Culture Gabfest - So Long, and Thanks for All the Granola Edition
A eulogistic weepfest? A “valediction forbidding mourning”? A conscious unthroupling? All of the above? Believe it or not, the time has come...
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ICYMI - Influencers Are Hitting Retirement
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Kyle Raymond Fitzpatrick, creator of The Trend Report , to talk about how so many of our...
Decoder Ring - We Are Monumentally Bad at Statues
It seems like the only time you hear about new statues these days is when something goes horribly wrong. Unfortunate bronze renditions of Lu...
Death, Sex & Money - Emmy-Winner Jeff Hiller Returns! Talking Bodies and Money in a Changing Hollywood
A lot has happened in Jeff Hiller’s life since he was last on the show in 2024. Last year he won an Emmy for his role on the HBO show Somebo...
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Don’t Fear the Repeat Edition
We’re all familiar with the concept of a one-hit wonder, but what about artists who hit it big a second time—and never again? This week on H...
ICYMI - Your Favorite World Cup Moment Might Be Fake
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Will Oremus, tech writer at The Atlantic and author of “ The Feel-Good Story of the World...
Culture Gabfest - Toy Story 5 Crushes It at the Box Office Edition
The Gabfest’s end is nigh but we’ve still got a few bits of culture to gab upon. This week, Steve and Dana are joined by longtime Gabfest st...
ICYMI - My Decade-Long Payment App Feud
On today’s episode, in collaboration with No Such Thing , host Kate Lindsay is joined by Manny Fidel, Noah Friedman, and Devan Joseph to tal...
Death, Sex & Money - Was Dad Being a Creep? And Other Childhood Memories to Decipher
Growing up, whenever Anna Konkle's parents fought–which was frequently–she usually sided with her dad. As she got older, she started to see...
ICYMI - Your Group Chats Are Now Blackmail
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Bridget Read, a features writer at New York Magazine whose recent piece “ What If It All...
Culture Gabfest - One Last Strut Edition
Steve, Dana, and Julia gather once more—for almost the last time—to unpack the week’s culture. This week, conversation has to include the cu...
ICYMI - Everything Is Phone
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Slate staff writer Nitish Pawha to discuss his piece “ Your TV Is Not Safe .” Apps like I...
Decoder Ring - The Tootsie Shot (Encore)
You know the Tootsie Shot. It’s that image that pops up all the time in movies set in a dense city: a really busy midtown street, everyone g...
Death, Sex & Money - Spouses Peter Dinklage and Erica Schmidt on Bad Interviews, Fame, and Parenting
Actor Peter Dinklage and playwright Erica Schmidt have been married for two decades, and even though they’ve collaborated on projects, it’s...
ICYMI - A YouTuber Made Your New Favorite Horror Film
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay speaks with Rachel Barker, host of Girl on Film on YouTube. The internet has been rich with horror con...
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - More Than a Feeling Edition
If you were watching cable TV around midday at the turn of the millennium, there’s a good chance you saw a commercial for a compilation CD c...
Culture Gabfest - One Last Taylor Swift Throwdown Edition
As you may have heard in last week’s episode, the Culture Gabfest is hanging up its microphones after 18 years of cultural commentary. But b...
ICYMI - You Keep Falling For Secret Ads
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Rachel Karten , a social media consultant and the writer of Link In Bio . Storytimes and...
Death, Sex & Money - Something Rotten at Stanford
Theo Baker was seventeen when he enrolled at Stanford and stumbled into one of the biggest stories on campus: academic misconduct allegation...
ICYMI - Beware The Boy Mom
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by writer Stephanie McNeal to discuss the internet phenomenon of “boy moms.” As an internet...