Mailbag

August mailbag!

This month: the works of John Crowley, our personal AI policies, and movies that could have used a sex scene.

Infinite Jest

Episodes Book Club: Infinite Jest, Week Three

In which the book begins to find... a plot??

26 Episodes

The thing Transparent was smartest about was never trans identities

The series remains one of the best in TV history at depicting the way we remember and forget our pasts.

Sterling Point

Episodes Monday Rundown August 3–9 2026

This week: Sterling Point, Superman, and the state of the evangelical church in America.

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Submit your August mailbag questions!

It's that time again!

The Vampire Lestat

The Vampire Lestat really could have used a frame narrative

The show's chaotic structure was fascinating, but would it have killed someone to just interview that damn vampire??

Infinite Jest

Episodes Book Club: Infinite Jest, Week Two

It's week two of our summer book club, and we're talking BODIES! Specifically, how having them sucks.

music

The Episodes late-summer playlist

Check out our list of songs that remind us of this lovely, melancholy time of year!

hadestown

Episodes Monday Rundown July 27–August 2 2026

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