Best Pop Culture of 2020 By the Sound

We’re thinking about the lessons we learned in 2020, and sharing our lists of the best media we consumed. Also: an appreciation for the life and work of Monica Roberts (1962-2020).

By the Sound is produced and edited by Sarah Mayes. Episode 022 is hosted by Aisha Hauser, Raven Juarez, and Sarah Mayes. You can support the show and learn how to join our community at: https://www.patreon.com/bythesound

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Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters (2020)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetch_the_Bolt_Cutters

Bright Eyes - Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was (2020)
https://brighteyes.bandcamp.com/album/down-in-the-weeds-where-the-world-once-was

Fleet Foxes - Shore (2020)
https://fleetfoxes.bandcamp.com/album/shore

Ariana Grande - Positions (2020)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positions_(album)

Cardi B - WAP feat. Megan Thee Stallion (2020) [Official Music Video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsm4poTWjMs

Chika - Industry Games
https://chika.lnk.to/IndustryGames

Ratatouille the Musical (2021)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratatouille_the_Musical

Living Single (1993-1998)
https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/living-single

Space Force (2020)
https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/space-force

I Know This Much Is True (2020)
https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/i-know-this-much-is-true

Schitt’s Creek (2015-2020)
https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/schitts-creek

PEN15 (2019-2020)
https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/pen15

Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (2020)
https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/zoeys-extraordinary-playlist

The Undoing (2020)
https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/the-undoing

The Flight Attendant (2020)
https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/the-flight-attendant

Barry (2018-2019)
https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/barry

Little Fires Everywhere (2020)
https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/little-fires-everywhere

Big Little Lies (2017-2019)
https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/big-little-lies

Dead to Me (2019-2020)
https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/dead-to-me

Cheer (2020)
https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/cheer-2020

The Queen’s Gambit (2020)
https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/the-queens-gambit

The Last Dance (2020)
https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/the-last-dance

Beforeigners (2019)
https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/the-last-dance

Bojack Horseman (2014-2020)
https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/bojack-horseman

Dolly Parton: Here I Am (2019)
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/dolly-parton-here-i-am

Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square (2020)
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/dolly-partons-christmas-on-the-square

i’m thinking of ending things (2020)
https://www.netflix.com/title/80211559

David Byrne’s American Utopia (2020)
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/david-byrnes-american-utopia

Stop Making Sense (1984)
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/talking-heads-stop-making-sense

Black Bois (2020)
https://www.stgpresents.org/calendar/4925/dani-tirrell-black-bois

Hamilton (2020)
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/hamilton-2020

Disclosure (2020)
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/disclosure-trans-lives-on-screen

My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
https://myfavoritemurder.com

Office Ladies
https://officeladies.com

Janet Lansbury - Unruffled
https://www.janetlansbury.com/podcast-audio/

Lore
https://www.lorepodcast.com

Unobscured
https://historyunobscured.com

Cabinet of Curiosities
https://www.grimandmild.com/curiosities

Getting Curious
https://www.earwolf.com/show/getting-curious-with-jonathan-van-ness/

Behind the Police
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-behind-the-police-63877803/

Scam Goddess
https://www.earwolf.com/show/scam-goddess/

My Dad Wrote a Porno
https://www.mydadwroteaporno.com/

Sheehy, Gail. Sex and the Seasoned Woman: Pursuing the Passionate Life (audio book)
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/165434/sex-and-the-seasoned-woman-by-gail-sheehy/9780739322055

Krysa, Danielle. How to Spot an Art