Making Coal Cute Again
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45:06Feb 11, 2026
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145 episodes
Is Culture Stuck?
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37:06Jan 28, 2026
Decoder Rings Back | Why the Mona Lisa?
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25:05Jan 14, 2026
A New Year’s Message from Willa
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2:08Dec 31, 2025
Mailbag: Yo-Yos, Sandboxes, and Encores
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1:02:11Dec 17, 2025
“Videomate: Men” (Encore)
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34:33Dec 3, 2025
How Protein Muscled Its Way to the Top
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40:20Nov 19, 2025
The Slate Culture Gift Guide
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48:14Nov 12, 2025
Cozy Autumn Mysteries
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50:31Nov 5, 2025
The Red String Board Conspiracy
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46:51Oct 22, 2025
What the Cuck?!
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51:43Oct 8, 2025
Why Do Actors Act Like They Can Sing?
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57:02Sep 24, 2025
Jane Fonda’s Workout, Part 2: Hanoi Jane’s VHS Revolution (Encore)
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48:29Sep 10, 2025
Jane Fonda’s Workout, Part 1: Jane and Leni (Encore)
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54:01Aug 27, 2025
How to Hunt a Mammoth, and Other Experiments in Archaeology
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52:33Aug 13, 2025
The Bad-Mouthing of British Teeth
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46:31Jul 30, 2025
Mailbag: Drug Names, Cow Abductions, and the “Ass-Intensifier”
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43:31Jul 16, 2025
Introducing The Sporkful | Is Your Recipe Lying To You?
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29:04Jul 9, 2025
The White Noise Boom
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48:28Jul 2, 2025
The Boston Cinematic Universe
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43:07Jun 18, 2025
The Laff Box (Encore)
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31:47Jun 4, 2025
The Glaring Problem with Headlights
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39:47May 21, 2025
Off-the-Wall Stories of Off-Label Use
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47:31May 7, 2025
How “Chicken Soup” Sold Its Soul
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44:19Apr 23, 2025
Spring Break Forever
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43:38Apr 9, 2025
How Books About Things That Changed the World… Changed the World
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51:54Mar 26, 2025
Truck Nutz (Encore)
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34:59Mar 12, 2025
Jerry Lewis’ Lost Holocaust Clown Movie
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52:22Feb 26, 2025
The Scratch-Off Ticket’s Instant Win
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33:48Feb 12, 2025
Jump, Jive and Fail: The ’90s Swing Craze
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59:31Jan 29, 2025
I am Tupperware, I Contain Multitudes
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39:39Jan 15, 2025
Introducing Planet Money: Can Money Buy Happiness?
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30:02Jan 1, 2025
Mailbag: Fruit Snacks, Waterbeds, and Lobster Tanks
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45:38Dec 18, 2024
Mystery of the Mullet (Encore)
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46:48Dec 4, 2024
Reconsidering One of the “Worst” TV Shows of All Time
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57:20Nov 20, 2024
A Feel-Good Story About the End of the World
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36:06Nov 6, 2024
The Wrongest Bird in Movie History
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44:41Oct 23, 2024
Selling Out (Encore)
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47:19Oct 9, 2024
Calling Dick Tracy! It’s Warren Beatty Again
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42:58Sep 25, 2024
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie… Will He Want a Welfare Check?
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33:03Sep 11, 2024
Chuck E. Cheese Pizza War (Encore)
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45:12Aug 28, 2024
The Hysteria Over Mass Hysteria
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33:42Aug 14, 2024
Standing Up for Sitting Down
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35:20Jul 31, 2024
The Secret Life of Lawn Ornaments
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44:36Jul 17, 2024
Stuffed Animals Gone Wild
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36:23Jul 3, 2024
Sex, Lies, and Hockey Pucks
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33:55Jun 19, 2024
Captain Planet to the Rescue
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39:09Jun 5, 2024
Why Are We Still Using Fat Suits?
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32:24May 22, 2024
How the Jalapeño Lost Its Heat
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29:38May 8, 2024
From ‘The Last Archive’: Building an Automatic Songwriting Machine
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53:52May 1, 2024