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Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso is a weekly series of intimate conversations with artists, activists, and politicians. Where people sound like people. Hosted by Sam Fragoso. New episodes every Sunday.
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Big laughs. Smart takes. Every day. Commotion is where you go for thoughtful and vibrant conversations about all things pop culture. Host Elamin Abdelmahmoud calls on journalists, critics, creators and friends to talk through the biggest arts & entertainment stories of the day, in 30 minutes or less. Subscribe to Sounds Good: CBC's Podcasts newsletter for the finest podcast recommendations and behind-the-scenes exclusives.
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Cheat on the news with Hard Factor. Satirical daily news podcast, not hyper-polarizing and depressing like all the others. Drops at Midnight Eastern, 5 Days a Week, 24/7/365. Follow the pod on social @HardFactorNews. Hosts: @hardfactorMark @hardfactorPat @hardfactorWes @hardfactorWill. Full video episodes: YouTube.com/HardFactorNews Join our community: patreon.com/hardfactor Voicemail Line: 512.270.1480
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Join Ashley Ahearn as she visits working ranches across the West to meet the women who are reimagining the way we raise meat. There are a lot of problems with the industrial meat system in this country. Ahearn saddles up, microphone in hand, to bring us a series of sound-rich portraits of women ranchers – their big dreams and daily challenges – as they work to change the ways we manage land and livestock in the West.Projects like these are made possible by Boise State Public Radio members. G ...
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Organic City Sounds aims to capture the heart of Portland in audio. ‘Weekly Portraits’ focus on a notable person, trend, or current event taking place around the city. We also feature the thoughts and opinions of normal, everyday Portlanders, and bring you homegrown sounds from around the city. The project itself is part of a larger fellowship program supported by the amazing folks at SoundCloud. You can contribute too! Feel free to submit recordings of your own, or suggest a great Portland ...
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Join gak as he explores music from the movies, tunes from television and any other cinematic source, along with atmospheric pieces, cutting edge new tracks and strange old goodies that could be used in a soundtrack to be. The spotlight swings widely to encompass composers, genres and other categories, but all in the name of discovery and ironclad whimsy.
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Can 50 Cent be trusted with the upcoming Diddy documentary? And Netflix's big bet on Korean TV
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Elamin is joined by culture critics Jay Connor and Tayo Bero to talk about how following a bidding war, rapper 50 Cent clinches a deal with Netflix to distribute his upcoming documentary chronicling the career of beleaguered rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs. Plus, Regina Kim talks about how Netflix and other streaming services disrupted the Korean televis…
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Texas House Race Turns Ugly with Alleged Bee Infestation Tactic | 5.28.24
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This show is brought to you by: Better Help: Give therapy a try and Visit www.betterhelp.com/hardfactor today to get 10% off your first month. (00:00:00) - Teasers! 🧛🐟🎧🐝 (00:02:14) -Thank you for the Biden Bobblehead! - Will | Send us more gifts here: https://throne.com/signup?elem=landingPageHeader&p=fan (00:03:47) - Florida priest bites woman dur…
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The finale of the Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show, and the King’s portrait
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Elamin is joined by culture critic Jackson Weaver and comedian Cassie Cao to react to the season finale of ‘Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show’ and what Jerrod’s approach to mining his own personal trauma for this series could say about the shifting line between comedy, reality shows and their audiences. Plus, we get into the controversy around recent …
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Florida Man Shoots Alligator while Illegally Dumping Tires | 5.27.24
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FLORIDA MAN FRIDAY IS AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://PATREON.COM/HARDFACTOR - Support the pod and get up to 3 weekly bonus podcasts, plus discord chat access with the hosts! Also Trivia, watch parties and MORE Exclusive Content. On this week's episode of Florida Man Friday Pat, Mark, and Will get into the weird Florida stories the Sunshine State has gifted u…
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Comedian Ilana Glazer (‘Broad City’) is Mothering
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This week we’re joined by comedian and actor Ilana Glazer. At the top, Glazer reflects on her recent tour across the country (4:55), portraying a new mother in Babes while having her first child (8:30), and the film’s timely politics around reproductive rights (10:28). Then, we dive into the creation of Broad City with collaborator Abbi Jacobson (1…
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Did Apple Music's list of 100 Best Albums make you mad?
