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Is It Ever OK to Lie? w/ June Squibb
Season 1 Episode 55
Actor June Squibb became a Hollywood leading lady in her 90s, decades after she first began acting. She tells Sam about finding stardom in older age,…
7 months ago
Are Nepo Babies Cool Now? with Zosia Mamet
Season 1 Episode 54
Zosia Mamet is known for her breakout role as Shoshanna in the millennial core HBO series Girls. She breaks down the show's lasting legacy, what her …
7 months, 1 week ago
Can Pop Culture Cure a Broken Heart? w/ Anna Sale
Season 1 Episode 53
Anna Sale hosts one of our favorite podcasts (and probably yours too) Death, Sex & Money.
In honor of her show, Sam and Anna roundup their picks fo…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Should We Still Care About Fashion? w/ Robin Givhan
Season 1 Episode 52
Pulitzer Prize–winning fashion critic Robin Givhan joins Sam to talk style, luxury, and legacy. Sam also asks the eternal question: which jeans shoul…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
A Brief History of Terrible Lyrics (from Switched On Pop)
Season 1 Episode 51
Why do bad lyrics happen to good people?
From ‘suckin' on a chili dog’ to ‘making love to his tonic and gin,’ even the biggest hits from our favorit…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Does Pop Culture Give a F*#% about Friendship?
Season 1 Episode 50
BFF’s Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays (Text Me Back! Podcast) dive into what pop culture gets right (and wrong) about friendships.
The duo share …
8 months ago
Bob the Drag Queen: What is Freedom?
Season 1 Episode 49
Harriet Tubman… as a rap icon?
Bob the Drag Queen’s new book Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert reimagines the historical icon as an abolitionist rappe…
8 months, 1 week ago
Big Freedia: Is Twerking Next to Godliness?
Season 1 Episode 48
Big Freedia is best known as the Queen of Bounce, but her new gospel album Pressing Onward showcases her holy roots.
She tells Sam about growing up …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Did Beyoncé Change Country Music Forever?
Season 1 Episode 47
Beyoncé just wrapped her Cowboy Carter era, which saw an acclaimed world tour, historic Grammys wins, and a lot of backlash. So what does her massive…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Are We Living in a Feminist Dystopia?
Season 1 Episode 46
This week, writer Anne Helen Petersen unpacks the idea of Feminist Exhaustion — a term she coined to describe the burnout, backlash, and disillusionm…
9 months ago