Listening, Watching, Reading

May 2, 2025

The new Best Casting Oscar, science discovers a new color, Generation Taylor, Freud and Jung, and Adam Levin.

The new Best Casting Oscar, science discovers a new color, Generation Taylor, Freud and... more

Hosted byJody Avirgan

Curated byMatthew Horovitz, Hark Contributor

5 CLIPS27 MINS

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What’s Up with the New Oscar Category “Best Casting”?

Amanda Dobbins and Sean Fennessey from “The Big Picture” break down the Oscar’s new award category - Best Casting.

What’s Up with the New Oscar Category “Best Casting”?

The Big Picture

3 MINS

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Science Discovers a New Color

Is it just a more teal-y teal, or has science uncovered something about the future of retinas, A.I. and brain perception?

Culture Gabfest

4 MINS

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Generation Taylor: Maggie, Maisie & Phoebe

“Switched on Pop” explains how Taylor Swift’s lyrical hyper-specificity has influenced a new generation of female songwriters.

Generation Taylor: Maggie, Maisie & Phoebe

Switched on Pop

6 MINS

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Freud and Jung in Nazi Vienna

A fascinating historical look at Nazi-era Vienna - and the different paths of Sigmund Freud and his protégé Carl Jung.

Legacy

7 MINS

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Adam Levin Reads His Short Story “Jenny Annie Fanny Addie”

Novelist Adam Levin reads his harrowing new short story “Jenny Annie Fanny Addie.”

Adam Levin Reads His Short Story “Jenny Annie Fanny Addie”

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