Weekend Whats

What to Binge: A six-episode British series call Fleabag, starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Starts off funny. Gets more poignant. But stays funny.

+ What to Doc: Amanda Knox on Netflix. It’s rare that a documentary villain speaks openly and without really realizing he’s the villain. Nick Pisa, a journalist who covered the case, pretty much gives us that gift in this doc.

+ What to Hear: Last night I was lucky enough to get to see Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats in a small venue where they were supporting a phenomenal Bay Area poverty-fighting organization called the Tipping Point. I think of the them as the tightest bar band of all time. You can see them in concert here. Or if you’re in the mood for something a little more acoustic, they did a Tiny Desk Concert for NPR not too long ago.

+ What to Podcast: “It’s almost a religious belief in the rapture, but a secular monetary version of it.” Understanding the anger and despair among some working class whites with some help from J.D. Vance, Arlie Hochschild, and Bonnie Jo Campbell.