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Sep 24, 2025 • 34min

What Do You Call Your Neighborhood Amid 'Rebrandings' (Small Stakes Big Opinions)

SoHa, NoBat, NoCal, BoHo, GoCaGa. In NYC, the lines that deliniate one neighborhood from another can be blurry, and it gets even more confusing when 'neighborhood re-brandings' occur. So, why do neighborhoods get re-named or subdivided, and how do these changes relate to things like gentrification, politics and the real estate industry? Greg Young, co-host of The Bowery Boys podcast talks about the history and impact of neighborhood re-brandings. Plus, listeners call in to talk about what it means to them to belong to a neighborhood of a certain name.
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Sep 23, 2025 • 18min

Archive of Unknown Universes' Presents Alternate Versions of History

In the new novel Archive of Unknown Universes, author Ruben Reyes Jr. allows his characters to literally explore alternate versions of history: one version where the Salvadoran war ends in a peace treaty, and another where the government wins. Reyes Jr discuses the novel, his debut.
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Sep 23, 2025 • 31min

Free Speech, Politics, The Media Business and Late Night Comedy Shows

NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik and Vulture senior editor Jesse David Fox share their thoughts and reporting about the Trump administration's efforts to tamp down critique from late night comedy talkshow hosts like Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert.
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Sep 23, 2025 • 23min

Comedian Lou Wall's New Show 'Breaking The Fifth Wall'

Comedian Lou Wall discusses their internet age stand-up act, called 'Breaking The Fifth Wall,' which The Guardian called 'silly and profound.'
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Sep 23, 2025 • 27min

John Leguizamo's New Play 'The Other Americans'

The new play "The Other Americans" was written by John Leguizamo, and stars Leguizamo as a laundromat owner in Queens who is grappling with secrets and trying to keep his business afloat. Things come to a head when his son, Nick, played by Trey Santiago-Hudson, returns from a stay at a mental health facility. Leguizamo and Santiago-Hudson discuss the play, which is running at the Public Theater through October 19.
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Sep 23, 2025 • 26min

Angela Flournoy's New Novel About Friendship

Author Angela Flournoy joins to discuss her new novel, The Wilderness. It follows 20 years of friendship in the lives of a group of Black women in New York and Los Angeles. The novel is a finalist for the Kirkus Prize.
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Sep 22, 2025 • 23min

Your Fall TV Guide

Fall is here, and in addition to pumpkin spice everything, there's a new crop of TV and streaming shows premiering. From hit drama series like 'The Diplomat' and 'Slow Horses' to newcomers like 'The Lowdown' and 'Task', and forthcoming comedies from Tim Robinson and  Rachel Sennott, Vulture critic Kathryn Van Arendonk shares her picks of what to watch this season. 
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Sep 22, 2025 • 26min

Witnessing Humanity: The Art of John Wilson' at the Met

A new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art spotlights the work of John Wilson, a Boston-born artist who dedicated his career to creating art about the Black American experience. Curators Jennifer Farrell and Leslie King Hammond discuss "Witnessing Humanity: The Art of John Wilson," which is showing at the Met through February 8, 2026. 
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Sep 22, 2025 • 19min

In Memory of Agnes Gund

[REBROADCAST FROM October 7, 2020] Before her passing last week, Art collector Agnes Gund was well known for her philanthropic work, selling prized art pieces to contribute to significant social justice funds. A documentary, “Aggie,” from Emmy-nominated director Catherine Gund, her daughter, puts the spotlight on her activism. The two of them join us to discuss the film.
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Sep 22, 2025 • 31min

Is Cultural Criticism Dead?

More publications are beginning to rethink how they approach cultural criticism, and some have eliminated those positions altogether. But what do we lose when there are fewer cultural criticisms? Charlotte Klein, a features writer and media columnist for New York Magazine, discusses her recent piece "Do Media Organizations Even Want Cultural Criticism?" Plus, listeners call in to share what value, if any, cultural criticism has brought to their lives. 

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