Podcast Episodes

A Word: Is There Hope After Kamala Harris?

In the wake of Vice President Kamala Harris’s decisive loss left Democrats despondent, and locked in a cycle of finger-pointing. On today’s episode o…

1 year, 8 months ago

Well, Now: Getting to the Heart of Hormonal Health

Hormones influence everything from mood and energy levels to fertility and long-term health. 

Yet for many, hormonal health remains shrouded in myster…

1 year, 8 months ago

Culture Gabfest: How Quincy Jones Reinvented American Music

On this week’s show, Extremely Musical Friend of the Pod (EMFOP)‌ Chris Molanphy joins to memorialize pop’s Renaissance Man, Quincy Jones, who passed…

1 year, 8 months ago

Outward: Gays in the Woods: History and Identity with Ben Miller

In this episode, historian Ben Miller chats with Bryan Lowder about the surprising ways white gay men have romanticized the idea of the 'primitive' i…

1 year, 8 months ago

Bodega Cats and Cussing Out Your Boss

On today’s episode, Candice Lim is joined by Slate culture writer Nadira Goffe to share their favorite TikToks, tweets, and internet icons of late. T…

1 year, 8 months ago

ICYMI: Bodega Cats and Cussing Out Your Boss

On today’s episode, Candice Lim is joined by Slate culture writer Nadira Goffe to share their favorite TikToks, tweets, and internet icons of late. T…

1 year, 8 months ago

Decoder Ring: A Feel-Good Story About the End of the World

The fear that the Earth could be destroyed by a killer asteroid is an anxiety that pops up all the time in fiction and is grounded in fact. But funni…

1 year, 8 months ago

How To!: Lead Your Local Nonprofit

Heather recently joined the board of her local library, a beloved institution from her childhood. While continuing to balance her day job, she is exc…

1 year, 8 months ago

Death, Sex & Money: A Celebration (and Critique) of American Freedom

From an early age, Alynda Segarra saw the people they loved grind it out in an American system that offered them little reward. Their father, a music…

1 year, 8 months ago

Hang Up: The Dodgers Bring Glory Back to L.A.

Hosts Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh talk about the dominant Dodgers, why NCAA coaches are hiring lobbyists, election gambling, and …

1 year, 8 months ago