Max Verstappen won a rain-delayed, software-plagued Malaysian Grand Prix run as the Bahrain Grand Prix, while Hamilton's tire gamble and Mercedes' confusing upgrades gave the hosts plenty to dissect.
Ferrari's internal chaos and a wave of silly-season driver news take center stage as the hosts preview F1's return to the long-dormant Sepang circuit for a race technically still called the Bahrain Grand Prix.
George Russell dominates in Baku with a start-to-finish win while Red Bull's internal drama and a wild late crash from Franco Colapinto define an otherwise strategy-light race.
The Ringer F1 Show hosts break down a chaotic week of Formula 1 news (Isack Hadjar's Red Bull re-signing, McLaren's polarizing logo overhaul, and a controversial Monaco sprint race) before previewing a Baku Grand Prix that offers more overtaking potential than most street circuits.
Megan Schuster and Spanners turn away from the Madrid Grand Prix disaster to break down, corner by corner and material by material, what actually separates a great Formula One circuit from a forgettable one.
Kimi Antonelli won the debut Spanish Grand Prix at the new Madring circuit, but the hosts spend most of the episode roasting the track's design and dissecting a run of bizarre strategy calls that decided the podium.
Megan Schuster and "Spanners" break down Lewis Hamilton's pointed public criticism of Ferrari's leadership, mounting pressure on Fred Vasseur, and their deep skepticism about F1's new street circuit in Madrid.
Kimi Antonelli produced a stunning drive from 19th to first at Monza, winning his home race as Mercedes' strategic favoritism became unmistakable while Ferrari's Charles Leclerc crashed out and Lewis Hamilton was left fuming over another baffling pit strategy.
The Ringer F1 Show previews Monza while working through Lando Norris's long McLaren extension, the FIA's disputed engine-parity rankings, Red Bull's front-office and driver reshuffle, and a Schumacher tribute weekend for Ferrari.
Data over Dogma dissects how the Hebrew Bible actually names God (El, Elohim, Adonai, and pointed insults like "shit gods") before tackling the popular claim that the Old Testament God is cruel while the New Testament God is loving—arguing the split has deep anti-Semitic roots and doesn't hold up ag
Dan McClellan walks Dan Beecher through Paul's imprisonment saga in Acts 23-26 and then breaks down the Tel Dan Stele, an ancient inscription whose "House of David" reference is among the best archaeological evidence that King David actually existed.
Dan McClellan and Dan Beecher dissect JD Vance's comments about the Antichrist and end-times prophecy on a young podcaster's show, then pivot to a scripture-based breakdown of the biblical "gifts of the Spirit" and how Paul intended them to unite rather than rank believers.
Dan McClellan and Dan Beecher tear apart Mark Driscoll's claim that a wife is a garden for her husband to cultivate, then test whether calling the Bible the world's oldest game of telephone actually holds up.
Trump's March executive order tried to let the Postal Service reject mail-in ballots that didn't meet new federal design rules, and after months of legal whiplash the Supreme Court let a lower court's block stand, so the restrictions will not apply to the 2026 midterms.
The hosts use an endangered beetle lawsuit to explain legal standing, then show how the same doctrine let the Supreme Court clear the way for Trump's demolition of the White House East Wing and his 90,000-square-foot ballroom.
Two Princeton and Berkeley computer science researchers argue that AI, despite recent scares like autonomous agents escaping test environments, still behaves like a normal technology whose real-world impact is gated by slow-moving economic and organizational bottlenecks rather than an imminent leap
Chuck Klosterman joins Derek Thompson to discuss his new alternative-history book "Rock," which imagines the Velvet Underground eclipsing the Beatles, and the two use it as a springboard for a wide-ranging conversation about why cultural products succeed, how books are consumed differently now, and
Nate Silver tells Derek Thompson that the Senate, once a lock for Republicans, has flipped to favoring Democrats as Trump's second-term agenda collides with rising gas and diesel prices, an unpopular war in Iran, and the historical pattern of midterm backlash against the party in power.
