Podcasts to accompany Oscar night

Get inspired by Lin-Manuel Miranda's writing process and hear why some say La La Land is the worst. This week's episode is all about the Oscars.

CBC Radio · Posted: Feb 14, 2017 5:19 PM EST | Last Updated: February 17, 2017

A scene from the film, "Moonlight." (David Bornfriend/A24 via AP) (David Bornfriend/A24 via AP)

Six podcasts that will make you fall in love with cinema.

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1. Show Your Work

"Does this mean that #OscarSoWhite has been solved? And of course not." — Elaine "Lainey" Lui on the 2017 Academy Awards

As soon as the nominees were announced, two pop culture critics analyse the Oscar picks and what they mean to society.

"It almost was expected that every winner and even some of the presenters were going to say something political, and that to me is a fundamental change from even just a year ago." — John Horn on recent award ceremonies

Three longtime Hollywood watchers talk about why the acceptance speeches this year are likely to be more political than ever.

3. Radiolab

"When everybody was acting out to Disney movies, suddenly you could hear them better?" — Jad Abumrad interviews Owen Suskind on Radiolab

The subject of Best Documentary nominee Life, Animated, Ron and Cornelia Suskind learn how to communicate with their autistic son Owen through Disney movies.

4. Code Switch

"There's nothing more full of wonder than our reality" — Documentary filmmaker and producer Noland Walker.

Emmy and Peabody award-winning documentarian Noland Walker tells us about how the film industry has responded to documentarians of color since he started as a production assistant in the late 1980s.

5. Baby Geniuses

"It's set in L.A. and there are no Latino people?" — One of Emily Heller's many complaints about La La Land.

Despite being a film that everyone seems to love, hosts Lisa and Emily make a case for their hatred of Best Picture nominee La La Land.

6. Dinner Party Download

"Don't write 'Let It Go.' Don't write 'Let It Go.' That was what I was thinking when I sat down at the piano." — Lin-Manuel Miranda on writing the next musical for Disney.

Oscar nominated Lin-Manuel Miranda talks about the music that inspired his approach to songwriting for Disney's latest animated hit, Moana.

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