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On Halloween, Death Should Be Celebrated
Spooky season started out as a celebration of life… and the end of it.
Hang Up: How to Talk About Dwight Howard
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Joel Anderson are joined by Slate’s Ben Mathis-Lilley to assess the latest developments in the Michigan sign-stealing extravaganza. The Ringer’s Ben Lindbergh also joins to break down the World Series matchup between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Texas Rangers. Finally, Stefan, Josh, and Joel discuss how to talk about Dwight Howard, the future basketball Hall of Famer who’s been accused by a man of sexual assault...
Working: Writing Bestsellers With Anderson Cooper
This week, host June Thomas talks to Katherine Howe, a writer of both historical fiction and nonfiction books. In the interview, Katherine starts by discussing her upcoming novel A True Account, which tells a fictional story about the very real Golden Age of Piracy. Then she talks about her work collaborating with CNN anchor Anderson Cooper on historical nonfiction books. Their latest is called Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune...
Hit Parade: This Ain’t No Party?! Edition Part 2
HEY! HO! LET’S GO!! Is this chant: (a) a movement of disaffected hipsters, (b) walkup music for a baseball player, or (c) a really catchy bop? How about all of the above? The legendary New York nightclub CBGB was the birthplace of punk. But it was also the future of pop: the Ramones, Talking Heads, Patti Smith, Blondie. To varying degrees, these acts either became hitmakers, tried to reshape their music for the charts, or influenced generations of future multiplatinum stars...
Dear Prudence: I’m Making Bitchy Comments to A Dog! Help!
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by writer and comedian Maeve Higgins.
A Word: Sidelined by Racism?
Football journalist Jim Trotter says his tough questions cost him his job.
The Waves: The Golden Bachelor Recap - WTH, Gerry?!
It’s the most important rose ceremony to date as Gerry has to decide which women he wants to move onto hometown dates.
The Waves: Get on the WNBA Train Already!
Women’s sports are increasing in popularity. Here’s what you need to know to not get left behind.
Culture Gabfest: Scorsese’s Killer Epic
This week, the panel begins by reviewing Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese’s film based on David Grann’s 2017 non-fiction book about the plot of white Americans to steal the Osage Nation’s headrights in the 1920s, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone...