<description>&lt;p&gt;On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by writer and content creator Josh Lora, who goes by TellTheBees on &lt;a href="https://tellthebeees.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Substack&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@tellthebeees" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/tellthebeees/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@tellthebeees" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;. After yet another meaningless &lt;a href="https://slate.com/life/2026/03/kids-brazil-chappell-roan-jude-law-jorginho-frello.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Chappell Roan controversy&lt;/a&gt;, this time involving a young fan and a security guard, Kate and Josh look into why Chappell Roan is always such a lightning rod for discourse. What seems like celebrity gossip ends up being used by bad actors online to smear Chappell Roan and discredit her progressive values.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;This podcast is produced by Vic Whitley-Berry, Daisy Rosario, and Kate Lindsay.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

How online cultural controversies become vehicles for spreading hateful ideology.

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by writer and content creator Josh Lora, who goes by TellTheBees on <a href="https://tellthebeees.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Substack</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@tellthebeees" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tellthebeees/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@tellthebeees" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>. After yet another meaningless <a href="https://slate.com/life/2026/03/kids-brazil-chappell-roan-jude-law-jorginho-frello.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chappell Roan controversy</a>, this time involving a young fan and a security guard, Kate and Josh look into why Chappell Roan is always such a lightning rod for discourse. What seems like celebrity gossip ends up being used by bad actors online to smear Chappell Roan and discredit her progressive values. This podcast is produced by Vic Whitley-Berry, Daisy Rosario, and Kate Lindsay.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

ICYMI - The Internet Loves To Hate Chappell Roan

<description>&lt;p&gt;On this week’s show, Dana is joined by Slate’s own Nadira Goffe and Richard Lawson, of the &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-darlings/id1885681327" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Critical Darlings&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;podcast. Their first agenda item is &lt;em&gt;Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat&lt;/em&gt;, the second installment of the workplace comedy/reality show hybrid which places an unknowing everyman in a made-up scenario populated entirely by actors. Does the second season deliver a heart-warming moral test in the form of comedy or a manipulative prank? They discuss.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Next for more funhouse mirror television, they take up &lt;em&gt;Bait&lt;/em&gt;, the Riz Ahmed-starring and created show about a Riz Ahmed-like actor vying for the role of James Bond. The show is stuffed with ideas and Ahmed’s charm, but they debate whether its conceptual martini sufficiently shaken or stirred.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Finally, it’s time to go out, wear something nice, and push as they take a listen to &lt;em&gt;Sexistential&lt;/em&gt;, the new album by Swedish dance pop queen Robyn. Though the “Dancing On My Own” singer has a new partner on the dancefloor in her young son, motherhood and midlife make for some real club classics.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;On a bonus episode for Plus subscribers, they take up the question, as posed in a recent &lt;em&gt;New Yorker &lt;/em&gt;article, of whether “plagiarism is that bad?”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Endorsements&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Richard&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp; The compulsively watchable time travel family drama &lt;a href="https://www.hallmarkplus.com/details/TV_SHOW/collection/WAYHNA00/the-way-home" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Way Home&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, a Hallmark Channel Original. (And subscribing to &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-darlings/id1885681327" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Critical Darlings&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nadira&lt;/strong&gt;: The ten minute disco cover of "&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/1O5KH9jazzisCNv2AXOUyo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Bridge Over Troubled Water&lt;/a&gt;" by Linda Clifford and the album &lt;a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/wor%24t-girl-in-america/1867530577" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Slayyyter.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dana&lt;/strong&gt;: The new book by Mason Currey &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/making-art-and-making-a-living-adventures-in-funding-a-creative-life-mason-currey/48d2061522305029?ean=9781250824523&amp;amp;next=t" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Making Art and Making a Living&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;as well as his newsletter &lt;a href="https://masoncurrey.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Subtle Maneuvers&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;--&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Email us your thoughts at &lt;a href="mailto:culturefest@slate.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;culturefest@slate.com&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

On this week’s show, the high concept comedies of Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat and Riz Ahmed’s Bait as well as the return of Robyn with Sexistential.

