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The Reality TV Shows We'd Actually Win
Episode 1915
Part of the fun of reality TV is putting yourself in the shoes of the people you're watching. Maybe you'd make a great Real Housewife. Maybe you coul…
2 years ago
Bad Monkey
Episode 1914
In the new Apple TV+ series Bad Monkey, a fishing boat in the Florida Keys pulls in a human arm, and a suspended detective is the only one who can cr…
2 years ago
Physical Media We Still Treasure
Episode 1913
The vinyl record, the CD, the DVD, the VHS tape — even the paper book has been the subject of debate and concern over its future. But we haven't give…
2 years ago
Alien: Romulus And What's Making Us Happy
Episode 1912
Alien: Romulus is the latest entry in the venerable Alien sci-fi/horror film franchise, and it leans hard into the horror. The new movie stars Cailee…
2 years ago
Didi
Episode 1911
The movie Didi is a vibrant coming-of-age dramedy and was a Sundance film festival favorite. It stars Izaac Wang as a 13-year-old just trying to surv…
2 years ago
$#@*! Profanity In Pop Culture
Episode 1910
We've got dirty words on the brain, and we're chatting about the use and functions of profanity in entertainment. In this encore episode from 2013, w…
2 years ago
Hunter Schaefer's movie Cuckoo
Episode 1909
In the new, stylishly odd horror film Cuckoo, Hunter Schafer plays an American teenager who reluctantly moves with her family to a mysterious resort …
2 years ago
It Ends With Us and what's making us happy
Episode 1908
The 2016 Colleen Hoover novel It Ends With Us was a massive bestseller. And now that book is a movie. Blake Lively stars as Lily Bloom, a woman who f…
2 years, 1 month ago
Three great fiction audiobooks
Episode 1907
It's summer, and whether you're taking a trip – or simply staying out of the heat with the AC running – there's nothing like relaxing with a good aud…
2 years, 1 month ago
Here's why we love the Olympics
Episode 1906
There is nothing better for the summer doldrums than a blast of Olympic glory. For a couple of weeks this summer, athletes are showing us how they fl…
2 years, 1 month ago