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Shake It Like a Polaroid Picture Edition Part 1
Talk about ’90s rap, and most music fans will throw around the word “gangsta” and talk about the East Coast–West Coast feud that tragically brought d…
2 years, 11 months ago
Secrets, Turn-Ons, and Fantasies: Your Stories About Porn
Episode 409
We revisit our most popular episode, featuring your stories about secret hard drives, fantasy plot lines, illegal downloads, titillating Tumblr feeds…
2 years, 11 months ago
Think Catchphrases Are Dead? Eat My Shorts.
Once you start listening for catchphrases in everyday life—you can’t stop hearing them. From the radio era’s “Holy mackerel!” to Fonzie’s “Ayyy!” to …
2 years, 11 months ago
Will Doja Cat Ever Be Canceled?
On today’s episode, Candice Lim and Daisy Rosario give their takes on Doja Cat’s latest controversy: hating her fans. They trace her long-documented …
2 years, 11 months ago
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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 months ago