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]]>Steve, Dana, and Julia interview former Gabfest producer Jesse Baker, current producer Benjamin Frisch, and current PA Daniel Hirsch as well as listen to a slew of voice notes from past producers to find out what it was like making this show for the last 18 years.
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]]>Steve, Dana, and Julia interview former Gabfest producer Jesse Baker, current producer Benjamin Frisch, and current PA Daniel Hirsch as well as listen to a slew of voice notes from past producers to find out what it was like making this show for the last 18 years.
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]]>Believe it or not, the time has come for Steve, Dana, and Julia to convene the Culture Gabfest panel for the very last time.
Before saying goodbye, they look back at the very first piece of culture they ever gabbed about on their inaugural episode in February 2008: the film Juno. Does the indie darling written by Diablo Cody, directed by Jason Reitman, and starring Elliot Page as a sardonic, pregnant teenager hold up after 18 years? And, what does rewatching it in 2026 reveal about how culture has changed? They discuss.
Next, the panel welcomes on the grand poobah of SFOPs June Thomas to counsel them through the inevitable change in one’s cultural habits that comes after a big life transition. They get into why June stopped watching TV and the truly wild mix of things in her YouTube algorithm.
Finally, we hear from you our dear, dear listeners. Steve, Dana, and Julia respond to some of your many beautiful emails and voice memos.
In our bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, past Gabfest producers spill the beans on what it was like to make this show over the years.
And, as always, thank you so much for being a listener.
Endorsements
Dana: The forthcoming book about translating ancient texts by beloved past Gabfest guest Emily Wilson, Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys Through Ancient Literature.
June: The podcast Drafting the Past hosted by Kate Carpenter about the craft of writing history.
Julia: Manhattan Beach's indie bookstore Pages and On the Calculation of Volume (Book 1) by Solvej Balle (definitely the first 30 pages and maybe the whole five book series).
Steve: In addition to the music of Red Garland, I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith, and the poem “The Writer” by Richard Wilbur, Sparrowbush Bakery, a tiny, rustic bakery in Livingston, New York that is only open Fridays and Saturdays and serves the best bread made from fresh stoneground flour from locally grown grains you’ll ever taste.
Where in the World to Find the Culture Gabfest
Dana: Writing film reviews on Slate.com and kicking around a book idea that is still in the early stages. You can find updates and commentary on Bluesky.
Steve: In the wind, to the sands... and also working on a new book about, among many other things, the 1980s.
Julia: Editing L.A. Material and soon appearing weekly on L.A. Material's about-to-launch podcast L.A. World. Also, on Twitter/X, Instagram, and Bluesky.
June: At her newsletter Where Are All the Emails?
For the time being, listeners can also still reach the panel by emailing culturefest@slate.com. And to keep tabs on the Gabfesters, subscribe to their brand-new newsletter, the Culture Gabletter, to receive occasional updates, endorsements and more.
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]]>Believe it or not, the time has come for Steve, Dana, and Julia to convene the Culture Gabfest panel for the very last time.
Before saying goodbye, they look back at the very first piece of culture they ever gabbed about on their inaugural episode in February 2008: the film Juno. Does the indie darling written by Diablo Cody, directed by Jason Reitman, and starring Elliot Page as a sardonic, pregnant teenager hold up after 18 years? And, what does rewatching it in 2026 reveal about how culture has changed? They discuss.
Next, the panel welcomes on the grand poobah of SFOPs June Thomas to counsel them through the inevitable change in one’s cultural habits that comes after a big life transition. They get into why June stopped watching TV and the truly wild mix of things in her YouTube algorithm.
Finally, we hear from you our dear, dear listeners. Steve, Dana, and Julia respond to some of your many beautiful emails and voice memos.
In our bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, past Gabfest producers spill the beans on what it was like to make this show over the years.
And, as always, thank you so much for being a listener.
Endorsements
Dana: The forthcoming book about translating ancient texts by beloved past Gabfest guest Emily Wilson, Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys Through Ancient Literature.
June: The podcast Drafting the Past hosted by Kate Carpenter about the craft of writing history.
Julia: Manhattan Beach's indie bookstore Pages and On the Calculation of Volume (Book 1) by Solvej Balle (definitely the first 30 pages and maybe the whole five book series).
Steve: In addition to the music of Red Garland, I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith, and the poem “The Writer” by Richard Wilbur, Sparrowbush Bakery, a tiny, rustic bakery in Livingston, New York that is only open Fridays and Saturdays and serves the best bread made from fresh stoneground flour from locally grown grains you’ll ever taste.
Where in the World to Find the Culture Gabfest
Dana: Writing film reviews on Slate.com and kicking around a book idea that is still in the early stages. You can find updates and commentary on Bluesky.
Steve: In the wind, to the sands... and also working on a new book about, among many other things, the 1980s.
Julia: Editing L.A. Material and soon appearing weekly on L.A. Material's about-to-launch podcast L.A. World. Also, on Twitter/X, Instagram, and Bluesky.
June: At her newsletter Where Are All the Emails?
For the time being, listeners can also still reach the panel by emailing culturefest@slate.com. And to keep tabs on the Gabfesters, subscribe to their brand-new newsletter, the Culture Gabletter, to receive occasional updates, endorsements and more.
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]]>First up for consideration: Pixar’s Toy Story 5. In this fifth installment of the computer animation studio’s flagship franchise, the threat to the vital bond between toy and child are computers themselves. Will Pixar, of all entities, save us from the threat of screentime? Maybe not. Is it nice to be back with Woody, Buzz, Jesse and the gang of plushies, dolls, and various transitional objects? Maybe so.
Next, the panel drops into the indie comedy ecosystem of the streaming service Dropout TV and talks about its chaotic cult hit game show Game Changer, now in its eighth season. Does the goofy hijinks therein offer a framework for the future of TV? They discuss.
