Don't let #envelopegate distract you from the real news: Moonlight won best picture, and deservedly so. We unpack Sunday night's human memes, political jabs, and WTF moments.

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This week, we talk about PewDiePie backlash and how the YouTube personality's "jokes" are part of a much bigger problem online. Also, some insight into the staying power of the Cantina Band! Is Future "dad rock"? And Oscar predictions that were no way influenced by Vegas odds!

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It was a night of upsets, technical difficulties, bizarre mashups, calls for resistance, and odes to black motherhood. Join us for a emotionally charged conversation about the 2017 Grammys and what they mean for the culture, as well as an emotionally charged conversation about whether the Chainsmokers's "Closer" is the new "Don't You Want Me."

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This week we marvel at Beyoncé (http://www.dailydot.com/tags/beyonce/)'s record-breaking (http://www.dailydot.com/upstream/beyonce-maternity-shoot-instagram-world-record/) Instagram post, and Winona Ryder (http://www.dailydot.com/upstream/winonan-ryder-sag-awards-david-harbour-speech/)'s transformation into a human GIF.

Also: Is the McConnaisance over (http://www.dailydot.com/upstream/matthew-mcconaughey-donald-trump-hollywood/)? Is "Cash me ousside (http://www.dailydot.com/unclick/cash-me-ousside-howbow-dah-meme/)" truly the meme of the week, or is it Roll Safe (http://www.dailydot.com/unclick/rollsafe-rs-petty-brains-black-twitter-meme/)? And what will Lady Gaga (http://www.dailydot.com/tags/lady-gaga/) do on Super Bowl Sunday?

Join us for this and more!

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This week, we unpack those "10 albums that influenced me as a teen (http://www.dailydot.com/upstream/albums-influenced-me-as-a-teen-facebook/)" Facebook lists and Upstream editor Ramon Ramirez makes some big claims about Kid Rock (http://www.dailydot.com/tags/kid-rock/)'s Devil Without a Cause.

Elsewhere, we take a look at the inauguration (http://www.dailydot.com/tags/inauguration/) lineup and ponder the role of Toby Keith (http://www.dailydot.com/upstream/toby-keith-3-doors-down-trump-rock-america/) in 2016.

 

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Join us for the first Upstream podcast of 2017, as we dissect the Golden Globes (http://www.dailydot.com/tags/golden-globes/), Meryl's glorious Trump subtweet (http://www.dailydot.com/upstream/meryl-streep-golden-globes-speech-trump/), and the Oscar odds for La La Land (http://www.dailydot.com/upstream/la-la-land-oscars-moonlight-gosling-stone/) and Moonlight.

Also, we induct a few Globes attendees into our 2017 Shit List. Step on it!

Power couples (http://www.dailydot.com/parsec/rogue-one-chirrut-imwe-baze-malbus/)! Gender disparity (http://www.dailydot.com/parsec/rogue-one-female-characters-feminist-male-dominated/)! Political resonance (http://www.dailydot.com/upstream/rogue-one-trump-america-star-wars/)! Fancy capes (http://www.vulture.com/2016/12/rogue-ones-ben-mendelsohn-on-vader-and-his-cape.html)! Rogue One has it all, and we have a lot of opinions about it.

The Parsec (http://www.dailydot.com/topics/parsec/) gang—Sarah Weber, Michelle Jaworski, and Gavia Baker-Whitelaw—piles in to break it down.

In 2016, what we watched was no doubt informed by the political landscape, and as a result many of the most popular or acclaimed shows had a more surreal undercurrent: Atlanta (http://www.dailydot.com/upstream/donald-glover-atlanta-fx-youtube/), Black Mirror, Stranger Things, Westworld (http://www.dailydot.com/tags/westworld/), that underwater episode of BoJack Horseman (http://www.dailydot.com/tags/bojack-horseman/).

The volume of new TV means there's a lot to sift through. To help, writer Michelle Jaworski (http://www.dailydot.com/authors/michelle-jaworski/) joins us to talk about the criticisms against The Walking Dead (http://www.dailydot.com/tags/the-walking-dead/), the telekinetic pull of Stranger Things, and the sea change (http://www.dailydot.com/upstream/late-night-donald-trump-jimmy-fallon-normalize/) in late night. Join us by the water cooler.

 

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Audra is joined by Monica and Gavia to discuss the new season of The Gilmore Girls on Netflix.

This week on the Upstream podcast, I fill in for Audra and welcome Parsec Editor Sarah Weber and Parsec Writer Gavia Baker-Whitelaw to dissect JK Rowling's latest blockbuster.

We tell you our Hogwarts houses, then get into the weeds with the tough questions: Is Fantastic Beasts any good? Did the new characters stick? What's up with Rowling's view of American history? Are we really expected to hang out for another four movies?

There are spoilers ahead, but they'll be clearly designated at about the midway point. Accio podcast!

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