Dennis DiClaudio
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Rejoice, for Alfred Molina makes two different Podmass appearances this week
Perhaps the most exciting trend to watch for in 2019 will be the continued maturation of the narrative fiction podcast. As this still burgeoning medium finds purchase with wider audiences, it signals to creators that podcasts aren’t simply niche entertainment, leading to greater buy-in and attention paid to the craft, from which a higher caliber of production will ultimately emerge. One need… → Read More
Christmas carols might actually be good, says NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour
“Accepting that death itself is natural, but the death anxiety and terror of modern culture are not.” The Order Of The Good Death, formed in 2011, aims to re-engage the public with the reality of their own mortality, decomposition and all, so as to live a more “death positive” life. If that sounds like a grim foundation upon which to build a podcast, then you haven’t heard Caitlin Doughty, who,… → Read More
Can robots compose entire albums? Switched On Pop examines the evidence
Okay, so this NASA-produced podcast is never going to win any production awards or spawn legions of imitators, but if you’re looking for cutting-edge insights on nutrition, this episode must be in the running for the most scientifically sound diet advice on the internet. Nutritional biochemistry is a big deal at America’s space exploration headquarters. It used to be that any space travel lasted… → Read More
Podmass gets spooky this week with vampires, bigfoot, and cannibalism
In Podmass, The A.V. Club sifts through the ever-expanding world of podcasts and recommends the previous week’s best episodes. Have your own favorite? Let us know in the comments or at podmass@avclub.com. → Read More
S-Town threads listeners through Alabama wilderness and the mind of a genius
In Podmass, The A.V. Club sifts through the ever-expanding world of podcasts and recommends the previous week’s best episodes. Have your own favorite? Let us know in the comments or at podmass@avclub.com. → Read More
From audio dramas to genre-bending comedy, Podmass serves up the newest and freshest shows
AmicusWill You Accept This Robe?Nearly a year after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, Senate Republicans’ cynical, procedure-exploding strategy of freezing out Obama-backed candidates finally paid off with President Trump’s nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Slate senior editor and → Read More
Jezebel’s Big Time Dicks is out to make an example of the patriarchy
In Podmass, The A.V. Club sifts through the ever-expanding world of podcasts and recommends the previous week’s best episodes. → Read More
In Podmass this week, everyone talks Trump, despite their best efforts
In Podmass, The A.V. Club sifts through the ever-expanding world of podcasts and recommends 10–15 of the previous week’s best episodes. Have your own favorite? Let us know in the comments or at podmass@avclub.com. America Adapts—The Climate Change PodcastThe Intrinsic Value Of Climate Change Adaptat → Read More
Reparations Podcast unabashedly schools listeners on the appropriation of black culture
In Podmass, The A.V. Club sifts through the ever-expanding world of podcasts and recommends 10–15 of the previous week’s best episodes. Have your own favorite? Let us know in the comments or at podmass@avclub.com.ARRVLSPoeta En Las Lomas This week’s wonderful episode of ARRVLS explores the tumultuou → Read More
New Line’s Shaft remake gets a director
Tim Story has been picked from a pool of potential choices of directors willing to have the fruit of massive amounts of work unflattering compared to a classic of cinema. → Read More
Chrisette Michele loses Spike Lee gig over inauguration performance
Filmmaker Spike Lee announced on Instagram today that he can’t in good faith use Michele’s song “Black Girl Magic” in his upcoming Netflix series She’s Gotta Have It. → Read More
Ryan Adams announces tour, releases new single “Doomsday”
It was pretty exciting news for Ryan Adams fans when news broke late summer that their favorite shaggy-haired sadsack would soon be releasing his first non-Taylor-Swift-related studio album since 2014’s eponymous effort. Then came the first two singles—“Do You Still Love Me” and “To Be Without You”— → Read More
Chance The Rapper, Justin Bieber, and more star in Skrillex’s swanky short film
“The Same Place” isn’t just a tour film for fans of Skrillex. It’s also lifestyle porn for people who couldn’t deal with the interminably slow pace of 2015’s Entourage. → Read More
Amazon takes a Long Strange Trip towards distributing Grateful Dead documentary
Four-hours might seem like a long running time for documentary about a rock band, unless that band is the Grateful Dead. Unnecessarily drawn-out is kind of their brand. → Read More
Maine’s governor stole a Mr. Show bit, and David Cross is furious
Political parody works by comedians being more ridiculous than the politicians they’re mocking. But what do you do when the person you’re mocking is already at peak-ridiculous? → Read More
Ricky Gervais’ Life On The Road will premiere next month on Netflix
Do you enjoy watching as failed businessman with dubious entertainment skills blithely sputters nonsensical absurdities and mirthfully belches offensive comments at everyone within earshot, all without realizing that he’s not the most likable person in the room? If not, you should probably avoid the → Read More
New dating podcast DTR tackles the age-old question of mismatched hotness
In Podmass, The A.V. Club sifts through the ever-expanding world of podcasts and recommends 10–15 of the previous week’s best episodes. Have your own favorite? Let us know in the comments or at podmass@avclub.com.Alison Rosen Is Your New Best FriendRhea Butcher Rhea Butcher, like her wife Cameron Es → Read More
Angel Olsen, PWR BTTM, Mitski, and more sign on for 100 days of anti-Trump songs
A bunch of haters and losers from the failing music industry are so angry at how great Donald Trump is going to make America that they’ve decided to release one song every day for his first 100 days. → Read More
“No Known Drink Or Drug” can prepare you for the new Japandroids song
If you’re having a hard time waiting another two-plus weeks for Japandroids’ third album, Near To The Wild Heart Of Life, to finally make itself available, here’s something that might tide you over. → Read More
“No Known Drink Or Drug” can prepare you for the new Japandroids song
If you’re having a hard time waiting another two-plus weeks for Japandroids’ third album, Near To The Wild Heart Of Life, to finally make itself available, here’s something that might tide you over. → Read More