trans
What's the matter with trans panic media?
Scholar Katherine Alejandra Cross on why it's so profitable to "sell panic to trans people."
Emily St. James
Emily St. James is a writer and critic whose work has appeared in Vox, The A.V. Club, and the New York Times. She is the co-creator of the podcast Arden and a writer on the TV series Yellowjackets.
Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown June 15–21 2026
This week: The Death of Robin Hood, The Furious, and two different takes on Anne Rice's Immortal Universe.
Olivia Rodrigo
Olivia Rodrigo, theater kid
Or: Why Olivia Rodrigo was voted most likely pop star to write a musical in her 40s.
community
Community is a sitcom about dissociating
Is that why I liked it so much?
Olivia Rodrigo
Episodes Monday Rundown June 8–14 2026
This week: the new Olivia Rodrigo, Ragtime at Lincoln Center, and an exceptional novel.
Mailbag
June mailbag!
This month: historical TV shows we want to see, procedurals for the whole family, and how to hide an ET.
movies
People don't want YouTube movies. They want something new.
The considerable success of Backrooms and Obsession might lead Hollywood to learn all the wrong lessons. Again.
Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown June 1–7 2026
This week: Boosters, Boroughs, and Buffalo Bill Cody.
Mailbag
Submit your June mailbag questions!
It's that time again!
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The only thing Mad Men's Don Draper can't escape is himself
The show's Season 3 finale captures a nation dealing with massive change, both on the air and in real life.
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Check out what premium Episodes subscribers were reading in May!
Hello, beloved free subscribers! June is here, and with it the close of an exceptionally busy month at Episodes. We published 19 pieces this month, with new writing from us four (or sometimes five!) times a week on on Blue Heron, The Sopranos, Obsession, and more. Premium Episodes subscribers got
Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown May 25–31 2026
This week: Backrooms! Backrooms!! Backrooms!!