing for 'simpler times' …
4 years, 4 months ago
New threats to Roe v. Wade; Plus, Jo Firestone's 'Good Timing'
Sam talks to Slate staff writer Mark Joseph Stern about the Supreme Court hearing challenges to the Texas abortion law and what it all means for Roe …
4 years, 4 months ago