Here’s what we enjoyed this week. Let us know what you’re listening to, and what you’d like us to feature, in the comments.
Sooo many white guys
Hilarious comedian and author Phoebe Robinson – co-host of Two Dope Queens – has just gone solo. In her new, equally dope podcast, she will interview entertainers who are excelling in their fields … and aren’t “white guys”. Then, at the end of the season, she’ll interview one white man, “the token”, and “he’ll have to speak for the entire white race,” she jokes. The episode that kicked off Sooo Many White Guys featured “next queen of rap” Lizzo. She and Robinson tackled hair, Prince – and the killing of black people by police in the US. Last but not least, “ball-busting” executive producer Ilana Glazer of Broad City infiltrated the show with a hilarious skit at the end. We can’t wait for more.
Here are Robinson and Lizzo playing a game baptised “bone, collaborate with or ether in a rap battle” (like that other game):
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Phoebe and Lizzo Get Lit by Sooo many white guys (ep 1)
Duration: 41 minutes
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Come for the lolz, stay for the refreshing lack of white guys
We’ll always have ice cream
Because the world is getting worse, because it’s not hot in the UK and because we all need to turn to the comfortable and familiar sometimes, here is an hour-long episode of All Songs Considered about ice cream. Yes, the hosts of the music podcast par excellence dedicated this episode to the frozen food that Ronald Reagan decided should be commemorated every July. With gems like:
Plus, the story of what George Washington and his crew had to do in the 1700s to get some ice cream (spoiler: it took months).
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A Lot of Songs About Ice Cream by All Songs Considered
Duration: 54 minutes
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Come for Syd Barrett, stay for “Weird Al” Yankovic
A little bit of love
Love Me debuted a few weeks ago on CBC and it masters a simple formula: one or two unusual stories about love. This weekend, you can enjoy one man’s quest to substitute his “overbearing, fabulous Jewish mother” with friends, and what happened to the woman whose summer fling decided to become a monk. This podcast is short and sweet, which sometimes is all that’s needed.
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Lost and Found by Love Me (ep 6)
Duration: 19 minutes
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Come for the curious stories, stay for the kindness they emanate
