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Growing Up With Toni Morrison
34:56 | Aug 13th
By the time Toni Morrison died last week, a whole generation of readers had come of age in a world where she was already a legend. So, on this week’s show, we’re talking to women about growing up with Morrison’s books—how they first discovered her wo...Show More
We Went to Elizabeth Warren's House
34:49 | Aug 6th
Elizabeth Warren has spent most of her career as a teacher. Before she faced off with a stage full of opponents for the Democratic nomination, she was facing off with a room full of rowdy 5th graders intent on cutting each other's hair. So what would...Show More
Blocking A Million Bad Men
42:11 | Jul 30th
How can you fight back against online abuse? Writers Clementine Ford and Ijeoma Oluo tell us about a few go-to tools, like screenshots, mass-blocking, and the mute button. But what if you don't live your life online — and you’re dealing with a troll ...Show More
Rebecca Traister, Tiffany Cabán, and 16 Votes
31:19 | Jul 23rd
Tiffany Cabán’s outsider campaign for Queens district attorney could come down to just 16 votes. But Rebecca Traister says this race was thrilling long before it came down to an election night dead heat. On this week’s show, she talks to Tiffany, and...Show More
How to Stay Sane While Saving the Country
26:49 | Jul 16th
Brittany Packnett is an activist who rose to prominence after she became a leader of the protests in Ferguson back in 2014. Since then, she’s worked with politicians on the federal and state level on ending police brutality, and was appointed to Pres...Show More
Don't Tell Alison Roman To Chill
30:42 | Jul 9th
Alison Roman is a cookbook author, New York Times and Bon Appetit columnist, and the brain behind The Cookies and The Stew, those chocolate chip cookies and chickpea stew that you’ve likely seen in your Instagram feed. This week, Alison sat down with...Show More
Make A Wish
37:30 | Jul 2nd
When Hannah was a kid, everyone knew she was dying. All over town, donation cans showed a picture of her: a sweet little girl with cancer who needed help. But it turned out that Hannah's story wasn't so simple — in fact, she still doesn't understand ...Show More
Everyone Is Getting Divorced
38:44 | Jun 18th
Taffy Brodesser-Akner is perhaps best known for her profiles of celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow, Tonya Harding, and Jonathan Franzen — turning her subjects into characters through the irresistible drama of being famous. Now, she's turned to fiction,...Show More
"I Love America"
40:43 | Jun 11th
What is life really like inside an immigrant detention facility? In this episode, we talk to Karla, who came from Honduras to the United States as part of the much-discussed migrant caravan. When she walked over the US border six months ago, she thou...Show More
We Are All Idiots
30:33 | Jun 4th
Filmmaker Sandi Tan told the Cut that her next project would be an adaptation of Elif Batuman's novel The Idiot — it's a book about a hapless college freshman. So we brought Elif and Sandi into the studio to talk. Sandi pumped Elif for autobiographic...Show More
How To Do An Abortion
36:16 | May 28th
Cynthia Nixon joins us this week as we consider the past and future of abortion. What does it look like to end a pregnancy when the law stands in your way? Wendy Zukerman from Science Vs tells us about a group of women in the 60s who developed their ...Show More
I Want To Put My Mouth on That
30:44 | May 21st
The spring thaw is here... or is it? The Cut staff tries to figure out what it means to be horny in 2019. (The answer involves asking Adam Driver to run you over with a bus.)
Call Your Mom
37:57 | May 14th
When you see "Mom" in your missed calls, do you start to sweat? Does a voicemail that starts "Hi, sweetie, it's me, so sorry to bother you..." make you twitch? You're not alone. Whether you have a great relationship with your mom or a predominantly s...Show More
How Cynthia Rowley Gets It Done
27:05 | May 9th
Cynthia Rowley is a fashion designer, author, and successful businesswoman, despite not having a background in business. Stella Bugbee talks with Cynthia about balancing work and life, hustling Andy Warhol at the start of her career, taking risks in ...Show More
What If You Regret Becoming a Mom?
34:58 | May 7th
This week, we listen in on a conversation between Dr. Alexandra Sacks, host of the new podcast Motherhood Sessions, and Anne. Anne never wanted to be a mom. For years, her family, friends, and husband all told her, "When the baby comes, you'll change...Show More
How Topeka Sam and Holly Harris Get It Done
27:50 | May 2nd
Topeka Sam and Holly Harris are two women on opposite sides of the political spectrum who’ve worked together to pass criminal justice reform. They both played a part in passing the First Step Act, which reduced mandatory minimums, made it easier for ...Show More
The Pursuit of Total Friendship: Nicole Cliffe and Daniel Mallory Ortberg
29:41 | Apr 30th
Nicole Cliffe and Daniel Mallory Ortberg met in the Hairpin comments section and quickly became long-distance friendship soulmates--they went on to start the website The Toast together. This week, they tell us about everything that's happened since t...Show More
How Tamara Mellon Gets It Done
36:05 | Apr 25th
Tamara Mellon is a fashion designer, businesswoman, and magazine editor. She founded the luxury shoe brand Jimmy Choo in the 90s, and she walked away the company back in 2011. We talked with Tamara about starting her professional life over again in h...Show More
Selling Out
44:22 | Apr 23rd
Author Curtis Sittenfeld talks about what it means to sell out -- from short stories on Chipotle cups to brand-written tweets. And she reads her short story "Creative Differences," about the making of a viral ad campaign.
