Still Processing

Still Processing is a New York Times culture podcast hosted by Times writers Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris.
==History==
Morris joined The New York Times from The Boston Globe in 2015 with a podcast as part of his new contract and approached Wortham about serving as co-host. Developed under the working title Feelings, the show launched as Still Processing on September 8, 2016, part of a collaboration between The New York Times and Pineapple Street Media to expand Times podcasts offerings. 
The first season ran from September 26, 2016, to March 2, 2017.
==Contributors==
Morris and Wortham host the podcast, often joined for discussion by Times colleagues or outside guests.
The production team includes Pineapple Street's Jenna Weiss-Berman and members of the Times audio department, Lisa Tobin and Samantha Henig.
==Format==
The format typically includes discussion between Morris and Wortham as well as one or more interviews, sometimes in studio but often in outside locations: the first episode ("First Date") followed Wortham and Morris on a walk through Central Park, and they have also visited the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), interviewing curator Joanne Hyppolite, and Columbia University to speak with Margo Jefferson, among other places. Laura Jane Standley and Eric McQuade of The Atlantic described the show as "at base, a set of discussions about the big cultural events of the day. But Still Processing is sharp and intellectual, goofy and raw: The two hosts talk to each other and to guests (including RuPaul and Margo Jefferson) about anyone from Colin Kaepernick to Kerry James Marshall; about society and art; about dating and work."
Episodes are usually between half an hour and an hour in length, and released weekly on Thursdays. 
==Reception==
Reviewing the podcast's launch, Tim Barnes at The A.V. Club said the "inaugural episode of The New York Times’ Still Processing podcast is an incredible mix of personality, pop culture, and education. Writers Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris bring a jolt of energy to the show, which feels like old media finally embracing the new." Of the first episode, Taylor Bryant said at Nylon that Wortham and Morris's "natural banter and strong viewpoints will leave you wanting so, so much more."
The Atlantic named Still Processing among the 50 best podcasts of 2016, citing the November 10, 2016 post-election episode "The Reckoning" as a "banner episode". The Huffington Post likewise cited the post-election episode in naming Still Processing to its list of 15 notable podcasts of 2016. IndieWire named the "Journey to the 'Blacksonian'" episode, on Wortham and Morris's trip to the NMAAHC, to its list of 2016 50 best podcast episodes.
==Episodes==
===Season 1===
No.	Title 	Guests 	Date
1 	First Date 	Tika Sumpter 	September 8, 2016
2 	'You Can't Code Your Way Out of Racism' 	Shanti Crawford 	September 15, 2016
3 	RuPaul: 'Identity Is a Hoax, People!' 	Rupaul 	September 22, 2016
4 	Maintaining Higher Ground 	Katja Blichfield, Ben Sinclair, Nikole Hannah-Jones 	September 29, 2016
5 	A Journey to the 'Blacksonian' 	Joanne Hyppolite 	October 6, 2016
6 	America, What You Doin' Gurl? 	Susan Dominus 	October 13, 2016
7 	Peak Black TV 	 	October 20, 2016
8 	Nudity Clause 	Jake Silverstein 	October 27, 2016
9 	Dancing in the Moonlight 	A.O. Scott 	November 3, 2016
10 	The Reckoning 	Margo Jefferson 	November 9, 2016
11 	How to Survive Thanksgiving 	Sam Sifton 	November 17, 2016
12 	The Brilliance of Kerry James Marshall 	 	November 24, 2016
13 	Obama's Last Cultural Statement 	Alex Pappademas 	December 1, 2016
14 	Beyoncé vs. Adele? No Contest 	Mike Isaac 	December 8, 2016
15 	Best of 2016 with Bill Simmons, Heben Nigatu, Tracy Clayton and Ezra Edelman	Bill Simmons, Heben Nigatu, Tracy Clayton, Ezra Edelman 	December 15, 2016
16 	The Lives They Lived 	Ilena Silverman 	December 22, 2016
17 	The Kanye-thon 	 	December 29, 2016
18 	'The Perfect Movie for Our Time' 	 	January 5, 2017
19 	Batman vs. Joker 	Jim Rutenberg 	January 12, 2017
20 	Show me the (Read) Receipts! 	Juliet Litman 	January 19, 2017
21 	Wesley and Jenna's Existential Fears 	Eric Holthaus 	January 26, 2017
22 	'You Only Leave Home When Home Won't Let You Stay' 	Rukmini Callimachi, Armida Lizarraga 	February 2, 2017
23 	The Women of "Girls" 	Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Zosia Mamet, Jemima Kirke	February 8, 2017
24 	Beyoncé to Baldwin and Back Again 	Raoul Peck 	February 16, 2017
25 	Oscars Preview with A.O. Scott 	A.O. Scott 	February 23, 2017
26 	Season Finale with Jordan Peele 	Jordan Peele 	March 2, 2017
===Season 2===
No.	Title 	Guests 	Date
 	We Go To S-Town 	 	April 13, 2017
 	We Listen to Kendrick Lamar & Talk to Valerie Jarrett 	Valerie Jarrett	April 20, 2017
 	We Relive the Oscars with Barry Jenkins 	Barry Jenkins 	April 27, 2017
 	We Feud About "Feud" 	 	April 27, 2017
 	We Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston 	 	May 11, 2017
 	We Watch Trump TV with Emily Nussbaum 	Emily Nussbaum 	May 18, 2017
 	We're Going Black(er) AKA Dear Woke People 	 	May 25, 2017
 	We Love the Beach, We Hate the Beach 	 	June 1, 2017
 	We Watch 'Wonder Woman' and Do a Taxonomy of the Summer Jam	 	June 8, 2017
 	We Said, He Said, She Said 	 	June 15, 2017
 	We Celebrate Gay Pride--The Highs and the Lows 	 	June 22, 2017
 	We Revive Tupac and Side-Eye Sofia Coppola 	 	June 29, 2017
 	We Seek "Authentic" BBQ 	 	July 6, 2017
 	We Get Bodied Talking Jay-Z and Beyoncé 	 	July 13, 2017
 	We Pick Science Fiction for Mitch McConnell 	 	July 20, 2017
 	We're Freaking Out Anout O.J. and Girls Trip 	 	May 25, 2017
 	We Discuss: Who Owns Stories About Blackness? 	 	August 3, 2017
 	We Grieve Charlottesville 	 	August 15, 2017
 	We Care for Ourselves and Others in Trump's America 	 	August 24, 2017
 	We Have a Chapelle Show 	 	August 31, 2017
 	We Debate NPR's Greatest Albums by Women 	 	September 7, 2017
 	We Bow Down to Rihanna and Venus 	 	September 14, 2017
 	We Assess the Outrage over "Bodega" and Mother! 	 	September 21, 2017
==References==
Category:Audio podcasts
Category:American journalism
Category:2016 podcast debuts
Category:English-language podcasts
Category:The New York Times
Category:Cultural critics