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Hit Parade: Ride ’til I Can’t No More Edition Part 1
When it crash-landed on the charts in 2019, Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” felt new and old at the same time: a savvy, TikTok-fueled viral hit that summarized a century of cross-cultural collisions between R&B, rap and country. It was also unexpectedly huge—a record 19 weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100—and controversial, as Billboard magazine pulled the song from its Hot Country Songs chart, prompting a reckoning on race and the very definition of country music...
The Waves: The Golden Bachelor Recap - The Women Tell All and Mince No Words
The Golden Bachelor finale is fast approaching, but first we need to hear from the women Gerry dated–and dumped–along the way.
Dear Prudence: My Coworker Keeps Kissing Me on the Cheek. Help!
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by work advice columnist Alison Green.
A Word: Black Voters, Blue Waves?
Despite their role in Tuesday’s Democratic wins, will Black voters back Biden in 2024?
The Waves: How to Be a Woman in Music
Singer and writer Dessa unpacks not getting paid when she should, the benefits of being a woman in the indie music scene, and writing about heartache.
Outward: Jeopardy Champion Amy Schneider
Bryan Lowder, Jules Gill-Peterson, and Christina Cauterucci talk with Jeopardy! winner and trans trailblazer Amy Schneider about her bold new memoir "In The Form of a Question"
ICYMI: Endless Thread: The expanding universe of Lofi Girl
An episode of WBUR’s Endless Thread on a well-known 24/7 lo-fi hip-hop livestream on YouTube.
Culture Gabfest: Does Voice-Over Kill the Killer?
This week, the panel is joined first by Isaac Butler, co-host of Slate’s Working podcast and author of The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act, to debate the merits of David Fincher’s The Killer and whether the director’s latest “thriller” (which stars Michael Fassbender) is a masterful example of craft or simply a logic-free time-suck...
Decoder Ring: The Dating Manual Unlike Any Other
The Rules became a controversial bestseller and sparked instant debate. But was the advice any good?