Economist Jason Furman joins Derek Thompson to explain why forecasters keep predicting economic collapse (from inflation to tariffs to the Iran war) while GDP growth and unemployment stay remarkably steady near their decades-long averages.
Derek Thompson talks with Harvard College Dean David Deming about how AI is forcing a rethink of what college is even for, and why Deming's controversial "AI encouragement" policy is really an attempt to build guardrails around a technology students are already using constantly.
Derek Thompson interviews Pangram founder Max Spiro about why AI-generated text now saturates social platforms and the open web, how detection actually works, and what human writing still does that machines cannot.
Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald react to news that John Watts and Simon Kinberg will lead a new Skywalker trilogy with Daisy Ridley returning as Rey, then dig into "Lanterns" episode 7 before Van Lathan joins to dissect the "Lioness" season three finale.
Casey Bloys consolidates power as presumed streaming chief over the combined Paramount-WBD empire while Cindy Holland exits, and the hosts dig into two strong new premieres plus a reinvigorated "Slow Horses."
Paramount's antitrust settlement with state attorneys general dominates the opening discussion before Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald turn to a deep dive on "Lanterns" episode six, which jumps forward a decade to show Jon Stewart's transformation and reveals Hal Jordan's fate after the Rushville disas
Joanna Robinson joins Chris Ryan to cover Netflix UK's push into prestige British drama, dig into Sharon Horgan's new HBO comedy Youth, unpack the darker turn of Slow Horses season six, and debate the New York Times' best-TV-of-the-century list—including why Netflix handing Claire Danes a season two
Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald celebrate "Slow Horses" season six as an energetic bounce-back for the show, then Ryan sits down with Chuck Klosterman to dig into his new alternate-history novel "Rock," which imagines the Velvet Underground eclipsing the Beatles in 1967.
Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald break down a surprisingly warm and well-paced Emmys night dominated by "Widow's Bay" and "The Pit," then dig into the mid-season twists and dangling questions of "Lanterns" episode 5.
Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald react to Netflix landing the full Larry McMurtry western saga, run through their Emmy winners and should-winners, and pick apart the growing pains of "The Paper" season two.
Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald recap early Creative Arts Emmy wins, rank the fall TV they most want to watch, dig into "Lanterns" episode four, and vent about "Lioness" turning into political lecture.
Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald spend the first half on strange casting and adaptation news, then dig into Guy Ritchie's "The Gentlemen" Season 2 and the breakout third episode of "Lanterns."
Bill Simmons and Juliet Litman rewatch "13 Going on 30," celebrating Jennifer Garner's star-making performance while dissecting the movie's soundtrack, rom-com lineage, and surprising staying power nearly two decades after release.
Bill Simmons, Van Lathan, and Craig Horlbeck rewatch 2009's absurd revenge thriller "Law Abiding Citizen," celebrating its brutal, escalating carnage while ripping apart its chickenshit ending and Jamie Foxx's poorly written protagonist.
Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt rewatch "Rambo: First Blood Part II," celebrating its shameless Cold War excess, Stallone's peak physique, and the unintentional comedy of a franchise that armed toddlers with plastic combat knives.
The Rewatchables crew breaks down "Talladega Nights" on its 20th anniversary, arguing it may be Will Ferrell's funniest and best-aging sports comedy while tracing his singular 2000s run and the Ferrell-McKay partnership.
The Rewatchables crew marks the 40th anniversary of James Cameron's "Aliens" by celebrating it as a rare sequel that switches genres, centers Ripley, and outbuilds almost everything around it.
Matt Belloni and Lucas Shaw break down the six biggest organizational decisions David Ellison faces once the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger closes, from who runs streaming to what the combined company will even be called.
