The Grapevine
A podcast about the world and its lesser-known stories, from the Russian Doctor who tried to conquer Hawaii for the Russian Empire to a national sport played with a headless goat carcass. The Grapevine is a broad look at the strange history of people and culture, a neat little journey from confusion to acceptance. Episodes available here and on Spotify.
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Be Kind, Rewind
Culture critic Ben Grapevine is joined by Professor of Film Studies at the University of Minnesota-North Branch Shondra Ellis to address one of America's most uncomfortable truths: overstated reactions to 2018's YouTube Rewind. Over six seasons and 347 episodes, the two media titans contact internet trolls from around the world and ask them to consider kindness.