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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2026 113:18

It's Critical Darlings' biggest morning! After a marathon season, we react to this year's Academy Awards: the winners, losers, presenters, performances, and awkward play-offs. One Battle After Another and Sinners nearly split the ballot with One Battle and Paul Thomas Anderson taking the biggest prizes in Best Director and Best Picture, while Sinners took home Best Actor, Score, Adapted Screenplay, and Cinematography. But for as many questions as the ceremony answered, it raised more: Do Sinners and Amy Madigan's wins signal a shift in how the Academy sees horror? What exactly is the Best Casting Oscar tracking? Are we now doomed to see Timmy eat a raw elk in an Iñárritu film? As part of this special episode, we also check in with Critical Darlings fashion correspondent Ben “The Other Ben” Hosley on this year's Oscars fashion, review the best popcorn buckets of the year with Vulture's Rebecca Alter, and reveal the future of Critical Darlings. ✨Subscribe to our new feed in your podcast player of choice, and join us next week for Project Hail Mary!✨ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-darlings/id1885681327Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/60n6Z9BUUMUR81CQoHbE8bPocket Casts: https://pca.st/1beh8dxuAmazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a3598b5c-6f4a-4819-9457-44082cfea1fc/critical-darlings Sign up for Check Book, the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won't want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter, Instagram, Threads and Facebook! Buy some real nerdy merch Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit or Discord For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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"Mm, my darlings, a revolution is coming."

The Kulturecast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2026 73:16 Transcription Available

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Critical Darlings: One Battle After Another And Oscar Predictions with David Sims

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2026 89:52

What time is it? It's time to study the revolutionary texts with David “Rocketman” Sims! On our last episode before The Oscars, we're talking about One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson's epic about parental legacy, revolutionary identity, and a dad trying to charge his Goddamn phone. But first we reflect on the influx of last-minute Oscar narratives, before getting into One Battle After Another's plot and politics, sidebar on Leonardo DiCaprio's legacy at the Oscars, and finally give our official Critical Darlings Oscar Predictions for Sunday's ceremony. Read more about Richard's predictions at Premiere Party, See you on the other side! Sign up for Check Book, the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won't want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter, Instagram, Threads and Facebook! Buy some real nerdy merch Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit or Discord For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The 54 Darlings After Dark: Episode 4 - The Last Straw

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2026 42:04

The lights go out. The mask comes off.Episode 4 features a haunting excerpt from Chapter Five of The 54 Darlings, plus a gut-punch conversation with Brooklyn filmmaker Lawrence Williams on the structure of consequences and why Timothy Hightower is the system's worst nightmare: brilliant, credential-less, and already ten steps ahead. Bridget learns that legitimacy pays slow—and survival demands faster currency. As Con Ed cuts the power, the Darlingsscramble for warmth, money, and meaning.Tune in for heat, heartbreak, and the moment the story changes forever.https://open.spotify.com/show/44u39Y7UnkKGKsrbux29Dw?si=F_A5Mmv1SciRiYmKN2bnAQ

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Critical Darlings: Sinners And The Academy's Growing Genre Acceptance with Sam Sanders

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2026 88:38

This week we're joined by Sam Sanders of The Sam Sanders Show to discuss Sinners, the most nominated film in Academy Awards history. With sixteen nominations across directing, writing, music, and acting categories, Sinners is a somewhat surprising record breaker, as genre films, especially films with horror elements, are rarely awarded by The Academy. On this episode we discuss the film, why it was able to break through, if Sinners counts as a genre film; and if so, what genre it represents. We also get into what effect the Warner Bros. Paramount merger might have on the Oscars, the film's blunt sexuality, Michael B. Jordan's double act, and what to make of the film's coda. Finally, Sam makes an impassioned case for Sung Song Blue and Kate Hudson's nominated performance. Check out Sam's interviews with Kate Hudson, as well as some of the cast and crew of Sinners on The Sam Sanders Show. Sign up for Check Book, the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won't want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter, Instagram, Threads and Facebook! Buy some real nerdy merch Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit or Discord For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode #115: On keeping your darlings, with Legendary Vajra Chandrasekera

