Notable podcast episodes from the past week. Plus an in-person events calendar.
Top of the Week
[25 mins – starts 4:45].
Brand New Podcasts
Pop-punk Spraynard Series intro [1 min] … Actress-producer Charlize Theron joins host Sophia Amoruso for the inaugural episode of #girlboss radio [23 mins] … “Is it evil?” asks host Ben Brock Johnson on Codebreaker, which probes a new tech subject each week Preview [1.5 mins] … The New Yorker Radio Hour mixes interviews, profiles, storytelling, and humor, hosted by the magazine’s editor David Remnick. Its debut [55 mins] features author Ta-Nehisi Coates, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and pop-punk band Spraynard. … Women of the Hour (see above) from Lena Dunham, is produced by Buzzfeed. Preview [1 min]
Short Takes
Song Exploder deconstructs Chet Faker’s love song, “Gold” [17 mins] … Loh Down on Science finds unexpected benefits of chewing gum [2 mins]
Deep Dives into News
FBI chief James Comey weighs in on Hard Data Behind The ‘Ferguson Effect’ from On Point with Tom Ashbrook [45 min] … Slate’s Political Gabfest takes up the third Republican primary debate, the Obama-Boehner budget deal, and the violent arrest of a South Carolina high school student. [55 mins]
Interviews
[46 mins] … On Fresh Air, feminist icon Gloria Steinem talks to Terry Gross about aging, abortion and her memoir, My Life on the Road [48 mins] … James Taylor settles in with Marc Maron in the WTF garage [80 mins – starts 12:30].
History, Arts and Ideas
Just in time for Halloween, Hidden Brain explores The Science of Fear [21 mins] … 99% Invisible discovers the origin of moist cookies that keep forever in War and Pizza [20 mins] … Jessi Klein, head writer for Inside Amy Schumer, comments on selections from A Few Words About Breasts, a 1972 essay by Nora Ephron. From Esquire Classic Podcast [44 mins]
Talkies
[50 mins] … Slate’s Culture Gabfest ponders super aliens, a weird, dark TV musical, and a Melville short story. [56 min]
In-Person Events
October 29 – New York City – Pop-Up Magazine at BAM Harvey Theater, co-hosted by Jad Abumrad of Radiolab, featuring creators of Buzzfeed’s Another Round, Gimlet’s Sample Size and a lineup of multimedia storytellers, with music by Magik*Magik Orchestra.
November 16 – New York City – Slate’s Superfest on Broadway, 7p.m. at Town Hall, 123 West 43rd St. in Manhattan, will feature personalities from Political Gabfest, Culture Gabfest and Hang Up and Listen. Doors open 6pm. Afterparty at 9pm. Details and tickets here
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