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Roofman, Lurker, and how believable is the dog in the thriller Good Boy?

Elamin Abdelmahmoud talks about new movies out this week with culture critics Sarah-Tai Black, Roxana Hadadi and Jourdain Searles: the horror film Good Boy, starring a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever named Indy, the Channing Tatum led crime comedy Roofman and suspense thriller ... Show More

27m 22s

Oct 9

The doubt surrounding Amy Griffin’s memoir The Tell, and what MTV’s Catfish taught us about the Internet

One of the bestselling books of the year has to be The Tell by Amy Griffin. It's a memoir about how MDMA-assisted therapy helped her unearth this buried childhood trauma, but a New York Times investigation is now casting doubt on the book. Elamin chats with Nathan Maharaj and Jen ... Show More

33m 21s

Oct 8

Mariah Carey's new album, and why she's still one of the most iconic singers of our time

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’ - the new album from Mariah Carey, and why she remains one of the most iconic singer/songwriters of our time. Fill out our listener ... Show More

25m 35s

Aug 2022

Britney Conspiracy Theories, Taylor Swift’s PJ Joyrides, & Chrissy Teigen’s Big Announcement

Aleen is sussed out with Britney Spears—maybe she’s not as free as the #FreeBritney movement thinks. Are the red posts on her insta red flags? Next, they debate Will Smith’s apology to Chris Rock over the Oscars slap. Jordana appreciates him owning the mistake, but not hating him ... Show More

59m 12s

Jun 2020

Christopher Knight: The Critic Whose Love for LA Uplifted Its Arts Community

In his current position as art critic at the Los Angeles Times, Christopher Knight has been speaking truth to power for almost four decades. He charted the contemporary art waters in a city that has since become one of the world’s art hubs before most people ever noticed. He does ... Show More

40m 46s

Jul 2018

We Can't Burn It All Down (Even Though Sometimes We Want To)

Jenna's back in New York after spending last week at the Tin House Summer Workshop in Portland, Oregon. An explosive moment at the workshop prompted us to consider what it means for an institution — from a writing workshop to a TV network to a social media platform — to really co ... Show More

45m 58s

Dec 2022

The Critics’ Picks: A Year in Reading

Last week’s podcast featured members of The New York Times’s Books staff discussing the Book Review’s picks for the best books of 2022. The paper’s staff book critics participated in that selection process — but as readers inevitably do, they also cherished a more personal and id ... Show More

29m 16s

Dec 2022

Taylor Swift’s Career Change Has Ignited A New Controversy

On the show today… In response to some of the backlash surrounding the launch of their Netflix documentary series, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have released a formal statement, labeling one of the biggest criticisms again them as a complete lie. And a new red carpet photo of K ... Show More

17m 18s

Feb 2024

The Taylor Swift Tipping Point

Change is in the air for the start of 2024: Those who used to universally love Taylor Swift suddenly seem to be turning on her. Is it the far right convincing themselves that shes a psyop for the democrat party? Or the fact she’s producing more CO2 emissions in a year than most p ... Show More

28 m

Jan 2023

Cate Blanchett: My ‘dangerous’ role

On this week’s The Cultural Frontline we explore the power of music and how artists have been using it to highlight issues including politics and the #MeToo movement. Prakash Neupane is a Nepali rapper and writer who mixes hip hop and R&B with social and political messages. His s ... Show More

27m 32s

Feb 2017

Beyoncé to Baldwin and Back Again | Episode 24

It’s been five days, and we’re still trying to make sense of Beyoncé’s loss at the Grammys. It’s been 50 years, and we’re still learning from James Baldwin. The new Baldwin documentary “I Am Not Your Negro” touched both of us, and this week we interview its director Raoul Peck ab ... Show More

34m 16s

Nov 2021

A Word: Colorism, Cluelessness, and Carefree Black Girls

Zeba Blay popularized the hashtag #carefreeblackgirls, a celebration of positive online representation of Black women and girls. In her book Carefree Black Girls, she reckons with why––even in a pop culture led by people of color––so many critics are white men. Blay joins the sho ... Show More

28m 59s

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