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The 2026 midterm elections may be in November, but they’re top of mind for California voters who will elect a new governor this year and who passed Proposition 50 last fall – redrawing congressional districts to favor Democrats in their bid to retake the House. We look at how red ...  Show more

There is near consensus on one facet of American life these days: parenting is hard. In surveys, most parents report being exhausted. Parenting is central to our identities and we do what academics describe as “intensive parenting.” We’re giving it all to our children, and broadl ...  Show more

New host, more cringe dating stories! Joel Kim Booster is here to introduce himself as the new host of Bad Dates, and to invite you down memory lane as you hear his own unhinged dating story from earlier this year, when Joel was a panelist on guest host Marie Faustin’s first e ...

Introducing the new host of Bad Dates, Joel Kim Booster! Each week, Joel's funniest friends will share their stories of where romance goes to die. New episodes coming shortly!

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Happy 4th of July! On a Re-Release episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Sean Patton, Chelsea Devantez, and Scott Thompson to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Sean asks her out for the bit but he’s the one who gets nibbled, Chelsea becomes a p ...

On a new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Nico Carney, Johnny Pemberton, and the legendary Marsha Warfield to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Nico explains why he always looks both ways when leaving his apartment, Johnny’s date-in-law wo ...