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The podcast is up and running. "Experts in a Dying Field" includes the Washington Post's former TV critic, @lililoofbourow.bsky.social, writer and critic @zunguzungu.bsky.social of the Oakland Review of Books, and me. Each week we are taking on a cultural object, big or small, present or past

Part of the backstory here is that I was sad to see Slate's culture podcast wrap its 17-year run; I had learned a lot about movies, music, books, etc. that were worth thinking about through it. I encouraged Aaron and Lili to do a culture podcast and they told they would if I did, more or less

We have other jobs so it's one object a week for us, but we'll go long on it. Could be a film, TV show, essay, book, etc. and once we're in rhythm we'll let people know what is coming so that they can follow along, if desired

In Episode 1 we broke down the Netflix adaptation of 100 Years of Solitude and ended up talking a lot about the book, including what made it it such a significant cultural event in a way that the TV show (although quite good) has not been www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLyj...

In Episode 2 I asked actual TV critics what the New York Times list got right and got wrong, while I thought about how the shows reflected the moments of their production www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCPd...

Episode 3: on Blue Heron, Sophy Romvari's independent movie about memory, mental illness, and loss that somehow isn't a drag, produces a conversation that got very real. We spoil the heck out of the movie but the discussion stands on its own if you haven't seen it www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS5F...