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Dolly Parton's Real Gift Was Never the Voice. It Was the Open Door
Episode 442
Dolly Parton has died at 80, and the loss is impossible to size. Newsweek's Lauren Giella joins H. Alan Scott to talk through a legacy that ran far p…
1 month, 1 week ago
Dominic Sessa on Playing a Anthony Bourdain Before He Became Bourdain
Episode 440
Anthony Bourdain was never just a chef. Dominic Sessa joins Newsweek's H. Alan Scott to talk about ‘Tony,’ the new film that follows a 19-year-old Bo…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Stern Retirement, No Comments for Oprah and a 'Glee' Reboot
Episode 441
If it’s happening in the world of entertainment, it’s for the culture. And there’s a lot going on. For example, New York is insufferable right now an…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
One in Five: The Child Sexual Abuse Conversation the Epstein Scandal Never Started
Episode 439
Jeffrey Epstein's crimes were crimes against children. That is not how the country talked about them. Elizabeth J. Letourneau, PhD, who leads the Joh…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Lollapalooza's Problem, Man Bag Summer and the Ariana Grande Discourse
Episode 438
Summer's almost done, so let's see what it left behind. A festival that forgot what made it singular. A pop star who decided the conversation about h…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder Reclaim the Slasher for Women in a New Era
Episode 437
It's no surprise that horror films are often allegories for larger societal issues, like racism with Get Out (2017) or male entitlement with Curry Ba…
2 months ago
Eric Goode Made 'Tiger King.' In 'Monsters of God' He's Part of the Story
Episode 436
Eric Goode and his producing partner Jeremy McBride have made a run of hit documentaries about what happens when humans get a little too into certain…
2 months ago
Review: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ is Good. Really, Really Good.
Episode 435
This has been quite a week in culture. First, Newsweek's H. Alan Scott reviews Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the latest chapter in Tom Holland's run as …
2 months, 1 week ago
Crystal Methyd Wins, Joey Jay Steals Hearts: The Drag Race All Stars Finale Interviews
Episode 433
Crystal Methyd just became the first Drag Race winner out of Missouri, and she is not slowing down. She sits down with Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott to un…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Tony Powell Walked Away From Football. This Documentary Found Him.
Episode 432
In the 1970s, Tony Powell was a star defender for Norwich City. Then he vanished. Decades later, filmmakers Ramiel Petros and Nicholas Freeman found…
2 months, 2 weeks ago