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A Weird Awards Season, Plus "Anything for Selena"

What's an awards season when many theaters are still closed and it's harder to track which movies and shows deserve buzz? <a href="https://twitter.com/louisvirtel?lang=en">Louis Virtel</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/irathethird/?hl=en">Ira Madison III</a>, co-hosts of <a href="https://crooked.com/podcast-series/keep-it/">Keep It</a> chat with Sam about who's being selected and who's being overlooked, and whether the pandemic further exposes awards' irrelevance or not. Plus, Sam talks with <a href="https://twitter.com/nopalitamami?lang=en">Maria Garcia</a> about her podcast, <a href="https://www.wbur.org/anythingforselena">Anything for Selena</a>, and why honoring Selena is political. You can follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/NPRItsBeenAMin">@NPRItsBeenAMin</a> and email us at <a href="mailto:samsanders@npr.org">samsa</a><a href="https://twitter.com/maddie_sofia?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">nders@npr.org.</a> Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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