Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchNicki Minaj's turn towards Trump, and Adin Ross comes after Doechii
The new year kicked off with some big stories from the world of hip hop. There's the petition to have Nicki Minaj deported to Trinidad, Drake is faci…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The memeification of the Venezuela crisis, and Jim Henson's Labyrinth turns 40
Millions of people are encountering the crisis in Venezuela right now through memes – from Nicolás Maduro's 'viral dance' that reportedly angered U.S…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Are we in for an AI cultural reset this year?
AI has already transformed what we read, watch, and listen to .. and some people are already fed up. So .. are we in for a cultural reset this year? …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
What's new in music in 2026?
There are so many big albums to look forward to in 2026, and there are so many industry trends, like the rise of AI in music. What should we pay atte…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
What we're watching in 2026: The Pitt S2, lots of Canadian movies and more
Critics Kathryn VanArendonk and Saloni Gajjar chat with Elamin Abdelmahmoud about the new and returning TV shows they’re excited about for the new ye…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Fashion wins and misses in 2025
2025 was a big year on and off the runway. Fashion writers Danya Issawi, Tashira Halyard and Mosha Lundström Halbert look back on a year in fashion t…
3 months ago
The biggest pop culture moments of 2025
Coming into 2025, the phrases '6-7,' 'Italian brainrot,' 'Coldplay kiss-cam' and 'astronaut Katy Perry' were not commonly used expressions, but thank…
3 months ago
How riot grrls were replaced with girl power you could buy [2025 HIGHLIGHTS]
The phrase 'girl power' was coined by Bikini Kill in the early 1990s, but its meaning was watered down later in the decade when angry radical women i…
3 months ago
What our shrinking attention span means for arts and entertainment [2025 HIGHLIGHTS]
Culture writer Rebecca Jennings, tech/public-policy expert Vass Bednar, and media-studies professor Siva Vaidhyanathan discuss how shrinking attentio…
3 months ago
Mariah Carey's new album, and why she's still one of the most iconic singers of our time [2025 HIGHLIGHTS]
Elamin is joined by culture critics Pablo The Don and Michael Blackmon, along with Juno nominated singer Tanika Charles to discuss ‘Here For It All’ …
3 months, 1 week ago