181 Episodes

  1. Show Me the (Read) Receipts! | Episode 20

    Published: 1/19/2017

  2. Batman vs. Joker | Episode 19

    Published: 1/12/2017

  3. ‘The Perfect Movie for Our Time’ | Episode 18

    Published: 1/5/2017

  4. The Kanye-thon | Episode 17

    Published: 12/29/2016

  5. The Lives They Lived | Episode 16

    Published: 12/22/2016

  6. Best of 2016 with Bill Simmons, Heben Nigatu, Tracy Clayton and Ezra Edelman | Episode 15

    Published: 12/15/2016

  7. Beyoncé vs. Adele? No Contest | Episode 14

    Published: 12/8/2016

  8. Obama’s Last Cultural Statement | Episode 13

    Published: 12/1/2016

  9. The Brilliance of Kerry James Marshall | Episode 12

    Published: 11/24/2016

  10. How to Survive Thanksgiving | Episode 11

    Published: 11/17/2016

  11. The Reckoning | Episode 10

    Published: 11/10/2016

  12. Dancing in the Moonlight | Episode 9

    Published: 11/3/2016

  13. Nudity Clause | Episode 8

    Published: 10/27/2016

  14. Peak Black TV | Episode 7

    Published: 10/20/2016

  15. America, What You Doin’ Gurl? | Episode 6

    Published: 10/13/2016

  16. A Journey to the 'Blacksonian' | Episode 5

    Published: 10/6/2016

  17. Maintaining Higher Ground | Episode 4

    Published: 9/29/2016

  18. RuPaul: 'Identity Is a Hoax, People!' | Episode 3

    Published: 9/22/2016

  19. ‘You Can’t Code Your Way Out of Racism’ | Episode 2

    Published: 9/15/2016

  20. First Date | Episode 1

    Published: 9/8/2016

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Conversations about the culture that moves us – the good, the bad and whatever’s in between. Every week, critic Wesley Morris talks with writers and artists about the moment we’re in. Surprisingly personal and never obvious, new episodes drop Thursdays. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.