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Episodes Monday Rundown August 25 - 31 2025

This week: Sabrina Carpenter, '90s Trek, and two great video essays.

It's a good joke, and we're all laughing at it, and it has no troubling implications whatsoever! (Credit: Island Records)

Eurydice and Orpheus first meet in the opening number of Hadestown, as Hermes sings rhapsodically into an old-fashioned microphone.

Episodes Monday Rundown July 27–August 2 2026

This week: Interview with the Vampire, another take on The Odyssey, and the Hadestown pro shot!

The three deaths of Charli xcx's Music, Fashion, Film

Brat Summer isn't coming back, and that's okay.

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Episodes Book Club: Infinite Jest, Week One

In our first-ever book club, Emily and Lily get into what makes the first section of David Foster Wallace's most famous novel enthralling and infuriating.

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Episodes Monday Rundown July 27–August 2 2026

The three deaths of Charli xcx's Music, Fashion, Film

Episodes is OPEN for freelance pitches!

Episodes Book Club: Infinite Jest, Week One