Music
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Oliver Anthony, Jason Aldean, and the State of the Pop-Chart Culture Wars
A discussion of pop music and country’s big, strange summer on the charts. Plus: Where do Morgan Wallen’s continued popularity and the discourse around Luke Combs’s "Fast Car" cover fit in?
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Talking Heads: Part 2 With Rob Harvilla
Yasi and Rob return this week to find the Talking Heads in peril. What will become of them?
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Surviving KCON: The 2023 Edition
Not rain, nor earthquake, nor unfathomably long lines could deter our trusted K-pop correspondent as she returned to the industry’s foremost convention
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24 Question Party People: Paul Banks of Interpol
Yasi and Paul Banks talk astrology, fatherhood, Jay-Z encounters, and so much more!
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Trump’s Fourth Indictment, the Truth Behind ‘The Blind Side,’ and Van Watches Rachel’s ‘Bachelorette’ Season
Van and Rachel also discuss Keke Palmer’s music video with Usher
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Britney Spears’s Divorce, Rita Ora on ‘Running Wild,’ and Forgiven Feuds
Plus, the trio visit their feud list and offer forgiveness to certain people, including Dakota Johnson, Paul Rudd, and more
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Wagatha Christie, Sophia Bush’s Divorce, Keke Palmer and Usher’s Music Video, and More
Juliet and Amanda also catch up on Amanda’s vacation, yacht season updates, Meghan Markle, and Airbnb’s new celebrity house campaign
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Talking Heads: Part 1 With Rob Harvilla
One of the most groundbreaking and innovative bands to find their way into your parents’ record collection, the Talking Heads are the band you liked before you knew they were cool and you were supposed to like them
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Drake, Karlie Kloss, Ariana Grande, and More Hot Topics With Journalist Mark Shrayber
Spencer and Heidi also talk about their beef with Andy Cohen and Bethenny Frankel’s call for reality stars to unionize
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‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: “One,” U2
Rob focuses in on what Bono and U2 meant to music in the ’90s versus their ’80s impact
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“People Move Into Tribes”: How Myspace Revolutionized Social Media—and the Music Industry
An excerpt from Michael Tedder’s new book, ‘Top Eight: How Myspace Changed Music,’ about the website that changed music—and fandom—forever
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24 Question Party People: Blondshell
Blondshell stops by the show this week to talk about ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and the particulars of songwriting in a scholastic setting
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The Latest on Hunter Biden, the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop, and Jamaican Massages
Van and Rachel also discuss the 2024 presidential election
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Hip-Hop Is 50 Years Old. What Might Its Next 50 Years Look Like?
To answer that question, The Ringer sat down with Dr. A.D. Carson, a professor of hip-hop at the University of Virginia and a rapper in his own right, to talk about the challenges facing the genre going forward
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Taste Testing Celebrity Erewhon Smoothies, Plus an Eras Tour Check-in
Liz, Kate, and Amelia recap the Eras Tour then taste test five different smoothies from Erewhon
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The Mystical Dance of Death and Rebirth in 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Half a century after DJ Kool Herc birthed a movement, hip-hop has been defined by grief as much as by celebration. But how the rap community memorializes those losses is a celebration in and of itself.
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The Tory Lanez Sentence With Meghann Cuniff, and the Miseducation of Floridian Students
Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay also react to Ne-Yo’s controversial statements regarding trans youth
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The End of the First Leg of the U.S. Eras Tour and ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ Is Coming
And just when might we expect to see a tour documentary?!
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Jeezy: A Career in Hip-Hop and ‘Adversity for Sale’
Bakari Sellers is joined by legendary rapper and author Jeezy to discuss the making of ‘Trap or Die’ and the new book ‘Adversity for Sale’
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Ranking Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Surprise Song Sets
We’ve been watching the grainy livestreams for months and have come up with the definitive, absolutely correct, and not at all subjective rankings of the 53 acoustic song sets from the Eras Tour. How did your night fare?
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‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: Fugazi and the Making of a Hardcore Revolution
Also! Minor Threat! Rites of Spring! Embrace! And … emo. ;(
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Marston Hefner on Playboy, OnlyFans, and Hugh Hefner
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt discuss their experience at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Los Angeles, before Playboy scion Marston Hefner joins them to discuss growing up at the Playboy Mansion and more
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24 Question Party People: Jenny Lewis
This week, we welcome the legendary Jenny Lewis to the program, where she and Yasi discover a deep kinship through obscure backpack rap and biohacking, as people often do
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Will Anyone Budge on Data Transparency in Hollywood?
Matt also recaps his Taylor Swift concert experience and makes a prediction about how much money her tour will make
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Podcasting and Country Music’s Race Problem With Sam Sanders
Podcaster and journalist Sam Sanders also discusses his journey from growing up with a stutter to hosting national radio shows
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The Top 10 Moments of the ‘O.C.’ Soundtrack
Nora Princiotti and Jodi Walker join to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ‘The O.C.’ They discuss the career of music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas and her influence on their favorite TV shows, like ‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ in addition to ‘The O.C.’
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Trump’s Third Indictment, and the Lizzo Accounts
There’s also discussion about men vs. women in sports in light of the proposed Claressa Shields vs. Keith Thurman boxing match and a talk about appropriate workplace wardrobe
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The Perfect ‘O.C.’ Soundtrack Made Indie Music Mainstream
Twenty years since Fox’s seminal mid-aughts teen soap opera debuted, the music is its most enduring legacy
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The “Swift-Quake,” Last Leg of the U.S. Eras Tour, and ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ Rumors
Nora and Nathan discuss Taylor reportedly causing seismic activity at her Seattle concert and debate whether or not she’ll announce ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ at one of the shows
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Beyoncé, Destiny’s Child, and the ‘Star Search’ Loss That Launched a Kingdom
We’re talking "Say My Name," but before we get there, we’ve gotta discuss the most infamous defeat to ever happen in front of Ed McMahon
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Amanda’s Birthday, Yacht Season, Paparazzi, and More
To celebrate Amanda’s birthday, Juliet and Amanda discuss her favorite topics: yacht season, the paparazzi amidst the writers strike, another Architectural Digest featuring John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, some of their favorite Leos, and more
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What’s Frank Ocean’s Best Song Ever? Welcome to ‘Last Song Standing,’ Season 2.
Cole and Charles are back for another showdown, starting with ‘Channel Orange’