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ICYMI - Who TF Are These Women? (opens the original)
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“ Curtain for Zoosha! K-smog and Batboy caught flipping a grunt. ” If that’s also what every headline sounds like to you, then you’re in the right place. Alex Earle and Stella Lefty are taking over For You Page discourse, but are two pop culture figures we somehow know everything and nothing about. On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Hip Replacement ’s Kyle Raymond Fitzpatrick to get to the bottom of exactly who these women are, and how the ambient, “nothing” nature of their digit
Decoder Ring - What Even Is a “Podcast” Anymore? (opens the original)
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Podcasts are everywhere. They’re more popular and influential than they’ve ever been. But at the same time, what makes a podcast a “podcast” has never been more confusing. Until recently, the definition of “podcast” was clear: audio distributed over the internet. A podcast was something you listened to, not something you watched. But now, almost all of the most popular podcasts have video, too. And most of these podcasts share a video-friendly format: two or three people chatting behind big bulk
ICYMI - Parenting Apps, Subreddits, & Group Chats—Oh My! (opens the original)
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How many apps does it take to raise a child in 2026? Not only are parents navigating countless WhatsApp groups and summer camp platforms, there’s also a whole world of Reels, subreddits, and Facebook groups filled with advice. Often, however, the answers just lead to more questions. On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by What Next: TBD host Lizzie O’Leary to talk about the parenting side of the internet, and how understandable anxieties play out online. This podcast is produced by Vi
'Pay-What-You-Want' Defies Logic, Confuses Economists, and Can Really Work (opens the original)
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The pay-what-you-want business model is mostly found in museums and churches, but this week we’ll hear from entrepreneurs and artists who are implementing it in unlikely places. Guests include: Katie Bishop, owner of Principles G.I. Coffee House in Brooklyn, musician Jeff Rosenstock of Bomb the Music Industry!, and Aimé Nuñez, owner of Pegasus Creative Reuse in Dallas. We also hear from Shelle Santana , assistant professor of marketing at Bentley University, who studies the PWYW model and tells
ICYMI - Yes, Having a Boyfriend Is Embarrassing (opens the original)
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Many women are hiding their boyfriends online, or losing followers if they hard-launch. Some go as far as to say having a boyfriend “feels republican.” Is this heterofatalism gone too far, or a long-overdue correction to the patriarchy? On today’s encore episode host Kate Lindsay was joined by writer and content creator Josh Lora, who also goes by TellTheBees . Josh’s Substack essay, Boyfriendland , was cited in the viral Vogue article written by Chanté Joseph, “ Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassi
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