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Summer Strut 2023
This week, the panel is joined by pop critic and chart analyst (and host of Slate’s Hit Parade podcast) Chris Molanphy for our annual Summer Strut ep…
2 years, 9 months ago
The USWNT Is Out
Josh Levin and Stefan Fatsis talk about the U.S. national soccer team’s early exit from the Women’s World Cup. Slate’s Ben Mathis-Lilley also joins t…
2 years, 9 months ago
Decoder Ring: What’s Really Going On Inside a Mosh Pit?
The mosh pit has a reputation as a violent place where (mostly) white guys vent their aggression. There’s some truth to that, but it’s also a place b…
2 years, 9 months ago
Bells and Bills: The Price You Paid For Your Wedding
Episode 408
In this episode we asked listeners if they were currently planning a wedding, and if money had become a sticking point. We heard from couples with va…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Quest for a Homemade Hovercraft
When Slate’s Evan Chung was a kid, he was obsessed with a mysterious advertisement that ran for decades in the scouting magazine Boys’ Life. Under th…
2 years, 9 months ago
And the Grammy Goes to…Artificial Intelligence?
On today’s episode, Candice Lim and Rachelle Hampton dive deep into the ethics of AI-generated music. Since the days of Alan Turing, music created by…
2 years, 9 months ago
Theater Camp Breaks a Leg
This week, the panel begins by diving into Theater Camp, a mockumentary-style comedy about gloriously talented misfits. Then, they pay tribute to Sin…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Biggest Contract in NBA History
Josh Levin and Stefan Fatsis are joined by the Washington Post’s Chuck Culpepper to talk about big wins for Colombia and Australia at the Women’s Wor…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Girls Are Not All Right
On today’s episode, Rachelle and Candice reach into the ICYMI mailbag to answer why TikTokers are pretending to be video game characters, how a city …
2 years, 9 months ago
Lenny on Mars Edition Part 2
What do Lenny Kravitz, a hitmaker primarily in the ’90s and ’00s, and Bruno Mars, a 2010s–20s hitmaker, have in common? It turns out, a lot: Each man…
2 years, 9 months ago