Listening, Watching, Reading

August 8, 2025

The struttiest song of 2025, “Happy Gilmore 2,” “The Hour,” “Unreal” and Addie Citchens.

Hosted byJody Avirgan

Curated byMatthew Horovitz, Hark Contributor

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What is the "Struttiest" Song of Summer 2025?

Slate’s “Culture Gabfest” breaks down all the "struttiest" songs of the summer.

What is the "Struttiest" Song of Summer 2025?

Culture Gabfest

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My Wife and I Need to Find a Show to Watch Together

TV critic Joanna Robinson recommends the BBC series “The Hour” about 1950’s British newspapermen, starring McNulty from “The Wire.”

My Wife and I Need to Find a Show to Watch Together

The Zach Lowe Show

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“Happy Gilmore 2”

“The Big Picture” has a lot of thoughts about Netflix’s sequel to the 1997 Adam Sandler classic “Happy Gilmore.”

The Big Picture

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Netflix Doc Series Reveals Wrestling’s Writers Room

“Unreal” documentary series on Netflix goes behind-the-scenes into the secretly scripted world of pro wrestling.

Netflix Doc Series Reveals Wrestling’s Writers Room

The Press Box

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Addie Citchens Reads “That Girl”

With the release next week of her debut novel “Dominion,” we look back at a short story Addie Citchens wrote for The New Yorker - and read for “The Writers Voice” - in 2024.

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

4 MINS

Hosted by

Jody Avirgan

Curated byMatthew Horovitz