Happy New Year! To get the year started off right, we’re re-publishing one of our favorite episodes from 2024. Trevor and Christiana chatted with Jia Tolentino in May of last year; 8 months later, and Ozempic is still a hot topic.
Ozempic. It started with a lizard, and then transformed into a drug that, depending on who you ask, is either a miracle or the d ... Show More
Nov 20
Jokes, Outrage, and the New Rules of Comedy with Sam Morril
<p>Comedian Sam Morril joins Trevor and Eugene to talk about comedy in a world addicted to outrage, how algorithms shape our taste, why nuance is disappearing, and what it means to be a comedian when everyone is watching with a scoreboard in their hand.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simp ... Show More
1h 52m
Nov 13
How Shame Became the New Sex Ed with Carter Sherman
<blockquote><p>Everyone’s talking about Gen Z’s sex recession - but maybe it’s not about sex at all. Trevor and Eugene chat with Carter Sherman, journalist and author of The Second Coming, to discuss how maybe Gen Z’s sexual appetites are being influenced by fear, politics, powe ... Show More
1h 35m
Sep 2023
Amber Heard & The Myth of the Perfect Victim
One year later, we revisit the trial that metastasized through society, leaving a culture of brutal misogyny in its wake. NBC journalist Kat Tenbarge helps us navigate a story not just about Amber Heard, but about our misunderstanding of abuse, tabloid spectacles, influencers, an ... Show More
1h 24m
Jul 2022
Sabrina Carpenter, Bodega Boys & Miriam Margolyes?
On today's episode of Who's There, our weekly call-in show, we play your revealing comments about Dakota Johnson's 4-year pregnancy and the Moroccan royals before moving on to questions about the big Whos of the day. There's a great question about whether or not Sabrina Carpenter ... Show More
1h 18m
Dec 2024
Jussie Smollett & Hannah Kobayashi | DREADlines with Jami
In this episode of DREADlines, Jami walks listeners through two of the latest, headline-making stories. First up, Jami breaks down the case of actor, Jussie Smollett, who was convicted in 2021 on 5 of 6 counts related to staging a hate crime. Recently, Smollett’s conviction was o ... Show More
51m 57s
Jan 2025
An Atheist’s Case for More Christianity in Politics
We’ll be back next week with a new episode, but in the meantime we’re kicking off 2025 with a great conversation from our friends at “The Opinions.” In this episode, the New York Times Opinion columnist David French, a lifelong evangelical, speaks to Jonathan Rauch, an atheist an ... Show More
20m 12s
Aug 2020
Life in LA & sinking ships
In this episode of Thick & Thin, I give an update about my life in LA, now that I've been here for 1 month officially. I chat about the many changes I've been experiencing, especially in comparison to my previous life in NYC. Later in the episode, I tell the incredible story of M ... Show More
46m 45s
Sep 4
Christianity Comeback, Old Media Folds to Bari, and Trump's Message to Cartels, w/ Stuckey and Rogan
<p>Emily Jashinsky is joined by Allie Beth Stuckey, host of “Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey,” to discuss what’s fueling the comeback of Christianity, including Michael Knowles recent comments to Tucker Carlson about Catholicism. The two discuss why we’re seeing such a dramati ... Show More
1h 18m
Aug 2024
66: Teens, Cops, and Spies: The Varieties of Hysterical Experience feat. Dan Taberski
<p>Abby and Patrick welcome Dan Taberski, creator of the brand-new podcast series <em>Hysterical</em>. They explore the genesis of the series and the challenges and rewards of confronting both the history and the present of “the H-word.” Tracking the trajectories of this famously ... Show More
1h 24m