The people who do the
watching, reading & listening.

John Farrar

Worth the Watch

TV & Film, Twice weekly

Worth the Listen

Podcasts & Audio, Weekly

John Farrar has spent two decades in the screening rooms and edit bays most viewers never see — as a festival programmer, a studio reader, and a critic who reviewed more than four thousand films before he stopped counting. He started Worth the Watch on a simple premise: you do not have time to be wrong about what you stream tonight. Each edition is one decisive call, argued in full, so you can spend the evening watching instead of scrolling.

Genevieve Nierman

Worth the Read

Books, Weekly

Worth the Listen

Podcasts & Audio, Weekly

Genevieve Nierman reads roughly three hundred books a year so you only have to read the ones that matter. A former acquisitions editor, she has spent her career separating the books publishers want you to buy from the books you will actually finish. Worth the Read is her weekly verdict: one pick worth clearing your weekend for, and an honest word on what to skip.

Meredith Lavergne

Worth the Listen

Podcasts & Audio, Weekly

Worth the Chat

Culture, Weekly

Meredith Lavergne curates the week's biggest moments in TV, film, books, and podcasts so you're always in on the conversation — being online without the misery of being online. Worth the Chat is exactly what's worth sending to the group chat this week: the shows, the moments, and the takes sparking conversation, and why they matter.

Leigh Haber

Worth the Read

Books, Weekly

Former Director of Oprah’s Book Club Leigh Haber knows what makes a book worth talking about. Every month she draws on decades of publishing expertise to explore the world of book clubs, from the buzzy picks everyone’s reading to the art of choosing a book that gets people talking.

Julia Rittenberg

Worth the Read

Books, Weekly

Julia Rittenberg writes about romance and the readers who love it. Each month she picks the love stories worth staying up for, and says plainly which buzzy releases don’t deliver.

Lex Briscuso

Worth the Watch

TV & Film, Twice weekly

Lex Briscuso writes about horror on screen. Each month Lex makes one call on the scary watch worth your night in, and what to leave in the queue.