STORYBEAST

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2026 59:12

Welcome to another LEGENDARY episode of Storybeast! Our Legendaries are special guests who are an expert within their area of storytelling. In this episode, Ghabiba Weston and Courtney Shack have the pleasure of interviewing legendary Vajra Chandrasekera.Vajra Chandrasekera is from Colombo, Sri Lanka. His novels THE SAINT OF BRIGHT DOORS and RAKESFALL have between them won the Le Guin, Nebula, Ignyte, Locus, Crawford, and Otherwise awards, been selected as New York Times Notable Books of 2023 and 2024, and been nominated for many others, including the Hugo. He is one of the 2025-2026 Fellows of the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library.In this episode, you'll hear about:how Vajra conceptualizes storylistening to your instincts and not killing your darlingsleaning into your strengths the inspiration behind THE SAINT OF BRIGHT DOORSusing the full fantasy toolkitFor more storytelling content to your inbox,⁠⁠⁠ subscribe to our newsletter. Feel free to reach out if you want to talk story or snacks!A warm thank you to Deore for our musical number. You can find more of her creative work on Spotify.As ever, thank you for listening, Beasties! Please consider leaving a review to support this podcast.Be brave, stay beastly!

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Murder Your Darlings by Jenna Blum

Historical Happy Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2026 36:47 Transcription Available

New York Times bestselling author Jenna Blum joins Jane Healey to celebrate the fifth anniversary—and rebrand—of the podcast and to discuss her sharp, darkly funny romantic thriller, Murder Your Darlings. The novel follows mid-career historical fiction writer Sam Verner as she embarks on a whirlwind romance with a charismatic, bestselling novelist—only to find herself entangled in a web of obsession, ambition, and mounting bodies. Jenna shares how she pivoted from historical fiction to suspense, why she wanted to explore codependency and narcissism, and how her own writing life inspired the novel's behind-the-scenes publishing details. From blizzards in Maine to deliciously vile antiheroes, this conversation dives into love, power, and the strange, wonderful world of being a writer.

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The 54 Darlings After Dark: Episode 3 - Mining for Diamonds

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2026 30:50

Diamond Bar. Black lacquer. Bad men. Worse secrets.In Episode 3 Bridget and the coven dive into Chapter 19—sting operations, political rot, gentrification seeds, and theghosts lurking behind the E.R.A. blockade.Robb Toomey drops by to talk mysticism, muckraking, Brooklyn neighborhoods, and Beabi Laurent in all her fur-wrapped glory.Plus: a Meet A Darling segment for the honey trap herself.A whole mess. A whole moment. A whole coven in motion.https://open.spotify.com/show/44u39Y7UnkKGKsrbux29Dw?si=F_A5Mmv1SciRiYmKN2bnAQ

Jack's Encyclopaedia: Goal involvement kings, Thomas Frank's rare wins, and City's European darlings

The Football Ramble

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 21:22

After a meeting of the Ramble intercontinental senate, it's been decreed that the Ehantharajah Empire has simply been too powerful in the My Biddy Aunt arena of late, so a game of Jack's Encyclopaedia is the task this week.The belt is up for grabs with Marcus taking on Vish. Jim's on the whistle for this one.Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Critical Darlings: Sentimental Value and Belated Oscar Breakthroughs with Joe Reid

