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[ excerpt: Selena] I mentioned I have kids, and my two youngest are twin boys. They’re 12 years old now, so their little lives are starting to take shape, and you’re starting to see what type of young men they’re going to become, what type of men they will eventually become, and I’m wondering a lot of these same things, myself. They have grown up just so differently than I did. I’ll give you a perfect example. My youngest kid, he’s seven, just turned seven — he plays T-ball. And we went to a T-ball game one day, and we were running a little bit late, so we park in the back of t...

Guest Emily VanDerWerff is the critic-at-large for Vox. Her work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Grantland, and The Baffler. She is the co-creator of the DiscoverPods-nominated fiction podcast Arden and the co-author of the book Transcript Lily Percy, host: Hello, fellow movie fans. I’m Lily Percy, and I’ll be your guide this week as I talk with Emily VanDerWerff about the movie that changed her, Blockers. If you haven’t seen it, don’t worry. We’re gonna give you all the details you need to follow along. [ music: “The Breeze” by Dr. Dog] One of my favorites things ...

Podcast Academy Unveils Nominees for Inaugural Awards for Excellence in Audio The Ambies will highlight 164 nominees across 23 categories — with winners to be selected by every voting member of The Podcast Academy.by TV News Desk The Podcast Academy, the preeminent professional podcast organization, has unveiled the nominees for its inaugural Awards for Excellence in Audio (The Ambies). The Ambies celebrate excellence in podcasting and elevate awareness and status of podcasts as a unique and personal medium for entertainment, information, storytelling and expression. The ceremony will be s...

Guest Virgie Tovar is an author, activist, and one of the nation's leading experts and lecturers on weight-based discrimination and body image. She is the author of You Have the Right to Remain Fat and The Self-Love Revolution, and hosts the podcast Rebel Eaters Club. Transcript Lily Percy, host: Hello, fellow movie fans. I’m Lily Percy, and I’ll be your guide this week as I talk with Virgie Tovar about the movie that changed her — Real Women Have Curves. If you haven’t seen it, don’t worry. We’re gonna give you all of the details you need to follow along.

Guest Danez Smith is a Black, queer, HIV-positive writer and performer from St. Paul, Minnesota. They are the author of Homie and Transcript Lily Percy, host: Hello, fellow movie fans. I’m Lily Percy, and I’ll be your guide this week as I talk with Danez Smith about the movie that changed them, The Color Purple. If you haven’t seen it, don’t worry. We’re gonna give you all of the details you need to follow along. [ When I think about The Color Purple — the movie, I should say, and not just Alice Walker’s book — I think about two sisters laughing and playing, enjoying thems...