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Articles of Interest

Host: Avery Trufelman

Articles of Interest is a show about what we wear. Host and producer Avery Trufelman investigates our collectively held beliefs about fashion and explores topics like the intellectual property law behind knockoffs, creation of tartan and the history of plaid, and how a collection of dolls in a rural museum in Washington state saved French haute couture. Articles of Interest is a smart, insightful take on the clothing industry, for fashion nerds and dilettantes alike.

Back to One

Host: Peter Rinaldi

A podcast about acting -- just the work.

Blank Check with Griffin & David

Hosts: Griffin Newman & David Sims

Not just another bad movie podcast, Blank Check reviews directors’ complete filmographies episode to episode. Specifically, the auteurs whose early successes afforded them the rare ‘blank check’ from Hollywood to produce passion projects. Each new miniseries, hosts Griffin Newman and David Sims delve into the works of film’s most outsized personalities in painstakingly hilarious detail.

Fighting in the War Room

Hosts: Katey Rich, Matt Patches, David Ehrlich & Da7e Gonzales

Prolific film and culture critics Katey Rich, Matt Patches, Da7e Gonzales and David Ehrlich take on pop culture topics, film and TV reviews and interview very special guests in bi-weekly installments.

HeidiWorld: The Heidi Fleiss Story

Host: Molly Lambert

How ambitious LA girl Heidi Fleiss rose to become a “Hollywood Madam” in the early 90s, and how she fell at the hands of American sexual hypocrisy. A kaleidoscopic look at sex, drugs, glamour and corruption in Los Angeles.

LRB Podcast

Hosts: Thomas Jones, Adam Shatz & Malin Hay

Weekly conversations drawn from the pages of the LRB, with hosts Thomas Jones, Adam Shatz and Malin Hay. Produced by Anthony Wilks.

Night Call

Hosts: Emily Yoshida, Molly Lambert & Tess Lynch

Are you in need of company during those strange days and lonely nights? Every Monday, hosts Molly Lambert, Tess Lynch and Emily Yoshida, gather in dark rooms for a free jazz blend of pop culture theory, internet fascinations, and venture down a plethora of half-baked conspiracy theory rabbit holes. Drop us a line with your night call at 240-46-NIGHT or [email protected], and we’ll offer our best advice on life, love, and the coming apocalypse.

This Had Oscar Buzz

Hosts: Joe Reid & Chris Feil

Every week on This Had Oscar Buzz, film and entertainment writers Joe Reid and Chris Feil are going to be talking about a different movie that once upon a time had big-time Academy Award aspirations, and for one reason or another, it all went wrong.

Who? Weekly

Hosts: Bobby Finger & Lindsey Weber

A podcast dedicated to deciphering and celebrating pop culture’s greatest (and not-so-greatest) Whos and Thems. Everything you need to know about celebrities you don’t.

You Must Remember This

Host: Karina Longworth

You Must Remember This is a storytelling podcast exploring the secret and/or forgotten histories of Hollywood’s first century. It’s the brainchild and passion project of Karina Longworth (founder of Cinematical.com, former film critic for LA Weekly), who writes, narrates, records and edits each episode. It is a heavily-researched work of creative nonfiction: navigating through conflicting reports, mythology, and institutionalized spin, Karina tries to sort out what really happened behind the films, stars and scandals of the 20th century.

Politics/History/Journalism

Citations Needed

Hosts: Nima Shirazi & Adam Johnson

Citations Needed is a podcast about the intersection of media, PR, and power, hosted by Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson.

Maintenance Phase

Hosts: Michael Hobbs & Aubrey Gordon

Debunking the junk science behind health fads, wellness scams and nonsensical nutrition advice.

Tech Won't Save Us

Host: Paris Marx

Silicon Valley has a solution for everything, but who do its ideas really serve? Every Thursday, Paris Marx is joined by a new guest to critically examine the tech industry, its thought leaders, and the worldview it spreads. They challenge the notion that tech alone can drive our world forward by showing that separating tech from politics has consequences for us all, especially the most vulnerable. But if tech won’t save us, what will? This podcast isn’t simply about tearing tech down; it also presents radical ideas for tech designed for human flourishing instead of surveillance, acquisitions, or to boost stock prices. A better world is possible, and so is better technology.

Tides of History

Host: Patrick Wyman

Everywhere around us are echoes of the past. Those echoes define the boundaries of states and countries, how we pray and how we fight. They determine what money we spend and how we earn it at work, what language we speak and how we raise our children. From Wondery, host Patrick Wyman, PhD (“Fall Of Rome”) helps us understand our world and how it got to be the way it is.

Trashfuture

Hosts: Riley, Milo Edwards, Hussein Kesvani, Alice Caldwell-Kelly

a podcast about business success and making yourself smarter with the continued psychic trauma of capitalism

Trillbilly Worker's Party

Hosts: Tarence Ray, Tom Sexton, Aaron Thorpe, Tanya Turner

Futuristic Hillbilly Kitsch

You're Wrong About

Host: Sarah Marshall

Sarah is a journalist obsessed with the past. Every week she reconsiders a person or event that’s been miscast in the public imagination.

Comedy

Classroom Crush

Host: Rebecca Bulnes

Classroom Crush is a podcast hosted by Rebecca Bulnes about the heartbreaking, embarrassing, formative memories of childhood crushes. Every week Rebecca talks to an interesting guest about one of their most memorable crushes from elementary to high school, and also one of her own crushes because she needs to figure out when/why it all went wrong.

Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster

Hosts: Ed Gamble & James Acaster

Comedians Ed Gamble and James Acaster invite special guests into their magical restaurant to each choose their favourite starter, main course, side dish, dessert and drink. Ever wanted to eat your dream meal? It’s time to order Off Menu.


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