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Elamin is joined by culture writers Niko Stratis, Suzy Exposito, and Dalton Higgins to talk about Apple Music’s controversial 100 Best Albums list
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Firebreather Fights Off Mariachi Band With FIRE | 5.24.24
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On today's show..Magnet fishing for guns, Scottie Scheffler is owed an apology, Fauci back in the news, new Diddy accuser, Shawn Kingston is a fraud, Virgin Island & Mexican turf wars. 00:00:30 Another show 69!! 00:03:30 Pat is going Magnet Fishing for guns with PFTCommenter 00:07:05 lighting round 00:07:20 New Scottie Scheffler video proves cop wa…
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Commotion regulars Marlon Palmer and Syrus Marcus Ware join Elamin to talk about a new docuseries called 'Black Twitter: A People's History,' and how a community transformed pop culture and became a force for change on Twitter (now X). Plus, psychotherapist Jhanelle Peters talks about a new trend, TikTok Therapy.…
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Woman Was Living In Grocery Store Sign For A Year | 5.23.24
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A Midland Michigan woman spent the last year living in a sign above a Family Fare supermarket was evicted recently, she had to move out her computer, printer, and ninja sword according to police. Also startup BrainBridge unveiled its concept for a world-first head transplant system. (00:00:00 - 00:01:35) Happy Memorial Day everyone! (00:01:36 - 00:…
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Billie Eilish is a different kind of pop star
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Elamin is joined by Aisling Murphy and Reanna Cruz to review 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' - the latest album from Billie Eilish. Plus, Scarlett Johansson said no to Open AI when they asked if they could license her voice to be its new virtual assistant. But despite her refusal, the latest ChatGPT voice sounds a lot like hers. Open AI has pulled it – for …
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Unstoppable Mad Man Throws Canned Bean From Portland High-rise | 5.22.24
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Episode 1467 - Brought to you by: Chubbies - Go to https://ChubbiesShorts.com/HardFactor or use promo code HardFactor for 20% Off your entire order!! Lasara Men's Health - Go to https://Lasara.com/HardFactor to get 10% Off Testosterone Therapy today! Timestamps: (00:00:00) Memorial Day and Weather update 🥵 (00:03:15) Teasers! 🛬👆🥫 (00:05:26) “Finger…
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Megalopolis, Furiosa, and all the highlights from Cannes 2024
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Elamin is joined by film critics Rad Simonpillai and Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about some of the highlights at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
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World’s Most Hideous Portrait Angers Australia’s Richest Woman | 5.21.24
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World’s Most Hideous Portrait Angers Australia’s Richest woman | 5.21.24 On today’s show….Niger wants to giveaway Orphans to men, update on the Boeing whistleblower “suicide”, Red Lobster closing its doors, Australia’s richest woman gets owned by Aboriginal painter, hookers with HIV infecting everyone & lets go to MARS! (00:00:30) Happy Birthday Wi…
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Elamin is joined by Rob Bowman, Ericka Blount and TJ Armour to discuss the historic legacy of Stax Records with the release of the new documentary "Stax: Soulsville U.S.A."
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Diddy “Sorry” After Vicious Beatdown Of Ex-Girlfriend |5.20.24
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Diddy is “really sorry,” dead people’s brains could always be frozen but now can they be unfrozen and re-applied, tacos are officially ruled as sandwiches by a judge, and the dumbest criminals ever (00:00:00) - Teasers! 🥵♨️ (00:04:31) - Diddy video of him beating ex Cassie released and he’s totally sorry (00:15:01) - Two men in Fort Worth stole thr…
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A Love Letter to Comedy with Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello (‘Hacks’)
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Hacks co-creators Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello, who are also husband and wife, have been performing and writing together for over a decade. Today, we discuss the road to season three of their hit HBO series. At the top, they unpack the makings of their creative partnership (8:20), how they chronicled the evolving state of comedy in Hacks (14:38)…
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Bridgerton is back, and why no one seems to like the Amy Winehouse movie
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Culture critics Leila Latif, Louise Bruton and Jael Richardson weigh in on the first half of Bridgerton season 3, and the Amy Winehouse biopic 'Back to Black.'
