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😂 PodcastsLas CulturistasComedy · Matt Rogers & Bowen Yang · 2016Two SNL-adjacent comedians break down pop culture with rotating "I don't think so, honey" rants. Camp, gay, and feverishly online.Recommend it?
😂 PodcastsOff MenuComedy · Ed Gamble & James Acaster · 2018Two British standup comics invite guests into a fictional restaurant and ask them to pick their ideal four-course meal. Pure joy.Recommend it?
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🌍 PodcastsCode SwitchSociety · Various NPR hosts · 2016NPR's weekly podcast about race, ethnicity, and culture in America — fearless, smart, often funny, occasionally devastating.Recommend it?
🌍 PodcastsInvisibiliaSociety · Various NPR hosts · 2015An NPR show about the invisible forces — emotions, ideas, beliefs — that shape human behavior, told through deep reported stories.Recommend it?
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🌍 PodcastsThe ArgumentSociety · Various NYT opinion writers · 2018A weekly NYT podcast in which two or three columnists with different politics debate a single live issue.Recommend it?
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