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Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

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Big laughs. Smart takes. Every day. Commotion is where you go for thoughtful and vibrant conversations about all things pop culture. Host Elamin Abdelmahmoud calls on journalists, critics, creators and friends to talk through the biggest arts & entertainment stories of the day, in 30 minutes or less.


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Episodes
  • Is this really the last Mission: Impossible?

    Is this really the last Mission: Impossible?
    May 23 2025

    For this Friday’s Group Chat, culture critics Teri Hart, Eli Glasner and Rebecca Jennings join host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to get into the latest, and possibly final, instalment of Tom Cruise's 'Mission: Impossible' franchise.


    Plus, American newspapers publish AI-generated summer reading lists with books that don't exist.
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    26 mins
  • The Diddy trial so far, and the new dark comedy Friendship

    The Diddy trial so far, and the new dark comedy Friendship
    May 22 2025

    Elamin is joined by Refinery29 journalist Taryn Finley, who lays out what has happened at music mogul Sean Combs' trial in New York. Plus, film critics Jackson Weaver and Adrian Horton weigh in on A24’s new Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd buddy comedy Friendship, and how it subverts traditional depictions of male companionship on screen.
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    32 mins
  • Late Bloomer comes into its own in season 2, and Lido Pimienta's new album La Belleza

    Late Bloomer comes into its own in season 2, and Lido Pimienta's new album La Belleza
    May 21 2025

    Elamin is joined by Jeevan Sangha and Joyita Sengupta to discuss the second season of the acclaimed dramedy series ‘Late Bloomer’ — and why season two of this look at the Sikh-Canadian millennial experience is being called its best season yet. Plus, Gloria Malone joins to talk about the release of ‘La Bellaza,’ the new album from Polaris Music Prize winner Lido Pimienta.

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    25 mins
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