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• ICYMI - Jane Doe Deserves Better From The Internet

  October 10, 2026 · 46 min

  As soon as Jane Doe filed her civil suit against Cornell University, the internet was up in arms. Everyone from Florence Pugh to Love Island contestants took to social media to share their disgust, imploring men to do better when it comes…

• Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Near-Miss Hits: ‘80s Edition

  October 7, 2026 · 44 min

  The 1980s yielded a bumper crop of near-miss hits—songs that stalled out at No. 2, No. 11, or No. 41 during their original Billboard runs but were vindicated in the streaming era. The song that lent its title to a Molly Ringwald movie…

• Decoder Ring - Preview: Decoder Rings Back | The Second Spice

  October 7, 2026 · 8 min

  One of the many perks of subscribing to Decoder Ring Plus is access to every episode of Decoder Rings Back, our member-exclusive series where host Willa Paskin calls up a listener to answer their question about a cultural mystery directly…

• ICYMI - The Conspiracy Theory Your Parents Are Falling For

  October 7, 2026 · 37 min

  What if I told you there was a machine that, using powerful energy and frequencies, could cure everything from common colds to cancers to missing limbs? Well, I’d be lying. And yet, a not-insignificant part of the internet is waiting with…

• Death, Sex & Money - Ada Limón Lives in 'Vertical Time' in Her Childhood Home

  October 6, 2026 · 58 min

  After three years as Poet Laureate, Ada Limón craved a smaller, more private life. Then she saw a sign: her childhood home was for sale. In this episode, Anna and Ada talk about writing, memory, chronic pain and making a life where she…

• ICYMI - WTF Is Happening On Threads?

  October 3, 2026 · 51 min

  There are some controversies that can only happen on Threads. Discussions about mermaid trauma, for instance, or Pepsi having to apologize for their post about Wild Cherry. The platform is home to particularly unhinged users, but why? On…

• ICYMI - The Revenge Of The Comment Section

  September 30, 2026 · 36 min

  Comment sections are dying. At least, when it comes to digital media. Platforms like Twitter have become the new place for discourse, and apps like TikTok are changing what the comment section is even for. Slate’s comments, however, are…

• Death, Sex & Money - Stavros Halkias Worries Fame Might Kill Him

  September 29, 2026 · 51 min

  This year, Stavros Halkias released a stand-up special, appeared in the Anthony Bourdain biopic Tony, and continued his run on the hit Netflix show Tires. Despite the high points, he says this year has also been “torture.” This week on the…