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In Her Shoes from the Cut is a weekly conversation between a special guest and Lindsay Peoples, The Cut's Editor-in-Chief, exploring culture, style, sex, politics and more. Intimate, provocative, and probing, the Cut aims to ask questions before listeners even know they have them, always with a generous wit and an expansive idea of what is possible. From New York Magazine and The Vox Media Podcast Network. New episodes every other Wednesday.

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In Her Shoes: Atsuko Okatsuka

05.24.2023

Atsuko Okatsuka is the comedian whose video you’ve probably shared with one of your friends. She has this adorable innocence and instant relatability that makes her so charming and convincing on stage. On this episode, she talks about how she ...

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05.24.2023 In Her Shoes: Atsuko Okatsuka Atsuko Okatsuka is the comedian whose video you’ve probably shared with one of your friends. She has this adorable innocence and instant relatability that makes her so charming and convincing on stage. On this episode, she talks about how she ...
05.10.2023 In Her Shoes: Margaret Cho Margaret Cho is undeniably a comedy giant and a stand up legend who paved the way for so many women in comedy we see today. She gave Asian American women the liberty to be loud, vulgar, quirky and outright hilarious. ...
04.26.2023 In Her Shoes: Shiza Shahid Shiza Shahid has been impressive pretty much all her life. At 14, she was working as a volunteer in women’s prisons. At 18, she was off to Stanford. A few years later, she returned to her home, Pakistan, where she ...
04.12.2023 In Her Shoes: Robin Thede Sit down, be humble? Naw, not Robin Thede. She's uncontestedly hilarious and she knows it. On this episode, she spills the details on the fourth season of a Black Lady Sketch Show, and gives us a little advice on how ...
03.29.2023 In Her Shoes: Ayanna Pressley Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley has been a trailblazer pretty much her entire political career. In 2010, she was the first Black woman elected to the Boston City council and then would later go on to become the first Black woman elected ...
03.20.2023 In His Shoes: Law Roach As Hollywood’s most powerful stylist, Law Roach has been the image architect for the biggest names in the industry — Zendaya, Celine Dion, Priyanka Chopra, Anne Hathaway, Ariana Grande, and Anya Taylor-Joy, to name just a few — yet he ...
03.15.2023 In Her Shoes: Abby Phillip - Behind the Cover Abby Phillip is a voice and a face that's guided us through the news an anchor on CNN. Two years ago, she graced the cover of The Cut and on this episode, Lindsay and Abby reminisce on what that moment ...
03.01.2023 In Their Shoes: Miles Greenberg and Salome Asega This week we’re sharing with you a panel Lindsay moderated at the New Museum a few months ago with artists Miles Greenberg and Salome Asega. Miles is a performance artist and sculptor who’s known for using the physical body as ...
02.15.2023 In Her Shoes: Tory Burch Tory Burch is one of the designers who defined the 2000s. From the timeless ballet flat, to the signature Tory Burch emblem, her brand put a mark on an era and continues to remain a household name. She does this ...
02.08.2023 Tinder Changed the Game - from Land of the Giants: Dating Games From Land of the Giants, here is the first episode of this season, Dating Games. When Tinder launched in 2012, it changed dating culture and our expectations around dating forever by leveraging the iPhone and gamifying the dating experience. But ...
02.01.2023 In Her Shoes: Paulina Porizkova Paulina Porizkova has been famous just about her entire life. As a model in the 80s, she was once one of the highest paid supermodels in the world. Back then, she was known for being seen and not heard. At ...
01.18.2023 In Her Shoes: Kenya Moore Kenya Moore sits on the Mount Rushmore of Real Housewives legends, but she’s been Gone With the Wind fabulous since before the show. The forever beauty queen has given us quality content since she joined the franchise in 2012 and ...
01.04.2023 In Her Store: Susan Alexandra In the Lower East Side on Orchard Street, there’s a colorful little store with a bejeweled beaded banana handle. It’s Susan Korn’s baby, the Susan Alexandra Store. Susan’s aesthetic is like if Lisa Frank, Betsy Johnson and Hello Kitty had ...
12.21.2022 In Her Shoes: Alyssa Shelasky Alyssa Shelasky is a writer in the truest form. She's written for magazines, she's written her own book, and now, the Sex Diaries column she edits for New York Magazine is being made into a docu-series for HBO. In this ...
12.14.2022 In Her Shoes: Issa Rae What does it mean to make a binge-able show that people will rewatch for years to come? On this episode, Issa shares about what makes storytelling meaningful, why taking time to herself is so important, and what she has planned ...
