Hark Weekend

September 11-12, 2021

The best podcast moments in news, culture and more, curated by Hark editors each day.

Curated byHark Editors

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How the Onion Wrote Jokes on September 12, 2001

On the morning of 9/12, the staff of the satirical newspaper The Onion woke up with a job to do—try to tell jokes in the midst of tragedy. How did they create content that was funny, meaningful, and respectful?

How the Onion Wrote Jokes on September 12, 2001

9/12

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Some Super Bowl Predictions as a New NFL Season Kicks Off

This is Week 1 in a new NFL season. Among the big questions: How will covid protocols affect the game? And can any team beat the defending champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers? The Athletic’s Sheil Kapadia identifies one on The Lead.

Some Super Bowl Predictions as a New NFL Season Kicks Off

The Lead

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'ACS: Impeachment' & Taking a New Approach to Villains

The latest installment of 'American Crime Story' aims to highlight the complexity of Linda Tripp.

'ACS: Impeachment' & Taking a New Approach to Villains

Still Watching: The Crown’s Final Season

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Why We Sleep Together

Mallika Rao, host of HiberNation, wondered why couples sleep together in the same bed, when they have better quality sleep sleeping alone. She talked to a widow, who longed to sleep with her husband again, and a sleep expert to find out why.

HiberNation

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Just a Word

Southlake, Texas, is an affluent, predominately white town that became famous when a video surfaced in 2018 of Southlake High School students chanting the N-word. When a Black student confronted her principal about it, she brought a recorder…

Southlake