Beyoncé's new album is here! Guest host Anna Sale chats with Dan Runcie, founder of the hip hop site
Trapital, and Joey Guerra, music critic for the
Houston Chronicle. They talk about
Renaissance, what Beyoncé means to us and how this album meets the moment. Also,
It's Been a Minute producer
Liam McBain talks to culture writer
Crispin Long about their shared obsession with reality dating shows. They discuss how these shows lay bare our society's obsession with marriage, and why reality dating drama is so compelling — even to folks who don't buy into the fixation on finding "the one."— Read Crispin's
Astra Magazine essay on reality dating shows: "
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