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Barbie / Push

There are many needle-drops in Greta Gerwig's blockbuster success, Barbie, but Rachel and Aviv, joined by Rotten Tomatoes' Mark Ellis, take on the bro-anthem, Matchbox Twenty's “Push” Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Mission Impossible II / I Disappear

This week's needle-drops breaks a few rules – it appears at the end of the film, over the credits of a movie that is almost universally panned as the worst of its franchise. But it also changed the way we consume music in the digital...

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The Royal Tenenbaums / Needle in the Hay

This week, Rachel and Aviv look back at the Wes Anderson classic, The Royal Tenenbaums, and dreamy needle-drop of Needle in the Hay. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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The Bear / Love Story

A Taylor Swift needle-drop? YES, CHEF! Rachel and Aviv jump into the kitchen to cook up a packed episode, discussing the FX/Hulu series, The Bear, and the use of Taylor Swift's Love Story. Plus, former Pastry Chef and current Organizer, Colleen Koperek, joins them...

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(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life / Dirty Dancing

Nobody puts Rachel & Aviv in a corner. Rachel and Aviv are joined by culture journalist Jake Kring-Schreifels to talk the 1987 film, Dirty Dancing, and the needle-drop that became synonymous with the movie.

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Do The Right Thing / Fight The Power

This week we welcome journalist and author Stephen Kearse to discuss the profound impact of Spike Lee's iconic film, Do The Right Thing. Released in 1989, the movie remains an intriguing lens into the realities and complexities of living in Brooklyn's Bed-Stuy neighborhood. We...

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Show Hosts

Rachel Brodsky

Aviv Rubinstien