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| If you like… | Try these… | |--------------|-------------| | Deep stories | A24 films, limited series ( Chernobyl , The Last of Us ) | | Humor & satire | John Oliver, I Think You Should Leave , TikTok parody accounts | | Music discovery | Spotify Release Radar, Hype Machine, Bandcamp Daily | | Interactive fiction | Twine games, Disco Elysium , Netflix interactive specials | | Pop culture analysis | YouTube essayists (Lindsay Ellis, F.D. Signifier), podcasts ( Pop Culture Happy Hour ) |