Ari Emanuel sits down for a combative, unfiltered interview tied to his new memoir "Roll the Calls," sparring with host Matt Belloni over his rivalry with CAA's Bryan Lord, his fractured partnership with Patrick Whitesell, and his tangled ties to Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and David Ellison.
Talent agencies and traditional producers are racing to insert themselves into the $250 billion creator economy, chasing equity stakes and new revenue streams as their legacy TV businesses shrink.
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A congresswoman who co-authored Congress's first federal film production tax credit bill breaks down exactly what's in it, what's not, and why speed now matters more than ever.
Paramount and California Attorney General Rob Bonta reached a five-year consent decree settling the Warner Bros. Discovery merger lawsuit, but the deal contains mostly behavioral commitments rather than the structural remedies Bonta spent months demanding.
Tom Cruise finally sat for a real magazine interview after a decade of avoiding the format, and GQ's Zach Barron uses the occasion to explain how celebrity journalism actually works now that stars no longer need reporters to reach their fans.
Matt Belloni, Craig Horlbeck, and Lucas Shaw break down the 2026 Emmy winners and dig into whether Apple TV has genuinely dethroned HBO as Hollywood's prestige gold standard.
Searchlight president Matthew Greenfield explains how the studio stays profitable and Oscar-relevant by chasing creative risk on small budgets rather than competing with blockbusters, and by treating sequels, horror, and prestige dramas as equally viable if they feel original.
Belloni and Bloomberg's Lucas Shaw dissect why "record" summer box office numbers mislead, handicap a federal film tax credit, preview the Emmys, and question the 60 Minutes overhaul.
Constantine Film CEO Oliver Berben explains how a German studio has kept the Japanese-born Resident Evil franchise alive for 24 years and landed director Zach Cregger for its eighth live-action installment.
Matt Belloni and Bloomberg's Lucas Shaw walk through five stories set to shape Hollywood's rest of 2026, spanning Netflix's stock slump, its bidding war with YouTube, Warner-Paramount limbo, Grand Theft Auto 6, a possible federal film tax credit, and the 2030 World Cup rights auction.
Matthew Belloni talks with Film USA leaders Tony Armour and Katie Pryor about Trump's Truth Social post backing a federal production incentive, and closes with a box office bet on Mark Wahlberg's "By Any Means."
Matthew Belloni and box office analyst Scott Mendelson grade their preseason confidence rankings for summer 2026's 13 biggest movies, tallying wins, flops, and surprises in a season that finished well ahead of pre-pandemic norms.
Bart Ehrman explains that the biblical book of Daniel, written during the Maccabean persecution of the 160s BCE, was designed to look like ancient prophecy fulfilled—and that this literary trick still fuels modern doomsday predictions that have failed every single time.
Bart Ehrman explains why the King James Bible remains beloved as literature but fails as a study tool, tracing its origins to King James I's 1611 revision of earlier translations and detailing the linguistic, theological, and manuscript problems that trip up modern readers.
Bart Ehrman traces how early Christians dealt with contradictions between the four Gospels, focusing on Tatian's lost 2nd-century harmony, the Diatessaron, and why the Church eventually destroyed it.
Bart Ehrman explains how early Christianity used dozens of gospels before four became canonical, and how binding Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John together shaped how each is read.
Bart Ehrman walks back a claim from an earlier episode, arguing that Paul is the only ancient author who personally says he saw the risen Jesus, and that this single late report cannot carry the weight of historical proof for the resurrection.
Max Verstappen sits down with Matt and Tommy at Silverstone to talk racing instincts, fatherhood, engineer bonds, and why he'd scrap the current F1 power units for a return to V8s.
Matt and Tommy make their driver-by-driver predictions for the rain-threatened Bahrain Grand Prix being held at Sepang, Malaysia, with Tommy defending a 15-point championship lead while Matt scrambles to close the gap.
Max Verstappen took the first non-Mercedes-engine pole of 2026 at a wildly scrambled Malaysian qualifying, with Hamilton second and Mercedes struggling on abrasive, melting tyres.
