What Is Your Favorite Olympic Sport? Season 3 of 'Industry,' You Eating Corn This August? (Food for Thought), What's Your Favorite Film Score?

In the last few weeks, the Summer Olympics have turned many Americans into sudden experts in lesser-watched sports, like speed climbing and synchronized swimming. We want to know what sport is newly your favorite… plus we break down the Olympics so far with Olivia Craighead, a news writer covering pop culture for The Cut.

 

The critically acclaimed work-place drama "Industry" returns for the third season. The show provides an insider’s view of the blackbox of high finance, following a group of young bankers and their superiors in a cutthroat London firm. Actors Ken Leung and Myha'la join us to discuss what to expect this upcoming season, which premieres on Max on August 11.

Sweet Corn is famously very much in season towards the end of summer in the Northeast. There are many ways to enjoy corn: shucked, grilled, on the cob, off the cob, tossed in a salad. Caroline Hopkins is a reporter covering science, health, and medicine, who recently wrote a New York Times article, "How Healthy Is Sweet Corn?" and she tells us more about the nutritional benefits of corn and we take your calls.
 

From "Jaws" to "Godfather" to "Jurassic Park," film scores can be just as iconic as the film itself. To talk about some of cinema's greatest film scores, we're joined by Nicholas Marcus, host of The Film Scorer Podcast. Plus, we take your calls to learn more about your favorite film scores.

 

*This episode is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar.