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The Tegan & Sara Pride Special! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In this very special LGBTQ Pride bonus episode of The Big Listen, we talk with Canadian musical duo Tegan & Sara about the joys of air travel, the business of music and Sara's Beatles of p...

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Katie Couric Is No One's Sweetheart (Encore) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Pajama-wearing podcaster Katie Couric explains why she's over being America's sweetheart. And we talk Hawaii's complicated racial history with the host of Offshore. Plus, untold stories fr...

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The Unraveling of Bill Cosby from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

"America's Dad" Bill Cosby is on trial for sexual assault in Philadelphia. We check in with folks behind Cosby Unraveled about the entertainer's Philly roots and his impact on the City of ...

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Lauren Lapkus Is Our Special Guest! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus is the perfect podcast for the actress and comedian, because she'd much prefer to play a character than be herself. Also, we ask Strangers' Lea Th...

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Malcolm Gladwell Will Make You Cry (Encore) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Malcolm Gladwell tells us why he tries to get people to cry during interviews. And podcaster Sam Sabin finds her Native American heritage by way of her estranged father's obituary. Plus, why Alec B...

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Mother's Day Extravaganza: Pods and Broads! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We're celebrating Mother's Day with stories from all kinds of women — a single lesbian mother by choice (Not By Accident), a young woman who chose sterilization (Tie My Tubes) and...

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Tavi Gevinson, Rookie (Podcast) of the Year from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The Lower Eastside Girls Club in New York City produces an all-girl podcast called WGRL. So naturally we had to put aside our fear of teens to go visit. Plus, we talk tragedy and healing w...

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A More Perfect Podcast (Remix) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We brush up on our Supreme Court history with the folks behind More Perfect, explore George Washington's home with Alexis Coe, the host of Presidents Are People Too! and pick up s...

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We Need To Talk About S-Town from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

S-Town has everyone hooked. But what to think about this complicated piece of aural literature? Media ethicist Kelly McBride helps us sort through our feelings. And we visit a lively S-Tow...

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Munching Mini Eggs With Ronna & Beverly from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week on The Big Listen, we talk Passover and Easter candy with America's favorite Jewish mothers, Ronna & Beverly. We also pet a lot of hypothetical dogs with the co-host of Can I...

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The Ronna & Beverly Passover Special! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In our special Passover bonus episode, Ronna Glickman and Beverly Ginsburg — America's favorite middle-aged Jewish women — drop by the Big Listen HQ to gab about Liam Neeson, Canadian geography and...

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Oprah Says: You Get A Podcast! (Encore) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Most producers want to keep you awake; we talk to a podcaster bent on putting listeners to sleep. Then, we interview Oprah! Just kidding. But we check out a podcast that did, Making Oprah ...

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Katie Couric Is No One's Sweetheart from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Pajama-wearing podcaster Katie Couric explains why she's over being America's sweetheart. And we talk Hawaii's complicated racial history with the host of Offshore. Plus, untold stories fr...

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Hardcore Listening With Dan Carlin (Encore) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Who's more hardcore: Dan Carlin, for making Hardcore History? Or his listeners for absorbing three-hour-plus episodes? We also ask Andrea Silenzi Why Oh Why dating today is so har...

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Talking Wife Life With Cameron Esposito And Rhea Butcher from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Comedians Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher host a comedy show — in real life, in a podcast and on their TV sitcom, Take My Wife. We talk about their dog, their meta lifestyle and their fa...

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Susan Orlean Loves To Cry (Remix) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Author Susan Orlean tells us about podcasts that make her cry. Also, comedian Phoebe Robinson shares the public radio personalities she would date. And we chat with a guy who is literally Making Ga...

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Larenz Tate Goes Old School With Bronzeville from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Actor Larenz Tate slides into your ears with the new fictional audio series, Bronzeville. And comedian Marina Franklin does impressions of her family. Plus, we go back to college with Chio...

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Anna Sale Wants To Be Uncomfortable from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Discomfort is the currency of Death, Sex & Money, according to host Anna Sale. Plus, we chat with the folks behind Historically Black about everyday objects in African-American fa...

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Valentine's Day Special: Love, Romance and Lost Wedding Rings from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Valentine's Day is upon us. So we're diving into online dating trials and tribulations with The Zoo, exploring the messiness of human intimacy with The Heart and getting some sage love adv...

