Podcast Episodes

Culture Gabfest: Twisters Blows Away the Box Office

On this week’s show, the panel gets swept up by Twisters, and begins by discussing director Lee Isaac Chung’s standalone sequel starring Glen Powell …

2 years, 3 months ago

Outward: “Bathroom Bills” Return with Nico Lang

This week Bryan sits down with reporter Nico Lang to break down their recent Slate article ‘Anti-Trans “Bathroom Bills” Are Making a Major Comeback. …

2 years, 3 months ago

You Don’t Need A BFF

On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: make the friendship bracelets. Or don’t. 

Like all relationships, friendships can grow, change… and, yes, end. Some…

2 years, 3 months ago

How To!: Date With a Disability

Todd is looking for love, but he’s unsure about disclosing something in dating profiles: his multiple sclerosis. With symptoms that are increasingly …

2 years, 3 months ago

What Next: Kamala Harris: Meme Queen to Madame President?

And just like that, it’s (almost definitely) Kamala. Her rise has fueled a whole species of internet memes—but the questions about her platform are s…

2 years, 3 months ago

Money Talks: How to Write a Trashy Airport Book

For this Money Talks, lawyer/podcaster Peter Shamshiri, co-host of If Books Could Kill, reveals the secrets of junk nonfiction to host Emily Peck. He…

2 years, 3 months ago

Death, Sex & Money: What’s Missing From the Overdose Crisis Conversation

From a young age, James T. Morrison used drugs to help him feel better. He started with pills that were prescribed to him–medications like Xanax and …

2 years, 3 months ago

Hang Up: Sex Testing and Women’s Sports

Joel Anderson, Josh Levin, and the CBC’s Morgan Campbell check in on the WNBA at the halfway point of a historic season. They also talk about ESPN’s …

2 years, 3 months ago

What Next TBD: The Conspiracy Theory Election

In the hours after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, conspiracy theories started circulating all over social media, often amplified by power…

2 years, 3 months ago

Working: A Newspaper Comic That Shows a Changing America

This week, host Ronald Young Jr. talks to Darrin Bell, creator of the syndicated newspaper comic strip Candorville. In the interview, Darrin explains…

2 years, 3 months ago