James Wolcott
Podcast-a-Go-Go
So many goodies, so little time. Which shows should
I be listening to, where to start, and how many chortling introductions can I take?
Not Your Ordinary Radioactive Meatball
Also: true and true-enough crime series to latch on to, set in L.A. and N.Y.
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
There are worthwhile podcasts for both Brexiteers and Remainiacs. One is recorded in a pub
Drop That Corn Dog
No platform is better suited for letting candidates bypass the hokey rituals of retail campaigning than the humble, motley podcast
Impeachment-Palooza
With disequilibrium the order of the day, some podcasts make smart, entertaining sense of it all
Mayhem for the Ears
Hunted, a fast-paced mystery podcast by the mastermind behind Law & Order, stars Parker Posey
White House of Horrors
A scandal that prefigured today’s appalling Trump escapades. Plus: chasing, and catching, Cosby
Screen Time
The shows to watch in the coming weeks, from a rejuvenated take on Project Runway to an L.A. detective series
There in Spirit
London’s Chris Beetles Gallery launches “Spirit of England,” a weekly series of online exhibitions for browsing and buying
Back to School
A nation of strivers under lockdown meets the à la carte subscription academy MasterClass
Hear Them Roar
Susan Sontag, Germaine Greer, Norman Mailer, and others battle over “women’s lib” in a rarely seen documentary about the epic 1971 all-star debate