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Malcolm Gladwell Will Make You Cry from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Malcolm Gladwell tells us why he tries to get people to cry during interviews. And podcaster Sam Sabin finds her Native American heritage by way of her estranged father's obituary. Plus, why Alec B...

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Al Letson Reveals Errthang (Encore) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We meet Lauren's Scandinavian doppelganger, then explode songs with the host of Song Exploder. Then we chat with the makers of the hit show In The Dark, and Al Letson tells us wha...

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Inauguration Special: Are Presidents Really People Too? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On inauguration weekend, we talk to two gals podcasting their way across America to D.C. Then we hit the history books with the hosts of Presidents Are People Too! and Presidential. Plus, what Ezra...

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Susan Orlean Loves To Cry from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Author Susan Orlean tells us about podcasts that make her cry, then we have a conversation about Our National Conversation About Conversations About Race (meta!) and chat with a guy who is...

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Warehouse Workers, UNITE! (Rebroadcast) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Warehouses are great places to listen to podcasts, says a former warehouse worker. Also, comedian Phoebe Robinson on whether she'd date Terry Gross. And Nate Dimeo on his favorite podcast genre.

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The Future is Podcasting from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

2016 brought so many great guests on The Big Listen, and this episode, we revisit our favorite segments of the year. Plus, we take a deep dive into the highest court in the land with More Perfect. ...

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Admitting You Have A Problem (Rebroadcast) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We nerd out with the women of Nerdette, then we get our slumber party on with the host of Sleepover, public radio's first reality show. Plus, Jesse Thorn of Bullseye tell...

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Oberdose (Get It?!) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week, Lauren's whole family joins the show to gab about podcasts. Then, we zoom into the future with the host of Flash Forward, and the host of the Smithsonian's new podcast tells us ...

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You Get A Podcast! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Most producers want to keep you awake; we talk to a podcaster bent on putting listeners to sleep. Then, we interview Oprah! Just kidding. But we check out a podcast that did! Plus, Dan Savage's van...

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Review This Podcast from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Podcasting is so hot these days, it has its own paid critics. We talk to one. Plus, Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris of the New York Times dish about their new buddy podcast, Still Proc...

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Roadtrippin' Across America from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We're hitting the highways and byways of America for our cross-country podcast tour. We cruise through Appalachia, hike through the deserts of Nevada and rouler on down to the Big Easy to hear what...

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The Family That Podcasts Together from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Best-selling author Gretchen Rubin has a podcast. So does her teenage daughter, Eliza. They're basically a mother-daughter podcasting duo.

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Warehouse Workers, UNITE! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Warehouses are great places to listen to podcasts (says one former warehouse worker). Comedian Phoebe Robinson talks whether she'd date Terry Gross, and Nate Dimeo gives us the scoop on his favorit...

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Election Extravaganza! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Election day is here! We celebrate with some favorite politics pods. Sam Sanders tells tales from the campaign trail, we gab with The Pollsters and laugh off the election with comedian Neg...

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Occupy This Podcast from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We take a field trip to the Government Accountability Office, learn about Sharia law on #GoodMuslimBadMuslim, occupy some federal lands and learn what podcasts the host of Gravy i...

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It's A Stampede! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We meet Lauren's Scandinavian doppelganger, then explode songs with the host of Song Exploder. Then we chat with the makers of the hit show, In The Dark. And radio Renaissance man...

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Admitting You Have A Problem from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We nerd out with the women of Nerdette, then we get our slumber party on with the host of Sleepover, public radio's first reality show. Plus, Jesse Thorn of Bullseye tell...

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Santa Is A Big, Big Fan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The host of The Show About Science gives Lauren some hot tips on interviewing, and we talk to the producer of Historically Black about the stories of everyday objects in African-A...

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The Big Listen Preview from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Hosted by Lauren Ober, The Big Listen introduces listeners to podcasts they might have never heard of, and gives them the inside scoop on shows and creators they already love.

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The Big Listen Preview from 2016-09-29T21:19

Hosted by Lauren Ober, The Big Listen introduces listeners to podcasts they might have never heard of, and gives them the inside scoop on shows and creators they already love.

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The Big Listen Preview from 2016-09-29T17:19

Hosted by Lauren Ober, The Big Listen introduces listeners to podcasts they might have never heard of, and gives them the inside scoop on shows and creators they already love.

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