Unpacking The Little Mermaid Backlash

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Ronny Chieng dives into Trump’s signing of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Pam Bondi’s shell-shocked statements about a new Epstein investigation aimed at Democrats, U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan’s monumental screwup in the Comey case, Grok's ego-stroking of Elon Musk, and M ... Show More

Ronny Chieng dives into Trump’s friendly meeting with Saudi Crown Prince MBS despite the president's famously anti-Muslim past, and covers the latest updates on the release of the Epstein files, which was quickly approved by the House and Senate and now seemingly has the endorsem ... Show More

The stars of the live action 'The Little Mermaid' remake, Melissa McCarthy & Halle Bailey spill on "getting pruny" working underwater & behind the scenes on how the fantastical movie got made!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

<p>Jamie Loftus and Caitlin Durante visit a sea witch so they can transform into humans and travel to the surface to chat with special guest Honey Pluton about Disney's The Little Mermaid, recorded live at the Jewelbox Theater in Seattle!</p> <p>(This episode contains spoilers)</ ... Show More

This week, Slate’s senior editor Rebecca Onion fills in for Julia. The panel begins by examining Sanctuary, a claustrophobic BDSM thriller starring Margaret Qualley and Christopher Abbott. Then, they debate Freevee’s hard-to-define “reality” series Jury Duty. Finally, Dana and St ... Show More

Trevor Noah jokes about the little mermaid in his Netflix special, "I Wish You Would". 

In this episode, we&apos;ll hear from our Little Mermaid Ariel brand ambassador Mel and her friends as they break down Disney&apos;s latest live action movie! We&apos;ll also discuss the Disney&apos;s & Apples new Virtual Reality news! There are SPOILERS! Happy listening everyone ... Show More

Carolina and Devin start out diving deep into the many romances of NBC’S ‘The Office’ - from Jim & Pam to Michael & Dwight and all of the gaslighting in between. Carolina opens up about her own gaslighting origin story, then a Quarantween segment about Netflix’s Ginny & Georgia l ... Show More

Mark Normand announced his first hourlong special for Netflix, “Soup to Nuts,” out on July 25. Sasheer Zamata has set a new comedy special titled “The First Woman,”  on YouTube on Aug. 29. An Andy Kaufman documentary is in the works! What Amy Schumer's Barbie movie would have bee ... Show More

As a Senior Correspondent on “The Daily Show,” Desi Lydic has produced some truly crazy field pieces, none of which would have been possible without the rulebook created by the one and only Stephen Colbert. Watch her on “The Daily Show” airing weeknights on Comedy Central. To ... Show More

This week, we're presenting something fun from Malcolm Gladwell, co-founder of Pushkin. In a special series from his podcast, Revisionist History, Malcolm is launching a massive frontal assault on The Little Mermaid. You might wonder, "what's Malcolm doing? It's a children's clas ... Show More

The prince looks for the little mermaid every day, but cannot find her. Meanwhile, the little mermaid makes a deal with the witch, her voice for a pair of human legs.