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All the Details on Taylor Swift’s Gaudy Wedding
Plus: Paris Hilton’s quest for rich-kid justice, death doulas, and why Americans don’t care about the World Cup.
Suzy Weiss
40M
‘Jackass’ Was the Last Great Boys’ Show
The documentary prank show was dangerous, rude, ridiculous, and disgusting. We didn’t know how good we had it.
Suzy Weiss
Child Star, Neuroscientist, Crunchy Mom: The Many Sides of Mayim Bialik
The sitcom icon talks fame, faith, and parenting.
Suzy Weiss
1HR 25M
Jeff Ross on Tom Brady, Trump, and the Roast of Kevin Hart
The “Roastmaster General” breaks down the art of the insult.
Suzy Weiss
1HR 10M
We’re All Living in Casey Neistat’s World
On this episode of ‘Second Thought,’ Suzy Weiss sits down with one of the most influential people in YouTube’s history.
Suzy Weiss
1HR 18M
Will AI Destroy Music—or Revolutionize It?
As musicians see their work absorbed and copied by AI, some say: If you can’t beat the machine, use it.
Evan Gardner
‘Hannah Montana’ Understood the Internet Before We Did
My generation grew up watching Miley Cyrus defend her private life from her public identity. Then social media made that very dilemma our own.
Sascha Seinfeld
I’m Proud to Call Myself a Disney Adult
That viral Disney cruise ad is so effective for the same reason Disney remains so popular: It offers a radical vision of American life the rest of the…
Liel Leibovitz
Louis Theroux’s Pointless Manosphere Documentary
Plus: Why are right-wing trolls accusing each other of being trans?
River Page
Joan Didion Knew What Hollywood Would Become
Before the Oscars this weekend, read ‘Play It as It Lays.’
Shilo Brooks
53M
It’s Not His Fault He Used the N-Word
When a man with Tourette’s yelled the slur at the BAFTAs, Hollywood reacted with disgust. They should’ve shown compassion.
Kat Rosenfield
Is Woke Back?
Two podcasters had to apologize for inoffensive comments about a black congresswoman. River Page asks whether wokeness is making a comeback.
River Page
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