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Gift Guide 2025: What to Get the Hardest People On Your List
Gift giving can be challenging when you're shopping for people who seem to already have everything they need (or who are just super hard to please). …
1 month, 1 week ago
How to Nail the Perfect Cookie with NYT Cooking’s Vaughn Vreeland
Episode 69
Holiday baking season is here, and nobody knows how to bake a delicious cookie better than Vaughn Vreeland, host of NYT Cooking’s Bake Time and autho…
1 month, 1 week ago
Gift Guide 2025: What Our Experts Are Giving This Year
Wirecutter’s staff tests thousands of products every year, and of that mountain of items a few always stick out as the best of the best. To close out…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Mel Robbins' Expert Advice for Surviving the Holidays With Peace and Sanity
Episode 68
At Wirecutter, we have tons of advice about the practical side of the holiday season: giving gifts, preparing meals, hosting friends and family. But …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Secrets to Better Pie Making
Episode 67
Baking a show-stopping pie for Thanksgiving can feel intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. Wirecutter senior staff writer Lesley Stockton, who has…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Shop Secondhand Like a Pro
Episode 66
Buying used can be a great way to save money and find unique items—but it takes a sharp eye to find the real gems. And you need to be savvy to get a…
2 months ago
Will Tariffs Affect Holiday Shopping?
Episode 65
Holiday shopping this season may look different than years past, as tariffs gradually increase prices on everything from electronics to kids’ toys. I…
2 months, 1 week ago
How To Be Handier
If you’ve ever put off a home repair because you didn’t know where to start—or felt overwhelmed by the wall of tools at the hardware store—this episo…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Nick Offerman's Guide to Building Things That Last
Episode 64
Long before Nick Offerman became the mustached, straight-faced Ron Swanson of Parks and Recreation, he was a woodworker. Growing up in Minooka, Illin…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
What’s Wrong With Your Computer?
Episode 63
If your computer has been slowing down or showing its age, you might not need to replace it just yet. Wirecutter senior staff writer Kimber Streams, …
2 months, 3 weeks ago