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Listen: From Cheating Wives To *Really* Bad Friends — Our Wildest DMs Of The Year
“It’s always interesting when I get a letter from someone who doesn’t even know what their problem is. This woman was thinking ‘I have a friend who can’t find a man.’ It turns out her problem was, ‘My friend is an addict.’”
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Listen: This Is What 2021 Could Look Like In The Battle Against COVID-19
“What about large-scale events like concerts? It depends. Are they outside? Or are they inside? If it’s down the street at Fred’s Bar — then I ain’t going inside.”
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Listen: These Are The TV And Film Moments We’re Most Looking Forward To In 2021
“You’ve got Angelina Jolie. You’ve got ripped Kumail Nanjiani. What else do you need to know?”
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Listen: I Dumped My Boyfriend, But Now I’m Jealous He’s Already Dating Someone New — How Do I Get Over It?
“Each of us, we’re the main character in our own lives. So, when you’re the main character, it’s like, How *dare* someone not want to be with me right now? Even though I just broke up with them.’”
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Listen: These Are The Many Ways Hollywood Tried (And Failed) To Address The Pandemic This Year
“Guys, I can’t stop talking about the ‘Imagine’ video. It comes back to haunt my nightmares.”
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Listen: Rich People Are Trying To Jump The COVID Vaccine Line —Here’s How They Might Get Away With It
“The most outrageous offer this doctor could recall was a patient asking, ‘If I donate $25,000 to Cedars-Sinai, will that help me get a spot that’s closer to the front?’”
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Listen: If You Hate Diets, Then Intuitive Eating Might Be For You
“You don’t have to love your body, but how about loving yourself? How about having unconditional positive regard for your humanity and not objectifying yourself. What would that be like?”
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Listen: Pornhub Purged A Lot Of Videos, And It Could Be Both Good And Bad For Sex Workers
“Beyond Pornhub, it’s created this environment of fear for the industry at large and sex workers — about growing financial discrimination and what they’re calling a war on porn.”
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Listen: You Won’t Believe What Some Republicans Say To Avoid Admitting Biden Won
“You’ve seen this very awkward tightrope walk. They won’t say that Trump lost, but they also won’t say that Biden lost.”
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Listen: These Are The Stories Behind The TikToks That Got Us Through 2020
“This felt like a year where the memes were a lot weirder and darker. They were really funny but had some strange origins.”
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Listen: Everyone Needs To Watch HBO Max's Veneno Right Now
“If you tell a complicated story with radical empathy, then perhaps people can watch that, and feel moved by that. And maybe they’ll consider what policies might be changed to make life better.”
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Listen: The Dad Of My Daughter’s Best Friend Keeps Inviting Me Into His Open Marriage—What Do I Do?
“This is creepy, predatory, harassing behavior. So what do you do about it? Whatever the f— you want.”
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Listen: It Doesn’t Matter If We Accept Olivia Jade’s “Red Table Talk” Apology — She’ll Be Fine
“Rich white girls typically continue on with their lives in the wake of these things. And they thrive."
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Listen: This Is What “Big Mouth” Gets Right About Race And Identity That Other Animated Shows Don’t
“I think that so many people have to break themselves out of the idea that white is the default — to talk about The Simpsons specifically.”
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Listen: Having COVID For 8 Months Is Worse Than You Think
“The doctors that I spoke with say they’re seeing this from lots of people, but that there’s nothing that can be done about it.”
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Listen: Andrew Rannells Said He’d Do “Prom” On Broadway...If Meryl Streep Joined
“We had just such a good time doing it and laughed so much making it. That joy really comes through.”
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Listen: You Won’t Believe All The Movies Warner Brothers Is Putting Direct To Streaming In 2021
“We’ll be able to see a bunch of new movies the day they come out — including ones we probably wouldn’t have gone to see at the theater.”
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Listen: Mindy Kaling Says Her Vogue India Cover Is A Childhood Dream Come True, But She Almost Didn't Do It
“Ultimately I was like, I can’t give up this opportunity. It means too much.”
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Listen: BuzzFeed And Oxygen's New True Crime Show "The Case Died With Her" Offers New Clues About Emilie Morris
“One thing we were able to uncover was that there was another victim who came forward, years after Emilie did, but while Emilie was still alive.”
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Listen: We Can Hate The Ending Of "Happiest Season" But Still Watch It Again And Again
“I’m going to watch it again. Is it because it’s one of the only queer holiday movies? Maybe.”
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