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SRSLY #69: Fantastic Beasts / NW / Infinity Diaries

On the pop culture podcast this week: we discuss Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the Zadie Smith adaptation NW and Tavi Gevinson’s Infinity Diaries for Rookie.

By Caroline Crampton and Anna Leszkiewicz
  • Far from just “comfort TV” in dark times, Gilmore Girls reminds us that pop culture isn’t stupid

    “Do you remember in The Way We Were, how Katie and Hubbell broke up?”

    By Anna Leszkiewicz
    21 November
  • When it comes to transgender children, Channel 4's new documentary doesn't reassure

    Kids on the Edge made me wonder why the adults agreed to let their children be filmed. Plus: the adaptation of Zadie Smith’s NW.

    By Rachel Cooke
    17 November
  • Therapy sessions on the radio remind me that really, we are all acting

    Susie Orbach's In Therapy has turned from an oddity to a thrilling drama.

    By Antonia Quirke
    17 November
  • Why a Homer Simpson philosophy course isn’t as strange as it sounds

    A The Simpsons course at Glasgow University, “D'oh! The Simpsons Introduce Philosophy”, actually makes a lot of sense.

    By Anna Leszkiewicz
    16 November
  • SRSLY #68: The Gilmore Girls Special

    In honour of the forthcoming Netflix revival, we devote a whole hour to the world of Gilmore Girls.

    By Caroline Crampton and Anna Leszkiewicz
    15 November
  • The Simpsons take a dig at Donald Trump's win, and admit “being right sucks”

    After jokingly predicting a Trump presidency in a previous episode, the shows creators responded to the billionaire's shock victory.

    By Media Mole
    15 November
  • The BBC adaptation of NW is more relevant than ever after Brexit

    The TV dramatisation of Zadie Smith’s novel examines the economic inequality which the Leave vote so harshly exposed.

    By Anna Leszkiewicz
    14 November
  • With migrant stories under attack, the BBC’s Black is the New Black has come at the right time

    As a British second-generation Nigerian immigrant, this new series reminds me of the experiences I share with my father.

    By Emmanuel Akinwotu
    14 November
  • "I make myself sit there from nine to one": Matt Kaner is Radio 3's first embedded composer

    The composer is writing one new piece of music a week for the BBC station's breakfast show – mostly, by hiding in the spare room.

    By Antonia Quirke
    10 November
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    This year’s is a hollow disgrace.

    By Anna Leszkiewicz
    10 November

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