Podcasts
Welcome to Your Fantasy
A new podcast about how Chippendales, a seedy strip club in West LA, became an international phenomenon — and how paranoia and greed turned it into a hotbed of drugs, corruption, and murder. From Pineapple Street Studios and Gimlet. Available now, only on Spotify.
Also, don’t miss the eye-popping Insta account, @chippendalesrevealed….
This Day in Esoteric Political History
From a global pandemic upending society to an especially intense U.S. presidential election cycle, we’re living in an unprecedented time. Maybe. In this show, Jody Avirgan, Nicole Hemmer, Kellie Carter Jackson, and special guests rescue stories from the entirety of U.S. political history to map our journey through this era. Each episode takes one moment, big or small, from that day in the past and explores how it might inform our present –– and it does so in under ten minutes. New episodes release Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays.
We’re posting about moments from the past @thisdaypod on Twitter and Instagram. If you have a suggestion for a topic, get in touch. This Day In Esoteric Political History is a proud member of the Radiotopia podcast network from PRX.
Find all our episodes — with links to all your favorite streaming services — here!
A12: The Story of Charlottesville
Named by The Guardian as “one of our favourite podcasts of 2018” … “an essential listen.”
A12 is a six-episode podcast series about the white nationalist violence in Charlottesville in 2017, and the history behind it. Created, produced, and hosted by Nicole Hemmer.
Past Present
Hosted by Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Petrzela, and Neil J. Young, Natalia, Past Present is a weekly podcast dedicated to bringing historical insights to political and cultural debates. Why is Pope Francis so popular in America? What's behind the corporate defense of gay rights? How does The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt manage to get the '90s so right?
Since 2015, we’ve been offering listeners an alternative to the reflexive and polarized world of punditry. Interested in the world around you but exhausted by rote reactions and partisan talking points? You've come to the right place.
Find episodes, show notes, and more here!