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The Lil Tay OnlyFans debate, and where are the older Indigenous theatre stars?

302

'Alien:Earth' has landed & the worst song ever?

303

The Murder, Mystery & Makeup series + Disney's 'Eyes of Wakanda'

304

Summer Bummer (via Switched on Pop)

305

Is 'Weapons' horror flick of the year? & the buzz around 'Shook'

306

The Maybe Happy Ending controversy, and Chappell Roan has new music

307

BONUS: Why did the Nelk Boys talk to Benjamin Netanyahu?

308

The Naked Gun, Happy Gilmore 2, and the summer of the comedy reboot

309

Musicians are changing the conversation about Gaza

310

What makes a good road trip playlist?

311

The Sydney Sweeney jeans controversy & more!

312

The new BTS Army documentary, and should Sean Feucht still play in Canada?

313

Why Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau's dinner date matters, and Fringe Festival standouts

314

Why the Canadian story Washington Black is produced by Americans, and The Masterplan Show is cancelled

315

Hulk Hogan's contentious legacy

316

The Fantastic Four is back + remembering two 80s tv icons

317

BONUS: The legacy of Ozzy Osbourne, Prince of Darkness

318

The end of the Giller Prize? + Colbert vs Trump vs Latenight

319

TSITP finale + when concerts & climate change collide!

320

Substack's rise & a tribute to poet/activist Andrea Gibson

321

Colbert cancelled, Eddington and the viral Coldplay couple

322

A Luigi Mangione murder-musical and Quebec's Polaris Prize takeover

323

Justin Bieber's surprise album and the cost of celebrity

324

Superman reboot reactions + peak Labubu

325

Our reaction to the Love Island USA season 7 finale

326

Clipse is back, Ye's controversial world tour & Drake's Iceman cometh

327

Lena Dunham's Too Much, Prada's sandal scandal and South Asia's influence on fashion

328

An Afro-Indigenous family defends their farm in dystopian thriller 40 Acres, and the sleeper hit KPop Demon Hunters

329

What went wrong with 'eat the rich' TV, and Kesha's new album

330

Broadway's Hamilton turns 10

331

How Sorry, Baby is redefining the post-MeToo film, and Jurassic World Rebirth

332

BONUS: Anna Wintour's legacy

333

The Diddy verdict, plus Beverly Glenn-Copeland's kids' show Caring Cabin

334

Timbaland’s troubling stance on AI, and F1 is Brad Pitt's biggest opening weekend ever

335

Redefining what counts as a Canadian literary classic

336

Does Squid Game get the ending it deserves? And why Elio is struggling in theatres

337

Springsteen's lost albums and Lorde reinvents herself on Virgin

338

The Bear is back, and what would reality TV be without queer and trans people?

339

Kids protest ICE on Roblox, and a tech CEO pays to conduct Toronto Symphony Orchestra

340

Should Robbie Williams' and Adrien Brody's art be hanging next to Basquiat?

341

The new Pride doc 'Parade', and is Hollywood pushing back on intimacy coordinators?

342

Weekend Listen: Scaachi Koul calls herself a professional ex-wife

343

Aysanabee & Bambii release their sophomore records, plus Haim's I Quit

344

Two Indigenous artists talk about AI's cultural possibilities, and 28 Years Later

345

New doc relives Rob Ford's crack cocaine scandal, and Empathie is must-watch TV

346

Two Toronto hip hop fans react to Kendrick's shows in the 6

347

Call Her Daddy's Alex Cooper built an empire out of girls' locker room talk

348

Let's talk about new music from Neil Young, Benson Boone & Sabrina Carpenter

349

Should you watch it: Materialists, Boxcutter and How to Train Your Dragon

350

A tribute to Brian Wilson, and why Endless Cookie is delighting audiences

351

The intense fandom of the Oilers, and remembering Sly Stone and MuchMusic VJ Juliette Powell

352

HBO's Mountainhead tells us something about Trump, Musk, and the L.A. protests

353

Malcolm X at 100: how his legacy has been celebrated and co-opted in pop culture

354

The summer of Addison Rae is here

355

Guillaume Côté takes his final bow with the National Ballet, and why TikTokers are pretending to be AI

356

What is considered 'age appropriate' in school libraries, and the sitcom Adults

357

What should be allowed to count as CanCon?

358

How NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts became a hub for Black pop

359

Karate Kid: Legends, and the summer movies we're excited to see

360

The reaction to Ms. Rachel posting about children in Gaza

361

Judy Blume's Forever gets a TV series, and what's with all the Bella Ramsey hate?

362

The buzz around the TV show Overcompensating, and the comedy series 0-60 Driving Academy

363

Welcome to Wrexham's success, and why Andy Shauf's songwriting connects

364

Is this really the last Mission: Impossible?

365

The Diddy trial so far, and the new dark comedy Friendship

366

Late Bloomer comes into its own in season 2, and Lido Pimienta's new album La Belleza

367

The best films and biggest flops at Cannes 2025, and Austria upsets Sweden for Eurovision win

368

How riot grrls were replaced with girl power you could buy

369

Morgan Wallen and Maren Morris return, Lana Del Rey gone country

370

Emily Henry's wild popularity, and the Hudson's Bay Company's art collection

371

Is Andor the best thing to come out of the Star Wars universe, and Black fans are breaking up with K-pop

372

How did 6ixBuzz get so influential, and Atlantic Canada gets its first Indigenous music label

373

Are fans ready for Arcade Fire's big return, and the Golden Globes honour podcasting

374

The internet is going wild for the new pope, and the popularity of 'Italian brain rot'

375

Do we still need gendered awards categories, and Maple Leaf Pro wrestling is back

376

From The Archives: A searching conversation with Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha

377

Canadian film creators respond to Trump's tariff threats, and Scaachi Koul's AI generated biography

378

Highlights of the 2025 Met Gala, and Niko Stratis's new book

379

The Rehearsal, and how Nathan Fielder leans into the absurd

380

The new PUP album, and the legacy of Canadian pop-punk

381

Love on the Spectrum, and how Down With Webster went viral

382

Does nice reality TV make for good TV? And Juilliard plans to go tuition-free

383

What does the election tell us about Canadian culture right now?

384

Was the 4chan hack a good thing for the internet, and the FOLD turns 10

385

Cronenberg's film The Shrouds, and the obsession about box office numbers for Sinners

386

How this Canadian election is playing out in online media

387

BONUS: The second and final season of Andor is here

388

The return of Black Mirror, and will Meta have to sell Instagram?

389

Conclave, The Two Popes, and how the Pope shows up in pop culture

390

Why we love to gossip — and why that's not a bad thing

391

Ryan Coogler's Sinners is a masterpiece, period

392

Is it safe for trans artists to tour the U.S., and Canada's contribution to dancehall

393

Canadian movies are better than ever. Why can't you find them easily?

394

Does The Handmaid's Tale still meet the moment?

395

The Last of Us S2 is here, and NCT Mark’s solo album finally dropped

396

Viola Davis as President in G20, and the rom-com A Nice Indian Boy

397

Is Wayne Gretzky still a Canadian hero?

398

How doctors and nurses feel about medical dramas, and why Village Keeper became one of this year's most celebrated Canadian movies

399

Bon Iver’s influence, and why everyone is still talking about Adolescence

400

Did the slow burn of White Lotus S3 pay off, and the latest on AI fashion models