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 79:14

This week we're in hygge mode, uncovering traumas in our generational home with the host of This Had Oscar Buzz, Joe Reid! One of the breakout Oscar films of the year is Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value, a warm, realist Norwegian film about a difficult but brilliant director (Stellan Skarsgard), his two daughters (Renate Reinsve and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas), and an American actress cast in the auteur's new film (Elle Fanning). All four performances earned Oscar nominations, along with nominations for Best Picture, Best International Feature, Best Film Editing, and Best Original Screenplay. Sentimental Value also highlights a recurring phenomenon in Hollywood, wherein the Academy will pass over a director's breakout film but shower the follow-up with nominations. In Trier's case, his previous film The Worst Person in the World received nominations for Best International Film and Original Screenplay but, in our opinion, deserved many more. We try to break down how and why this happens, whether films about filmmaking have an innate appeal to Oscar voters, how Fanning's star power helps bridge the international gap for voters, and the film itself, including its deft intermingling of artistic expression and sublimated generational trauma. With Joe's guidance, we also check in on some of the Oscar-buzziest films of the year that didn't pan out, check in on the state of the acting category race and some potential upsets, and celebrate The Secret Agent's breakout star Tânia Maria and her new role as Burger King spokeswoman. Sign up for Check Book, the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won't want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter, Instagram, Threads and Facebook! Buy some real nerdy merch Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit or Discord For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Rhule/Nebraska not big darlings in preseason polls: February 25th, 2026, 1:25pm

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2026 19:46

Nebraska Cornhuskers preseason rankings not too kind. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The 54 Darlings After Dark: Episode 2 - Elton's Law: Nobody Gets Left Behind

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2026 30:50

When the Coven says "we," Elton means everyone.Episode 2 of The 54 Darlings: After Dark spotlights the quiet protect--the veteran who keeps the chaos steady, the queer heartbeat of a found family built on survival and devotion. Joanie gets candid about loyalty, tenderness, and the way love looks when it's armor. It's confessional, cinematic, and just a little bit camp.https://open.spotify.com/show/44u39Y7UnkKGKsrbux29Dw?si=F_A5Mmv1SciRiYmKN2bnAQ

Critical Darlings: The Secret Agent And The Increasingly International Academy

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026 93:18

Viva Brazil! Today we discuss Best Picture nominee The Secret Agent, the simmering, colorful Brazilian thriller about a man on the run, starring the dreamy Wagner Moura and directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho. The story, about retaining personal and political memory under authoritarianism, has proven resonant with an international audience and awards bodies, garnering three additional Oscar nominations for Best International Feature, Best Casting, and Best Actor for Moura. On this episode, we discuss The Secret Agent itself, how it fits into and subverts the tropes of international films at the Oscars, the Eurovision-like process for international nominations, check in on the Berlin Film Festival, and do a very special Il Postino corner. Sign up for Check Book, the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won't want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter, Instagram, Threads and Facebook! Buy some real nerdy merch Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit or Discord For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The 54 Darlings After Dark: Pilot - The Stepford Escape

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2026 45:24

Pilot: The Stepford EscapeIn the pilot of The 54 Darlings: After Dark, Bridget Tijean-Toussaint looks around her perfect Stepford life and says,"Absolutely not."What follows is the ignition of the entire saga.I read the prologue myself—jacquard dress, suffocating marriage, a gilded cage she refuses to die in—and sit down withproducer Emily Boghossian to talk process, fear, craft, and the moment this story finally demanded a microphone.If you've ever run from a version of yourself that was never yours to begin with, this one's for you.Includes:– Full Prologue reading– Interview with Emily– Meet A Darling: Bridget, the axis the story spins aroundStart here. Then come back after dark.https://open.spotify.com/show/44u39Y7UnkKGKsrbux29Dw?si=F_A5Mmv1SciRiYmKN2bnAQ

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JILL ZARIN OUT — NO ONE'S TAKING HER APPLE. BLAKE LIVELY PLAYS MAHJONG IN COURT. SAVANNAH GUTHRIE: “WE WILL NEVER GIVE UP.”