Tommy, joined by Matt in Tuscany, reacts to the first day of practice at a returning Sepang, covering the excitement of the circuit, Verstappen and Mercedes pace, tyre strategy, and the rain that keeps failing to arrive.
Matt and Tommy hand out driver ratings for a chaotic Azerbaijan GP, clashing over Verstappen's grade while agreeing that Colapinto's late safety-car restart crash into his own teammate was the weekend's defining disaster.
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Matt and Tommy break down Thursday practice in Baku, where Mercedes looked untouchable, Williams set their brakes on fire, and Arvid Lindblad crashed for the second race weekend running.
George Russell held off a charging Max Verstappen by 0.077 seconds for one of the closest finishes in F1 history, while a Turn 1 pileup after the restart (featuring Colapinto taking out teammate Colton Herta and Lando Norris) sparked a furious post-race outburst from Norris and reignited debate over
George Russell dominated Azerbaijan GP qualifying with a pole position eight tenths clear of the field, while championship leader Kimi Antonelli crashed out in Q1 and will start 16th, reopening the title fight with Russell just before the race.
Matt and Tommy hand out driver ratings for the Madrid street race, clashing hardest over Liam Lawson's grade while agreeing that Franco Colapinto and Lando Norris were the class of the field.
Matt and Tommy break down F1's 2027 calendar reveal, reacting to ten sprint races (including shocking additions at Monaco and the championship-deciding Abu Dhabi finale) plus the return of Portimao and Turkey.
Matt and Tommy tear apart the new Madrid circuit after a lifeless Spanish Grand Prix, arguing the track design makes overtaking nearly impossible while sorting through the lap-one Verstappen-Hamilton controversy, Lando Norris's brutal VSC misfortune, and Franco Colapinto's standout drive.
Matt and Tommy break down a chaotic Spanish Grand Prix qualifying session where Lando Norris stole pole with a stunning final lap despite nearly crashing at the last corner, while both Ferraris, both Williams, and Oscar Piastri all struggled to match expectations.
Matt and Tommy break down a chaotic Friday practice at the brand-new Madrid circuit, covering wild track evolution, a Formula 2 fire, Arvid Lindblad's first crash of his rookie season, and FIA president Mohamed Ben Sulayem's bizarre public pledge to keep Fernando Alonso from retiring.
Matt and Tommy make predictions for the first Formula 1 race at Madrid's new circuit, admitting they have almost no data and low expectations for the track while hoping the unknown produces chaos.
One-of-the-season's first driver ratings episode, dominated by Kimi Antonelli's 19th-to-1st Monza win, Pierre Gasly's Alpine pole, and a joint zero for Charles Leclerc.
Kimi Antonelli produced one of the wildest drives in recent memory at Monza, winning from 19th on the grid while Ferrari imploded with a Leclerc crash and a first-corner clash between teammates that left Hamilton buried in the pack.
Kurt Cobain's turbulent journey from a broke Aberdeen teenager to reluctant voice of a generation ends in overdose, addiction, and suicide, even as Nirvana's music reshaped rock and outlived him by decades.
Eight scientists sealed themselves inside a $150 million glass terrarium in the Arizona desert for two years, testing whether humans could survive on a self-sustaining mini-Earth—and whether the media would let them live it down.
Producer Frank Farian built Milli Vanilli around two attractive frontmen who never sang a note, and when the truth came out in 1990 it destroyed their lives while he walked away rich.
A Las Vegas jury convicted 63-year-old Dwayne "Keffe D" Davis of first-degree murder in the 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur after just three hours of deliberation.
Bill Simmons opens with Boston sports gloom before Kirk Goldsberry joins to fact-check NBA media day quotes and dissect Jalen Duren's trade saga, then Bryan Curtis breaks down why Mike Tomlin's NBC debut and Tom Brady's growing comfort are reshaping football broadcasting while baseball still can't f
Bill Simmons and Joe House break down a wild Week 4 NFL slate and the Aces-Fever WNBA Finals before Tom Pelissero dissects six roster moves and Bill's dad joins for Red Sox fallout, though the transcript cuts off mid-discussion on Craig Breslow's extension.
