Listening, Watching, Reading

August 26, 2023

This week, we are strutting to “Planet of the Bass” and listening to Ann Patchett talk about Covid, sex and cherry farms in Upper Michigan

This week, we are strutting to “Planet of the Bass” and listening to Ann Patchett talk ... more

Hosted byAvery Trufelman

Curated byMatthew Horovitz, Hark Contributor

6 CLIPS29 MINS

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What is the Song of the Summer?

For 14 years, the Slate Culture Gabfest has asked listeners to send-in their favorite “summer strut” songs. This summer, it’s all about “Planet of the Bass.”

Culture Gabfest

3 MINS

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Get Me To Beale Street

Memphis Sports-Radio legend Chris Vernon gives an impassioned cry to visit Memphis for its musical history.

The Mismatch

5 MINS

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Harrowing New Memoir - “Pulling The Chariot of the Sun”

An astonishing memoir by the award-winning poet Shane McCrae of being kidnapped at age 3 from his black father and being raised by his white-supremacist grandparents.

Harrowing New Memoir -
“Pulling The Chariot of the Sun”

Fresh Air

4 MINS

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Why Is Everyone Watching “Suits”?

What does the enormous success of Netflix’s reboot of the USA Network show “Suits” say about the era of “Peak TV”?

The Watch

5 MINS

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Ann Patchett on Sex, Covid & Cherries

Acclaimed novelist Ann Patchett has released her eighth novel “Tom Lake” about a women with three kids, great sex with a bad man, Covid, and cherries in Upper Michigan.

NPR's Book of the Day

5 MINS

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Apocalypse Now

Every once in a while, the podcast forum excels at historical essays. Such as The Big Picture’s deep dive into the mesmerizing masterpiece movie “Apocalypse Now.”

The Big Picture

4 MINS

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Curated byMatthew Horovitz

6 CLIPS29 MINS

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Listening, Watching, Reading

August 26, 2023

What is the Song of the Summer?

Culture Gabfest

Get Me To Beale Street

The Mismatch

Harrowing New Memoir - “Pulling The Chariot of the Sun”

Fresh Air

Why Is Everyone Watching “Suits”?

The Watch

Ann Patchett on Sex, Covid & Cherries

NPR's Book of the Day

Apocalypse Now

The Big Picture

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