Diet Soap - a podcast
Douglas Lain
Science and ideas · Ongoing · ~73 min
Taste attributes: documentarypoliticaltalk-showslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyemotive & stirringsocial commentarydeep rivalry
Boxlist takeRealistic and heavy: a layered ideas podcast, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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About this podcast
The Diet Soap podcast began in 2009 in response to the economic crisis of 2008. Since then it has gone through many transformations, including becoming the podcast for a critical theory imprint out of the UK. Today the Diet Soap podcast is running under its original name for Sublation Media. Sublati…
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- Publisher
- Douglas Lain
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 73 minutes
- Latest episode
- 30 October 2026
- Categories
- Society & Culture, Philosophy
- Taste scores
- How we score
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