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For this week's wrap panel, Kathryn VanArendonk breaks down Rolling Stone Magazine's investigation into the culture behind The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, plus Niko Stratis and Falen Johnson share their reactions to Olivia Rodrigo’s new album GUTS, and explain why some are ca ... Show More

Farhad Delaram’s film Achilles is having its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. He sits down with Elamin to talk about the cost of making art in Iran. Plus, Coralie LaPerrière is a comedian in Quebec who regularly calls out the province’s "boys club" comed ... Show More

Canadian filmmaker Emma Seligman has a big hit on her hands with the teen sex comedy Bottoms. Culture writers Madeline Ducharme and Mel Woods join Elamin Abdelmahmoud to share their thoughts on the wonderfully absurd and hilarious movie, and look at how queer coming-of-age is gro ... Show More

Country superstar Keith Urban joins Rob Lowe live from the SiriusXM Garage studio in Los Angeles to discuss their first concerts, getting to Nashville, their sobriety journeys, Keith’s new album, and much more. Plus, Rob and Keith answer questions from fans about their marriages ... Show More

On this week's episode, Willie sat down with country music superstar, Kenny Chesney. They got together just ahead of his latest album dropping, and as he gears up for his next big tour performing at stadiums across the country.  

This week Dan and Reid Isbell host hit-making artist Michael Ray out in God’s Country. Ray shares his thoughts on keyboard warriors, how Joe Diffie impacted his life, and how he mentally recharges from life in the spotlight. He shares some crazy alligator-hunting stories from his ... Show More

For decades, hip hop has been the most successful genre on the charts. Then, in 2023, a shift occurred. For the first time, the country songs outnumbered hip hop songs on the year end charts. Last year, country’s boom was led by hyper-partisan hits like Jason Aldean’s “Try That I ... Show More

Country music's had a massive year. Seriously, not since 1958 have we seen so many country tunes topping the Hot 100 in a single year – and it's not been without its share of controversy. Leading this country music revival? Morgan Wallen, for starters. He bounced back from being ... Show More

Katie & Keith are talking about whether Beyoncé's brand-new Cowboy Carter album could break her losing streak in the Grammys' album of the year category. Listen to the new podcast to hear our full conversation about Beyoncé's early Grammy chances, as well as what song could be th ... Show More

Country music is cool again!!!!! Billboard's Melinda Newman explains.This episode was reported and produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Rob Byers, and hosted by Noel King.Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcastSupp ... Show More

Beyoncé's Christmas day halftime show during the Baltimore Ravens/Houston Texans game was one for the record books. This was the first time she performed her hits from her latest album, Cowboy Carter, for a live audience. Join Don to break it all down. Learn more about your ad ch ... Show More