Get obsessed with us. Five days a week, Pop Culture Happy Hour serves you recommendations and commentary on the buzziest movies, TV, music, books, videogames and more. Join arts journalists Linda Holmes, Glen Weldon, Stephen Thompson, and Aisha Harris - plus a rotating cast of guest pop culture aficionados. The Happy Hour team leaves room at the table for exploring a range of reactions and opinions on every bit of the pop universe. From lowbrow to highbrow to the stuff in between, they take ...
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The podcast that gives a different perspective on Film and TV. Listen to us on Anchor, Apple, Spotify, and everywhere else podcasts are available!
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Newsable is all about what everyone’s talking about. Highbrow, lowbrow, exclusives, analysis and hot takes - it’s a fresh way to get up to speed on the day’s big stories, delivered in a uniquely Stuff way. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok Need more kick-ass podcasts in your ears? Find more Stuff podcasts here GET IN TOUCH Feedback? Got a topic you’d like us to cover? We’re listening! Email us at newsable@stuff.co.nz Host: Imogen Wells Newsreader: Tom McKenzie Senior Producer: Philippa Tolle ...
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Caleb, Mario and Ulysse debate the best of any given topic by pitting its best against each other head to head until there is only ONE CHAMPION LEFT! Brought to you by Highbrow Lowbrow.
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Tod (arthouse film-school rebel) and Cullen (cultured gorehound) subject each other to films they wouldn't watch otherwise.
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A snackable sports podcast covering various topics related to Chicago sports hosted by two average Chicago fans. We'll keep you up to date with what's going on around the Windy City as well as add our own twist on past/current events. Brought to you by Highbrow Lowbrow.
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Come explore second-rate cinema with Ashely and Caleb while they navigate plot holes, cringe-worthy moments, and ask the questions that need to be asked. Brought to you by Highbrow Lowbrow.
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Pop culture inspires some serious fun. Join hosts Todd Coats and Elliot Strunk, two creatively curious pals living between the bookends of grand museums and dive bars, the sweet spot where highbrow and lowbrow become drinking buddies. They talk influential work and uncover stories of how the familiar became iconic. Think Behind the Music for the stuff we love. ----- Visit https://www.twodesignerswalkintoabar.com/ for images, links, episode extras and more. ----- Two Designers Walk Into a Bar ...
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Amid a peasant uprising, a feckless prince masquerades as a commoner and blunders his way through low society. And falls for the leader of the revolution.
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Just Between Us is a comedic variety show where Allison Raskin and Gabe Dunn openly discuss everything from mental health to sex and all the stuff in-between. Each week, they’ll answer a question from a listener seeking advice, interview someone fascinating, participate in a rarely winnable game show and discuss a random topic affecting the world. Jump from highbrow to lowbrow in a single episode! Sometimes multiple times! Nothing is off limits for these New York Times best selling authors w ...
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Join the renaissance queen of everything and her enabler (aka Bec + Joni) as they ramble through a highbrow/lowbrow conversational exploration of the world around them. They combine dark humour with a fierce streak of social justice to discuss their consumption of books, movies and internet ephemera
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A weekly conversation between writers Dolly Alderton and Pandora Sykes, that covers highbrow and lowbrow culture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Welcome to The Women! Fresh Episodes drop in Fall of 2021! On every episode, host Rose Reid follows one woman’s extraordinary journey. Unfiltered highbrow and lowbrow conversations with women you already know, and women you should know. Includes epiphanies, some sing-alongs, occasional crying, and a few games. (And to the trolls, yes this is a progressive show, K?!) BYOB :)
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Masterpiece Theatre meets Mystery Science Theater 3000 in a podcast of highbrow readings and lowbrow commentary. Comedians Kelly Nugent and Lindsay Katai come together to read aloud classic and not-so-classic literature from the public domain and provide real-time commentary with the help of special guests. Subscribe now to experience the best and worst from the likes of Edgar Allen Poe, Virginia Woolf, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Sherwood Anderson, Jack London, and many more... no one escapes ...
