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What does freedom actually look like?
What does freedom mean today? Happy Juneteenth! For those not in the know, today commemorates when U.S. federal troops arrived in Galveston,...
Why Queer Third Spaces Matter
Where do queer people gather? In honor of Pride Month, we're looking at those sanctuary spaces where LGBTQ+ people can celebrate, strategize...
Generative AI's race problem
Generative AI has been creating race-based content, and the results are...uncomfortable. Brittany’s been getting served a lot of AI generate...
Why Gen Z is movie-maxxing
What’s bringing Gen Z to the theaters? Backrooms and Obsession are two recent horror films that have done massive numbers – and their succes...
Who needs to know where you are?
Is location tracking building relationships? Or ruining them? Four in 10 U.S. adults share their locations with at least one person. But whi...
What makes a song a ‘millennial song’
What song best defines the millennial generation? On this episode from our friends at All Songs Considered, NPR Music editors Hazel Cills an...
How do you heal from 'Church Hurt?’
The church has long been a site of healing and hurt. Is that changing? While some have found community, joy, support, and love in their chur...
What to expect when you're expecting racism
Who gets to have a safe pregnancy? Across the internet, women are sharing their experiences with the physical and emotional difficulties of...
Who gets to 'do' revenge?
Who gets to Kill Bill ? As in, who’s allowed to seek revenge when they've been wronged by a man? That was the question at the top of Brittan...
The power of falling in love with yourself this summer
Are you ready for a whirlwind summer romance? Making plans to capitalize on summer can get overwhelming - from finding the right spot to han...
This is what you want to read this summer
It's hot, school’s out, put your PTO in - summer’s here! That means Brittany’s back for It’s Been a Minute’s annual summer books episode! Th...
Why don't your neighbors pick up their dog’s poop?
Left-behind dog poop is annoying. But it’s also a sign of anti-sociality. Spotting unidentified poop outside is an unfortunate and unavoidab...
The D-List pop star purgatory
We love a pop princess, but what about the pop peasants? These are the pop music artists who might have some mainstream success and fame, bu...
GLP-1s & eating disorders: a complicated relationship
What happens when GLP-1s interact with eating disorders? About 1 in 8 US adults are currently taking a GLP-1. They’ve been described by a lo...
It only takes 30 minutes to be a good mom
How much time should moms spend with their kids? What if it's quality over quantity? CEO and co-founder Emma Grede set social media on fire...
The end of the American Empire
Is the American empire in decline? The Trump administration's recent military actions have had certain observers asking... are we going full...
'New Skin' and the botched quest for beauty
What happens when you can't recognize your mom anymore? For Linli, the protagonist of the book New Skin , this is her reality: her mom Fanny...
Why are tech bros embracing Psychedelics?
Are psychedelics the next big thing? Psychedelics include the drugs LSD, magic mushrooms, peyote, and often ketamine and MDMA too, among oth...
The women leaving the 'New Right'
Defectors from the ‘New Right’ say that sexism is a feature, not a bug of modern-day conservatism. New York Magazine’s Sam Adler-Bell publis...