Finally, supreme, very special friend of the program (SVSFOP) Wesley Morris joins to talk about the New York Times’ package on the six sentences that define America and his essay in it about Nina Simone’s “Mississippi Goddam.”
In our bonus episode, Wesley sticks around to theorize with Steve, Dana, and Julia about the point of even having podcasts about culture.
Endorsements
Dana: "What Steven Spielberg Taught Me About Fear, Catharsis, and Being Human" by Wesley Morris in The New York Times as well as, maybe for the first time ever for Dana in Gabfest history, a piece of technology: the MacBook Neo.
Julia: The ongoing career—after composing the Gabfest theme—of the composer Nicholas Britell including his work for the NBA and particularly the composition "Agape" on the film score of If Beale Street Could Talk.
Wesley: The potato salad recipe in Pearl Bailey's cookbook Pearl's Kitchen: An Extraordinary Cookbook.
Dan: Writing fan mail to authors whose work you love. Also, the music of the recently departed South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, particularly the album Mindif.
Steve: The semi-fictionalized documentary about David Hockney A Bigger Splash and Philip French's review of it for BFI. Also, David Denby's 1990 New York Review of Books essay "The Real Thing" about the documentarian Frederick Wiseman.
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]]>First up for consideration: Pixar’s Toy Story 5. In this fifth installment of the computer animation studio’s flagship franchise, the threat to the vital bond between toy and child are computers themselves. Will Pixar, of all entities, save us from the threat of screentime? Maybe not. Is it nice to be back with Woody, Buzz, Jesse and the gang of plushies, dolls, and various transitional objects? Maybe so.
Next, the panel drops into the indie comedy ecosystem of the streaming service Dropout TV and talks about its chaotic cult hit game show Game Changer, now in its eighth season. Does the goofy hijinks therein offer a framework for the future of TV? They discuss.
Finally, supreme, very special friend of the program (SVSFOP) Wesley Morris joins to talk about the New York Times’ package on the six sentences that define America and his essay in it about Nina Simone’s “Mississippi Goddam.”
In our bonus episode, Wesley sticks around to theorize with Steve, Dana, and Julia about the point of even having podcasts about culture.
Endorsements
Dana: "What Steven Spielberg Taught Me About Fear, Catharsis, and Being Human" by Wesley Morris in The New York Times as well as, maybe for the first time ever for Dana in Gabfest history, a piece of technology: the MacBook Neo.
Julia: The ongoing career—after composing the Gabfest theme—of the composer Nicholas Britell including his work for the NBA and particularly the composition "Agape" on the film score of If Beale Street Could Talk.
Wesley: The potato salad recipe in Pearl Bailey's cookbook Pearl's Kitchen: An Extraordinary Cookbook.
Dan: Writing fan mail to authors whose work you love. Also, the music of the recently departed South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, particularly the album Mindif.
Steve: The semi-fictionalized documentary about David Hockney A Bigger Splash and Philip French's review of it for BFI. Also, David Denby's 1990 New York Review of Books essay "The Real Thing" about the documentarian Frederick Wiseman.
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]]>Next, they welcome longtime friend of the program Isaac Butler to discuss his new book The Perfect Moment: God, Sex, Art, and the Birth of America's Culture Wars and threats to free expression past, present, and future.
Finally, and for the final time, beloved chartologist Chris Molanphy joins the show to remember Summer Struts past and curate the ultimate shortlist of shortlists. The panel shares their most adored songs from previous years and the tracks that never made the list but should have.
Listen to the final, ultimate, best of Summer Strut shortlist here. And for even more struttin’, you can listen to ten years of Summer Strut shortlists in one playlist here.
For Slate Plus subscribers, our bonus episode includes even more propulsive, groovy tracks and reflective conversation about what was Summer Strut.
Endorsements
Dana: Slate’s Spielberg Week and the 2023 conversation between the three philosophers John Vervaeke, Iain McGilchrist, and Daniel Schmachtenberger on "The Psychological Drivers of the Metacrisis."
Chris: The 2025 music video, directed by Mike Mills and starring Saoirse Ronan, of the Talking Heads classic Psycho Killer.
Julia: L.A. Material's upcoming Culinary Cup, a tournament of Los Angeles restaurants from the national diasporas represented in World Cup teams.
Steve: Sports. (Latecomers and bandwagon fans welcome! Go Knicks!)
And don’t forget to preorder Isaac Butler’s book The Perfect Moment: God, Sex, Art, and the Birth of America's Culture Wars.
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]]>Next, they welcome longtime friend of the program Isaac Butler to discuss his new book The Perfect Moment: God, Sex, Art, and the Birth of America's Culture Wars and threats to free expression past, present, and future.
Finally, and for the final time, beloved chartologist Chris Molanphy joins the show to remember Summer Struts past and curate the ultimate shortlist of shortlists. The panel shares their most adored songs from previous years and the tracks that never made the list but should have.
Listen to the final, ultimate, best of Summer Strut shortlist here. And for even more struttin’, you can listen to ten years of Summer Strut shortlists in one playlist here.
For Slate Plus subscribers, our bonus episode includes even more propulsive, groovy tracks and reflective conversation about what was Summer Strut.
Endorsements
Dana: Slate’s Spielberg Week and the 2023 conversation between the three philosophers John Vervaeke, Iain McGilchrist, and Daniel Schmachtenberger on "The Psychological Drivers of the Metacrisis."
Chris: The 2025 music video, directed by Mike Mills and starring Saoirse Ronan, of the Talking Heads classic Psycho Killer.
Julia: L.A. Material's upcoming Culinary Cup, a tournament of Los Angeles restaurants from the national diasporas represented in World Cup teams.
Steve: Sports. (Latecomers and bandwagon fans welcome! Go Knicks!)
And don’t forget to preorder Isaac Butler’s book The Perfect Moment: God, Sex, Art, and the Birth of America's Culture Wars.
