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On one of the biggest political nights of the year, audiences weren’t turning into traditional networks for their news. Instead, they were on YouTube and Twitch, where streamers like Hasan Piker dominated with up to over 200,000 concurrent viewers at... more

A major vulnerability is threatening the entire internet as we know it. Should we let it? As talk of an internet apocalypse looms, some users can’t help but feel it’s high time to turn the whole thing off and on again. On today’s episode, host Kate L... more

In New Jersey, the tomato is king. Almost a century ago, a scientist at Rutgers University developed a variety that became the tomato that lined grocery store shelves for decades. Now, Rutgers scientists are at it again—they’ve invented a new grape t... more

In 2002, when Elizabeth Smart was taken from her bed by a stranger, the media covered it day and night. When Elizabeth returned home nine months later, she slowly began to learn to tell her own story, in her own words. This week on the show, she expl... more

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Recent Guests

Tony Ho Tran
Senior tech editor at Slate
Slate
Episode: ICYMI - So Is The Internet About To Explode Or What?
Dan Pashman
Host of The Sporkful, a food podcast about culinary topics and their connections to people and the world.
The Sporkful
Episode: Decoder Ring - Presenting: The Sporkful | Does The World Need A Better Tomato?
Kenny Malone
Host of Planet Money.
Planet Money
Episode: Decoder Ring - Presenting: The Sporkful | Does The World Need A Better Tomato?
Tom Orton
Retired Rutgers agriculture professor and researcher who helped develop Scarlet Sunrise.
Rutgers University
Episode: Decoder Ring - Presenting: The Sporkful | Does The World Need A Better Tomato?
Peter Nietzsche
Rutgers researcher who helps run the experimental farm and helped develop Scarlet Sunrise.
Rutgers University
Episode: Decoder Ring - Presenting: The Sporkful | Does The World Need A Better Tomato?
Miguel Gomez
Cornell University economist specializing in specialty-crop supply chains and fresh produce.
Cornell University
Episode: Decoder Ring - Presenting: The Sporkful | Does The World Need A Better Tomato?
Elizabeth Smart
Survivor, advocate, author, and host of The Survivor Files
Elizabeth Smart Foundation
Episode: Death, Sex & Money - Kidnapping Survivor Elizabeth Smart is Doing True Crime Differently
Jessica Lucas
Writer who reported on older adults' screen habits for New York Magazine.
New York Magazine
Episode: ICYMI - The Boomers Turned “Screenagers”
Kristján B. Jónasson
Icelandic publishing scholar and marketing specialist for the city of Reykjavik
Episode: Decoder Ring - The Spooky Saga of the Icelandic Dracula

Hosts

Kate Lindsay
Host associated with ICYMI and Slate Culture Gabfest segments.
Anna Sale
Host of the show, Death, Sex & Money; often leads in-depth conversations with guests.

Reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars from 2.6k ratings
  • How does the GF parse culture and politics?

    Long term fan of the Gabfest.

    I have been wondering how you all decide what is cultural regarding the political. Steve reading the ad for a planned parenthood seems political, as does covering Bruce’s Minneapolis song. I support all of that. But you have been quiet in Gaza and there have been musicians who have taken that on, and authors as well, like Sally Rooney. Not to mention the cultural shift in general - lots of great Palestinian stand-ups.

    I guess i am hoping it isn’t just a matter of pl... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Rober66
    United States9 months ago
  • Go to place for all things culture

    Love having this crew in my ears.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Wuerli
    Germany10 months ago
  • Staple Pod - A Must Follow

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    rwinnstar
    United Statesa year ago
  • ICYMI is 10/10

    Always interesting dives into internet subcultures, excited for each ep.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Deeeeeedubya
    United States2 years ago
  • ICYMI journalistic malpractice

    The episode on Ethan Klein didn’t even attempt to do any fact-checking or reaching out to the other side. In turn, they have completely botched the story, which isn’t even primarily about Fauxmoi.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    educalculator
    United States2 years ago

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Death, Sex & Money - Kidnapping Survivor Elizabeth Smart is Doing True Crime Differently
Q: What kinds of conversations have opened up with your parents about what their experience was while you were missing and they didn't know where you were?
Becoming a parent gave Smart more compassion for what her family endured. She says she now understands that a parent could be hurt deeply by harm to a child, and that her parents consistently told her she was not at fault.
Death, Sex & Money - Kidnapping Survivor Elizabeth Smart is Doing True Crime Differently
Q: When you're interviewing someone who has gone through a terrible trauma, how have you thought about how you want to ask them to retell it for a public audience having been in that position over and over again yourself?
Smart considers how she would feel being asked difficult questions and tries to phrase them in a way that puts guests at ease. She wants sharing to feel empowering and voluntary, not as though she is forcing them to relive their trauma.
ICYMI - The Boomers Turned “Screenagers”
Q: What is the content that they are seeing?
Lucas described feeds shaped by personal interests, including AI-generated religious sermons, Amish-themed advice videos, fake stories about being scammed by children, animal-rescue clips and long AI-generated true-crime compilations.
ICYMI - The Boomers Turned “Screenagers”
Q: How did you come to this story?
Lucas said questions about parents' internet use kept appearing in her reporting and online spaces, including concerns about AI-generated videos and music. She also connected the topic to more people caring for older adults who are living longer.
ICYMI - So Is The Internet About To Explode Or What?
Q: If you were tasked with literally building a new Internet, what would you start with, and what would you want to make sure is on our round two?
Ho Tran would make the internet reflect real-world communities and interests, restoring personal websites, blogs, and fan sites while reducing the dominance of commercial social platforms.

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