Bill and Cousin Sal break down a chaotic NFL Sunday dominated by a Chargers collapse, an overtime Chiefs-Colts thriller, and a wave of quarterback injuries, then run their weekly Guess the Lines contest for Week 3.
Bill Simmons and Cousin Sal review a chaotic, mistake-filled NFL Sunday (Drake Maye's alarming collapse, a Raiders team suddenly 3-0, four teams bleakly stuck at 0-3) before running their weekly line-guessing game and checking in on baseball's playoff picture.
The Bill Simmons Podcast delivers a loose mailbag full of running bits before Tom Pelissero breaks down real QB movement across the league ahead of Week 3.
Bill Simmons sits down with Zach Lowe for a wide-ranging NBA conversation before turning things over to Anthony Jeselnik to talk books, roasts, and his new Ringer podcast launching September 30th.
Josh Allen and the Bills look nearly unstoppable through two weeks while Bill Simmons formally requests a divorce from his Clippers season tickets, and the crew previews a wide-open week two slate with Tom Pelissero and Joe House.
Bill Simmons breaks down the Clippers' post-Kawhi-trade wreckage with Rob Mahoney, fields a chaotic NFL mini-mailbag, and closes with Anthony Dabbundo and Billy Gil ranking the season's wildest baseball storylines, from Pete Crow-Armstrong's historic year to the Dodgers' spending scandal.
Bill Simmons and Cousin Sal break down a wild NFL Week 1, from the Giants' surprising blowout of the Cowboys to the Packers' historic collapse against the Vikings, then rip through regrettable preseason futures and their weekly Guess the Lines contest.
Bill Simmons and Joe House break down the 49ers' lopsided win over the Rams in Australia before diving deep into Week 1 picks, including a live Ringer 107 betting session for the full slate.
Bill Simmons and three Ringer colleagues dissect the Patriots' collapse in Seattle, Sam Darnold's early exit, a brutal fantasy football weekend, and the Rams-49ers trip to Australia.
Simmons and Nick Wright argue whether Josh Allen has really earned the consensus best-quarterback title, weigh Patrick Mahomes's post-ACL future, and run a Clippers-heavy mailbag on the NBA's record punishment.
Bill Simmons and Cousin Sal mark 20 years of Guess the Lines by setting Week 1 NFL numbers, then run a long futures draft loaded with division-order bets, quarterback yardage props, and award long shots.
Bill Simmons and Todd McShay sort the NFL's genuine Super Bowl contenders and the quarterbacks facing career-defining seasons, preview a deep college football year, then Diana Taurasi explains how the WNBA turned into a fast, guard-driven league.
Bill Simmons devotes the open to the NBA's record penalty against the Clippers, then Charles Barkley joins for a wide-ranging talk on the Kawhi scandal, Boston trading Jalen Brown to Philadelphia, LeBron's Lakers exit, his own ESPN timeline, and NFL picks.
Juliette Litman and Amanda Dobbins dig into Aaron Sorkin's bizarre premiere tan, dissect a wave of awkward press-tour moments from Tom Cruise to the VMAs, and swap notes on books, royal drama, and toddler life.
Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbins trade gossip on a screenshotted Meghan Markle mom-chat message, dig into the uncomfortable Amy Griffin memoir fallout, and geek out over Dancing with the Stars ringers before landing on Julia Stiles's surprise comeback.
Hosts Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbins dig into Meghan Markle's stylized Cotswolds proof-of-life video, a school-security stumble for her kids, Tom Cruise's splashy return via GQ and a Chiefs game next to Taylor Swift, and a wave of Emmys drama including Aaron Rodgers's messy Shailene Woodley commen
Juliette Litman and Amanda Dobbins catch up from Venice on the Sussex security standoff, a thin W Youth debut with the Biebers, Rachel Cusk's Natalie Portman novel, and assorted celebrity small talk.
