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Podcasts

Activism, Branding, And Writing While Black, With Tyler R. Tynes

There is by now a legible rhythm to the dread that runs throughout the national day-to-day, from the inevitable and endless eruptions of state violence, through the cycles of popular response and state counter-response, cosmetically through various legal and administrative processes that never quite deliver anything like accountability and cycles of media commodification that bleach […]

Kevin Durant warms up before Tuesday's game against the Timberwolves in a meaningful t-shirt.

The Inalienable Right To Host The All-Star Game

Pablo Sandoval circles the bases after homering, blithely unaware of the controversy to come.

Talking Epic Owners, Soft-Tissue Injuries, And Other Baseball Hazards, With Meg Rowley

Where Will The Next Good Movies Come From, With Amy Nicholson

A still image of a very stressed out Charlie Chaplin from his film "Modern Times."

A Very Loving Hater’s Guide To The NCAA Tournaments, With Maitreyi Anantharaman

Talking Oprah, Royalty, And Baking While High, With Rachel Handler

Oprah Winfrey interviews Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in a very nice garden setting.

The Noodleman’s Gambit, With Dan Pashman

Some tagliatelle being made in Bologna, Italy, in 2018.

Trading The Untradeable, With Kalyn Kahler

Talking About ‘ALF’ Rewatches And The Vaccination Experience, With Dan McQuade

A vaccination is performed at Philadelphia's Thomas Jefferson School of Medicine.

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Talking About The People Who Get Upset About Patrick Mahomes, With Mina Kimes

Way Of The Pizza Dad, With Justin Halpern

Tom Brady, seen here looking exultant and weird.

Enter The Dining Yurt, With Pete Wells

These strange yurts are now where people eat instead of inside restaurants.

Back To Our Regularly Scheduled Catastrophe

Joe Biden photographed outside the White House, which he is now inside.

Looking Ahead To The NHL Season And Societal Collapse, With Lauren Theisen

Two hockey lads a-mixin' it up and carrying on.

A Hater’s Guide To The NFL Playoffs, With Dom Cosentino

Philip Rivers gives this a thumbs up.

Simply Having Whatever The Hell This Is

O Tannenbaum translates roughly to "whoa, a tree."

Looking Very Strongly At A Williams-Sonoma, With James Austin Johnson

An embarrassment of riches, or rich people things, on display at a Williams-Sonoma store.

Talking About Shame, Plague, And Texas Football, With Kelsey McKinney

Dez Bryant warming up before a Ravens game, in less complicated times.

Talking About Going Someplace Else, With Nathan Thornburgh Of Roads And Kingdoms

This is Wat Rong Khun in Chiang Rai, Thailand. It is extremely metal and weird.

Talking Solidarity And Starchy Side Dishes, With Albert Burneko

It's a turkey in the White House. For a change! Folks,

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