Working: How Fact-Checking Can Improve Your Fiction
This week, host Isaac Butler talks to novelist Julia Hannafin and ecologist Adam Rosenblatt. In...
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Political Gabfest: New Cold Wars
John Dickerson talks with author David E. Sanger about his new book, New Cold Wars. They discuss...
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Dear Prudence: Bassey Ikpi, My Wife’s Bipolar Diagnosis Is Creating A Rift in Our Marriage. Help!
In this episode, Bassey Ikpi (New York Times bestselling essay collection, I’m Telling the Truth...
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Outward: A History of the Gay Right with Neil J. Young
This week Bryan talks to writer Neil J. Young about his new book Coming Out Republican: A History...
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Death, Sex & Money: A Sociopath's Guide to Death, Sex, and Money
Patric Gagne says being a sociopath is like having an emotional learning disability. In this...
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Working: How to Be Both a Critic and a Creator
This week, host Ronald Young Jr. talks to Linda Holmes, host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour...
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Outward - Ten Bridges I've Burnt: A Memoir in Verse
For National Poetry Month, Bryan and Jules talk to multi-hyphenate writer and performer Brontez...
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Slate Money: How to Escape the Invisible Factory
For this edition of Money Talks: Are you feeling trapped in Zoom/Teams/Slack purgatory? Author...
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Dear Prudence: Dan Pashman, My Partner Sticks Her Finger in Food to Taste Test It. Help!
In this episode, Dan Pashman (The Sporkful and Anything’s Pastable) joins Prudie (Jenée...
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Did you know that we, as a society, have fallen off a comedy cliff? No joke. Studies have shown...
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A Word: Love, Family, and Freedom’s Ultimate Price
Myrlie Evers was arguably the first civil rights widow, a woman who was plunged into activism...
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Well, Now: Every Deep-Drawn Breath
While most of the world moves on from Covid-19, millions of Americans remain in limbo: Those...
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Emily Bazelon talks with author Tana French about her new book, The Hunter. They discuss the...
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Dear Prudence: Michael Arceneaux, My Ex Had Sex With My Brother. Help!
In this episode, Michael Arceneaux (I Can’t Date Jesus and I Finally Bought Some Jordans) joins...
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Shannon is set to become an ordained minister—but she has always struggled with public speaking....
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Working: An Acting Coach’s Tips for Beginners and Experts
This week, host Isaac Butler talks to Howard Fine, an acting teacher and coach who instructs both...
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Amicus: The Lies Destroying America
It’s not just the justices on the Supreme Court who can’t seem to agree with each other anymore....
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Dear Prudence: Aubrey Gordon, I Want People to Shut Up! Help!
In this episode, Aubrey Gordon (who you may also know as “Your Fat Friend”) joins Prudie (Jenée...
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A Word: Freedom Fight Like a Woman
March is Women’s History Month, and for centuries, the roles of Black women in key moments of...
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When Patti retired a few months ago, everyone told her she would love the freedom and flexibility...
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