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Spotlight

2024 in Review
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Awards Watch Oscars and the Golden Globes

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‘Wicked’ Is a Sensation. But Is It Good? Plus: The Top Five 21st-Century Musicals.

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Movies

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Music

Nothing Is Better Than This: The Oral History of ‘Stop Making Sense’

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“You Gotta Hear This One Song”: The Oral History of the ‘Garden State’ Soundtrack

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Go Balls Deep: The Oral History of ‘Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story’

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Dewey Cox Ain’t Dead: An Oral History of ‘Walk Hard’

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“You Gotta Hear This One Song”: The Oral History of the ‘Garden State’ Soundtrack

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Shorts

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Pop Culture

‘The Town’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Chris Ryan

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‘There Will Be Blood’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

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‘There Will Be Blood’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

• July 26, 2022 • 2 hr 10 min

Pop Culture

‘The Godfather’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

‘The Godfather’ With Bill, Sean, and Chris

• Jan. 8, 2019

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‘The Godfather’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

‘The Godfather’ With Bill, Sean, and Chris

• Jan. 8, 2019

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“The Re-Heat” With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

• Jan. 24, 2020 • 1 hr 33 min

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“The Re-Heat” With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

• Jan. 24, 2020 • 1 hr 33 min

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‘The Silence of the Lambs’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

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‘The Silence of the Lambs’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

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‘Goodfellas’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

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• Jan. 4, 2022 • 2 hr 35 min

Pop Culture

‘The Godfather Part II’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, and Brian Koppelman

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• Jan. 4, 2022 • 2 hr 33 min

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Podcasts

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Movies

‘Hot Frosty’ and ‘Moana 2’: What Even Are Movies? Plus ‘Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary.’

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‘Hot Frosty’ and ‘Moana 2’: What Even Are Movies? Plus ‘Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary.’

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Sports

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Pop Culture

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