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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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 11 months ago
Presenting 'Code Switch': Kat Chow's 'Seeing Ghosts'
In this episode from our friends at NPR's Code Switch podcast, Kat Chow chats with former host Shereen Marisol Meraji about her memoir, Seeing Ghosts…
4 years, 11 months ago
Should I have kids? Move? Recycle? Your climate questions answered
Ahead of the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow this weekend, Sam chats with climate experts Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, marine biologist and writer, and Ken…
4 years, 11 months ago
Presenting 'Switched On Pop': the Cyndi Lauper conspiracy
In this special bonus episode, Sam joins Switched On Pop co-host Charlie Harding to talk Cyndi Lauper. Many fall for "Girls Just Want To Have Fun," b…
4 years, 11 months ago
Shea Serrano answers existential questions about rap in 'Hip Hop (And Other Things)'
Author and host of the No Skips podcast Shea Serrano gets obsessive about things — movies, basketball, and now, rap. In Hip Hop (And Other Things), h…
4 years, 11 months ago