12.07.2022 In Her Shoes: Eva Longoria Eva Longoria Baston is a true renaissance woman. Most of us were first introduced to her as Gabrielle Solis in the Show Desperate Housewives but she’s walked many different paths since her time on Wisteria Lane. The actress, producer, director, ...
11.23.2022 In Her Shoes: Audie Cornish Audie Cornish is a journalism vet whose voice was our north star on NPR’s, All Things Considered for ten years. After being a public radio girl for most of her career, she’s embarking on a new journey. She’s now hosting ...
11.09.2022 In Her Shoes: Carri Twigg Carri Twigg understands how storytelling shapes our reality. She’s the Co-founder and Head of Development for Culture House media, a Black, Brown and woman owned production company that centers the voices of those most marginalized in the industry. Culture house ...
10.26.2022 In Her Shoes: Jurnee Smollett Jurnee Smollett has been on screen since before she could talk. Her career spans three decades, from sitcoms, to thrillers, to feature film. She’s done it all and she’s only 36. This summer, she starred in the Netflix film Spiderhead ...
10.12.2022 In Her Shoes: Kristina Blahnik Kristina Blahnik walks in the footsteps of her incomparable uncle, Manolo and as CEO of the Manolo Blahnik brand, those shoes are absolutely divine. After taking over the position in 2013, she’s been able to expand the company from six ...
09.28.2022 In His Shoes: Michael R. Jackson For this episode of In Her Shoes, we’re doing something a bit different. This summer Lindsay interviewed Michael R. Jackson in partnership with The New Museum. He’s a renowned playwright, composer, lyricist and the creative, brilliant mind behind the Broadway ...
09.14.2022 In Her Shoes: Eva Longoria Eva Longoria Baston is a true renaissance woman. Most of us were first introduced to her as Gabrielle Solis in the Show Desperate Housewives but she’s walked many different paths since her time on Wisteria Lane. The actress, producer, director, ...
08.31.2022 In Her Shoes: Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg are really good at testing things out. On their podcast, By The Book, they apply the advice given from different self help books to their own lives to see what’s actually helpful. From their discoveries, ...
08.17.2022 In Her Shoes: Tamera Mowry-Housley Tamera Mowry-Housley has been a household name since her rise to fame in the early nineties. She’s an actress, producer, entrepreneur and lifestyle expert, who’s truly done it all. On this episode, we talked about starting over, the importance of ...
08.04.2022 Into It: The Business of Beyoncé (with Sam Sanders) Obsess better. Into It is a new podcast from Vulture and New York Magazine about the pop culture we can't stop thinking about. It's hosted by Sam Sanders, and the first episode explores How Beyonce changed the industry with her ...
08.03.2022 In Her Shoes: Issa Rae What does it mean to make a binge-able show that people will rewatch for years to come? On this episode, Issa shares about what makes storytelling meaningful, why taking time to herself is so important, and what she has planned ...
07.20.2022 In Her Shoes: Nili Lotan Nili Lotan is a New York-based fashion designer who found success after launching her namesake label in 2003, making her own brand of classics for women. On this episode, the fashion designer talked about how she stitched her way through ...
07.13.2022 In Her Shoes: Jia Tolentino Jia is a staff writer at the New Yorker and a bestselling author of the nine-part essay collection “Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion,”. On this episode, Jia talks about her latest writing on the Supreme Court’s abortion decision, coping as ...
06.22.2022 In Her Shoes: Jen Statsky Jen Statsky has been writing her way through the industry punchline by punchline. On this episode, the co-creator of Hacks on HBO Max talks about her start in the industry, how the show got green-lit and the homage it pays ...
06.08.2022 In Her Shoes: Margaret Cho Margaret Cho is a comedy legend who paved the way for so many recognizable names we see today. On this episode of In Her Shoes, she talks about her career, how race has shaped her comedy and her new film, ...
05.25.2022 In Her Shoes: Rebecca Traister For over twenty years, Rebecca Traister has been a leading voice in gender issues and abortion politics. The Cut Columnist joined host Lindsay Peoples to talk about the leaked Supreme Court draft and what a post Roe future could mean ...
05.11.2022 In Her Shoes: Symone Sanders No, You Shut Up author, youngest national press secretary on record, and host of a new show on MSNBC- this heady resume belongs to this week's guest- the one and only Symone Sanders. Host Lindsay Peoples Wagner is joined by ...
