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New Yorker Magazine July 12 & 19, 2021

This week  Yianni and Willie discuss a son's ode to his father, the pains of growing, the meaning of snow pussy cats, and cults mama, plus all the bits and bobs along the way. So please take a few moments now to locate your nearest escape. In some cases, your nearest escape may be behind you. If we need to escape the podcast, floor-level lighting will guide you towards the escape!

0:00 Cover by Malika Favre
0:33 Mail Bag
1:33 The Talk of the Town
4:32  Duplex by Anthony Veasna So
10:45 Growing Pains
11:51 The Buffalo Robe and the Radio by Sterling HolyWhiteMountain
12:46 Driving Lessons by Margaret Atwood
14:11 Lone Star by Dabid Wright Faladé
15:23 I Do Live Here by J. M. Holmes
18:28 Haunted House by Emma Cline
The Critics
23:26 Cat Tales by Kathryn  Schulz
37:06 Beyond Belief by Zöe Heller
44:59 DL Recommends
47:58 A lightly challenging crossword puzzle by Robyn Weintraub

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New Yorker Magazine July 12 & 19, 2021

This week  Yianni and Willie discuss George Floyd Square, a dandy chasing girls, straight people relationships, and why Willie hates fiction, plus all the bits and bobs along the way. So escape your life for forty minutes or so with the podcast!

0:00 Cover by Malika Favre
1:54 Mail Bag
2:28 The Talk of the Town
9:20  The Free State of George Floyd by Jelani Cobb
21:34 "Young Girls" by Marcel Proust
29:55 "Unread Messages" by Sally Rooney
35:33 "Satellites" by Rebecca Curtis

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New Yorker Magazine July 5, 2021

This week  Yianni and Willie discuss what's up with cockatoo's in paintings, the perks of deadlines, the terrifying case surrounding Kyle Rittenhouse, and the comeback of communal living, plus all the bits and bobs along the way. So celebrate by sharing a hotdog and enjoy the episode!

0:00 Cover by R. Kikuo Johnson
2:29 Mail Bag
2:50 The Talk of the Town
7:22 Invasive Species by Rebecca Mead
13:06 Lesser-Known Rejection Stories by Taylor Kay Phillips
14:10 Clock's Ticking by Rachel Syme
18:52 American Vigilante by Paige Williams
28:26 Cartoon by Matthew Diffee
29:03 Togetherness by Nathan Heller
45:47 The Critics and Cartoon by Amy Kurzweil
53:25 A moderately challenging crossword puzzle by Patrick Berry

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New Yorker Magazine June 28, 2021

Happy Pride everyone! This week  Yianni and Willie discuss what's up with pets, putting your baby to sleep, Joe "Mansion" Manchin, and women who just wanna be priest man, plus all the bits and bobs along the way. So be proud and joyful and enjoy the episode!

0:00 Cover by Nicole Rifkin
1:15 Mail Bag
2:09 The Talk of the Town
6:07 Pet Projects by Nick Paumgarten
14:39 People of Earth: Hello by Will Stephen
15:33 Dream Weaver by Sam Knight
20:03 "Lifeguard" by Barry Blitt
20:57 Undecided Voter by Evan Osnos
27:09 Women on the Verge by Margaret Talbot
34:12 The Critics
35:03 A challenging crossword puzzle by Natan Last

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New Yorker Magazine June 21, 2021

Yianni and Willie discuss homeschooling, renaissance composer Josquin Desprez, and the immensely talented French actor Omar Sy, plus all the bits and bobs along the way. So grab your local fauna and enjoy the episode!

0:00 Cover by Peter de Sève
1:30 Mail
3:32 The Talk of the Town
10:32 Going Home by Casey Parks
20:37 A Lexicon for the Late Pandemic by Jay Martel
22:23 Opus One by Alex Ross
30:03 Cartoon by Robert Leighton
30:41 Year of the Bunny Hill by Peter Hessler
31:55 L'Homme du Jour by Lauren Collins
40:42 "The Coast of New Zealand" by Cynthia Ozick 
41:16 "Father's Day" by Roz Chast
41:51 The Critics
47:00 A lightly challenging crossword puzzle by Caitlin Reid

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New Yorker Magazine June 14, 2021

Yianni and Willie discuss country music, the Roman emperor Nero, an evangelical accused of murdering her husband, and whether New York City is back baby, plus all the bits and bobs between in this groovy episode. So ease back and enjoy the episode!

0:00 Cover by Adrian Tomine
2:25 Talk of the Town
9:08 Another Country by Amanda Petrusich
16:40 How Nasty Was Nero? by Rebecca Nead
21:16 An Act of God by Jon Lee Anderson
27:57 Cartoon
28:45 Sitting with Strangers by Adam Gopnik
41:09 The Critics
50:59 A moderately challenging puzzle by Patrick Berry

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New Yorker Magazine June 7, 2021

Yianni and Willie discuss all things MONEY in this week's big issue.

0:00 Cover by Kenton Nelson
10:54 The Go-Between by Rachel Monroe
15:27 Fifty Less Punchy Ways to Leave Your Lover by Simon Webster
16:09 Death of a Hospital by Chris Pomorski
20:07 Cartoons
21:31 Cool Story, Bro by Charles Duhigg
27:16 Change Agent by Isaac Chotiner
31:15 Fiction
31:22 Investigating celebrity in "Who? Weekly" by Rachel Syme
35:19 The beguiling love story of Olivia Rodrigo by Kelefa Sanneh
27:48 "Cruella" by Anthony Lane
41:28 A challenging crossword puzzle by Kameron Austin Collins

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New Yorker Magazine May 31, 2021

In this special FIRST episode, Yianni and Willie discuss a wide range of topics from robot cats to the state of the political left.

0:00 Cover by Nina Chanel Abney
7:57 Stealth Mode by Adam Entous
10:55 Cartoon by Liana Finck
12:58 Home and Alone by Katie Engelhart
22:03 The Left Turn by Andrew Marantz
26:27 Buried Dreams by Nicolas Niarchos
30:08 Fiction & Critics
33:51 Book Review
39:31 A lightly challenging crossword puzzle by Robyn Weintraub

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