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2026 20:53 Transcription Available

Darlings, the apple’s been dropped — and it’s staying that way. After Jill Zarin was axed from E!’s The Golden Life over her Bad Bunny backlash, insiders say producers aren’t replacing her. No reboot. No redemption. Just done. Only Blake Lively could turn mediation into mahjong night. I’m told she had her tile set delivered to court during her legal battle with Justin Baldoni. When justice stalls, she shuffles. And then — heartbreak. Savannah Guthrie shared a decades-old home video of her mom, Nancy, laughing with her children. It ends with a quiet promise: “We will never give up on her.” Rob’s latest exclusives and insider reporting can be found at robshuter.substack.com His forthcoming novel, It Started With A Whisper, is now available for pre-order See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Critical Darlings: Frankenstein And The Craft Category Juggernauts with Bilge Ebiri

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 88:24

This week we're brooding, Victorian style, with Vulture's Bilge Ebiri! Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein is a Best Picture nominee and is well represented in the craft categories, but it has only one acting nomination, for Jacob Elordi's hulking monster. It's of a piece with past craft-heavy Oscar contenders like Dune or The Lord of the Rings, but does Frankenstein actually stand a chance? We discuss the film itself, its lavish sets and costumes, del Toro's choice to center the monster as the hero, and how that decision reshapes the monster's opposite, Victor, played by Oscar Isaac. We also touch on the new Wuthering Heights, also starring Jacob Elordi, the history of Wuthering Heights adaptations, the shameless state of celebrity Super Bowl ads, and finally atone for our past sins, as Bilge defends previous subjects Train Dreams and Hamnet against our critiques. As it turns out, we were the monster all along. Sign up for Check Book, the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won't want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter, Instagram, Threads and Facebook! Buy some real nerdy merch Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit or Discord For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JAMES VAN DER BEEK'S FINAL ACT — COURAGE TO THE END. JILL ZARIN FIRED — AND SHE'S FIGHTING BACK. DOORDASH DRIVER DETAINED, THEN RELEASED AS NANCY GUTHRIE CASE RESETS

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 20:52 Transcription Available

Darlings, a devastating loss and two dramas still unfolding. James Van Der Beek has died at just 48 after a private battle with colorectal cancer — and friends say he met his final days with remarkable grace and strength. Meanwhile, Jill Zarin is sounding off after being dropped from E!’s upcoming “The Golden Life” over her fiery rant about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show. “They didn’t even give me a chance,” she insists, admitting she quickly deleted the video. “People make mistakes. I’m human.” And in the Nancy Guthrie investigation, the briefly detained DoorDash driver has been released — leaving authorities back at square one as the search continues. Rob’s latest exclusives and insider reporting can be found at robshuter.substack.com His forthcoming novel, It Started With A Whisper, is now available for pre-order See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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MAN RELEASED IN NANCY GUTHRIE CASE — PRINCE WILLIAM PRESSED ON ANDREW — CHAPPELL ROAN CUTS TIES OVER EPSTEIN LINKS

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2026 20:52 Transcription Available

Darlings, three stories, one theme: fallout. In the search for Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother, a man briefly detained in connection with the investigation has been released without charges. Meanwhile, during a trip to Saudi Arabia, Prince William was directly questioned about what the royal family has done regarding Prince Andrew’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein — and declined to engage. And in the music world, Chappell Roan walked away from her agency after founder Casey Wasserman surfaced in Epstein-related files, making it clear she wanted no part of the controversy. Rob’s latest exclusives and insider reporting can be found at robshuter.substack.com His forthcoming novel, It Started With A Whisper, is now available for pre-order See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Critical Darlings: Bugonia And The (Oscar) Favourites with Marie Bardi-Salinas

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2026 87:35

Honey, we're buzzing about Bugonia with Marie Bardi-Salinas! The movie surprised us with its appeal to Oscar voters, but maybe it shouldn't have: Director Yorgos Lanthimos and star, frequent collaborator Emma Stone, have proven themselves Oscar favorites with strong showings from their past films, especially The Favourite and Poor Things. We discuss the film, but first, a Sundance report from Richard before digging into Lanthimos and Stone's history with the Oscars, and why this somewhat prickly, political movie succeeded with the Academy despite a relatively weak showing upon release. Then we discuss the movie itself, get into spoilers, the future of the Stone-Lanthimos collaboration, and finally discover whether or not Richard is an Andromedan. Sign up for Check Book, the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won't want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter, Instagram, Threads and Facebook! Buy some real nerdy merch Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit or Discord For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Vinter-OL med vilde stjerner og danske darlings

