Episodes
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Stuff You Should Know
Bras reveal how war, fashion and standards shape women’s bodies
The episode treats the bra as both a practical garment and a record of changing technology, social expectations, advertising and bodily autonomy.
Oct 3, 2026 · 1h 3m
Two Ts In A Pod with Teddi Mellencamp and Tamra Judge
Shannon Beador turns sorority politics into a leadership case study
Shannon Beador’s college story shows how exclusion, insecurity, friendship, and institutional power shaped the person later seen on reality television.
Oct 3, 2026 · 34 min
Pod Meets World
Toothbrush Gate exposes Salt Lake City’s fragile alliances
The recap shows how grief, personal quirks, and small disputes are straining relationships across the Salt Lake City cast.
Oct 3, 2026 · 54 min
Two Ts In A Pod with Teddi Mellencamp and Tamra Judge
Sorority recruitment tests a mother-daughter bond
The conversation shows how recruitment can turn college choice into a high-pressure family project, while an unexpected outcome can still lead somewhere meaningful.
Oct 3, 2026 · 26 min
House Guest
Kerry Washington weighs truth, motherhood and leaving Olivia Pope
Kerry Washington connects career reinvention with family revelations, therapy, motherhood and the difficult work of deciding what comes next.
Oct 3, 2026 · 1h 24m
The Joe Budden Podcast
JBP debates celebrity privilege, public scrutiny and artistic greatness
The episode tests how wealth, fame and online visibility reshape accountability, friendship, parenting debates and judgments about artists.
Oct 3, 2026 · 2h 48m
Modern Wisdom
Angela Duckworth argues discipline starts with better surroundings
The conversation challenges the idea that achievement comes from effort alone, showing how relationships, culture, and environment determine whether persistence remains sustainable.
Oct 3, 2026 · 1h 41m
The Watch
TV’s overlooked greats challenge the canon
The episode connects a major streaming-industry reshuffle with a sharp argument about how television history gets made and remembered.
Oct 2, 2026 · 1h 12m
One Song
Depeche Mode turns industrial electronics into global pop
The episode connects Depeche Mode’s breakthrough to a carefully layered production style and an anti-prejudice message that crossed musical and national boundaries.
Oct 2, 2026 · 1h 16m
Rob Has a Podcast | Big Brother, Survivor & Reality TV - RHAP
Rick Devins wins Big Brother with a bold final-three cut
The finale turns on whether Rick’s risk-taking, jury management, and Survivor experience outweighed Drew’s safer path to the end.
Oct 2, 2026 · 1h 18m
Chicks in the Office
Ariana Madix turns reality heartbreak into scripted opportunity
The episode examines how celebrity criticism, reality-TV fame, and long-held creative ambitions shape who gets taken seriously in entertainment.
Oct 2, 2026 · 1h 28m
NPR Music
Five albums map pop’s widening musical terrain
The episode captures a release week where contemporary R&B, ambient folk, shoegaze, and vintage pop all stretch familiar forms in different directions.
Oct 2, 2026 · 42 min
Pop Culture Happy Hour
Digger turns climate anxiety into a surreal Oscar debate
The episode tests whether Digger’s extravagant satire captures its moment or mistakes bluntness for insight.
Oct 2, 2026 · 22 min
Two Sons and Me
Family banter turns college dating into a lesson in responsibility
The conversation uses dating, campus life, and family history to examine how respect, work ethic, and resilience travel across generations.
Oct 2, 2026 · 57 min
New Rory & MAL
Botched execution debate collides with celebrity feuds and relationship advice
The episode connects a failed Tennessee execution to arguments about punishment, prison privilege, public accountability, music rivalries, and sustaining healthy relationships.
Oct 2, 2026 · 1h 35m
Joe and Jada
Snow Tha Product chooses an authentic life over public expectations
The conversation connects artistic independence, mental-health recovery, family, identity, and political advocacy to the harder work of building a life beyond a public persona.
Oct 2, 2026 · 2h 1m
The Dr. John Delony Show
Delony reframes blame, work obsession and divorce as healing problems
The episode examines how people rebuild safety, responsibility and purpose when a partner’s choices have destabilized family life.
Oct 2, 2026 · 60 min
Freakonomics Radio
Beef’s slow cycle meets a concentrated market
Hamburger prices reflect not just drought and biology, but a supply chain shaped by imports, consolidation, and limited options for ranchers.
Oct 2, 2026 · 49 min
The Track Star Podcast
Elvis Costello traces the sounds behind his artistic identity
Costello shows how family listening, intimate recording spaces, collaborators, and musical openness shaped the songs that established his career.
Oct 2, 2026 · 1h 5m
The Ringer-Verse
Three new games make a case for blockbuster variety
The episode tests whether three very different releases can sustain their ambition through campaign design, difficulty, multiplayer, and replayability.
Oct 2, 2026 · 1h 42m
Rob Has a Podcast | Big Brother, Survivor & Reality TV - RHAP
Rick Devins wins as Big Brother 28’s finalists unpack the endgame
The interviews reveal how competition preparation, late-game risk, jury strategy, and chaotic powers shaped the season’s final decisions.
Oct 2, 2026 · 34 min
Back to the Barre
DWTS tests whether popularity beats dancing
The recap examines how audience reach, casting appeal, professional partnerships, and performance quality shape outcomes on Dancing with the Stars.
Oct 2, 2026 · 34 min
No Filter With Zack Peter
Reddington walks back claims after Lindsay Clancy hearing
The episode weighs uncertain legal developments and public reactions against the risks of turning courtroom behavior and attorney statements into spectacle.
Oct 2, 2026 · 1h 7m
Pod Meets World
Reality-TV renovations meet a sitcom theme-park fantasy
The episode tests whether nostalgia-driven design can deliver durable renovations before expanding into a larger question about turning television worlds into attractions.
Oct 2, 2026 · 59 min