A Tribe Called Quest’s New Record Is Awesome. National Politics? Not So Much

Alright, where to begin? Since we last stepped into the WIRED podcast booth, America elected a new president, Dave Chappelle took over hosting duties at Saturday Night Live for the first time, and A Tribe Called Quest released their first album in more than a decade. Yeah, it’s been a busy week. So busy, in fact, that we have a lot more to chat about on The Monitor than usual. We start by talking about the interesting political allegories to be found in the alien flick Arrival. From there we pivot into the stellar Chappelle-lead SNL that aired on Saturday night. And finally, we settle in to discuss all of our feelings about ATCQ’s We Got It from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service. Settle in. Editors and writers Peter Rubin, K.M. McFarland, and Angela Watercutter are here, and they’re ready to remember the week that was. A few helpful links for things we talk about in the podcast: -K.M. McFarland’s review of Arrival -WIRED’s roundup of November’s best albums -Chris Kohler’s story on the high demand for the NES Classic Edition -Brian Raftery’s piece on Dave Chappelle’s SNL opening monologue