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]]>On this special guest-packed show, Steve, Dana, and Nadira Goffe have the power! That is the power to get into it with VSFOP Jamelle Bouie about Masters of the Universe, the latest attempt by Mattel to launch their own cinematic universe. They assess the state of IP-driven superhero movies and whether this newest entry—starring Nicholas Galitzine, as the buff, loin cloth-wearing He-Man, and Jared Leto, as the slightly lascivious Skeletor—is more than brand management.
Next, they turn to the wild, surreal revenge thriller Is God Is, written and directed by Aleshea Harris based on her stageplay. They talk about how this tale of twin sisters seeking vengeance fits into the growing pantheon of Black horror as well as the ancient canon of revenge tragedies.
Finally, and for the final time, it’s time to talk about Taylor Swift. In the wake of her newest release, the song “I Knew It, I Knew You” for the Toy Story 5 soundtrack, the gang assembles one more time to take up the long-simmering Tay debate. Jody Rosen and Julia jump on the call/enter the Thunderdome for this, of course.
In a bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the panel pours one out for the recently shuttered Hampshire College and reflects on the changing landscape of the liberal arts.
Endorsements
Dana: The interactive, Jazz-playing, transit-obsessed, single purpose website Train Jazz. (Hat tip once more to Rusty Foster's Today in Tabs.)
Nadira: The Black Film Archive which showcases Black films made from 1898 to 1999 currently streaming. Also, the year 2016 in music.
Jody: For some Gabfest replacement therapy, watching academic lectures on YouTube such as the lectures of art historian John Walsh at Yale Art Galleries—including ones on Vincent Van Gogh and Dutch masters— and cultural historian Eric Lott on Racial Masquerade in America and Philippe Petit's legendary tightrope walk between the Twin Towers.
Julia: Patrick Radden Keefe's new book London Falling and the song "Come Tomorrow" by Patti Scialfa.
Steve: Following up on last week’s endorsement, Steve can confirm that Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee is, in fact, good. Also recommended: Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald.
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]]>On this special guest-packed show, Steve, Dana, and Nadira Goffe have the power! That is the power to get into it with VSFOP Jamelle Bouie about Masters of the Universe, the latest attempt by Mattel to launch their own cinematic universe. They assess the state of IP-driven superhero movies and whether this newest entry—starring Nicholas Galitzine, as the buff, loin cloth-wearing He-Man, and Jared Leto, as the slightly lascivious Skeletor—is more than brand management.
Next, they turn to the wild, surreal revenge thriller Is God Is, written and directed by Aleshea Harris based on her stageplay. They talk about how this tale of twin sisters seeking vengeance fits into the growing pantheon of Black horror as well as the ancient canon of revenge tragedies.
Finally, and for the final time, it’s time to talk about Taylor Swift. In the wake of her newest release, the song “I Knew It, I Knew You” for the Toy Story 5 soundtrack, the gang assembles one more time to take up the long-simmering Tay debate. Jody Rosen and Julia jump on the call/enter the Thunderdome for this, of course.
In a bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the panel pours one out for the recently shuttered Hampshire College and reflects on the changing landscape of the liberal arts.
Endorsements
Dana: The interactive, Jazz-playing, transit-obsessed, single purpose website Train Jazz. (Hat tip once more to Rusty Foster's Today in Tabs.)
Nadira: The Black Film Archive which showcases Black films made from 1898 to 1999 currently streaming. Also, the year 2016 in music.
Jody: For some Gabfest replacement therapy, watching academic lectures on YouTube such as the lectures of art historian John Walsh at Yale Art Galleries—including ones on Vincent Van Gogh and Dutch masters— and cultural historian Eric Lott on Racial Masquerade in America and Philippe Petit's legendary tightrope walk between the Twin Towers.
Julia: Patrick Radden Keefe's new book London Falling and the song "Come Tomorrow" by Patti Scialfa.
Steve: Following up on last week’s endorsement, Steve can confirm that Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee is, in fact, good. Also recommended: Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald.
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]]>First up, it's the alienating fluorescent buzz, infinite carpeted sprawl, and liminal horror of Backrooms. The new release from A24 is directed by 20-year-old Kane Parsons based on his YouTube series which itself was inspired by deep internet lore and a viral piece of creepypasta. Does the uncanny maze of Backrooms go anywhere? They step into the labyrinth to find out.
Next, they’re joined by Gabfest fave Leon Neyfakh to get into another parallel dimension: the world of OnlyFans. They discuss Leon’s new podcast about the ubiquitous platform OnlyFantasy—produced with comedian and OF creator Gracie Canaan.
Finally, it’s a conversation that’s as lively as… well, that’s the question. They take up a recent piece of data journalism in The Pudding analyzing the most common similes.
In a bonus episode, Carl Wilson joins the call (as well as a special endorsement segment) to talk taste. Specifically, they get into how discussions of taste have changed since Carl wrote authoritatively on it 18 years ago in his book Let’s Talk About Love: Why Other People Have Bad Taste.
Endorsements
Dana: The recent Zadie Smith essay in The New York Review of Books "Art for Our Sakes."
Carl: The live album Happy Today by Jeff Parker and ETA IVtet as well as the anthology of poetry On Occasion: Poems for the People, with a special Canadian shoutout to the poem "Oh Americans" by Gary Barwin.
Julia: The tranquil, koi fish-rich, and very SoCal Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine. Also, L.A. listeners should join the folks of L.A Material, Punch List, and New York Review of Architecture on June 7 for the event LACMA Therapy Session to process all their complicated feelings about the new David Geffen Galleries.
Steve: The band The Durutti Column as sampled in the Blood Orange song "The Field." Plus, Steve would love to know what listeners make of the author J.M. Coetzee, particularly his novel Disgrace.
(Also, make sure to subscribe to Carl's fantastic newsletter Crritic!)
