Takeout, Anyone?

The Bob Costas and Howard Cosell of newsletters—whoa, first-ever Spread sports reference!—is here to fill ears and feed minds

This election has been hell on the complexion.

Spatchcockin’ Spreadikins,

Just in time for the season of 12 hours in traffic, “bumped” flights, lost luggage, overtalkin’ in-laws, the food group known as Brown and the flavor family known as Bland, and crashing tidal waves of Mylanta, we bring you: The Annual Spread Thanksgiving Podcast Roundup! Herewith, gentle listeners, a combined 10 hours (or so) of entertainment guaranteed to whisk you away from it all. In mind, if not in body.

Gobble, gobble from your pals,

Peach & Blossom

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1. On the frothy, big-hearted chat show Sounds Like a Cult, Substacker/author

   Amanda Montell
   and comedian Isa Medina-Mate analyze one American obsession per episode. Installments like “The Cult of Trader Joe’s” and “The Cult of Free Birthers” will help you glide through even the gnarliest I-95 snarl. Listen to the show here.

2. Remember back in 2011, when one high-school girl after another in upstate New York started…twitching? In Hysterical, Wondery’s Dan Taberski set out to solve the contagion, and kept us rapt for seven episodes. Listen to the series here.