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Wednesday · 42 min
Decoder Ring - McGruff Takes a Bite Out of Crime, Part 2 (Encore)
Did a trench coat-wearing dog’s catchy anti-drug anthems actually work?
Wednesday · 47 min
ICYMI - It’s Time To Talk About Lindsay Clancy
Even for the true crime fandom, the clickbait and conspiracies are out of control.
#594
Tuesday · 44 min
Death, Sex & Money - 'Humane Eldercare Has Become a Luxury Item’
When both her parents developed dementia at the same time, Anna de la Cruz's family split into two different care paths: one in the U.S., one in Mexico.
August 22 · 35 min
ICYMI - Leave The WNBA Alone, Trolls!
The rise of the WNBA has come with unintended consequences.
August 21 · 23 min
Culture Gabfest - Announcing: Julia's New Show!
You can still hear Julia Turner's voice every week over at L.A. World.
August 21 · 38 min
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - The Harrisong Edition
Turns out the Beatles’ all-time most popular song never made the charts. It wasn’t even written by John or Paul.
August 19 · 51 min
ICYMI - Get In Loser, We’re Friction-Maxxing
Technology has ruined our tolerance for inconvenience. Here’s how to fix it.
#593
August 18 · 47 min
Death, Sex & Money - Passive Aggressive vs. ‘Massive Aggressive’ With Novelist Elizabeth Strout
The bestselling author and “uptight white woman from New England” discusses her appreciation for people who let their feelings out.
August 15 · 39 min
ICYMI - Are You Anti-Influencer, Or Anti-Women?
The word has become a gendered insult.
August 12 · 33 min
Decoder Ring - McGruff Takes a Bite Out of Crime, Part 1 (Encore)
The unlikely origins of the trench-coat wearing bloodhound who tackled personal safety, guns, and drugs.
August 12 · 37 min
ICYMI - We Lost Another Creator To AI, Boys
Hank Green's recent controversy is about more than AI.
#591
August 11 · 55 min
Death, Sex & Money - A Refreshingly Curious Adventure through Our Divided America
YouTuber Peter Santenello on hitting the road with an open mind and a desire to hear what’s really going on in your community.
August 8 · 45 min
ICYMI - The "Skinnyphobic" Myth
We’ve lost the plot when it comes to talking about bodies.
August 8 · 44 min
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Her Heart Will Go On Edition
Celine Dion’s vocal athletics propelled her from childhood stardom to the top of the charts and the Academy Awards.
August 5 · 41 min
ICYMI - Don’t Fall For 90s Nostalgia Slop
The internet is nostalgic for a time before tech—but is expressing it in questionable ways.
#590
August 4 · 55 min
Death, Sex & Money - I Have a Crush on My Therapist. Now What?
Your stories of catching romantic feelings in therapy.
August 1 · 39 min
ICYMI - Women's Health Is Not Your Clickbait
It’s time to make condoms cool again.
July 29 · 31 min
ICYMI - We Need To Talk About Jimothy
The Seattle raccoon is not like any viral animal we’ve loved before.
July 29 · 52 min
Decoder Ring - The Fight Over Sunlight
Our love for the sun keeps rising and setting.
#588
July 28 · 57 min
Death, Sex & Money - How a Very Polite Danny McBride Creates Characters That Go Berserk
The actor and writer behind The Righteous Gemstones unpacks his interest in fragile blowhards.

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