This is SRSLY, the pop culture podcast from the New Statesman. Here, you can find links to all the things we talk about in the show as well as a bit more detail about who we are and where else you can find us online.
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SRSLY is hosted by Caroline Crampton and Anna Leszkiewicz, the NS’s web editor and editorial assistant. We’re on Twitter as @c_crampton and @annaleszkie, where between us we post a heady mixture of Serious Journalism, excellent gifs and regularly ask questions J K Rowling needs to answer.
If you’d like to talk to us about the podcast or make a suggestion for something we should read or cover, you can email srslypod[at]gmail.com.
You can also find us on Twitter @srslypod, or send us your thoughts on tumblr here. If you like the podcast, we’d love you to leave a review on iTunes – this helps other people come across it.
The Links
0-05:30 – Intro: on David Bowie and Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Carrie Fisher tweet Anna mentions.
The Carrie Fisher interview Caroline mentions.
05:30 – Making a Murderer
Watch the whole thing on Netflix.
The science behind the confession of Steve Avery’s nephew.
What that terrible courtroom sketch reminds us of.
19:15 – Fun Home
A good account of the feelings Fun Home gives you.
An example of the use of colour in the art.
A good interview with Bechdel about the process of creating Fun Home.
27:50 – Quartet
An interesting review with some insight into the original play.
Joan Sutherland and Pavarotti’s Quartet from Rigoletto.
Next week:
Caroline is watching Sheep in the Big City.
Your questions:
We love reading out your emails. If you have thoughts you want to share on anything we’ve discussed, or questions you want to ask us, please email us on srslypod[at]gmail.com, or @ us on Twitter @srslypod, or get in touch via tumblr here. We also have Facebook now.
Our theme music is “Guatemala – Panama March” (by Heftone Banjo Orchestra), licensed under Creative Commons.
See you next week!
PS If you missed #25, check it out here.
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