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Rejecting Jonathan Larson (Rent)
Season 3 Episode 12
When RENT premiered in 1996, it became a runaway smash hit. The venue sold out for months on end, lines stretched around the block, "Rentheads" pitch…
4 years ago
Rejecting Chrissy Metz
Season 3 Episode 11
Chrissy Metz is Kate Pearson. No, really. When the script for This Is Us crossed her desk, she couldn’t believe the similarities. Naturally, she was …
4 years ago
ENCORE: Rejecting Amanda Gorman
Season 3 Episode 10
You voted, we posted. We asked you, our listeners, which episode you think new WRTIY listeners should hear first. And, we have to say, we fully stand…
4 years, 1 month ago
Rejecting South Park
Season 3 Episode 9
Rolling Stone named South Park one of the greatest television shows of all time. The animated series has earned four Emmys and a cult-following, cata…
4 years, 1 month ago
Rejecting Misty Copeland
Season 3 Episode 8
Misty Copeland made history as the first Black female principal dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre. But along her incredible journey…
4 years, 2 months ago
Rejecting Rocky Bleier, Part 2
Season 3 Episode 7
In Part Two of Rejecting Rocky Bleier, Bleier visits his old coach at Notre Dame who gives him some upsetting news. The Steelers have a changing of t…
4 years, 2 months ago
Rejecting Rocky Bleier
Season 3 Episode 6
Rocky Bleier is a four-time Super Bowl champion. In his time with the Pittsburgh Steelers, he rushed nearly 4000 yards and scored 30 touchdowns. But …
4 years, 2 months ago
Rejecting Hinge
Season 3 Episode 5
The global online dating market is expected to reach $11B USD by 2028. With websites like Match.com and eHarmony and apps like Tinder and Hinge, toda…
4 years, 3 months ago
Rejecting Cyndi Lauper
Season 3 Episode 4
Cyndi Lauper has sold over 50 million records worldwide. She’s a singer, songwriter and activist whose first album She’s So Unusual landed her on the…
4 years, 3 months ago
Rejecting Leslie Jones
Season 3 Episode 3
Chris Rock once described Leslie Jones as “about as funny as a human being can be.” She was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live for six year…
4 years, 4 months ago