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From JFK to RFK Jr.: How the Kennedys Track American Culture

From Camelot-era glamour to RFK Jr.’s viral moments, the Kennedys have a way of reflecting the cultural mood of any given time. That pattern is resurfacing again—with a buzzy FX series on JFK Jr. and a fresh wave of online fascination. Audie Cornish sits down with comedian and Th ... Show more

. 30min 25sec

Oscars 2026: Chalamet, Sinners ... and Our Predictions

This year’s Oscars race has been great for film and weird for discourse. There’s the friendly Best Picture duel between two crowd-pleasing films from the same studio. The acting categories are stacked with talent. And yet the final week of campaigning has been dominated by talk a ... Show more

. 30min 32sec

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