Juliette Litman and Amanda Dobbins riff from opposite continents on sun-protective yacht fashion, Olivia Rodrigo's charity festival, Travis Kelce's Tommy Hilfiger turn, and a Practical Magic 2 reunion.
John and Sarah Urist Green answer listener questions on framing celebrity autographs, book tour etiquette, and the philosophy of love in fiction, then close with practical advice for a Canadian couple honeymooning at an AFC Wimbledon match.
John and Hank riff on plant biology, fossil bias, and creative anxiety before wrapping up with AFC Wimbledon's surprising winning streak and China's Mars sample return timeline.
Hank and John swap banter about pet ownership, publishing logistics, and evolutionary biology before diving into listener questions on writing dual narrators, atmospheric volume versus ocean volume, thank-you card etiquette, and why American discourse rarely looks abroad for solutions.
John and Hank answer listener questions about why squinting sharpens vision, whether ocean water travels, missing tuberculosis deadlines, caffeinated soap, and whether a laid-off listener should postpone his wedding, with a long detour into John's opposition to the ocean.
John Green celebrates the first starred review of his adult novel Hollywood Ending while he and Hank field listener questions on collagen, cosmic speed, Bible-reading, and wind turbines, then close with a botched geography quiz and news from Mars and AFC Wimbledon.
Nora Princiotti and Nathan Hubbard dig into Taylor Swift's surprise four-song "encore" to Life of a Showgirl, landing on a shared verdict that the songs aren't bad but badly oversold—and spend most of the episode debating why she released them at all.
Nora Princiati and Nathan Hubbard scramble to re-record after Taylor Swift blindsided them with a surprise four-song "Encore" announcement for The Life of a Showgirl, then pivot to a mixed-verdict discussion of Miley Cyrus's new album Bass Persuades.
Nora Princiotti and Nathan Hubbard catch up on a chaotic week in pop music, breaking down the Ed Sheeran-Macklemore tour fallout, Taylor Swift's cryptic Emmy-night video, and Harry Styles adding 25 more stadium dates to his Together Together tour.
Nora Princiati and Nathan Hubbard mark the 20th anniversary of "FutureSex/LoveSounds" by weighing its production highs and lyrical lows against Justin Timberlake's rise, decline, and unresolved reckoning with Black music.
Two Ringer hosts assess Olivia Rodrigo's charity festival, Harry Styles's 30-night Madison Square Garden stand, and the solo careers of the other One Direction members.
A nuclear-close-call history lesson collides with fresh pop-culture chaos, as the hosts and guest Joel Anderson trace how Cold War paranoia nearly triggered Armageddon in 1983, then dig into the newly convicted Tupac killer, a murder trial featuring AI-generated love songs, and a bizarre robotic noi
Hosts revisit the unsolved 1892 Lizzie Borden axe murders alongside the new Ryan Murphy series about the case, then pivot to a genuinely horrifying modern true-crime story out of Philadelphia and a grab bag of strange current headlines.
A conversational deep dive into Building 7 conspiracy theories that ultimately argues the government is too disorganized to pull off a coordinated demolition, while pivoting through Saudi 9/11 connections, a Russian oligarch quietly funding Don Jr.'s wedding, and a grab bag of weird news from ancien
Jason Concepcion and Tyler revisit two loose threads from September 2001, the FBI's chaotic anthrax investigation and the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7, then close with a news roundup.
The hosts and returning guest Chris Ryan link Henry Kissinger's secret 1971 China trip to the recently detected Moscow visit by CIA Director John Ratcliffe, then move through escalating Russia-NATO friction, a British Columbia island that appeared and vanished, and a swarm of AI agents that coordina
Sean and Amanda spend two hours wrestling with Iñárritu's divisive apocalyptic satire Digger, landing on a mixed-positive verdict before ranking their ten favorite Tom Cruise performances.
