Sideshow Podcast

Sideshow Podcast: Giving the Perfect GIF

Arts, Culture & Media

The guru of GIFs says the animations express “the essential human emotions: hunger, love, and sadness. If you’re feeling things other than that, you’re wasting your energy.”

Sideshow Podcast: Twitter’s Unfinished Scripts: Really Funny Movies That Will Never Get Made

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Sideshow Podcast: 40 Ounces of Trouble: Mike D Sets the Record Straight

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Sideshow Podcast: Gallery 1988: The Louvre of Fan Art

Arts, Culture & Media

Sideshow Podcast: Gay of Thrones and the TV Recap Revolution

Arts, Culture & Media
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Sideshow Podcast: How Animation Helps Us Appreciate Good Audio

Arts, Culture & Media

The greatest interview ever recorded won’t get as many hits on YouTube as a cat giving a high five. The people behind Blank on Blank are using animation to make audio go viral.

Sideshow Podcast: Pogo is YouTube’s Favorite Musician

Arts, Culture & Media

Where some mash-up artists stun with clever technique or surreal juxtapositions, Pogo is first and foremost a fan, passionate and careful with sources like Alice in Wonderland and Fresh Prince. 

Sideshow Podcast: Bea Arthur and Unicorns Teach You the Heimlich Maneuver

Arts, Culture & Media

There’s one item you can find in most restaurants from New York to California: A poster telling you how to save someone who’s choking. Though required by law in many states, those sim…

Sideshow Podcast: “Rude” by Magic! Is the Worst Best Song of the Summer

Arts, Culture & Media

“Rude” by Magic! is America’s #1 song — it’s also America’s most hated song. Critic Jia Tolentino explains the fine line between good, credible pop and the incredibly bad stuff.

Sideshow Podcast: Howard Kremer Is a One-Joke Comedian, and Proud of It

Arts, Culture & Media

Most comedians have many memorable bits, but Howard Kremer has just one: “Have a Summah.” Good thing he has managed to build a comedy empire out of it. 

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