"The Edge of Adulthood"
The final episode of Medium Playback's first season is about those who are just peering into the adult years that lay ahead. Right now, teen...
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Hear some of the best stories on Medium, straight from the authors who wrote them. On each episode of Medium's flagship podcast, we invite an author to the studio to perform a recent story t...
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Listen to Medium Playback, a Society & Culture podcast by Medium. Stream 11 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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Meghan Daum: "Nuance: A Love Story"
The dark web was her safe space. Meghan Daum, a long-time L.A. Times columnist, faced two endings: Obama’s government and her marriage. What...
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Morgan Jerkins: "Traveling While Black"
Is there any place where a black person can just be herself? Three contributors to the collection Traveling While Black — Mateo Askaripour,...
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Douglas Rushkoff: "Survival of the Richest"
This week’s Playback gets into the psyche of some big-money overlords — the ones who can’t make it to Mars with Elon, anyway. In his wildly...
Ben Blum: "The Lifespan of a Lie"
This week's Playback features an investigative showdown. Journalist Ben Blum looks into the reality of the most famous psychology study to e...
Kristi Coulter: "Enjoli"
This week, Playback is a throwback, but the story timeless. Society is fine-tuned for hardworking women — executives, moms, daughters, creat...
Mike Monteiro: "Design's Lost Generation
For episode four, we hear from designer and founder Mike Monteiro, who has a strong word for his creative ilk. In “Design’s Lost Generation,...
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Jonathan Parks-Ramage: "Jesus, Mary, and Joe Jonas"
Episode three is all about Jesus Christ and his superstars. In his piece “Jesus, Mary, and Joe Jonas,” writer Jonathan Parks-Ramage discover...
Baratunde Thurston: "How To Do a Data Detox In a Zillion Easy Steps"
For our second episode, futurist, comedian, and activist Baratunde Thurston joins the podcast with a word — and then some — on big data, big...
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Roxane Gay: "What Fullness Is"
For the first episode of our first-ever podcast, there was only one guest we had in mind: bestselling author Roxane Gay. Her powerful and de...
Welcome to Medium Playback
At Medium, we love a good story. So when we were dreaming up our first podcast, we knew it should center on what our readers come to Medium...
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