Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchUnpacking the Shōgun finale, and can we Scrabble Together?
As the epic series "Shōgun" airs its final episode on Disney+ this week, TV critics Inkoo Kang and Kaiya Shunyata talk about what sets this adaptatio…
2 years, 4 months ago
Do true crime stories help or exploit? And unpacking Drake's new diss track
It's been ten years since the first episode of the hit podcast Serial came out, and we've been riding this wave of true crime entertainment ever sinc…
2 years, 4 months ago
How theatres are being tricked by AI, and the dark comedy The Sympathizer comes to TV
Guest host Ali Hassan speaks with theatre critic Aisling Murphy to talk about her recent article in The Toronto Star where she outlines how some thea…
2 years, 4 months ago
Diving into Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department
Culture critics Tyler Foggatt, Cassie Cao and Adam Sternbergh join guest host Ali Hassan with their thoughts on the latest album from Taylor Swift an…
2 years, 4 months ago
An Israeli artist's statement on the world's biggest art stage
The 60th annual Venice Biennale opens this weekend, but one exhibit will be closed to the public. Ruth Patir, the artist representing Israel, is refu…
2 years, 4 months ago
Civil War is at the top of the box office, but what is it trying to say?
Culture critics Rad Simonpillai and Omar El Akkad unpack Alex Garland’s new film "Civil War."
2 years, 4 months ago
How covering O.J. Simpson reshaped entertainment
In the wake of O.J. Simpson's death last week, writers David Dennis Jr., Jael Richardson, and Eric Harvey reflect on how O.J.'s murder trial in 1995 …
2 years, 4 months ago
Kill Tony is one of the biggest comedy shows right now, and The People's Joker is finally out
Elamin is joined by Commotion regular Matt Hart and comedian Ali Hassan to talk about how the chaotic, unapologetically crude, and competitive stand-…
2 years, 4 months ago
Fallout, Netflix's Ripley, and J.Cole's diss track saga and whether artist rivalries make for better art
For this week's group chat, Elamin Abdelmahmoud sits down with culture critics Niko Stratis, Rad Simonpillai, and Pablo,The Don. They respond to news…
2 years, 4 months ago
Scoop and the interview that ended Prince Andrew’s career
After a disastrous interview with the BBC in 2019 about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew stepped away from royal duties and publi…
2 years, 4 months ago