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Ever wonder what gets the staff of the Aspen Ideas Festival talking (and thinking)? Looking for your next great read or binge-worthy watch during the holidays? The 2024 Aspen Ideas Festival Staff Picks are here! Think of it as a backstage pass to the pop culture we loved this year — shows and movies we devoured, books we got lost in, music that moved us, podcasts that kept us company. We’ve also included a more serious nod to the Festival sessions we’re still talking about. Take a peek and see what sparked our imagination this year — we bet you’ll find a few new favorites, too.

  • December 19th 2024

Books

All the Colors of the Dark, Chris Whitaker

Fight Right: How Successful Couples Turn Conflict Into Connection, Julie Schwartz Gottman and John Gottman

Fresh Water for Flowers, Valerie Perrin

Funny Story, Emily Henry

James, Percival Everett

North Woods, Daniel Mason

Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir

Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt

The Familiar, Leigh Bardugo

The Women, Kristin Hannah

True Biz, Sara Novic

TV Shows

The Bear

Black Doves

The Diplomat

Dune: Prophecy

The Gentlemen

Heartstopper

Lioness

Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Nobody Wants This

Shōgun

Shrinking

Slow Horses

Movies

Babes

Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story

Dune: Part Two

Gladiator II

The Fall Guy

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

Twisters

Wicked

Wild Robot

Will and Harper

Podcasts

Aspen Ideas to Go

Good on Paper

Hidden Brain

The Interview

The Journal

Las Culturistas

The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast

Not Built For This

On Being

Pivot

The Rich Roll Podcast

Smartless

Song Exploder

Talk Easy With Sam Fragoso

Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel

Albums

“A La Sala,” Khruangbin

“Alligator Bites Never Heal,” Doechii

“Bleachers,” Bleachers

“Brat,” Charli XCX

“Bright Future,” Adrianne Lenker

“Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé

“Here in the Pitch,” Jessica Pratt

“Hit Me Hard and Soft,” Billie Eilish

“Mientras Me Curo Del Cora”, Karol G - Song

“My Method Actor,” Nilüfer Yanya

“Passage du Desir,” Sturgill Simpson

"Rosie," Rosé

“Short n’ Sweet,” Sabrina Carpenter

“Sonido Cósmico,” Hermanos Gutiérrez

“The Past is Still Alive,” Hurray for the Riff Raff

“The Prodigal,” Josiah Queen

“The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess,” Chappell Roan

“The Secret of Us,” Gracie Abrams

“Tigers Blood,” Waxahatchee

“What A Relief,” Katie Gavin

“What Now,” Brittany Howard

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