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Hollywood Stars Demand Kevin Spacey Return To Acting | 5.17.24
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But do we really need Kevin Spacey back? (00:00:00 - 00:02:52) Teasers! 🥵♨️ (00:02:51 - 00:05:34) Liam Neeson, Sharon Stone urge Hollywood to embrace Kevin Spacey after his acquittal on sexual assault charges (00:05:35 - 00:15:20) Algerian man kidnapped 26 years ago rescued from neighbor's cellar just 100 yards from home (00:17:01 - 00:18:03) Earni…
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Can Oprah make amends for her role in popularizing diet culture, and the new X-men '97 adaptation
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Oprah Winfrey is back and she wants to talk about losing weight. Again. She’s hosted a series of specials on the topic, stepping up to acknowledge the role she's played in creating a toxic diet culture. But she's also thinner, thanks to weight loss drugs she admits to taking. Elamin is joined by writers Scaachi Koul and Gianluca Russo to talk about…
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‘Excellent Swimmers’: Mayor Adams Wants Migrants To Be Lifeguards | 5.16.24
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Episode 1463 - Brought to you By: Lucy - Go to http://lucy.co/hardfactor to get 20% off your first order of the best nicotine pouches on the planet - Lucy products are ONLY for adults of legal age, and every order is age-verified. WARNING: This product contains nicotine. Nicotine is an addictive chemical. CookUnity - Experience chef-quality meals e…
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Alice Munro, Canadian master of the short story and Nobel winner, has died at 92 years of age. Her longtime publisher Douglas Gibson, and writers Heather O’Neill and Madeleine Thien join Elamin to talk about her life and legacy.
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Murder Suspect Buys Sex Doll With Wife’s Life Insurance Payout | 5.15.24
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What needs to change when the WNBA comes to Canada, and soap operas done TikTok style
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With the news that Canada has won the bid to have its first WNBA team, Elamin is joined by sports journalist Shireen Ahmed (who broke the story) and sports fan and culture critic Andrea Williams to react to the news and the moment the WNBA has been having this year. Plus, Elamin is joined by Rolling Stone journalist EJ Dickson to talk about vertica…
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Husband behind viral ‘The Dress’ admits he strangled his wife | 5.14.24
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Bangladesh’s Top Gun sadly passed away after pulling off a brazen aerial stunt. The Dress viral poster admits to strangling his wife unconscious in a Scottish court. OF star’s video gets a Nashville police officer fired and much more… Brought to you by: CookUnity: Experience chef-quality meals every week delivered right to your door. Go to cookunit…
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The most political Eurovision in recent memory, and Randy Travis's AI song
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Eurovision was the most political it’s ever been this year because of the war between Israel and Hamas. Elamin speaks with Commotion Eurovision correspondent Karen Fricker about what happened. Then, it was a devastating blow to country music when legendary singer Randy Travis lost his voice to a stroke in 2013. With the assistance of artificial int…
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Steve Buscemi punched in the face by Maniac in NYC | 5.13.24
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Richard Slayman, the first person to ever receive a kidney from a pig, has died, according to Massachusetts General Hospital. Some dummy named Christian Bencomo shot his step-mom a week before mothers day. Brought to you by CookUnity: Experience chef-quality meals every week delivered right to your door. Go to cookunity.com/HARDFACTOR or enter code…
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A Mother’s Day Special with Pamela Adlon (‘Better Things’)
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This Mother’s Day, our very special episode with actor, writer, and director Pamela Adlon. We discuss her new movie Babes (7:27), directing a comedy about reproductive rights in 2024 (12:38), and her creative upbringing between New York City and Los Angeles (17:55). Then, we dive into her early roles as a child actor, including appearances on The F…
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Baby Reindeer's real Martha speaks, and that Apple ad
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The Commotion Friday Group chat convenes to talk about this week’s top stories in the world of arts and entertainment. This week, Elamin is joined by pop culture experts Leila Latif, Vikram Murthi, and Paul Myers to talk about the latest twist in the ‘Baby Reindeer’ saga; the new high-energy reboot of Doctor Who starring Ncuti Gatwa, and the angry …
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