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]]>First up, it's the alienating fluorescent buzz, infinite carpeted sprawl, and liminal horror of Backrooms. The new release from A24 is directed by 20-year-old Kane Parsons based on his YouTube series which itself was inspired by deep internet lore and a viral piece of creepypasta. Does the uncanny maze of Backrooms go anywhere? They step into the labyrinth to find out.
Next, they’re joined by Gabfest fave Leon Neyfakh to get into another parallel dimension: the world of OnlyFans. They discuss Leon’s new podcast about the ubiquitous platform OnlyFantasy—produced with comedian and OF creator Gracie Canaan.
Finally, it’s a conversation that’s as lively as… well, that’s the question. They take up a recent piece of data journalism in The Pudding analyzing the most common similes.
In a bonus episode, Carl Wilson joins the call (as well as a special endorsement segment) to talk taste. Specifically, they get into how discussions of taste have changed since Carl wrote authoritatively on it 18 years ago in his book Let’s Talk About Love: Why Other People Have Bad Taste.
Endorsements
Dana: The recent Zadie Smith essay in The New York Review of Books "Art for Our Sakes."
Carl: The live album Happy Today by Jeff Parker and ETA IVtet as well as the anthology of poetry On Occasion: Poems for the People, with a special Canadian shoutout to the poem "Oh Americans" by Gary Barwin.
Julia: The tranquil, koi fish-rich, and very SoCal Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine. Also, L.A. listeners should join the folks of L.A Material, Punch List, and New York Review of Architecture on June 7 for the event LACMA Therapy Session to process all their complicated feelings about the new David Geffen Galleries.
Steve: The band The Durutti Column as sampled in the Blood Orange song "The Field." Plus, Steve would love to know what listeners make of the author J.M. Coetzee, particularly his novel Disgrace.
(Also, make sure to subscribe to Carl's fantastic newsletter Crritic!)
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]]>These are the questions that have pervaded the Gabfest from the very start and frequently in mind has been Carl Wilson’s book Let’s Talk About Love: Why Other People Have Bad Taste. Carl joins this bonus episode to reflect on what’s changed since his book’s publication in 2007. They get into taste, music criticism, the streaming revolution, and why our collective hearts still go on for Celine Dion.
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]]>These are the questions that have pervaded the Gabfest from the very start and frequently in mind has been Carl Wilson’s book Let’s Talk About Love: Why Other People Have Bad Taste. Carl joins this bonus episode to reflect on what’s changed since his book’s publication in 2007. They get into taste, music criticism, the streaming revolution, and why our collective hearts still go on for Celine Dion.
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]]>The long-running show hosts and creators reflect on the nature of long-duration culture and the parasocial relationships they inevitably engender. They also talk SNL, Bruce Springsteen, the Indigo Girls, Terry Gross, the author Michael Connelly, and Slate’s own Political Gabfest.
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]]>The long-running show hosts and creators reflect on the nature of long-duration culture and the parasocial relationships they inevitably engender. They also talk SNL, Bruce Springsteen, the Indigo Girls, Terry Gross, the author Michael Connelly, and Slate’s own Political Gabfest.
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]]>Next they turn from Marx to Freud and analyze the critically adored reality TV phenomenon Couples Therapy, now entering its fifth season. Is the office of Dr. Orna Guralnik a site of transcendent psychological revelation or panoptic exploitation? They unpack.
Finally, they talk lingvo itself by way of a recent article in Harpers by Katie Thornton about the unlikely resurgence of interest in the artificial language Esperanto.
In a bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, they answer a listener question about what long-running pieces of culture they’ve stuck with over years.
Ĝuu!
Endorsements
Dana: The book The Artificial Language Movement by Andrew Large about the centuries-long history of utopic language projects.
Julia: Lena Dunham’s memoir Famesick and Dialed.gg, the internet’s latest color perception test.
Steve: The music of the indie shoegaze band Slowdive—particularly the album Souvlaki—and the solo efforts of its frontman Neil Halstead—particularly the song “Witless or Wise” and the album Palindrome Hunches; check out Steve’s mega playlist for more.
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]]>Next they turn from Marx to Freud and analyze the critically adored reality TV phenomenon Couples Therapy, now entering its fifth season. Is the office of Dr. Orna Guralnik a site of transcendent psychological revelation or panoptic exploitation? They unpack.
Finally, they talk lingvo itself by way of a recent article in Harpers by Katie Thornton about the unlikely resurgence of interest in the artificial language Esperanto.
In a bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, they answer a listener question about what long-running pieces of culture they’ve stuck with over years.
Ĝuu!
Endorsements
Dana: The book The Artificial Language Movement by Andrew Large about the centuries-long history of utopic language projects.
Julia: Lena Dunham’s memoir Famesick and Dialed.gg, the internet’s latest color perception test.
Steve: The music of the indie shoegaze band Slowdive—particularly the album Souvlaki—and the solo efforts of its frontman Neil Halstead—particularly the song “Witless or Wise” and the album Palindrome Hunches; check out Steve’s mega playlist for more.
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]]>Next, they turn their gaze to the spooky titular island of Widow’s Bay and discuss the new series starring Matthew Rhys in another horror/comedy genre experiment. Finally, they debate whether most kids’ books are “crud?” Or really, is the recent online furor over comments in children’s book creator Mac Barnett’s new book Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children merited?
In a bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the gang gather over the topic of book clubs.
Endorsements
June: Get In: The Inside Story of Labor Under Starmer by Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund, a detailed and readable analysis of Keir Starmer's unlikely rise to power.
Sam: The latest film of indie, animated short auteur Don Hertzfeldt "Paper Trail."
Isaac: The novel The Oppermanns, a family saga by Lion Feuchtwanger written in real time during Hitler’s rise. (And, as a bonus peek into Feuchtwanger's post-war milieu, check out Salka Viertel’s autobiography The Kindness of Strangers.)
