Great Listens: Gen Sex, Olive Garden, Katy Perry

Plus, what do Trump voters think now?

View in browser|nytimes.com April 18, 2025 This week, reminisce about your favorite vanishing chain restaurants, soar with Katy Perry and get hot and heavy with a not-safe-for-work Gen X romance. Plus, unpack the week in politics and discover new pop hits. And does love mean having to share your location? Send your response to the Modern Love podcast. Great Listens Phil Donohue 'WHEN YOU'RE HERE, YOU'RE FAMILY' Pizza Hut, Chili's, Olive Garden: the Vanishing Middle-Class Restaurant We're losing more than just unlimited breadsticks. Listen Alec Soth/Magnum, for The New York Times THE LIFE AQUATIC The Rich Techno-Utopians Who Want to Colonize the Sea Libertarians have long looked at ocean living as the next frontier. Some are testing the waters. Listen Philip Montgomery for The New York Times 'I'M LAUGHING AT MYSELF' Ramy Youssef Is Just Trying to Be 'Emotionally Correct' The creator and comedian discusses his penchant for self-reflection and how politics fits into his work. Listen News and Ideas Jose Luis Magana/Associated Press Trump vs. the Courts: Unpacking a remarkable week. Trapped abroad: Who is the man at the center of a Constitutional standoff? "Alien enemies," or innocent men? Here's what we found out about 238 deported migrants. The El Salvador deportations: Done intentionally to "freak everyone out?" Is there any way to stop Trump? Our new show asks a leading Republican lawyer. Harvard decided to fight the administration. Why telling it no was worth the risk. What do Trump voters think of him now? We went to Michigan to find out. Meta is on trial. Plus, what do dolphins and Katy Perry have in common? Unwind Illustration by Brian Rea MODERN LOVE Gen X? More Like Gen Sex. The juicy back story of a popular essay about an unexpected sexual awakening. Listen NYT Wirecutter; source photo by iStock/Dragon Claws THE WIRECUTTER SHOW Stop Killing Your Houseplants These simple tips will save them. Listen Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for iHeartRadio POPCAST 13 Songs You Didn't Know Were Big Hits Right Now A tour of the more surprising — and kind of anonymous — corners of the current Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Listen Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Photo: Kevin Mazur/Peacock, via Getty Images THE CULTURE DESK Miley Cyrus Greets the Apocalypse With a Smile Plus new tracks from Galactic, Stereolab and more. Listen FOR NYT AUDIO SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Great magazines beyond The Times Illustration: Olivier Heiligers New York Magazine Is Everybody Just Living Beyond Their Means? With rising costs of living, debt, and the doomscroll-to-checkout pipeline, we're overspending more than ever. 14 MIN LISTEN Tero Vesalainen/Shutterstock GQ Magazine How to Finally Divorce Your Toxic Sports Team Of all the relationships in life, none is more toxic than the one we have with the sports team we love the most. But why is it so impossible to call it quits? 38 MIN LISTEN Illustration by Eleni Kalorkoti The New Yorker The Pluralism Pivot: What Comes After D.E.I.? Colleges search for a way forward in the post-D.E.I. era. 40 MIN LISTEN For more audio journalism and storytelling, visit the Listen Tab in our News app (available for iOS). Thanks for reading. If you're enjoying what you're reading, please consider recommending it to others. They can sign up here. Have feedback? We'd love to hear from you. Email us at audiocare@nytimes.com. Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for Audio from The New York Times. To stop receiving Audio, unsubscribe. To opt out of other promotional emails from The Times, including those regarding The Athletic, manage your email settings. To opt out of updates and offers sent from The Athletic, submit a request. Subscribe to The TimesGet The New York Times app Connect with us on: Change Your EmailPrivacy PolicyContact UsCalifornia Notices The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018