Culture & The Arts

  • Shad, Dornith Doherty and more 20/01/2020 [Ful

    Rapper Shad returns to the q studio to talk about the fourth season of Netflix’s Hip-Hop Evolution and what he’s learned from interviewing the greatest minds in hip-hop. On this week’s screen panel, John Semley and Tina Hassannia unpack news that director Spike Lee has been named the president of the Cannes jury for 2020. Artist Dornith Doherty talks about capturing images of seeds from around the world, why seeds can be poetic, and the role of art in educating people about climate change.

  • 181: Cats, Star Wars and other things that ruined your holiday

    If Cats or Rise of Skywalker ruined your holiday season, help is on the way. A boy writes a passionate defense of his favorite Star Wars film after critics trash it. The teenage journals of a “Cats” fanatic. Binge episodes @ getmortified.com. Mortified is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.

  • Alison Roman

    Alison Roman, NY Times food writer, joins us along with panelists Maeve Higgins, Tom Bodett, and Helen Hong.

  • The Happytime Murders

    Didja really think we’d pass up The Happytime Murders? The movie that many proclaimed the worst of 2018? Don’t be silly! We just held onto the episode in our vault of live shows until it was no longer relevant! Please enjoy this live recording from… last summer? We can’t remember. Taped at our ol’ stomping grounds, The Bell House, in fabulous and increasingly unaffordable Brooklyn, NY! Wikipedia synopsis for The Happytime Murders

  • #2003: Optimal Rust

    This week on the Best of Car Talk, Steve’s wife gave him a homework assignment—write a paper explaining why he should keep the ‘77 MG he bought a year ago, but has left sitting in the garage. But does Steve love it enough to defend it? Elsewhere, Helen’s tires are growing mold. Tom and Ray say it’s because Helen drives the car infrequently, to which Helen replies, “Au contraire Piston Pusses!” Also, Linda’s fiance insists on washing his car before a long trip, to improve its gas mileage; Heather thinks an opera singer is hanging out under her Civic; and, you’ll be shocked, shocked to learn that John’s “cheap and reliable” Ferrari is proving to be neither. All this and more, this week on The Best of Car Talk.

  • SYSK Selects: How the Placebo Effect Works

    For centuries, doctors have prescribed drugs they knew weren’t real – but that still somehow worked. It wasn’t until the 1980s that the placebo effect was studied. Learn all about how an inert substance can have a genuine impact on a patient’s recovery, in this classic episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

  • Journalists Aren’t Activists

    On the Gist, Joe Biden and the New York Times.In the interview, Maria Konnikova is back for another episode of “Is That Bullshit?” This time she and Mike tackle whether or not we’re currently experiencing the latest mass extinction event. We may not have noticed, but the insects certainly have.In the spiel, the difference between journalism and activism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Das Green Old Deal

    We team up with Vox’s The Impact, to tell the story of how one man changed the way Germany – and arguably the world – uses energy. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.