Podcast Episodes

A Word: Prayer, Politics, and Power Shifts

Election season brings politicians of all parties to the doors of Black churches, looking for photo ops, votes, and support from powerful pastors. Bu…

2 years, 2 months ago

Hit Parade: Building a Herstory Edition Part 2

For decades—literally since Woodstock—female musicians had battled music-industry perceptions that amassing too many of them, on the radio or on the …

2 years, 2 months ago

Building a Herstory Edition Part 2

For decades—literally since Woodstock—female musicians had battled music-industry perceptions that amassing too many of them, on the radio or on the …

2 years, 2 months ago

Gus Walz Loves His Dad. Here’s Why It Matters

On this episode: Elizabeth, Lucy, and guest host Maribel Quezada-Smith circle up to talk about the viral moment surrounding Gus Walz’s appearance at …

2 years, 2 months ago

What Next: JD Vance’s Anti-Rizz

Say what you will about Donald Trump, the man can work a crowd. His running mate on the other hand…

Guest: Sam Adams, Slate writer and senior editor f…

2 years, 2 months ago

Culture Gabfest: Vince Vaughn is Back in Bad Monkey

On this week’s show, the hosts begin by reviewing Bad Monkey, a breezy new crime drama on Apple TV+ starring Vince Vaughn as a former police officer …

2 years, 2 months ago

Chuck E. Cheese Pizza War (Encore)

In the late 1970s, a new and unusual concept for a restaurant chain emerged in California—video games plus bad pizza plus animatronic characters. The…

2 years, 2 months ago

Well, Now: Eating for Health

Health at Every Size is an approach that shifts the focus from dieting and weight loss and instead promotes healthy eating and exercise patterns, reg…

2 years, 2 months ago

ICYMI: The Internet History of Kamala Harris

Candice Lim is joined by Slate culture writer Nadira Goffe and former host of Vox’s The Weeds Jonquilyn Hill. Vice President Kamala Harris has been a…

2 years, 2 months ago

Outward: Dating Friends and Understanding Desire with Myisha Battle

This week, Jules and Bryan are joined by dating coach and host of the KCRW podcast How’s Your Sex Life, Myisha Battle. Myisha covers dating friends, …

2 years, 2 months ago