Listening, Watching, Reading

June 30, 2023

This week, we'll meet high school kids ditching their smart phones, debate whether it is better to binge or not to binge, and hear about Playwright Jeremy O. Harris' "open relationship" with theatre.

This week, we'll meet high school kids ditching their smart phones, debate whether it i... more

Hosted byJody Avirgan

Curated byMatthew Horovitz, Hark Contributor

5 CLIPS22 MINS

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The High School Luddite Club of Brooklyn

Meet a group of Brooklyn high school students who have ditched social media and smart phones in favor of… the library?

The High School Luddite Club of Brooklyn

Borrowed

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“The Bear” - To Binge or Not to Binge?

Bill Simmons and his Ringer staff wonder if they would have more greatly enjoyed the second season of “The Bear” if they weren’t able to binge the whole season in one weekend.

The Bill Simmons Podcast

8 MINS

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Playwright Jeremy O. Harris and His Artistic “Arrangement” with Theater

Tony Award-winning playwright Jeremy O. Harris explains his wandering artistic eye to Fresh Air’s Tonya Mosley.

Playwright Jeremy O. Harris and His Artistic “Arrangement” with Theater

Fresh Air

1 MIN

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The Comet-like Ascent of Buster Keaton in 1923

We’re kicking it back one hundred years, to 1923, to hear about the comet-like ascendant of Buster Keaton, from the Blank Check guys and Keaton’s biographer Dana Stevens.

The Comet-like Ascent of Buster Keaton in 1923

Blank Check with Griffin & David

4 MINS

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The Spotify Origin Story

Daniel Cohen of the London Review of Books discusses his recent article on the streaming behemoth Spotify.

The LRB Podcast