Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Riyadh Comedy Festival, Electronic Arts, and why Saudi Arabia is investing in culture
Comedians performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival are being criticized for selling out to a Saudi regime that is trying to change its image. Alyssa Mercante and Shireen Ahmed join Elamin Abdelmahmou…
Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Taylor Swift beefs with Charlie XCX on Life of a Showgirl, and Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl
Music journalists Emilie Hanskamp, Reanna Cruz, and Suzy Exposito join Elamin Abdelmahmoud in the Group Chat to weigh-in on Taylor Swift’s highly anticipated new album, ‘Life of a Showgirl,’ and the …
Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Only Murders in the Building, Hacks -- is Hollywood getting aging right?
With the release season 5 of ‘Only Murders In The Building’, the films ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ and ‘Eleanor The Great,’ Elamin is joined by film and tv critics Radheyan Simonpillai and Teri Hart, …
Published on 4 weeks ago
Mae Martin's twisty new series Wayward & Patrick Watson's album Uh Oh
Niko Stratis and Rachel Ho join Elamin Abdelmahmoud to share their thoughts on comedian Mae Martin's series Wayward, an unexpectedly dark thriller that is definitely not a comedy. Plus, T'Cha Dunlevy…
Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago
How Kent Monkman creates new conversations about art and Canada's past
On this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – we talk about an artist who is having a profound impact on the way we understand Canada’s past – and the resilience of Indigenous people. Riley Yes…
Published on 1 month ago
Heavyweight returns, the Williams sisters' new podcast & Sweden leaves Abba out of its cultural canon
The hit narrative podcast Heavyweight by Jonathan Goldstein is back after being cancelled by Spotify a few years ago. Plus, Venus and Serena Williams jump into podcasting with their new show, Stockto…
Published on 1 month ago
One Battle After Another, and the release of the thriller series The Savant is delayed
CBC Entertainment's Jackson Weaver, film critic Radheyan Simonpillai, and poet El Jones join Elamin Abdelmahmoud to discuss Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film 'One Battle After Another,' a prescient act…
Published on 1 month ago
What does the end of Bad Bunny's residency mean for Puerto Rico? And a new Fela Kuti graphic novel
Elamin is joined by Kennya Giselle Rivera Sanabria and Reanna Cruz to look back on Bad Bunny’s historic 31 day residency in Puerto Rico (which ended this past Saturday) and what its success might mea…
Published on 1 month ago
Kimmel retuns to late night, what did he say?
Less than a week after being yanked off the air for comments he made about Charlie Kirk, Jimmy Kimmel is back. But will he be muzzled? TV critic Eric Deggans and comedian Ashley Ray join Elamin to ta…
Published on 1 month ago
Football/horror film Him, Black Rabbit, and MJ The Musical
Film critics Radheyan Simonpillai and Sarah-Tai Black join guest host Amil Niazi to talk about the film 'Him,' a Jordan Peele-produced horror film about American football culture, and the new Netflix…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago