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Thirst Aid Kit
Thirst is natural… so let’s celebrate it! Join Bim Adewunmi and Nichole Perkins as they dig deep into the various ways women express their thirst, asking: why do we desire who we desire? At a time when men are Not Doing Great, Bim and Nichole want to ask keep asking questions about Hollywood inclusi...
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Introducing: This Is Good For You from Nichole Perkins
Nichole Perkins has a new podcast, and we’re bringing you Episode One, “Riding Is Good for You,” so you can check it out. Search for “This Is Good For...
Good Night, and Good Thirst
And… SCENE.
We came, we ushered in a glorious age of elucidating female desire, coined a few salient expressions of desire, and poof! like magi...
A Bottle of Matthew Rhys-ling
Matthew Rhys’ energy is complex and layered, like a roasted pepper: there’s spice, there’s heat, and there’s smoke. In Rhys, there is a balance of all...
The Sweet Thirst of Sweet Magnolias
Thirst is a broad church—did you know that? Which is why we can cackle like dirty aunties at filthy innuendos but also relish the pure PG-13 sweetness...
The Naughty Bob Ross (feat. Marc Rebillet)
Okay. You might be saying “who?” but trust us. Marc Rebillet’s rising star is one to watch. Using a loop machine, a keyboard, and a strong WiFi connec...
A “Two Appetizers” Kinda Guy (feat. Jake Johnson)
Every so often, the thirst stars align, or the thirst goddesses smile down on us, or whatever you want to call it... and well, it all came together fo...
Rakes, Sheikhs, Shipping Magnates
We’ve long talked about our love for romance novels and in this episode we are going deep: talking about the changing aesthetics of romance novels, th...
THIRSTMAIL VOL. 4
It’s never a bad move to hear from our thirsty yet oh-so-talented Thirst Buckets! Our audience is the best audience because they send us drabbles that...
Bim’s Thirst 123s
It’s Bim’s turn to delve into the roots of her thirst habits — and naturally, it turned out to be a journey through TV and film! Watching Tevin Campbe...
Friendship and Thirst (feat. Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman)
We’re joined this week by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman of the wildly popular podcast Call Your Girlfriend. We giggle over Tunde Adebimpe, Peter Dinkl...
Nichole’s Thirst ABCs
We talk about formative crushes A LOT of the show, so we decided to do a little digging… Who, exactly, was the first person to indoctrinate Nichole in...
Hot Men In Bad Movies
Every movie we watch can’t be a part of the Criterion Collection, okay? Sometimes you have to suffer through a movie to gorge yourself on eye candy an...
The Adventure Known As John Boyega
We always had an eye on John Boyega, but for a slew of reasons conditions never quite felt… right. Until now. Now we want to talk about how he’s grown...
A Dog Called Rex (with Jason Mantzoukas)
Jason Mantzoukas? In the virtual Thirst studio? We did it for you! We decided to come back with a bang, and there’s none bangier than Mr M. Let’s see....
Conscious Coupling
We’re going on hiatus! But before we go…we spend a little time with our favorite TV couples from our quarantine binge rewatches… you know, the ones th...
No Chill With Yahya and Simu
For a long time, it’s felt like superpowers only went to lantern-jawed white men… but if we urge you to consider two up-and-coming Thirst Objects: Yah...
The Smoldering Appeal of Shazad Latif and Manny Montana
Shazad Latif and Manny Montana have paid their dues and it’s time to give them the recognition they deserve. From Spooks to Penny Dreadful to Star Tre...
Thirsting In Place
We’ve all been sheltering in place for some time now, which has given us ample time to think about who our ideal quarantine buddies would be. Who woul...
Maximum UST
Maddie and David. Will and Alicia. Ichabod and Abbie. Brennan and Booth. Moonlighting, The Good Wife, Sleepy Hollow, and Bones all showed us the magic...
Thirst Buckets Galore!
‘Thirst In The Covid-19 Era’ could well be the title of this episode or an academic paper in the year 2050 — but we’re not doing that! No, we decided...