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]]>Next, they turn their gaze to the spooky titular island of Widow’s Bay and discuss the new series starring Matthew Rhys in another horror/comedy genre experiment. Finally, they debate whether most kids’ books are “crud?” Or really, is the recent online furor over comments in children’s book creator Mac Barnett’s new book Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children merited?
In a bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the gang gather over the topic of book clubs.
Endorsements
June: Get In: The Inside Story of Labor Under Starmer by Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund, a detailed and readable analysis of Keir Starmer's unlikely rise to power.
Sam: The latest film of indie, animated short auteur Don Hertzfeldt "Paper Trail."
Isaac: The novel The Oppermanns, a family saga by Lion Feuchtwanger written in real time during Hitler’s rise. (And, as a bonus peek into Feuchtwanger's post-war milieu, check out Salka Viertel’s autobiography The Kindness of Strangers.)
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Next, they take up the proverbial conch shell to assess Lord of Flies, the new Netflix limited series adaptation of William Golding’s classic novel from the creator of Adolescence.
Finally, they’re joined by longtime Slate book reviewer Laura Miller who understandably has some thoughts and feelings about the recent piece by New York Times book critic Dwight Garner “Where Have All the Book Reviews Gone?”
In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, Laura sticks around to report back from her viewing of the strange mess that is the new Animal Farm adaptation.
Endorsements
Laura: The new book by philosopher and polymath C. Thi Nguyen The Score: How To Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game.
Steve: The music of the Brazilian recording artist Sessa and the chamber music piece Quartet for the End of Time by Olivier Messiaen.
Sam: The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann.
Dana: The audiobook Patrick Stewart Performs the Complete Sonnets of William Shakespeare.
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Next, they take up the proverbial conch shell to assess Lord of Flies, the new Netflix limited series adaptation of William Golding’s classic novel from the creator of Adolescence.
Finally, they’re joined by longtime Slate book reviewer Laura Miller who understandably has some thoughts and feelings about the recent piece by New York Times book critic Dwight Garner “Where Have All the Book Reviews Gone?”
In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, Laura sticks around to report back from her viewing of the strange mess that is the new Animal Farm adaptation.
Endorsements
Laura: The new book by philosopher and polymath C. Thi Nguyen The Score: How To Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game.
Steve: The music of the Brazilian recording artist Sessa and the chamber music piece Quartet for the End of Time by Olivier Messiaen.
Sam: The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann.
Dana: The audiobook Patrick Stewart Performs the Complete Sonnets of William Shakespeare.
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]]>Twenty years on, we return to the world of The Devil Wears Prada. In the sequel, Andy, Anne Hathaway’s character, must save Runway Magazine from the forces of capital, who are selling the Vogue-analogue for parts, as Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestly struggles to hang on to her own power. The movie has a lot to say about the state of journalism and media with plot lines seemingly ripped from the gossip pages, but does it all come together in the edit? We discuss.
Then, the second season of A24’s anthology series BEEF stars Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan as a volatile millennial couple who enter into a feud with a younger couple, played by Cailee Spaeny and Charles Melton. Set at a rich Californian golf resort and its environs, the show satirizes class and generational resentments as the characters scramble to claim the scraps of their betters at the expense of everyone else. The characters are mostly unlikeable, and the premise might be a little less original than the first season, but given BEEF’s stacked cast and pedigree, does the show sizzle?
Finally we’re joined by Carl Wilson, Slate’s music critic and author of the newsletter “Crritic!” to discuss the New York Times package: The 30 Greatest Living Songwriters. Carl submitted a ballot for the list, and the polished version isn’t too far from his submission. He gets into his picks and discusses what the list is saying about the field of songwriting and the idea of a songwriter as it’s been expanded to include non-traditional instrumentation and digital composition. But like all lists it has sparked debate about the inclusions (Carole King, Stevie Wonder) the exclusions (Randy Newman, Liz Phair, David Byrne) and whether Taylor Swift’s inclusion was solely to get an interview. Together with Carl, we try and make sense of the list and talk about our favorites.
As promised, here is Carl’s full ballot (The asterisks indicate people who Carl voted for but who have since died):
Willie Nelson
Smokey Robinson
Bobby Braddock
*Brian Wilson
Bob Dylan
Carole King
Randy Newman
Dolly Parton
Stevie Wonder
*Sly Stone
The Flatlanders (Butch Hancock/Jimmie Dale Gilmore/*Joe Ely)
Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan
Nile Rodgers
David Byrne
Mark Eitzel
Chuck D & the Bomb Squad
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Stephin Merritt
Liz Phair
John Darnielle (The Mountain Goats)
Missy Elliott & Timbaland
The Love Junkies (Hillary Lindsey/Lori McKenna/Liz Rose)
Outkast (Big Boi/Andre 3000)
Josh Osborne/Brandy Clark/Shane McAnally
Phoebe Bridgers
Endorsements:
Julia: The SNL sketch featuring Teana Taylor, Grandpa At The Wedding.
Rebecca: The new Lord Of The Flies adaptation on Netflix.
Dana: The article in Vogue: Meryl Streep and Anna Wintour on Power, Fashion, and Acting the Part by Chloe Malle.
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]]>Twenty years on, we return to the world of The Devil Wears Prada. In the sequel, Andy, Anne Hathaway’s character, must save Runway Magazine from the forces of capital, who are selling the Vogue-analogue for parts, as Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestly struggles to hang on to her own power. The movie has a lot to say about the state of journalism and media with plot lines seemingly ripped from the gossip pages, but does it all come together in the edit? We discuss.
Then, the second season of A24’s anthology series BEEF stars Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan as a volatile millennial couple who enter into a feud with a younger couple, played by Cailee Spaeny and Charles Melton. Set at a rich Californian golf resort and its environs, the show satirizes class and generational resentments as the characters scramble to claim the scraps of their betters at the expense of everyone else. The characters are mostly unlikeable, and the premise might be a little less original than the first season, but given BEEF’s stacked cast and pedigree, does the show sizzle?
