We are back and pettier than ever with season 6! We're joined by our Radiotopia colleague and host of Weight... more

Alex and Jae spent the last month trying to find the source of a tale we first heard back in... more

Popping into your feeds for a cute lil announcement — we are going on a mini tour this spring! Come... more

Defector editor David Roth joins us for our SEASON FINALE! We're about to dive into the stupidest election drama you've... more

Survivor 41 winner Erika Casupanan joins us this week for a story about the perils of gossiping at work. Listen to... more

Hayes Brown joins us to learn just how deranged the world of upscale dog grooming can be. Follow Hayes on Twitter... more

Our Defector colleague Maitreyi Anantharaman joins us for a story about private school moms taking a theater performance — and... more

This week, our pal Zakiya Gibbons joins us for a story about a Thanksgiving home rental gone horribly, horribly wrong. Zakiya... more

We're going abroad for a long-awaited au pair adventure with writer and podcast host Amanda Montell! Follow Amanda on Instagram @amanda_montell... more

TV writer and showrunner Sarah-Violet Bliss joins us for an evening of moral quandaries and infinite amounts of ceviche. You can... more

Comedian Jasmine Ellis joins us for a tale about an absurdly large bachelorette party involving sardines, adult jocks, and an... more

What happens when you send a manic pixie dream girl to CSI summer camp? Journalist, writer, law school graduate, and... more

We are BACK for our fifth season! Get ready for 10 episodes of drama, scandal, and pettiness. This week, sports... more

We're releasing an episode from our secret feed vault to give you a taste of what you can get each... more

Happy summer! We’re popping in with a little summer surprise: the recording from our December 2022 live show in Washington,... more

Friend of the show and fellow Defector comrade Patrick Redford is on the public feed for the first time! This... more

Sally Tamarkin and Caroline Moss get extremely triggered in this episode about a chill bride and her blissfully oblivious wedding... more

Mariah Smith joins us for a true crime adventure. PSA: This is the EIGHTH of ten episodes this season! Get your tickets... more

The esteemed Hannah Giorgis returns for a tale about what happens when your cousin is too rich for your own... more

Jasmine Guillory joins us for a tough lesson in bro friendships. PSA: This is the sixth of ten episodes this season! Get... more

B.A. Parker takes a trip back in time to a community pool in the South that has some major logistical... more

Liv Albert joins us to ponder the age-old question: follow your dreams, or follow the money? Liv is the host of... more

One of you monsters made Dr. Eve L. Ewing cry by sending us a curséd PowerPoint presentation from a dog... more

Blythe Roberson joins us for a story about how wrong a group text can go at Disney World. Blythe's new book... more

We are back for season 4! Samin Nosrat (author of Salt Fat Acid Heat and host of Home Cooking) joins... more

We're back with some big announcements and answers to your questions, like:  Where have you been? Who is your new partner? What does... more

Gender Reveal host and producer Tuck Woodstock joins us for an epic love story from another time .... the early... more

Dr. Eshin Jolly joins us this week to teach us about the science of gossiping!!! Eshin is a post-doctoral researcher... more

Comedian and host of Feeling Asian and Hairy Butthole Youngmi Mayer joins us to get to the bottom of a... more

Comedian, writer, and host of Unhappy Hour Matt Bellassai joins us for sojourn into the messy world of queer kickball... more