Old movies briefly beat new ones at the box office thanks to a repackaged "Avengers: Endgame" re-release, while Sean and Amanda dig through a genuinely strong weekend of new releases (led by Mahershala Ali's "Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother") before closing with a conversation with filmmaker J
The hosts and guests draft their all-time favorite baseball movies across categories like drama, comedy, kids movie, high concept, based on a true story, and a wide-open wild card, debating the genre's golden age, why Moneyball may have changed what baseball movies could be, and whether a baseball-p
Sean and Amanda dig into the Paramount-Skydance settlement terms, break down new trailers, get Adam Naiman's TIFF report, launch their first monthly Best Picture power rankings, and start into a conversation with Zach Cregger about the runaway success of Resident Evil—though the transcript cuts off
Robert Pattinson's unhinged, Dracula-inflected turn as Chris Hansen anchors Lance Oppenheim's fever-dream drama about the making of "To Catch a Predator," a movie that treats the mid-2000s reality-TV sensation as ground zero for America's current conspiracy-soaked media collapse.
Sean Fennessy and Tracy Letts unpack the making of the documentary Boorman and the Devil and use it as a launchpad for a wide-ranging tour of the best movies about filmmakers and film sets gone wrong.
Zach Cregger's "Resident Evil" is a gross, funny, relentlessly paced 87-minute thrill ride that Sean Fennessy and Chris Ryan both consider one of their favorite movies of the year, and they argue it could become a rare box-office and critical breakthrough for video game adaptations.
Sean, Amanda, and guest Yassi Salik cover festival prize news, rave about the Oasis reunion documentary "Don't Look Back in Anger," and split hard on "Practical Magic 2" before spitballing an entire fantasy second act for Sandra Bullock's career.
Sean and Amanda dig into a record-shattering summer box office (led by Spider-Man and The Odyssey) then work through a stack of newly released fall titles, from Paul Greengrass's flawed epic The Uprising to the CGI-hampered creature feature Hope.
Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins recap Telluride and Venice, ranking their ten favorite festival films and one three-hour documentary that upended the fall race—Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes portrait.
Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins preview a fall movie season they consider unusually thin, arguing that Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" has already claimed the Oscar race while they run through the smaller releases and festival titles they most want to see.
AI agents are rapidly moving from novelty to necessity (order-your-groceries, book-your-dinner personal assistants) even as the same underlying technology keeps getting caught hacking government websites, and OpenAI just shelved a new model over deception concerns.
Hard Fork pauses its regular format to launch a new run of episodes exploring how AI is reshaping work, daily life, and the broader economy, with host Max Reed guiding listeners through the confusion.
Jensen Huang argues that AI job losses and existential risk fears are overblown scare tactics, insisting the technology is just software that engineers can align and control—while Ezra Klein pushes back that the frontier labs themselves are sounding alarms about losing control of what they built.
AI safety concerns rocket from niche Bay Area worry to mainstream political conversation as a researcher's resignation and industry-wide slowdown pledges collide with the reality that Hard Fork is ending, with hosts Kevin Roos and Casey Newton closing out four years of the show alongside an extended
Data center construction has become an unlikely bipartisan flashpoint, with journalist Jasmine Sun's Midwest reporting trip revealing that opposition runs far deeper than typical NIMBY concerns about noise or water—it's really a referendum on trust in AI companies themselves.
Decoder Ring traces the lost history of Bridget in the Buff, a bestselling line of gag-gift nude puzzles, calendars, and cookbooks from the 1970s starring a confident, smiling plus-size woman named Dawn Brooks, and reveals how a joke marketed to mock fat people accidentally became an early icon of f
Decoder Ring's Willa Paskin and supervising producer Evan Chung trace how "podcast" mutated from an audio-only medium into a video chat-show format, and openly wrestle with what that shift means for reported narrative shows like their own.