Aisha Harris

A preview of what movies and TV shows to watch in July. 

Oscar recap.

Andrew Goldman, Mary Feinberg, & Tom Frederickson on “Loss: A Love Story.” Aisha Harris on the Golden Globes.

This week's culture roundup looks at "Sorry to Bother You," "Blindspotting," and "BlacKkKlansman," three new films explicitly focused on issues of racism and black life.

From "Car Wash" to "Do the Right Thing," The Takeaway takes a look at some of the best films by black directors. 

A journalist and a culture critic talk about the life of contemporary Boston mobster Whitey Bulger, the inspiration behind a new film starring Johnny Depp.

Empire has been an unprecedented success, growing week to week in ratings and buzz.

Old-fashioned espionage outs Tiana, nearly sinking Hakeem's music video masterpiece. Jamal's recording session is interrupted by gunfire, and Cookie dodges hits in killer heels.

Last week, we heard the news that Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly -- one half of the '90s hip hop duo, Kriss Kross -- passed away at the age of 34. Kelly rose to fame in his early teens when the Jermaine Dupri-produced Kris Kross song "Jump" hit the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there for eight consecutive weeks.

Aisha Harris, Slate Brow Beat assistant, recently reflected back on that song and on other songs centered around that simple command: jump. She joins us in the studio with a playlist of songs stretching all the way back to the 1800s. 

Here at Soundcheck, we don’t jump on every trending Twitter bandwagon. Our fire truck doesn’t stop at every blogosphere inferno. But if you’ve been killing time on the Internet this week, you’ve probably heard about this …

Brad Paisley released "Accidental Racist" this week on his new album Wheelhouse -- and it's a song so provocative, for so many different reasons, that we just have to talk about it. With not just one person, but three. Joining us are: