Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchGabfest Reads: When a Sex Robot Catches Feelings
David Plotz talks with author Sierra Greer about her new book, Annie Bot. They discuss how much discomfort Annie (a “Cuddle Bunny” type of robot) can…
1 year, 11 months ago
ICYMI: The Icarian Journey of Ashley Madison
On today’s episode, Rachelle is joined once again by Slate staff writer Nadira Goffe. The two dive into Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies and Scandal, a rece…
1 year, 11 months ago
Hit Parade: I Wanna Rock with Q. Edition Part 1
What does a music producer do? If his name is Quincy Jones, a little bit of everything: conducting, arranging, composing. Assembling teams of ace ses…
1 year, 11 months ago
A Word: Daddy Lessons
The stereotype of Black fathers is that they’re largely absent, and uninvolved in their children’s lives. And that image persists, despite research t…
1 year, 11 months ago
Dear Prudence: I’m Sick of Feeling Like I’m Always the One Doing All The Work in Dating. Help!
In this episode, Erika Ettins (founder of A Little Nudge, an online dating coaching service) joins Prudie (Jenée Desmond-Harris) to answer letters fr…
1 year, 11 months ago
Dads Can Suffer From Postpartum Depression, Too
On this episode: Lucy sits down with researcher and friend of the show Tova Walsh to talk about her work on dads who experience postpartum depression…
1 year, 11 months ago
Working: Storing and Revisiting Your Old Ideas
For this week’s episode of Working Overtime, hosts June Thomas and Ronald Young Jr dive into the work of PKM (Personal Knowledge Management) and the …
1 year, 11 months ago
Slow Burn: Gays Against Briggs - Ep. 4: You Must Come Out
Season 9 Episode 4
In the early days of the anti-Briggs campaign, a Richard Pryor comedy set turned into a public fiasco and laid bare longstanding divisions in the gay…
1 year, 11 months ago
Outward: Iconic Queer Women’s Spaces with June Thomas
Jules and Bryan talk to former Outward Producer June Thomas about her new book A Place Of Our Own: Six Spaces that Shaped Queer Women’s Culture. They…
1 year, 11 months ago
Well, Now: Doctors Agree: Obesity is a Disease. The Public Needs to Catch Up.
Ever since it showed up on the Body Mass Index, the label “obese” has been used to judge and often shame people with larger bodies.
Medical providers,…
1 year, 11 months ago