Finally we’re joined by Carl Wilson, Slate’s music critic and author of the newsletter “Crritic!” to discuss the New York Times package: The 30 Greatest Living Songwriters. Carl submitted a ballot for the list, and the polished version isn’t too far from his submission. He gets into his picks and discusses what the list is saying about the field of songwriting and the idea of a songwriter as it’s been expanded to include non-traditional instrumentation and digital composition. But like all lists it has sparked debate about the inclusions (Carole King, Stevie Wonder) the exclusions (Randy Newman, Liz Phair, David Byrne) and whether Taylor Swift’s inclusion was solely to get an interview. Together with Carl, we try and make sense of the list and talk about our favorites.
As promised, here is Carl’s full ballot (The asterisks indicate people who Carl voted for but who have since died):
Willie Nelson
Smokey Robinson
Bobby Braddock
*Brian Wilson
Bob Dylan
Carole King
Randy Newman
Dolly Parton
Stevie Wonder
*Sly Stone
The Flatlanders (Butch Hancock/Jimmie Dale Gilmore/*Joe Ely)
Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan
Nile Rodgers
David Byrne
Mark Eitzel
Chuck D & the Bomb Squad
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Stephin Merritt
Liz Phair
John Darnielle (The Mountain Goats)
Missy Elliott & Timbaland
The Love Junkies (Hillary Lindsey/Lori McKenna/Liz Rose)
Outkast (Big Boi/Andre 3000)
Josh Osborne/Brandy Clark/Shane McAnally
Phoebe Bridgers
Endorsements:
Julia: The SNL sketch featuring Teana Taylor, Grandpa At The Wedding.
Rebecca: The new Lord Of The Flies adaptation on Netflix.
Dana: The article in Vogue: Meryl Streep and Anna Wintour on Power, Fashion, and Acting the Part by Chloe Malle.
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]]>Next, they take up Half Man, the new limited series from Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd. It’s a brutal look at a toxic male relationship. Is its unflinching eye too unflinching? Perhaps.
Finally, how can one become cultured? What does that even mean!? Such are the questions raised by T Magazine’s recent special issue “How to Be Cultured.” Our panel debates the package’s various high brow listicles, takes their quiz, and Nadira even makes her own culture list as rebuttal! (See below.)
In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, our hosts share which cultural figures they think would make for good biopic subjects.
Endorsements
Nadira: The new EP NAIL from Yves, particularly the title track, and Curtis Live! the live album by Curtis Mayfield, especially the song "The Makings of You."
Steve: The poem "Like the Train's Beat" by Philip Larkin.
Dana: The book On Michael Jackson by Margo Jefferson about Michael Jackson's complicated cultural place.
Nadira's Culture List:
(Editor’s Note: Nadira added two things since our discussion — we’re all still staying curious and expanding our cultural horizons!)
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]]>Next, they take up Half Man, the new limited series from Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd. It’s a brutal look at a toxic male relationship. Is its unflinching eye too unflinching? Perhaps.
Finally, how can one become cultured? What does that even mean!? Such are the questions raised by T Magazine’s recent special issue “How to Be Cultured.” Our panel debates the package’s various high brow listicles, takes their quiz, and Nadira even makes her own culture list as rebuttal! (See below.)
In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, our hosts share which cultural figures they think would make for good biopic subjects.
Endorsements
Nadira: The new EP NAIL from Yves, particularly the title track, and Curtis Live! the live album by Curtis Mayfield, especially the song "The Makings of You."
Steve: The poem "Like the Train's Beat" by Philip Larkin.
Dana: The book On Michael Jackson by Margo Jefferson about Michael Jackson's complicated cultural place.
Nadira's Culture List:
(Editor’s Note: Nadira added two things since our discussion — we’re all still staying curious and expanding our cultural horizons!)
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]]>Next, they turn to another pair of mothers in Margo’s Got Money Troubles. The new series stars Elle Fanning as a new single mom— and Michelle Pfeiffer as her mom— who turns to OnlyFans to make ends meet.
Finally they welcome back Gabfest favorite Caity Weaver to dish on her epic quest to find the best free restaurant bread in America— as chronicled in her hilarious and insightful piece in The Atlantic.
In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, Julia shares a behind-the-scenes peek into the founding of her new local media startup L.A. Material.
Endorsements
Dana: The completely unscripted shows of The Improvised Shakespeare Company—on tour now.
Caity: The live album Sam Cooke at the Copa, especially the song "The Best Things in Life Are Free"—the best bread certainly is.
Julia: The sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins which really hits its stride after a few episodes.
Steve: The novel The Go-Between by L.P. Hartley as well as Paul Buchanan, of the band The Blue Nile, covering David Bowie’s "Ashes to Ashes."
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]]>Next, they turn to another pair of mothers in Margo’s Got Money Troubles. The new series stars Elle Fanning as a new single mom— and Michelle Pfeiffer as her mom— who turns to OnlyFans to make ends meet.
Finally they welcome back Gabfest favorite Caity Weaver to dish on her epic quest to find the best free restaurant bread in America— as chronicled in her hilarious and insightful piece in The Atlantic.
In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, Julia shares a behind-the-scenes peek into the founding of her new local media startup L.A. Material.
Endorsements
Dana: The completely unscripted shows of The Improvised Shakespeare Company—on tour now.
Caity: The live album Sam Cooke at the Copa, especially the song "The Best Things in Life Are Free"—the best bread certainly is.
Julia: The sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins which really hits its stride after a few episodes.
Steve: The novel The Go-Between by L.P. Hartley as well as Paul Buchanan, of the band The Blue Nile, covering David Bowie’s "Ashes to Ashes."
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]]>In addition to the incredible photos from their space craft, the crew of astronauts inspired a wonderfully reverent piece from Ruth Graham on the front page of The New York Times and produced a truly great internet dog video.
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]]>In addition to the incredible photos from their space craft, the crew of astronauts inspired a wonderfully reverent piece from Ruth Graham on the front page of The New York Times and produced a truly great internet dog video.
