The Drop
The Age and Sydney Morning Herald
The Drop is a weekly show tackling the latest in the world of pop culture and entertainment. Why does it seem like everything on television is based on a true story? Why is Kate Bush back in the charts? How did Pete Davidson get so popular? Join host Osman Faruqi and The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age's team of culture writers and critics as they answer these questions and more along with interviews with musicians, actors, film makers and everyone involved in the world of culture.
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Episodes (200)
Camp Cope on changing Australian music and why they're breaking up
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Twenty years ago, The O.C. changed television forever
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Asteroid City and the cult of Wes Anderson
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Should we care about the Logies? Plus, The Bear's perfect final course
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The Bear serves up a second course, plus Barbenheimer redux
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J Balvin on working with Beyonce and changing the sound of pop music
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The ultimate Barbie v Oppenheimer breakdown
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The Hollywood strike: Everything you need to know
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The Bear is (almost) back! Plus, will Succession sweep the Emmys?
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Steven Soderbergh on the current TV landscape and the state of Hollywood
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Unpacking the massive Barbie hype machine
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Jennifer Lawrence and the return of the sex comedy
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And Just Like That is back, but is it worth watching? Plus, The Idol's weirdest...
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Kylie's journey to Padam Padam, plus The Idol episode two
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The backlash to The Idol, plus what to watch post-Succession
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Succession Season 4, Episode 10: It’s over!
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How will Succession end? (Plus, we answer your questions)
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How the Fast and Furious keeps reinventing itself feat. Charlize Theron, Helen M...
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Succession Season 4, Episode 9: Didn't we already farewell Logan?
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Succession Season 4, Episode 8: Betrayal, burning votes and bedlam
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Succession Season 4, Episode 7: Who doesn't love a house party?
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Succession Season 4, Episode 6: Kendall's return to the big stage
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Succession Season 4, Episode 5: Saunas, spits and Skarsgård
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Succession Season 4, Episode 4: Do we really have our successor?
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Succession Season 4, Episode 3: The twist that changes everything (Plus, Nichola...
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Succession Season 4, Episode 2: Logan goes full Braveheart
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The great John Wick debate
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Succession Premiere: Winners, losers and a Logan Roy meltdown
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Succession season four primer: Is it the best show ever?
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AI, TikTok and the future of art
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Where are all the good TV shows?
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The 2023 Oscars deep dive
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What is the Roald Dahl controversy really about?
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Why Australia went crazy for Fred Again. Plus, surveying the pop music landscape
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Steven Soderbergh on the Oscars, Salma Hayek and making Magic Mike
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Why Survivor is the most interesting reality TV show on right now
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Breaking down 30 years of the Hottest 100
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M3GAN, and the new horror renaissance
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Usman Khawaja on race and breaking down cricket's 'inner sanctum'
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Encore: Australia's war on hip-hop
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Encore: Has the ABC given up on young people?
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Encore: BeReal's rise, Instagram's fall and our obsession with authenticity
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The new Avatar is finally here. Is it worth watching?
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The most anticipated movies of the summer
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The White Lotus spins out of control, plus the best new TV shows
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How Taylor Swift exposed the crisis in live music
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The journalists who brought down Harvey Weinstein
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Sex, Sicily and 'The White Lotus' season two
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Rom-coms are back, so we ranked our top five
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Is 'Midnights' Taylor Swift's safest album yet?
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