The 8 Best The Takeaway Podcast Episodes
1) How Hollywood Harms the Dwarfism Community
Last week, actor Peter Dinklage—best known for his role on Game of Thrones—appeared on the podcast WTF with Marc Maron. Dinklage talked about a lot: the evolution of his career, mainstream success, a...Show More
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Thoughtful perspectives from the dwarfism community on how Hollywood stereotypes are harmful and that the solution isn’t to write the seven ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) Capitalism, Violence, and Sports as Spectacle
Earlier this week, Damar Hamlin, safety for the Buffalo Bills, collapsed following what appeared to be a routine tackle during a high-stakes football game against the Cincinnati Bengals. He received m...Show More
3) Corrections in Ink
Growing up, Keri Blakinger was a rising star in competitive figure skating. But an eating disorder and drug addictions sent her down a different path that eventually led her into a prison in New York ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) Movie Therapy: Prescriptions for Embracing Change
As the Takeaway comes to an end, we get one last set of movie prescriptions from Kristen Meinzer, a culture critic and host of the podcast "By The Book" and Rafer Guzman, a film critic for Newsday, an...Show More
5) Egg-onomics: Why are the Eggs so Expensive?
In December, the index for eggs rose 11.1 percent, meaning there was some serious “egg-flation.” Eggs saw the highest month-over-month inflation of any expenditure category, so why are the prices of e...Show More
6) The Anniversary of the Jan. 6th Capitol Riot 2022-01-06
The Capitol Insurrection's Impact on American Democracy In a recent article for The Atlantic, “Trump’s Next Coup Has Already Begun,” staff writer Barton Gellman looks at the events leading to Jan 6., ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.7) Politics with Amy Walter: Digital Campaign Advertising and 2020
Even though Congress is technically on recess, it has been a busy week in the nation’s capital. The week started with a letter from White House Counsel Patrick Cipollone to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, infor...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.8) Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy, Fifty Years Later
April 4, 2018: 50 years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. King was in Memphis to support the city’s stri...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.9) One Final Farewell
Our host and our staff have remained dedicated to one thing: bringing you, the listeners, a quality news and information show. Unfortunately, in February, The Takeaway staff found out that WNYC execu...Show More
10) Showing Appreciation to Our Senior Broadcast Engineer Vince Fairchild
Over the years, The Takeaway has seen a long list of rotating staff made up of intrepid, outspoken journalists and producers. That list does not include Vince Fairchild who is a 'Takeaway veteran' in ...Show More