Podcast Episodes

Chappell Roan’s War on Fame (with Eliza McLamb)

H-O-T-T-O-G-O, Chappell Roan is someone we do not actually know. But what do we do with the (very real) feelings and relationships we form with the p…

1 year, 6 months ago

The Crunchy to Far Right Pipeline

How does a harmless interest in yoga turn into a crusade against homosexuals in public schools? Specific though it seems, we’ve all seen it happen: a…

1 year, 7 months ago

Transvestigating (with Contrapoints)

Your gender is not determined by your anatomy, your chromosomes, your hormones, or even your internal sense of self. It is determined by J.K. Rowling…

1 year, 7 months ago

The Kamalafication of BRAT

Is Kamala bumpin’ that? Is BRAT summer over? Who killed it? Today, Maia of Rehash and I attempt a cynical but fair analysis of meme culture, Gen Z ni…

1 year, 8 months ago

Hawk Tuah: From Harmless Meme to Right Wing Symbol

I stay away from heterosexual mess, but this time it came to me. Today, Taylor Lorenz and I work backwards to understand how a 21-year-old bed spring…

1 year, 8 months ago

Stories from the AIDS Crisis

A special episode where we hear from listeners of the show who were lovers, nurses, relatives, students, and friends of people who died from AIDS.

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1 year, 9 months ago

The Celebrity Ozempidemic (with Aubrey Gordon)

A drug that needs no introduction and a culture of fatphobia that lives on. Today, we are ALL beating the Ozempic allegations. 

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1 year, 9 months ago

Oli London & the Right Wing Grift (with Taylor Lorenz)

How does a white gay guy from England go from “trans-Korean” troll to a member of the conservative media establishment? It’s easier than you think! T…

1 year, 10 months ago

Amy Schumer & the Plague of White Feminism (with Broey Deschanel)

Girlbossing too close to the sun can cause a real trainwreck. Today, we examine the unstable foundation of Amy Schumer's feminist brand of comedy and…

1 year, 10 months ago

Everything the Media is Getting Wrong About the College Protests

Until a month ago, college students in America were dweeby snowflake liberals, too socially anxious to notify the waiter of an incorrect order. Now, …

1 year, 10 months ago