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Dazed’s Laura Pitcher on the daily users of ChatGPT who confided in the chatbot as their friend, life organizer, and sometimes, therapist.
How Aretha Franklin became not only the Queen of Soul but a massive pop star, earning respect with amazing grace.
Jim Newell from Slate’s The Surge newsletter joins Mary for a Slate Plus exclusive.
Deeply retrograde, reactionary politics find life in the new media landscape.
Observers are watching for the new Black power players in Washington.
Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by author June Thomas.
Kristen Meinzer and June Thomas answer one more letter.
Dave Philipps from the New York Times explains how brain trauma can end military careers and lives
Donald Trump fills his Cabinet; Democrats work on a way forward; and mass deportation will be difficult and horrible.
Slate’s parenting podcast on déja vu
How do you parody someone who is both so cruel and ridiculous?
Psychologist Alison Fragale dives into the science behind how people—especially women—can best leverage social influence for their benefit.
This week, the hosts discuss A Real Pain, Max’s reboot of Like Water for Chocolate, and the future of news media.
Tackling the complex and concise question.
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Putin and Netanyahu will have their preferred candidate back in the White House.
Christina Cauterucci talks to journalist Mark Joseph Stern about the potential impacts of the incoming Trump administration on the LGBTQ Community
The authors of ‘Selling Sexy’ discuss the iconic store’s heyday and dwindling legacy
Reproductive rights remain popular—even, it seems, among Trump voters. It was never clear what they meant to Trump.
Listeners ask questions and share stories about dating, relationships, and self-love in the Ozempic era.
“I tend to feel like an imposter.”
Dr. Sarah Miller and Dr. Brian Nguyen on reproductive equity.
How conservatives can loosen restrictions on the NCAA.
How Inter Miami and soccer’s biggest star flopped out of the first round of the playoffs.
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