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]]>Next, they pick up their cultural magnifying glasses to peep at The Miniature Wife, the new marital comedy series starring Matthew Macfadyen and Elizabeth Banks about a scientist who accidentally aims his shrink ray on his wife. Is this diminutive premise too small for its multiple episode execution? They discuss.
Finally, they take up the small but mighty objects apparently floating at the bottom of many an it girl’s purse: cigarettes. They respond to a recent piece in the Ankler “Cigarettes Get a Sequel: Hollywood’s ‘Cool’ Bad Habit Is Back.”
In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the panel gazes at the vast expanse of space and talks about Artemis II’s mission to the far side of the moon.
Endorsements
Dan: The novel Possession by A.S. Byatt.
Steve: The essay in New York Review of Books “From the Rooftops of Tehran,” an anonymous first person account of life under fire from American and Israeli bombs.
Dana: The radio show Shocking Blue on New York’s WFUV from the DJ Delphine Blue— if you miss it on Saturday nights 8pm-11pm when it airs, check out at WFUV’s archives to listen to episodes after broadcast.
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]]>Next, they pick up their cultural magnifying glasses to peep at The Miniature Wife, the new marital comedy series starring Matthew Macfadyen and Elizabeth Banks about a scientist who accidentally aims his shrink ray on his wife. Is this diminutive premise too small for its multiple episode execution? They discuss.
Finally, they take up the small but mighty objects apparently floating at the bottom of many an it girl’s purse: cigarettes. They respond to a recent piece in the Ankler “Cigarettes Get a Sequel: Hollywood’s ‘Cool’ Bad Habit Is Back.”
In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the panel gazes at the vast expanse of space and talks about Artemis II’s mission to the far side of the moon.
Endorsements
Dan: The novel Possession by A.S. Byatt.
Steve: The essay in New York Review of Books “From the Rooftops of Tehran,” an anonymous first person account of life under fire from American and Israeli bombs.
Dana: The radio show Shocking Blue on New York’s WFUV from the DJ Delphine Blue— if you miss it on Saturday nights 8pm-11pm when it airs, check out at WFUV’s archives to listen to episodes after broadcast.
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]]>Next, it’s time for elk meat, Montana golden hour, and feckless city slickers as our hosts take on Taylor Sheridan’s latest The Madison. Starring Michelle Pfeiffer, our hosts agree it’s an effective Western soap opera but is its Red State agitprop worth the price of admission?
Finally… there’s good boy. With their curly mop tops and wet eyes, doodle dog hybrids have nuzzled their way into Americans’ hearts. What does that say about us? The hosts discuss these questions and more raised in a recent New Yorker piece by John Seabrook, How Doodles Became the Dog du Jour.
In a bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, they have a spoiler-rich conversation divulging all of The Drama’s dirty secrets.
Endorsements
Dana: The latest from children's book author (and Dana's partner) Rowboat Watkins, Mousestache, Mooosestache about a riotous world overrun with mustaches.
Julia: The memoir The Wanderers by immigration journalist Daniela Gerson detailing her unlikely family history.
Steve: Book three of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan novels Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay and the work of singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith, including his cover of Bob Dylan's "Tight Connection to My Heart" and his self-titled debut album.
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]]>Next, it’s time for elk meat, Montana golden hour, and feckless city slickers as our hosts take on Taylor Sheridan’s latest The Madison. Starring Michelle Pfeiffer, our hosts agree it’s an effective Western soap opera but is its Red State agitprop worth the price of admission?
Finally… there’s good boy. With their curly mop tops and wet eyes, doodle dog hybrids have nuzzled their way into Americans’ hearts. What does that say about us? The hosts discuss these questions and more raised in a recent New Yorker piece by John Seabrook, How Doodles Became the Dog du Jour.
In a bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, they have a spoiler-rich conversation divulging all of The Drama’s dirty secrets.
Endorsements
Dana: The latest from children's book author (and Dana's partner) Rowboat Watkins, Mousestache, Mooosestache about a riotous world overrun with mustaches.
Julia: The memoir The Wanderers by immigration journalist Daniela Gerson detailing her unlikely family history.
Steve: Book three of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan novels Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay and the work of singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith, including his cover of Bob Dylan's "Tight Connection to My Heart" and his self-titled debut album.
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]]>Next for more funhouse mirror television, they take up Bait, the Riz Ahmed-starring and created show about a Riz Ahmed-like actor vying for the role of James Bond. The show is stuffed with ideas and Ahmed’s charm, but they debate whether its conceptual martini sufficiently shaken or stirred.
Finally, it’s time to go out, wear something nice, and push as they take a listen to Sexistential, the new album by Swedish dance pop queen Robyn. Though the “Dancing On My Own” singer has a new partner on the dancefloor in her young son, motherhood and midlife make for some real club classics.
On a bonus episode for Plus subscribers, they take up the question, as posed in a recent New Yorker article, of whether “plagiarism is that bad?”
Endorsements
Richard: The compulsively watchable time travel family drama The Way Home, a Hallmark Channel Original. (And subscribing to Critical Darlings)
Nadira: The ten minute disco cover of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Linda Clifford and the album WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA by Slayyyter.
Dana: The new book by Mason Currey Making Art and Making a Living as well as his newsletter Subtle Maneuvers.
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]]>Next for more funhouse mirror television, they take up Bait, the Riz Ahmed-starring and created show about a Riz Ahmed-like actor vying for the role of James Bond. The show is stuffed with ideas and Ahmed’s charm, but they debate whether its conceptual martini sufficiently shaken or stirred.
Finally, it’s time to go out, wear something nice, and push as they take a listen to Sexistential, the new album by Swedish dance pop queen Robyn. Though the “Dancing On My Own” singer has a new partner on the dancefloor in her young son, motherhood and midlife make for some real club classics.