On this week’s show, Dana is joined by Slate’s own Nadira Goffe and Richard Lawson, of the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-darlings/id1885681327" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Critical Darlings</a> podcast. Their first agenda item is Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat, the second installment of the workplace comedy/reality show hybrid which places an unknowing everyman in a made-up scenario populated entirely by actors. Does the second season deliver a heart-warming moral test in the form of comedy or a manipulative prank? They discuss. Next for more funhouse mirror television, they take up Bait, the Riz Ahmed-starring and created show about a Riz Ahmed-like actor vying for the role of James Bond. The show is stuffed with ideas and Ahmed’s charm, but they debate whether its conceptual martini sufficiently shaken or stirred. Finally, it’s time to go out, wear something nice, and push as they take a listen to Sexistential, the new album by Swedish dance pop queen Robyn. Though the “Dancing On My Own” singer has a new partner on the dancefloor in her young son, motherhood and midlife make for some real club classics. On a bonus episode for Plus subscribers, they take up the question, as posed in a recent New Yorker article, of whether “plagiarism is that bad?” Endorsements Richard:&nbsp; The compulsively watchable time travel family drama <a href="https://www.hallmarkplus.com/details/TV_SHOW/collection/WAYHNA00/the-way-home" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Way Home</a>, a Hallmark Channel Original. (And subscribing to <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-darlings/id1885681327" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Critical Darlings</a>) Nadira: The ten minute disco cover of "<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/1O5KH9jazzisCNv2AXOUyo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bridge Over Troubled Water</a>" by Linda Clifford and the album <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/wor%24t-girl-in-america/1867530577" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA</a> by Slayyyter.&nbsp; Dana: The new book by Mason Currey <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/making-art-and-making-a-living-adventures-in-funding-a-creative-life-mason-currey/48d2061522305029?ean=9781250824523&amp;next=t" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Making Art and Making a Living</a> as well as his newsletter <a href="https://masoncurrey.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subtle Maneuvers</a>. -- Email us your thoughts at <a href="mailto:culturefest@slate.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">culturefest@slate.com</a>.&nbsp; Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Culture Gabfest - James Bond’s Sexistential Retreat Edition

<description>&lt;p&gt;On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Defector co-owner Alex Sujong Laughlin, whose recent piece about “&lt;a href="https://defector.com/they-dont-have-lip-filler-they-just-have-lip-filler-accent" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;lip filler accent&lt;/a&gt;” identified a new way TikTok is changing how we speak. Even people who don’t have any plastic surgery at all appear to be picking up on the trend, because when it comes to status, &lt;em&gt;sounding&lt;/em&gt; like someone who has had plastic surgery is really all that matters.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;This podcast is produced by Vic Whitley-Berry, Daisy Rosario, and Kate Lindsay, with help from Kevin Bendis.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Everyone wants to sound like they’ve had plastic surgery.

On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Defector co-owner Alex Sujong Laughlin, whose recent piece about “<a href="https://defector.com/they-dont-have-lip-filler-they-just-have-lip-filler-accent" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lip filler accent</a>” identified a new way TikTok is changing how we speak. Even people who don’t have any plastic surgery at all appear to be picking up on the trend, because when it comes to status, sounding like someone who has had plastic surgery is really all that matters.&nbsp; This podcast is produced by Vic Whitley-Berry, Daisy Rosario, and Kate Lindsay, with help from Kevin Bendis.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

ICYMI - "Lip Filler Accent" Is Infecting TikTok (and Us)

<description>&lt;p&gt;Hosts &lt;a href="https://lindsaygibbs.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Lindsay Gibbs&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.theringer.com/authors/ben-lindbergh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Ben Lindbergh&lt;/a&gt; discuss the maddest moment of March—from the UConn buzzer beater, to Women’s Final Four redux. &lt;a href="https://www.splitzoneduo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Alex Kirshner&lt;/a&gt; rejoins for two interviews: the first with author and professor Seth Tannenbaum about the growing class divide inside baseball stadiums, the subject of his new book, &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0252089251/?tag=slatmaga-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bleacher Seats and Luxury Suites: Democracy and Division at the Twentieth-Century Ballpark&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;. &lt;/em&gt;The second with Nina Mandell about an Ohio gymnastics dynasty, chronicled in her book: &lt;a href="https://www.kentstateuniversitypress.com/2025/a-fraction-of-a-point/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Fraction of a Point: A Gymnastics Dynasty on the Line&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Finally, Ben closes with an Afterball about the historic and cringey N64 video game &lt;em&gt;Mia Hamm Soccer 64.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this week’s bonus episode for Slate Plus members: the T-Rex hunting for a draft spot in the NFL.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;March Madness: (6:37): &lt;/strong&gt;Duke’s demise&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bleacher Seats (26:32)&lt;/strong&gt;: The haves and the have-nots&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fraction of a Point (42:42):&lt;/strong&gt; The gymnastics world beaters&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Afterballs (57:49):&lt;/strong&gt; Mia Hamm Soccer 64&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(Note: time codes are only accurate for Slate Plus members, who listen ad-free.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Get more Hang Up and Listen with Slate Plus! Join for weekly bonus episodes of Hang Up and Listen and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the Hang Up and Listen show page on &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hang-up-and-listen/id327595087" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/65uyYjdz34l1411uDzmKlA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;, or visit &lt;a href="https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&amp;amp;utm_campaign=plus_pod&amp;amp;utm_content=Hang_Up&amp;amp;utm_source=episode_summary" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;slate.com/hangupplus&lt;/a&gt; for access wherever you listen.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can email us at &lt;a href="mailto:hangup@slate.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;hangup@slate.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Podcast production and editing by Kevin Bendis, with production assistance from Patrick Fort&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

With the men’s and women’s Final Four matchups set, there’s a lot of chalk and a few surprises.