How Yasmeen Hassan Gets It Done
28:04 | Apr 18th
Yasmeen Hassan is the Global Executive Director for Equality Now, an international non-profit that has successfully pushed governments around the world to pass laws protecting women from sexual exploitation and harmful cultural practices like genital...Show More
I Love You I Love You I Love You
42:22 | Apr 16th
Marriage: Why do we bother? Our theory is that it all comes down to a good story--so this week, we've got two couples with really good stories. First, she's Deaf and he's hearing. Second, a couple who met while he was serving 25 years in prison.And.....Show More
Family Money
43:17 | Apr 9th
On this week’s show, Stacey Abrams tells us how she wound up $200,000 in debt, and Abigail Disney explains why no one should have a private jet. We're talking about the financial baggage we inherit from our parents—whether that means a trust fund, a ...Show More
How Nora McInerny Gets It Done
24:04 | Apr 4th
In 2014, Nora McInerny miscarried a child, lost her dad to cancer and her husband to a brain tumor, all within weeks of each other. Since then, she's written three books - her latest, No Happy Endings, was just released - and started a podcast called...Show More
What Is Sex?
37:02 | Apr 2nd
This week, we return to the dawn of sexual knowledge--a time when the first stirrings of horniness were paired with a total lack of useful information. Featuring AIM, purity rings, a nail polish bottle, Song of Solomon, and The Neverending Story.
How Rukmini Callimachi Gets It Done
38:24 | Mar 28th
Our "How I Get It Done" series is back! For this episode, we sat down with Rukmini Callimachi, award winning journalist and host of the podcast Caliphate. She's been reporting on Islamic extremism for years, and her reporting has brought her to some ...Show More
A Normal Person Conversation with Sally Rooney
28:53 | Mar 26th
We talked with Sally Rooney, author of Conversations With Friends and Normal People, about why she writes, how she’s smuggled socialism into page turners, the best way to keep her readers hooked, and much more.
How the Stars of Russian Doll, Shrill, and Top Chef Get It Done
29:45 | Mar 19th
Natasha Lyonne, Greta Lee, Padma Lakshmi, Aidy Bryant, and Hope Solo tell us how they tackle rejection, imposter syndrome, new job stress, and get it all done.
A Story We Love From The Nod
41:07 | Mar 12th
This week, we’ve got a story from our friends at the Nod about MDMA, therapy, and racial trauma. You can find more episodes of The Nod wherever you listen.
Can You Be Ambitious and Happy?
35:03 | Mar 5th
This week, we take a look at ambition: the internal force that wakes you up at 2:30 am full of ideas, that makes you want to do more than you thought you could, or than anyone else said you can. We talk with writer, director, and actor Pamela Adlon; ...Show More
Who Even Was Karl Lagerfeld?
29:55 | Feb 26th
A cartoon, a genius, a man who hated sweatpants... Making sense of one of the greatest fashion designers of all time, with Vanessa Grigoriadis, Carl Swanson, and Cathy Horyn.
23 Weeks, 6 Days
28:59 | Feb 19th
In the fight over later abortions, the political rhetoric is miles away from the lived reality. This week, we tell one woman’s story.
Everybody Must Get Stoned
33:31 | Feb 12th
How are we feeling about weed? On this week's show, we talk to Ben Sinclair and Katja Blichfeld of HBO's High Maintenance, Jia Tolentino, Aminatou Sow, Allison P. Davis, Nazanin Rafsanjani, Alex Blumberg, and many more.
Listening to Estrogen
31:46 | Feb 5th
When Lisa Miller's editor came to her with this story idea, she didn't want anything to do with it. But then she started poking around... and wound up spending the next year reporting what she found. On this week’s show, the link between menopause an...Show More
Like It or Not
30:13 | Jan 29th
"Likeable" has always been a loaded word when it comes to women in politics--it sounds a lot like barely-veiled sexism. But what if everything's changing? How does a politician make voters like her in 2019?And, we want to hear from you! We're working...Show More
Bad Sex, Good Sex, Book Sex: Fiction That Makes Sense of How We Bone
32:36 | Jan 22nd
Two different eras of sexual tumult, two very different blockbuster stories about sex. This week, we discuss books and boning.