The Emotional Intelligence of Brian Tyree Henry
When it comes to having the range, there is one man in particular who hits all the high notes—Brian Tyree Henry can make you feel joy, despair, camara...
Flooding the Basement with Ashley C. Ford
This week’s guest was once in her underwear on a billboard in Brooklyn, but that’s the least of her accomplishments. Writer and podcast host Ashley C....
We Love James McAvoy, That’ s All
Nichole is ill this week, but there could be no better Thirst Object to rouse her from her sickbed than Glasgow-born actor James McAvoy! We looked int...
The Deceptive Deference of Clive Owen
Clive Owen: is he dangerous or is he the love of our lives? As someone wise once asked, why not both? When Clive steps into a scene, we don’t know if...
Blair Underwood: The Most Charming Man in the World
Blair Underwood is a multi-generational snack: he’s been hot for so long, it’s kind of unreal. He’s currently starring on Broadway in A Soldier’s Play...
Next Stop: Penn Badgley
Somehow, Penn Badgley’s turn as sneering killer Joe Goldberg on Netflix’s You has recently made him the internet’s sort-of boyfriend… but our interest...
TAK Takes Sundance
From Lost to Hawaii Five-O, Daniel Dae Kim is all talent and cheeky smiles. He joins the hosts of Thirst Aid Kit to discuss the premiere of Blast Beat...
REWIND: Ryan Coogler, Bay Area Bae
Hey Thirst Buckets! We’re taking a break right now, resting up to do some intensive thirsting. But until then, we’re sharing some of our favorite epis...
REWIND: Lee Pace, Sturdy but Delicate
Hey Thirst Buckets! We’re taking a break right now, resting up to do some intensive thirsting. But until then, we’re sharing some of our favorite epis...
REWIND: Chris Evans (feat. Chris Evans)
Happy New Year, Thirst Buckets!
As you probably know, in 2019 we found a new home for our podcast at Slate. Since then, we’ve lusted out loud o...
The 2019 Thirst Report
What a year 2019 has been! After a 9-month hiatus, Thirst Aid Kit found a new home at Slate and we had much to catch up on— so much so that we weren’t...
Randall Park: He Has the Range
Does Randall Park know what he does to us? We only ask because whether it’s performing a classic prank as Asian Jim on The Office or punching Keanu Re...
Funny Bones ft. Wyatt Cenac
Wyatt Cenac knows funny. You may have heard him in everything from Bojack Horseman to Archer and Bob’s Burgers. He was a writer for King of the Hill,...
How To! With Charles Duhigg (Plus Bim and Nichole!)
Hey, Thirst Buckets! In case you missed it, we were featured on another Slate podcast called How To! With Charles Duhigg, and we want to share it with...
Jake Johnson: Turtle, Bear, Total Snack
The thing about Jake Johnson is: so. many. people. fancy. him! Is it because he legitimately looks like a guy you might bump into at your neighbourhoo...
The Many Lives of Joshua Jackson
It’s difficult to separate ‘Joshua Jackson the actor’ from ‘Pacey Witter the character’ but we managed it in this episode! He may have captured our te...
The Weird and Wonderful Lakeith Stanfield
You know it, you see it: there’s something about Lakeith. It’s there in Atlanta, in Get Out, in Someone Great… the list goes on. It’s actually many th...
Jason. And Jason Again.
We say Sudeikis, you say Mantzoukas, let's call the whole thing off! Yes, it's a 'two for one' deal on this week's episode, in which we examine two fu...
That Sturdy Feeling ft. Driadonna Roland
Happy Halloween! This week there are no tricks, and only BIG OLE TREATS thanks to the top tier selection of Thirst Objects gathered. We asked our frie...
Stern Men and Power Femmes with Nicole Cliffe
Buttoned Up. Taciturn. No-Nonsense. We all know the magnetism of a stern man, and how it compels thirst. Writer, benevolent internet queen and genteel...