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The world is a lot, and we could all use some help existing in it. Each week, award-winning journalist and author of OPEN Rachel Krantz will interview different experts, authors, teachers, and friends, all of whom can offer various pieces of advice on specific aspects of existing. This is going to be a show where highbrow and lowbrow topics happily co-exist, or really where we don't even believe in the concept of high and low brow. You could have one week talking about how to confront your f ...
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We all have love for our favorite TV shows. Those shows we went back to, sometimes for years, became like best friends. Each week TV aficionados James King and Emily Johnston take us back to hang out with those best friends and bask in the best TV shows of all time while learning nuggets that might surprise you. From the lowbrow to the highbrow, from the comedies to the dramas, from Gossip Girl and Mad About You to Beavis & Butthead, The Osbournes, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, explore th ...
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Episode 86: Gen X Music Appears from Underground
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The late '80s and the '90s were a golden age for Gen X music, even well beyond the long shadow of Nirvana's Nevermind. We flipped through the crates to prep for this episode. With sore fingers and tired eyes we walk through iconic albums by Bjork, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Pixies. Grab your favorite concert t-shirt and a cool PBR. It's time…
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Somatic Therapy with Karden Rabin, and Dominant Masculinity
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Content Warning: Suicide Gabe wants to be Ryan Gosling in "The Fall Guy" and has a long overdue shoutout for a fan on the Patreon. A listener writes in wondering how to have a relationship with the one person they want to be with after feeling responsible for someone else's suicide. Somatic therapist Karden Rabin joins to talk about the differences…
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We've got dirty words on the brain, and we're chatting about the use and functions of profanity in entertainment. In this encore episode from 2013, we cover everything from Anchorman to South Park to Shakespeare. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy…
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For the first time in four years the Reserve Bank has lowered its Official Cash Rate. The rate is now 5.25%, down from the 5.5% it had been at since May last year. The Reserve Bank's target range for inflation is between one and three per cent and with the rate falling to 3.3% last month, many felt the time was right for the OCR to follow suit. Maj…
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Spotlight on the Reserve Bank: Will the OCR come down today?
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The Reserve Bank takes centre stage as it releases its latest official cash rate today. The rate is currently at 5.5%, and hasn't dropped since May last year, but economists are divided about whether or not we'll see a drop. We've nabbed one to tell us what he thinks will happen. New Zealand's genetic engineering ban will end from next year Science…
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They have been used controversially in cities like London, now Aotearoa is set to get a taste of congestion charges. The idea is that they will make people rethink how and when they use some of our most clogged up roads but will they work? National Blood Donor Week is on at the moment. This year the focus is on bolstering our dwindling plasma stock…
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In the new, stylishly odd horror film Cuckoo, Hunter Schafer plays an American teenager who reluctantly moves with her family to a mysterious resort in the German Alps. Her rebellious spirit clashes with the resort's creepy proprietor, played by Dan Stevens. When weird stuff starts happening, long-buried family secrets come to light and the resort'…
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Direct from France, Newsable's very own Imogen Wells brings you up to date with all the key overnight happenings from the OlympicsBy Stuff Audio
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The new cost of living blow for struggling families
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Stark new figures on the skyrocketing cost of feeding a family are out - and they make particularly grim reading for parents. Worse still, the price of healthier foods is rising faster than other items. We assess the impact of poor nutrition on vulnerable kids. Plus, Paddy Gower on perhaps his most challenging investigation yet - and what it means …
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Direct from France, Newsable's very own Imogen Wells brings you up to date with all the key overnight happenings the OlympicsBy Stuff Audio
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Direct from France, Newsable's very own Imogen Wells brings you up to date with all the key overnight happenings from the OlympicsBy Stuff Audio
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It Ends With Us and what's making us happy
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The 2016 Colleen Hoover novel It Ends With Us was a massive bestseller. And now that book is a movie. Blake Lively stars as Lily Bloom, a woman who falls for a hot neurosurgeon played by Justin Baldoni — who also directs the film. But their relationship is complicated by the return of her old flame (Brandon Sklenar). She also has to reckon with her…
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Direct from France, Newsable's very own Imogen Wells brings you up to date with all the key overnight happenings from day thirteen of the OlympicsBy Stuff Audio
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Local Water Done Well: Three Waters replacement revealed
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The Government has outlined its plans for new council-owned water services to replace the controversial Three Waters scheme. We catch up with double-Olympic gold medal winning Black Fern Tyla King. She is retiring from international sevens, what's next? Could an increase in severe weather events make it too expensive to insure our homes? And Imogen…
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It's summer, and whether you're taking a trip – or simply staying out of the heat with the AC running – there's nothing like relaxing with a good audiobook. So in this encore episode, we are recommending three of our favorite fiction audiobooks. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy…
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Direct from France, Newsable's very own Imogen Wells brings you up to date with all the key overnight happenings from day eleven of the OlympicsBy Stuff Audio
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Unemployment is up. What effect will this have on interest rates?
