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Why everyone's so excited about the new Clipse album, Let God Sort Em Out
Culture critics Pablo The Don, Huda Hassan and Matt Amha talk about the cult-favourite rap duo of brothers Gene ‘Malice’ and Terrence ‘Pusha T’ Thornton, as they return with their first album in 16 years.
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Is Lena Dunham's Too Much doing enough to make up for the faults of Girls?
Culture critics Kathryn VanArendonk and Hanna Flint talk about the transatlantic comedy and whether it fixes some of what was wrong with Girls.
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The two hottest new K-pop groups aren't real — but they aren't AI either
Professor Michelle Cho talks about why the animated Netflix movie KPop Demon Hunters has been such a big hit, and not just with K-pop fans.
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For a science-fiction thriller, 40 Acres feels remarkably authentic
Culture critic El Jones and film critic Jesse Wente discuss the film, its Black-Indigenous themes, and what its release could mean for BIPOC Canadian filmmaking moving forward.
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After years of 'eat the rich' television, are we finally full?
TV critic Saloni Gajjar and culture critic Nicole Froio unpack the popularity of shows like Squid Game, The White Lotus and Your Friends & Neighbours.
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10 years on, has the musical Hamilton aged well?
Professor James McMaster as well as culture critics Jackson Weaver and Karen Fricker join guest host Rad Simonpillai to unpack what Hamilton: An American Musical’s legacy is looking like today.
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How the Edmonton Oilers fandom became a kind of religion
CBC Edmonton reporter Min Dhariwal and professor Judith Ellen Brunton discuss how the intensity of Oilers fandom in Edmonton transcends mere hometown boosterism.
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Mountainhead dropped at exactly the right time. Can the movie help us make sense of this moment?
Culture critics Vinson Cunningham and Mike Isaac talk about how this new film offers insight into the Trump-Musk feud and the ongoing protests in L.A.
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Malcolm X at 100: How his legacy has been celebrated — and co-opted — in pop culture
Professor Mark Anthony Neal, and culture critics Sandy Hudson and Matt Amha discuss the commercialization of Malcolm X’s legacy over the decades.
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Will this be the summer of Addison Rae?
Culture writer Joan Summers, music journalist Maura Johnston, and rapper Rollie Pemberton join host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to share their thoughts on Addison.