Tyvstart

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2026 47:02

Flammen brænder snart i Milano og Cortina, når Vinter-OL begynder fredag, og dagens program dykker ned i de største historier ved årets lege i Italien. De rød-hvide briller ser i retning af ishockey-herrerne, der bjergtog hele nationen ved VM sidste år, og curling-kvinderne, der stadig lever under presset af engang at have leveret Danmarks eneste OL-medalje. Er der chance for en gentagelse? Vi skal også forbi de allerstørste stjerner ved vinterlegene, og der er nok at tage fat på i nogle af de sportsgrene, som ikke normalt får mest spalteplads. Vært: Emil Schiønning. Gæster: Ishockeykommentator Frederik Lindved, curling-skipper Madeleine Dupont og journalist Mikkel Nygaard.

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PACEMAKER DATA ADDS CHILLING TURN IN GUTHRIE CASE. KIM KARDASHIAN GOES FULL SHEER FOR LEWIS HAMILTON DATE. JASON BATEMAN'S AWKWARD BABY TALK WITH CHARLI XCX

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2026 20:07 Transcription Available

Investigators are piecing together a haunting new timeline in the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother. Darlings, when Kim Kardashian commits, she commits — fashion first. Cue the collective cringe. Jason Bateman found himself in hot water after pressing about not wanting kids during an interview. Rob’s latest exclusives and insider reporting can be found at robshuter.substack.com His forthcoming novel, It Started With A Whisper, is now available for pre-order See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Critical Darlings: Train Dreams, And Netflix's Quest For Best Picture

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2026 63:57

On today's show, Richard and Alison hop on a boxcar and stare wistfully as the 20th century passes them by with Best Picture nominee Train Dreams. They discuss director Clint Bentley's lush, if somewhat sanded-down take on Denis Johnson's novella about a lumberman haunted by his past, starring a very quiet Joel Edgerton. Train Dreams is one of Netflix's Best Picture nominees this year, but the film was not an original production. It was acquired by the streamer at last year's Sundance Film Festival. On the occasion of this year's festival (which is happening as we speak) we also discuss how Sundance works, and what, exactly gives a movie that ineffable Sundance flavor we have come to associate with small-scale American indies like Little Miss Sunshine. We also discuss Netflix's seemingly endless quest to win Best Picture, why the Academy is so resistant to giving them the big prize, and why the most popular streamer in the world is so desperate for Academy validation in the first place. Sign up for Check Book, the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won't want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter, Instagram, Threads and Facebook! Buy some real nerdy merch Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit or Discord For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jenna Blum discusses Murder Your Darlings with Karen Odden

Poisoned Pen Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2026 64:51

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Critical Darlings: F1, And The Oscar Nominations

Authors on the Air Global Radio Network

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2026 67:36

It's Hollywood's biggest morning! Join Richard and Alison (plus a vacationing Producer Benjamin Frisch) as they pick apart the biggest snubs and surprises of the year: Sinners breaking the all-time nominations record! The Secret Agent breaking out of Neon's strong showing, the complete collapse of Wicked: For Good, and the surprise blockbuster pulling up the rear: F1, which finds itself among Train Dreams, Bugonia, Sentimental Value, and Hamnet in the Best Picture category despite being a car movie about Brad Pitt going fast vroom vroom. Subscribe to Richard's newsletter, Premiere Party, and read Alison's work at Vulture. Sign up for Check Book, the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won't want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter, Instagram, Threads and Facebook! Buy some real nerdy merch Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit or Discord For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Jenna Blum (MURDER YOUR DARLINGS) EP 93

