2026 Jingles

Parenting a Trans Kid in Trump’s America

Since starting his second term, President Trump has thrown the full weight of the federal government behind the denying the idea of transgender identity, and pushing to prevent trans minors from getting gender-affirming medical care.Two parents of a trans child discuss facing the scramble of supporting their child, and their fears of becoming targets of the government.Guest: The parents of Allie, who is trans.Background reading: Hospitals are limiting gender treatment for trans minors, even in blue states.States have sued over Mr. Trump’s efforts to end pediatric transgender medical care.Tr...

The Art Of Living (Through Music) (Episode 97)

Welcome to Episode 97 of the Musical Circle, hosted and directed by Ben Charles. In this episode, Ben brings back a couple of returning sections that have not been on the Musical Circle in a while. Ben also teases the surprise for episode 98, which is next Thursday. Ben shows his excitement in this episode, referring to the 100th episode that is happening in 3 weeks. Here are all the songs in this episode:Yearly Jams Section1. Almost -  Lewis Capaldi (2025)2. A Couple Minutes - Olivia Dean (from her 2025 album The Art Of Loving)3. Don't Speak - Loaded Honey (from their 2025 album called Lov...

WICKED: Which Witch Wins - Is the Sequel/Prequel Equal?

Some exciting news—The Take is now on Patreon: www.patreon.com/kermodeandmayo. Become a Vanguardista or an Ultra Vanguardista to get video episodes of Take Two every week, plus member‑only chat rooms, polls and submissions to influence the show, behind‑the‑scenes photos and videos, the monthly Redactor’s Roundup newsletter, and access to a new fortnightly LIVE show—a raucous, unfiltered lunchtime special with the Good Doctors, new features, and live chat so you can heckle, vote, and have your questions read out in real time. A leather-clad Alexander Skarsgård is riding into this week’s...