Representative Ilhan Omar attends a news conference at the House Triangle in Washington, DC, on legislation to create special immigrant visas for Iraqi and Afghan wartime translators on Thursday, May 16, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams / CQ Roll Call via AP Images) From the grassroots to the ballot box, we are witnessing an explosion…
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Welcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 210, published May 21, 2019. Joint adventures. Last Thursday, Variety reported that Sony Music, the global music conglomerate ($7.2 billion in revenue in fiscal 2018), has formed a joint venture with Adam Davidson, the New Yorker staff writer and co-founder of Planet Money, and…
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It wasn’t the Sunday coronation that golf fans expected, but Brooks Koepka closed out yet another major victory at the 2019 PGA Championship. And after, he had golf writers opening up the history books to try to put Koepka’s recent run in proper perspective. RELATED: Steve Williams predicted Brooks Koepka’s greatness with this money quote…
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Podmass_In [Podmass](https://www.avclub.com/c/podmass),_ The A.V. Club _sifts through the ever-expanding world of podcasts and recommends the previous week’s best episodes. Have your own favorite? Let us know in the comments or at [podmass@avclub.com](mailto:podmass@avclub.com)._ Sex And The City premiered nearly 21 years ago, and people are still talking about it. But people aren’t talking about it the…
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We celebrate episode #50 of our SoulBack R&B Podcast by bringing in our family Digital Black and Smoke E. Digglera of the group Playa. The duo along with the late Static Major were responsible for creating classics for the likes of Ginuwine, Aaliyah and many more. Most recently they joined fellow R&B group Dru Hill…
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IF in 20 years’ time children are asking their parents “Mum, what was a podcast?” then crime writer Denise Mina has a problem – at least she does if she’s concerned enough about her literary legacy to regret filling her books with the technologies and concerns of the moment. Turns out she isn’t concerned and…
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IF in 20 years’ time children are asking their parents “Mum, what was a podcast?” then crime writer Denise Mina has a problem – at least she does if she’s concerned enough about her literary legacy to regret filling her books with the technologies and concerns of the moment. Turns out she isn’t concerned and…
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Jason Ball, Dustin Lance Black, and Bobby Gonzalez Dustin Lance Black is a writer, film & TV director, and LGBT activist. He is also an Academy Award winning screenwriter for the 2008 film Milk. Dustin Lance Black joins the News Director’s Office to talk about his new book, Mama’s Boy. The memoir explores how Dustin and…
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With Mike OOO galavanting in Las Vegas, the pair still take time out of their busy schedule to bring you all the latest from the world of online poker: The latest in online poker tournaments from PokerStars, partypoker and GG Network, with some on-air breaking news; getting a handle on the first quarter financial results…
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The Racing Dudes preview Saturday’s 144th running of the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes (G1) and Friday’s Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2) at Pimlico, then give rapid-fire thoughts on the Preakness Stakes undercard races Saturday at Pimlico. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/622070865″ params=”color=#ed2e2b&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Rapid-Fire Music by High Rule:►Click HERE to download “Control”: https://apple.co/2DVglyX►SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/highrule/control►Website: http://www.highrule.com/ Featuring…
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