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2026 26:48

New York Times bestselling author, Jenna Blum, discusses her latest release, MURDER YOUR DARLINGS. When mid-career novelist, Sam Vetiver, is swept off her feet by the A-list author of her dreams, his stalker sets out to steal her new found bliss. The twisted triangle takes a dark turn as one author after another dies, making Sam wonder if she'll be next. “…will have you cracking up while you're checking under your bed.”—Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author Listen in as we chat about how vulnerability sometimes makes us targets for predators, physical and emotional isolation, and why I was hoping for a side braid while mulling over the idea of narcissist camp! https://www.mariesutro.com/twisted-passages-podcast https://www.jennablum.com ABOUT THE AUTHOR: JENNA BLUM is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of novels THOSE WHO SAVE US, THE STORMCHASERS, and THE LOST FAMILY; novella “The Lucky One” in anthology GRAND CENTRAL; memoir WOODROW ON THE BENCH; audio course “The Author At Work: The Art of Writing Fiction”; and WWII audio drama THE KEY OF LOVE, available on every major podcast streaming platform. Jenna is one of Oprah's Top Thirty Women Writers, with her work published in over 20 countries, and cofounder/CEO of online author interview platform A Mighty Blaze. Jenna's first novel, THOSE WHO SAVE US, won the Ribalow Prize, awarded by Hadassah Magazine and adjudged by Elie Wiesel, and was a Borders pick and the #1 bestselling novel in Holland. In addition to being a career author, Jenna is a professional public speaker, traveling nationally and internationally to talk about her books and work; a veteran teacher, having taught Creative Writing and novel workshops for Boston University, Grub Street Writers, and other institutions for 25+ years; an editor for Reedsy; and on-air host for A Mighty Blaze. Jenna is based in Boston with her black Lab, Henry Higgins. For more information about Jenna and her adventures, please visit her website and follow her on Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok, and Substack.

Critical Darlings: Hamnet And The History Of Oscar Villains with David Sims

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 74:56

This week, we're joined by David Sims as we orbit the Golden Globes and their Best Drama winner, Chloé Zhao's Hamnet. In the vibes-based reality of awards season predictions, Hamnet has emerged as a potential spoiler to the season's other favorites, including Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another and Ryan Coogler's Sinners. But what, exactly, makes something an Oscar villain? We also get into the film itself, the historical Shakespeare, why people are weird about Chloé Zhao, and our predictions for next week's Oscar nominations. Subscribe to Richard's newsletter, Premiere Party, and read Alison's work at Vulture. Sign up for Check Book, the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won't want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter, Instagram, Threads and Facebook! Buy some real nerdy merch Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit or Discord For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#2576: Are the Bears NFL darlings or D-bags?

The BS Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2026 45:24

This episode features Sports Illustrated's John Pluym, attorney Jeff O'Brien and psychic Ruth Lordan.

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Critical Darlings: Marty Supreme And The Precursor Circuit with Griffin Newman

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2026 104:32

This week, we're only slightly hung over from last night's New York Film Critics Circle Awards! Griffin Newman joins the pod to discuss the event, where, among dry-run Oscar speeches from Amy Madigan, Rose Byrne, and Wagner Moura, we saw Ethan Hawke fall into a fountain beneath a towering Buddhist deity. Then we turn to the precursor circuit, where Marty Supreme's momentum has cemented Timothée Chalamet as a frontrunner for Best Actor. We get into how he's played the campaign circuit so far, and why Timmy and Marty are well positioned for the Oscars, despite not resembling the usual Oscar fare. Finally, we dive into Marty Supreme spoilers, before closing out with both an award and an in memoriam for the week. Subscribe to Richard's newsletter, Premiere Party, and read Alison's work at Vulture. Sign up for Check Book, the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won't want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter, Instagram, Threads and Facebook! Buy some real nerdy merch Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit or Discord For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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