04.27.2022 In Her Shoes: Celine Semaan We're slowing things down this week with Celine Semaan an advocate, an author, and the founder of the climate innovation lab Slow Factory. Host Lindsay Peoples sat down with Celine to chat about career pivots, the future of sustainable fashion, ...
04.13.2022 In Her Shoes: Leah Thomas Sustainability is often framed as an obstacle to a successful business in today's world, but Leah Thomas- aka Green Girl Leah- has carved out a career marrying the two. On this episode, host Lindsay Peoples talks shop with Leah, diving ...
03.30.2022 In Her Shoes: Zazie Beetz How does a lady go from "breakout star" to established actress? This week, Lindsay Peoples sits down with the star of Atlanta, The Harder They Fall, and Deadpool 2, Zazie Beetz, to talk about that journey, avoiding burnout along the ...
03.16.2022 In Her Shoes: Anna Sui What does it take to sustain a legendary career? On this week’s episode, host Lindsay Peoples sits down with iconic designer Anna Sui to peek behind the curtain of her creative process, delve into her rich encyclopedic fashion knowledge, and ...
03.02.2022 In Her Shoes: Hilary Duff From How I Met Your Father, Younger, to (of course) Lizzie McGuire- In Her Shoes is breaking down what goes into building a stellar career full of iconic characters. Lindsay Peoples Wager is joined by the one and only Hilary ...
02.23.2022 In Her Shoes: Desiree Rogers In Her Shoes is taking over The Cut, interviewing the people we love, admire, or just find interesting. Each episode explores how our guest found their path, what got in their way, and how they think about bringing others along ...
02.16.2022 In Her Shoes: Garcelle Beauvais On today’s In Her Shoes, host and Editor-in-Chief of The Cut Lindsay Peoples Wagner spoke with actor, reality TV star, podcaster, and author Garcelle Beauvais! Of Coming to America and Real Housewives of Beverley Hills fame, Garcelle spoke with Lindsay ...
12.29.2021 In Search of Himbos The ideal man seems to have shifted from Mr. Darcy to Magic Mike. Someone who makes up for their intellectual blindspots with kindness and a hot bod. But do they exist outside of films and television? The Cut’s B.A. Parker ...
12.22.2021 I See a Sh-tshow, from Cover Story: Power Trip After years of experimenting with drugs, Lily discovers the psychedelic underground. It’s a world of shamans and guides - people illegally practicing psychedelic therapy to treat trauma. Their secret mission is to make this treatment more widely available in order ...
12.18.2021 In Her Shoes: Gabourey Sidibe In the latest episode of In Her Shoes, the Cut editor-in-chief Lindsay Peoples Wagner sat down with actor Gabourey Sidibe, know for her Oscar-nominated acting debut in 2009's Precious. Since Precious, Gabourey has continued to make a career for herself ...
12.15.2021 Emily Ratajkowski's Body For model Emily Ratajkowski, there's a blurred line between empowerment and objectification. Coming up in the world of modeling, a harrowing experience with a photographer provided an early education in power dynamics, shame and what it means to be the ...
12.11.2021 In Her Shoes: Sanaa Lathan In this episode of In Her Shoes, The Cut's Editor-in-Chief Lindsay Peoples Wagner sat down with actor and director Sanaa Lathan. Born and bred in New York City, Sanaa started out as a teen guest-starring on sitcoms like Family Matters ...
12.08.2021 How Do I Deal With My Rich Friends? We trust our friends with the most intimate details of our lives. Yet for a lot of us, talking about finances feels off limits. So what happens when you find yourself in a friendship where money becomes an issue? In ...
12.01.2021 Would You Freeze and Share Your Eggs? More women are putting off having kids, which means the egg freezing business is booming. But with the process costing thousands and thousands of dollars, egg freezing is mostly a luxury good at this point. Unless you're willing to donate ...
11.24.2021 The Crock-Pot, from Nice Try! Countertop kitchen appliances — cookers that range from slow to fast — promise healthier, easier, better ways to feed the body. These gadgets of convenience have raised the standards for how much variety and excitement one can reasonably expect from ...
11.17.2021 Why Bother Being Nice? No matter who you are, inevitably there is someone telling you to “be nicer” or “stop being so nice”. Girlbosses preach that nice girls don't get the corner office, and yet Instagram slogans plead to "be nice." But what is ...
11.10.2021 How Do I Make Friends Now? The pandemic has left a lot of us with this sense that our friends have disappeared. So Cut producer Noor Bouzidi goes in search of a new social life. She goes on friend dates with strangers she met on Bumble. ...
11.03.2021 The Antivaxxer In Your Life A new culture war is playing out in public in the form of antivax protests and an avalanche of social media posts from vaccine skeptics. But the divide is also playing out in private. And it's exploding relationships between people ...