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The unemployment figures for the June quarter are in and show a rise to 4.6%, up from 4.4% in the last quarter and 3.6% at the same time last year. This is broadly in line with economists' and the Reserve Bank's expectations, so what does it mean for interest rates? Kamala Harris has picked a running mate with 'Midwestern Dad' energy. What do we kn…
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Puzzles are not for Allison or Melisa. r/prorevenge brings us the story of Bob The Builder who can't build a house. r/millennials features a thank you from a Gen Z OP. r/bestofredditupdates is full of twists and turns that might end a marriage. And finally, your birthday party isn't unique enough. Check out all of our content on Patreon, Ad Free! W…
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The overnight action from day 11 of the Olympics
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Direct from France, Newsable's very own Imogen Wells brings you up to date with all the key overnight happenings from day 11 of the Olympics.By Stuff Audio
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Health NZ's u-turn on cancer drug Keytruda
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A backtrack from Health NZ means some Kiwis will get access to the cancer drug Keytruda before Pharmac begins funding it later this year. Richard Sullivan is the Chief Clinical Officer at Health NZ and joins us to explain their decision. Global sharemarkets have been all over the place recently, with concerns around the state of the US economy seei…
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There is nothing better for the summer doldrums than a blast of Olympic glory. For a couple of weeks this summer, athletes are showing us how they flip, run, swim, climb, and paddle and even breakdance to prove they are the best in the world. We're checking in with the 2024 Olympics, including wins for gymnast Simone Biles, swimmer Katie Ledecky, a…
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Direct from France, Newsable's very own Imogen Wells brings you up to date with all the key overnight happenings from day ten of the OlympicsBy Stuff Audio
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How misinformation turned into violent riots in the UK
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Misinformation around the identity of the attacker behind the fatal stabbings of three children at a dance class in Southport last week has lead to the worst riots the UK has seen in more than a decade. What has been fuelling the unrest and what could the consequences be? Gore toddler Lachie Jones was found dead in January 2019. An inquest into the…
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Colman Domingo's Sing Sing is a rare empathetic prison drama
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The moving drama Sing Sing stars Colman Domingo as the leader of a tight-knit theatre ensemble within one of the most notorious maximum-security prisons in the United States. Most of the cast are alumni of the actual program who had input on the filmmaking process. The movie showcases the ups and downs of putting on a show without being overly sent…
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REPLAY: Olympic Superstar Simone Biles, Toxic Beauty Standards with Jackie Johnson and When We Feel Beautiful
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Original Air Date: March 25, 2020 In celebration of Simone Biles' epic Paris Olympic performance, we're revisiting our incredible episode with her! Get ready for a special episode featuring Simone Biles and SK-II! Gabe and Allison answer a listener’s question about whether she actually enjoys her feminine presentation or if she’s a victim of societ…
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