Hosts <a href="https://lindsaygibbs.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lindsay Gibbs</a> and <a href="https://www.theringer.com/authors/ben-lindbergh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ben Lindbergh</a> discuss the maddest moment of March—from the UConn buzzer beater, to Women’s Final Four redux. <a href="https://www.splitzoneduo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alex Kirshner</a> rejoins for two interviews: the first with author and professor Seth Tannenbaum about the growing class divide inside baseball stadiums, the subject of his new book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0252089251/?tag=slatmaga-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bleacher Seats and Luxury Suites: Democracy and Division at the Twentieth-Century Ballpark</a>. The second with Nina Mandell about an Ohio gymnastics dynasty, chronicled in her book: <a href="https://www.kentstateuniversitypress.com/2025/a-fraction-of-a-point/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Fraction of a Point: A Gymnastics Dynasty on the Line</a>.Finally, Ben closes with an Afterball about the historic and cringey N64 video game Mia Hamm Soccer 64.In this week’s bonus episode for Slate Plus members: the T-Rex hunting for a draft spot in the NFL. March Madness: (6:37): Duke’s demiseBleacher Seats (26:32): The haves and the have-notsFraction of a Point (42:42): The gymnastics world beatersAfterballs (57:49): Mia Hamm Soccer 64 (Note: time codes are only accurate for Slate Plus members, who listen ad-free.) Get more Hang Up and Listen with Slate Plus! Join for weekly bonus episodes of Hang Up and Listen and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the Hang Up and Listen show page on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hang-up-and-listen/id327595087" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/65uyYjdz34l1411uDzmKlA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, or visit <a href="https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=plus_pod&amp;utm_content=Hang_Up&amp;utm_source=episode_summary" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">slate.com/hangupplus</a> for access wherever you listen. You can email us at <a href="mailto:hangup@slate.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hangup@slate.com</a>. Podcast production and editing by Kevin Bendis, with production assistance from Patrick Fort<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Hang Up and Listen - The Final Four Countdown

<description>&lt;p&gt;A listener we're calling Natalie received over a million dollars after being sexually abused by her university gynecologist in one of the largest abuse settlements in American history. She talks about the strange math of converting a bad experience into a dollar amount, and why she’s barely spent any of it.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;*This episode includes descriptions of abuse. Please take care while listening.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Death, Sex &amp;amp; Money is now produced by Slate! To support us and our colleagues, please sign up for our membership program, &lt;a href="http://slate.com/dsmplus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Slate Plus&lt;/a&gt;! Members get ad-free podcasts, bonus content on lots of Slate shows, and full access to all the articles on Slate.com. Sign up today at &lt;a href="http://slate.com/dsmplus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;slate.com/dsmplus&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And if you’re new to the show, welcome. We’re so glad you’re here. Find us and follow us on &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/deathsexmoney/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; and you can find Anna’s newsletter at annasale.substack.com. Our new email address, where you can reach us with voice memos, pep talks, questions, critiques, is deathsexmoney@slate.com. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

A listener we're calling Natalie received over a million dollars in one of the largest abuse settlements in American history.

A listener we're calling Natalie received over a million dollars after being sexually abused by her university gynecologist in one of the largest abuse settlements in American history. She talks about the strange math of converting a bad experience into a dollar amount, and why she’s barely spent any of it.&nbsp;*This episode includes descriptions of abuse. Please take care while listening.&nbsp;Death, Sex &amp; Money is now produced by Slate! To support us and our colleagues, please sign up for our membership program, <a href="http://slate.com/dsmplus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Slate Plus</a>! Members get ad-free podcasts, bonus content on lots of Slate shows, and full access to all the articles on Slate.com. Sign up today at <a href="http://slate.com/dsmplus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">slate.com/dsmplus</a>.And if you’re new to the show, welcome. We’re so glad you’re here. Find us and follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/deathsexmoney/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and you can find Anna’s newsletter at annasale.substack.com. Our new email address, where you can reach us with voice memos, pep talks, questions, critiques, is deathsexmoney@slate.com. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Death, Sex & Money - A Court Settlement Made Me a Millionaire. I’ve Barely Touched the Money.

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