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In Her Shoes: Atsuko Okatsuka

In Her Shoes: Margaret Cho

In Her Shoes: Shiza Shahid

In Her Shoes: Robin Thede

In Her Shoes: Ayanna Pressley

In His Shoes: Law Roach

In Her Shoes: Abby Phillip - Behind the Cover

In Their Shoes: Miles Greenberg and Salome Asega

In Her Shoes: Tory Burch

Tinder Changed the Game - from Land of the Giants: Dating Games

In Her Shoes: Paulina Porizkova

In Her Shoes: Kenya Moore

In Her Store: Susan Alexandra

In Her Shoes: Alyssa Shelasky

In Her Shoes: Issa Rae

In Her Shoes: Eva Longoria

In Her Shoes: Audie Cornish

In Her Shoes: Carri Twigg

In Her Shoes: Jurnee Smollett

In Her Shoes: Kristina Blahnik

In His Shoes: Michael R. Jackson

In Her Shoes: Eva Longoria

In Her Shoes: Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg

In Her Shoes: Tamera Mowry-Housley

Into It: The Business of Beyoncé (with Sam Sanders)

In Her Shoes: Issa Rae

In Her Shoes: Nili Lotan

In Her Shoes: Jia Tolentino

In Her Shoes: Jen Statsky

In Her Shoes: Margaret Cho

In Her Shoes: Rebecca Traister

In Her Shoes: Symone Sanders

In Her Shoes: Celine Semaan

In Her Shoes: Leah Thomas

In Her Shoes: Zazie Beetz

In Her Shoes: Anna Sui

In Her Shoes: Hilary Duff

In Her Shoes: Desiree Rogers

In Her Shoes: Garcelle Beauvais

In Search of Himbos

I See a Sh-tshow, from Cover Story: Power Trip

In Her Shoes: Gabourey Sidibe

Emily Ratajkowski's Body

In Her Shoes: Sanaa Lathan

How Do I Deal With My Rich Friends?

Would You Freeze and Share Your Eggs?

The Crock-Pot, from Nice Try!

Why Bother Being Nice?

How Do I Make Friends Now?

The Antivaxxer In Your Life