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The Supreme Court and Mississippi's Abortion Rights; the Cuomo Brothers; THE POWER OF THE DOG on Netflix and KING LEAR on Amazon Prime --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ruthe-benton/message

The verdict in the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial; the Omicron variant arrives; Stephen Sondheim, R.I.P.; LICORICE PIZZA in theaters --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ruthe-benton/message

Discussion of: The Autocrats are Winning in the Atlantic Monthly; the decline of democracies; KING RICHARD on HBOMAx; PASSING on Netflix --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ruthe-benton/message

Results of the Glasgow summit; Biden's vaccine mandates blocked by courts; Republicans' evolving relationship to violence; SPENCER in theaters. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ruthe-benton/message

Fallout from the Virginia and New Jersey elections; the Glasgow Climate summit continues; BECOMING HELEN KELLER on PBS; SUCCESSION on HBO MAX --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ruthe-benton/message

The meaning of the Glasgow summit; the Kyle Rittenhouse and Ahmud Aurbry trials; PAN'S LABYRINTH  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ruthe-benton/message

Tragedy on the RUST set; more on Dave Chappelle; THE SILENCE OF OTHERS on Netflix; THE OTHER TWO on HboMax --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ruthe-benton/message

Journalistic "bothsiderism"; Tucker Carlson vs. Pete Buttegeige; Dave Chappelle's THE CLOSER on Netflix; Multiple personalities in new Netflix documentary. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ruthe-benton/message

Facebook floundering; Indigenous People's Day is made official; Homelessness in Los Angeles.  Plus, SQUID GAME and LAMB reviewed. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ruthe-benton/message

The Supreme Court's Shadow Docket; the Academy Museum opening; THE CHESTNUT MAN on Netflix; LA BREA on Peacock --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ruthe-benton/message

We discuss infrastructure; Trump's nearest and dearest getting subpoenas; the Arizona recall (plus Pennsylvania and Texas). Plus the Tonys (sort of) and Mike wades into the filmed HARRY POTTER oeuvre. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ruthe-benton/message

Newsom recall wrap-up; French/US/UK/Australian submarine contretemps; BEST SELLER on Amazon Prime; BOB ROSS documentary on Netflix --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ruthe-benton/message

Thoughts on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11; a discussion of Biden's vaccine mandates; THE BLACK PANTHER at the Hollywood Bowl; LANGUAGE LESSONS in theaters. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ruthe-benton/message

Thoughts on the Texas abortion ban; Biden's relationship with the press; the scandals at JEOPARDY!; NINE PERFECT STRANGERS on HULU; THE CHAIR on Netflix --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ruthe-benton/message

Afghanistan continues to devolve; the CA governor's recall election ramps up; NINE PERFECT STRANGERS with Nicole Kidman (HULU); ANNETTE with Adam Driver & Marion Cotillard (Amazon Prime) and TED LASSO (Apple+) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ruthe-benton/message

A look at the US Census Report; discussion of the results of the UN Climate Report, SCHMIGADOON! and THE WHITE LOTUS. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ruthe-benton/message

The self-made web in which Andrew Cuomo has found himself; Simone Biles and what her choices may mean to the Olympics going forward; A Walk with Stephen Sondheim through SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ruthe-benton/message

Testimony from Capitol Hill officers to the House Select Committee on January 6th; HACKS on HBOMAX; THE GREEN KNIGHT with Dev Patel; 1917; THE DARKEST HOUR --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ruthe-benton/message

Mike's adventures in gaming; WHITE LOTUS on HBOMAX; TOGETHER TOGETHER on Amazon Prime --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ruthe-benton/message

The trouble with Texas; Joyce Beatty (Head of the Congressional Black Caucus) and the Capitol Police; FIRST REFORMED with Ethan Hawke; ROAD RUNNER a film about Anthony Bourdain --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ruthe-benton/message