How Sarah Koenig Gets It Done
30:33 | Jan 15th
Sarah Koenig is the host and co-creator of Serial, the show that made podcasts a cultural phenomenon. After three seasons of exhaustive reporting, we wanted to ask her: how does she get it done? We sat down with Sarah to talk about how she balances w...Show More
Escape from Shame Jail: On Apologies
30:08 | Jan 8th
It's the perfect time of year for apologies. Instead of thinking about everything you're going to do right in the future, what about everything you did wrong in the past? We asked our listeners what they were sorry for... and they had A LOT to say.
Hello and Welcome to My Bad Dinner Party
36:22 | Dec 18th, 2018
Samin Nosrat, Angela Dimayuga, and Carla Lalli Music do their best to help Madeleine Aggeler -- the Cut's semi-competent food columnist --throw a dinner party for her friends.
How Jill Kargman Gets It Done
23:27 | Dec 13th, 2018
In this installment of our "How I Get It Done" series, Stella Bugbee talks with writer and actress Jill Kargman. Jill wrote and starred in her own Bravo series Odd Mom Out for three seasons as a first time actress. She talks with us about being on sc...Show More
The Women of the Caravan
33:01 | Dec 11th, 2018
A caravan of migrants from Honduras reached the U.S. border a few weeks ago. Now, thousands are living in a camp in Tijuana, waiting to find out whether they'll be allowed in the country. We visited the camp to talk to women about what life is like i...Show More
How Amy Sherald Gets It Done
20:47 | Dec 6th, 2018
In this installment of our "How I Get It Done" series, Stella Bugbee talks with artist Amy Sherald. When she was selected to paint First Lady Michelle Obama's official portrait last fall, Amy Sherald's entire life changed virtually overnight. Amy tel...Show More
Down the Street from a Mass Shooting
45:28 | Dec 4th, 2018
A few weeks back, on Twitter, some doctors started posting photos of the bloody aftermath of gun violence: the things they see at work every day, not just when a shooting makes the news. In the midst of all that, a woman named Kate Ranta shared a pho...Show More
How Robin Roberts Gets It Done
26:10 | Nov 29th, 2018
For the first in our "How I Get It Done" series, Stella Bugbee talks with Good Morning America host Robin Roberts. An award winning journalist and cancer survivor, Robin tells us how she juggles her schedule while making time for the people she loves...Show More
Beat Around the Bush: On Pubes
39:08 | Nov 27th, 2018
This week, an investigation: what's going on with pubic hair these days? From basic maintenance to celebrity grooming trends, we look at the mysterious and messy experience of dealing with your pubes.And, a request! We’re going to be talking about ap...Show More
Motherhood: "You Can't Back Out"
37:50 | Nov 20th, 2018
This week, stories about motherhood, and the bullshit that comes your way: a woman whose marriage crumbled during her second pregnancy, and Stella Bugbee talks with Anna Sale, the host of Death Sex and Money, about managing anxiety, maternity leave, ...Show More
Ferrante Forever: We Revisit My Brilliant Friend
35:54 | Nov 13th, 2018
This week we’re talking about the Neapolitan novels, by Elena Ferrante. An adaptation of the first book in that series, My Brilliant Friend, is coming to HBO later this month... and we’re using that as an excuse to revisit Ferrante's world. With Ruth...Show More
A Totally Different Game: How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wins
33:38 | Nov 6th, 2018
It's election day. There are a record 257 women are running for Congress, and on this week’s show, we're focusing on one of them: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Just under 16,000 people voted for her back in June, but in the months since then, she's becom...Show More
"She's Never Done Anything Halfway": Making a Far Right Extremist
33:44 | Oct 30th, 2018
The violence of the last week has clearly shown how hateful rhetoric can translate to real-world violence. So, what do we know about the conditions that allow hate to take hold? In this episode, Cut writer Anna Silman examines the path to right-wing ...Show More
"He's Coming After Us": A List and a Lawsuit
29:01 | Oct 23rd, 2018
The Shitty Media Men list, an anonymously sourced Google spreadsheet, was online for less than 24 hours last fall -- but we're still feeling its effects. On this week's show, we talk about what it's like to watch a whisper network in real time, and t...Show More
"If It Were Easy, We'd Have Done It": Power
32:46 | Oct 16th, 2018
On our first episode, we’re talking about power: from the inadequacy of empowerment, to what it feels like to be powerful (and powerless); and how to change who actually has power. Featuring: Stella Bugbee, editor in chief of The Cut; Lindsay Peoples...Show More
Introducing The Cut on Tuesdays
02:45 | Oct 9th, 2018
The Cut on Tuesdays brings you women’s voices on culture, style, sex, politics, and people: It’s everything The Cut can’t stop talking about. Join host Molly Fischer every week for arguments, obsessions, dissections, reflections, confessions, and oth...Show More
Introducing Three New Gimlet Shows
02:27 | Sep 24th, 2018
New series premiering this October: Without Fail (October 1) The Cut on Tuesdays (October 16) The Horror of Dolores Roach (October 17)
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