Listening, Watching, Reading

June 17, 2023

This week: The new TV show “The Idol," goodbye Cormac McCarthy, and a new Bob Dylan album.

This week: The new TV show “The Idol," goodbye Cormac McCarthy, and a new Bob Dylan alb... more

Hosted byJody Avirgan

Curated byMatthew Horovitz, Hark Contributor

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Let’s Talk About “The Idol”

Dissecting the new sleazy entertainment soap opera on Max from the maker of “Euphoria” starring The Weekend and Lily-Rose Depp.

The Watch

4 MINS

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Goodbye Cormac McCarthy, Unique Word Magician

In memory of the great Cormac McCarthy, his biographer Steven Frye discusses what made his writing so distinctive.

Goodbye Cormac McCarthy, Unique Word Magician

The Art of Manliness

2 MINS

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Closed Captions - On or Off?

Why is everyone suddenly watching TV with Closed Captions turned on? Slate Culture Gabfest discusses a recent Atlantic Monthly article investigating this trend.

Culture Gabfest

3 MINS

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Bob Dylan & His New Album “Shadow Kingdom”

Bob Dylan released a new album this week. Kinda. But it’s all old songs and is the soundtrack to his pandemic-era livestream concert, which was all lip-synced. #headscratcher

Bob Dylan & His New Album “Shadow Kingdom”

All Songs Considered

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Meet the Podcasters

The three hosts from The Big Picture, one of our favorite podcasts, talk about who they were as people in 2001. Before they draft movies from 2001 with competitive insanity.

The Big Picture

8 MINS

Hosted by

Jody Avirgan

Curated byMatthew Horovitz