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Rachel Bloom is a comedian and songwriter. She created and starred in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. The spring of 2020 was a tough time for a lot of us. It took Bloom a few years to process all that, and now we have the result: Death, Let Me Do My Special on Netflix. Bloom joins us to talk about her special. We get into what it was like to see the world grieve the loss of his writing partner, Adam Schlesingler, so publicly. Plus, we talk about Bobi, a dog who lived to be over thirty years old!

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When TikTok user, Slim Kim, posted a video expressing how much she loves ‘being skinny,’ she set off a wave of internet discourse. What’s the line between loving your body and dog-whistling fatphobia? This week, host Brittany Luse is joined by authors Emma Specter and Kate Manne to find out: what’s so wrong with loving being skinny?

Then, Brittany takes goes on a field trip to the Anime NYC convention. She and IBAM producer Alexis Williams venture out to find out how generations of Black folks have found comfort, confidence, and fandom in the genre.

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In the Netflix series Black Doves, the wife of Britain’s defense minister is secretly working for a private spy firm. Paramount+’s The Agency is a reworking of the acclaimed French series The Bureau.

Caroline Crampton developed excessive health anxiety after being treated for cancer as a teen. In A Body Made of Glass she chronicles her experience with hypochondria and the history of the condition.

Pantone isn’t the only color system of its kind. But thanks to an innovative founder and savvy marketing, it’s become the industry standard.

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The human body is built for glory. For triumph. For experiencing sudden, inexplicable knee pain when you walk up stairs too fast.

A new study finds people who eat a small, daily serving of dark chocolate have a reduced risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. People who ate milk chocolate did not have a lower risk. Here’s why.

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NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with actor Jude Law and screenwriter Zach Baylin about turning the true story of a white supremacist group into the film “The Order.”

2024 was a surprising year — games from small teams rocketed up the charts, while big releases from major companies slowed. Here are our favorites from a diverse year, sortable by platform and genre.

It can be hard to find the right words to say to a friend whose loved one has died. Experts share the dos and don’ts of expressing condolences.