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Stories That Slay: Roxane Gay in conversation with New York Magazine's The Cut
Live Friday, January 29 at 8:30 PM (EST)

Beloved author and Hear to Slay host Roxane Gay joins Avery Trufelman, host of New York Magazine's The Cut, to discuss her latest cultural and political obsessions-and building the black feminist podcast of our collective dreams.
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The Reason I Jump
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Using the ground-breaking insights first revealed in 13-year old Naoki Higashida’s bestselling memoir, this Sundance Award-winning adaptation offers a wondrous cinematic glimpse inside the lives and minds of young non-verbal people with autism.
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Runtime:82 min
Copyright:2020
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Mr. Soul!
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Go backstage with the first all-Black variety show broadcast nationally on PBS, and meet its openly gay host, who was instrumental in ushering radical Black talent into American living rooms in the wake of the civil rights movement.
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Runtime:108 min
Copyright:2018
Country Listing:USA
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Director(s):Melissa Haizlip, Sam Pollard
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The Epic Journeys of Radiolab: Latif Nasser and Jad Abumrad on The Other Latif and Dolly Parton's America
Live Wednesday, January 27 at 6:00 PM (EST)

Two of the groundbreaking storytellers behind the beloved WNYC show Radiolab discuss their hit off-shoots, The Other Latif and Dolly Parton’s America-and their efforts to use podcasting to foster empathy and a deeper understanding of our “irreconcilable contradictions.”
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A Dog Called Money
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Accompany acclaimed English singer-songwriter PJ Harvey on a globe-trotting journey through the creation of her Grammy®-nominated 2016 record, made in collaboration with award-winning photographer Seamus Murphy.
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Runtime:94 min
Copyright:2019
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Reckoning with Race: 1619 and Nice White Parents
Live Wednesday, January 27 at 8:30 PM (EST)

The award-winning hosts of Serial Productions' 1619 and The New York Times’ Nice White Parents discuss their hit series and using podcasting to advance the cultural conversation on race.
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Soros
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From surviving the Holocaust to fighting authoritarianism and hate, uncover the life, career and philanthropy of divisive Billionaire activist George Soros in this revealing portrait that unravels fact from fiction.
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Runtime:85 min
Copyright:2020
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Zappa
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With unprecedented access to a personal vault of rarely seen home videos, filmmaker Alex Winter explores the private life behind the mammoth musical career of legendary artist and agitator Frank Zappa.
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Runtime:129 min
Copyright:2020
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76 Days
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One of the first major documentaries to recount the beginnings of the COVID-19 outbreak, this engrossing film takes you deep inside the frontlines of the outbreak in Wuhan, just days after the January 23, 2020 lockdown went into effect.
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Runtime:93 min
Copyright:2020
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Director(s):Weixi Chen, Hao Wu, Anonymous
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Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan
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As you get ready to belt out the Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York” this holiday season, raise a toast to the Irish group’s inimitable frontman in this riotous portrait of a true punk poet. From legendary UK punk auteur Julien Temple (The Filth and the Fury).
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Runtime:124 min
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:UK
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First We Eat
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Putting food security to the test in Yukon, filmmaker Suzanne Crocker bans all store-bought groceries from her house in a year-long adventure in farming, fishing and foraging complicated by three skeptical teenagers, no caffeine and -40° temperatures.
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Runtime:101 min
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:Canada
Rating:G
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Mayor
Leaving January 28

Follow Musa Hadid, the charismatic mayor of the Palestinian capital of Ramallah, as he fights to build a city of the future in this engrossing, on the ground look at life under occupation.
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Runtime:89 min
Copyright:2020
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Director(s):David Osit
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The Post-Trump World: What's Next for Political Podcasts with Crooked Media's Tommy Vietor and Tanya Somanader
Live Thursday, January 28 at 6:00 PM (EST)

Former Obama administration officials Tommy Vietor and Tanya Somanader discuss the future of politics and the media in the post-Trump era and the rise of Crooked Media, the wildly popular podcast studio behind Pod Save America and Pod Save the World.
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Exhibition on Screen // Frida Kahlo
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Who was the woman behind the bright colours, the big brows, and the floral crowns? Take a vivid journey through the life and art of a true icon in this in-depth look at the real Frida Kahlo.
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Runtime:90 min
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:UK
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Stories for Beautiful Nerds: Roman Mars on The 99% Invisible City
Live Thursday, January 28 at 8:30 PM (EST)

One of the most recognizable and beloved voices in audio, Roman Mars discusses his legendary design podcast and The 99% Invisible City, his new New York Times bestselling book based on the series.
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Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
Leaving January 14

Dive into the life and work of the legendary neurologist who redefined our understanding of the brain and mind.
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Runtime:114 min
Copyright:2019
Country Listing:USA
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Director(s):Ric Burns
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I Am Greta
Leaving January 14

Follow teen climate activist Greta Thunberg’s exhilarating journey from shy student to global environmental icon in this intimate, all-access portrait.
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Runtime:98 min
Copyright:Sweden
Country Listing:2020
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Director(s):Nathan Grossman
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Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
Leaving January 14

Discover how a lifelong passion for music, and friendships with the likes of Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, helped Jimmy Carter become the 39th President of the United States.
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Runtime:96 min
Copyright:2020
Country Listing:USA
Rating:Not yet rated (STC)
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Director(s):Mary Wharton
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