On a bonus episode for Plus subscribers, they take up the question, as posed in a recent New Yorker article, of whether “plagiarism is that bad?”
Endorsements
Richard: The compulsively watchable time travel family drama The Way Home, a Hallmark Channel Original. (And subscribing to Critical Darlings)
Nadira: The ten minute disco cover of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Linda Clifford and the album WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA by Slayyyter.
Dana: The new book by Mason Currey Making Art and Making a Living as well as his newsletter Subtle Maneuvers.
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]]>They get into the LPs from Broadway musicals that were always on in their childhood homes, the delight of respooling cassette tapes, the madding annoyance CD joule cases, the bygone art of DVD menus, that scene in Postcards from the Edge when Meryl Streep sings “I’m Checkin’ Out,” and why Roger Ebert’s commentary to Casablanca is the greatest DVD commentary of all time.
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]]>They get into the LPs from Broadway musicals that were always on in their childhood homes, the delight of respooling cassette tapes, the madding annoyance CD joule cases, the bygone art of DVD menus, that scene in Postcards from the Edge when Meryl Streep sings “I’m Checkin’ Out,” and why Roger Ebert’s commentary to Casablanca is the greatest DVD commentary of all time.
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]]>Next, they hop across the pond for the launch of SNL UK, the British revamp of the venerable American comedy institution. Slate UK contributor and author of Deep Down, Imogen West-Knights joins to share her two pence on the show’s local reception.
Finally, the panel turns to Dan Kois’s epic, 8,500 word Slate essay on… bar soap. His opus—or “soapus," if you will— makes a persuasive case for why bar soap is a superior form of foam.
In an exclusive Slate Plus bonus segment, the gang gets into a listener question about analog media.
Endorsements
Julia: In addition to subscribing to L.A. Material, the great American junk food that is the corndog—the vibes and graphic design of Hot Dog on a Stick at the Santa Monica Pier are swell but seeking listener recommendations for the very best place to get a corndog.
Dan: For some '"higher gossip " and a bit of 1800s history, the book Parallel Lives: Five Victorian Marriages by Phyllis Rose.
Dana: The work of voice actor Ray Porter in the audiobook of Project Hail Mary and the interview Porter gives on the book podcast Off the Shelf.
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]]>Next, they hop across the pond for the launch of SNL UK, the British revamp of the venerable American comedy institution. Slate UK contributor and author of Deep Down, Imogen West-Knights joins to share her two pence on the show’s local reception.
Finally, the panel turns to Dan Kois’s epic, 8,500 word Slate essay on… bar soap. His opus—or “soapus," if you will— makes a persuasive case for why bar soap is a superior form of foam.
In an exclusive Slate Plus bonus segment, the gang gets into a listener question about analog media.
Endorsements
Julia: In addition to subscribing to L.A. Material, the great American junk food that is the corndog—the vibes and graphic design of Hot Dog on a Stick at the Santa Monica Pier are swell but seeking listener recommendations for the very best place to get a corndog.
Dan: For some '"higher gossip " and a bit of 1800s history, the book Parallel Lives: Five Victorian Marriages by Phyllis Rose.
Dana: The work of voice actor Ray Porter in the audiobook of Project Hail Mary and the interview Porter gives on the book podcast Off the Shelf.
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]]>Next, they step to the frontlines of middle-age malaise in the new HBO limited series DTF St. Louis, a sex comedy and meditation on male friendship mashed up with a murder mystery starring Jason Bateman, David Harbour, and Linda Cardellini.
Finally, they debrief on the various battles for golden men in a recap and analysis of the 98th Academy Awards. Are the Oscars a real measure of artistic value? What do this year’s ceremony and winners say about the state of cinema? Why are they so long? Your questions answered here.
In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the panel takes up a recent excerpt from Michael Pollan’s new book A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness.
Endorsements
Isaac: An earlier instance of Jason Bateman playing sinister, the 2015 thriller The Gift, directed by Joel Edgerton. (Also, don’t forget to pre-order The Perfect Moment: God, Sex, Art, and the Birth of America's Culture Wars)
Steve: The work of the recently deceased philosopher Jürgen Habermas. As a starting off point, read the Wikipedia page of his early work The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere.
Dana: For more beaver-related slapstick, the exceedingly low-budget 2022 debut—produced for just $150,000— of director Mike Cheslik Hundreds of Beavers.
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]]>Next, they step to the frontlines of middle-age malaise in the new HBO limited series DTF St. Louis, a sex comedy and meditation on male friendship mashed up with a murder mystery starring Jason Bateman, David Harbour, and Linda Cardellini.
Finally, they debrief on the various battles for golden men in a recap and analysis of the 98th Academy Awards. Are the Oscars a real measure of artistic value? What do this year’s ceremony and winners say about the state of cinema? Why are they so long? Your questions answered here.
In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the panel takes up a recent excerpt from Michael Pollan’s new book A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness.
Endorsements
Isaac: An earlier instance of Jason Bateman playing sinister, the 2015 thriller The Gift, directed by Joel Edgerton. (Also, don’t forget to pre-order The Perfect Moment: God, Sex, Art, and the Birth of America's Culture Wars)
Steve: The work of the recently deceased philosopher Jürgen Habermas. As a starting off point, read the Wikipedia page of his early work The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere.
Dana: For more beaver-related slapstick, the exceedingly low-budget 2022 debut—produced for just $150,000— of director Mike Cheslik Hundreds of Beavers.
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]]>Next, they take a look at Paul McCartney: Man on the Run, the Morgan Neville documentary about the moment when the legendary songwriter and rockstar stopped being a Beatle and had to become something else.
Finally, they wade through the morass of titles like How to Tame a Silver Fox and Ms. CEO’s Baby Daddy Is the Merchant of Death to explore the exceedingly cheap and increasingly popular world of vertical micro-dramas via the app ReelShort.
In a bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, they tackle the question of when, in fact, one becomes an adult—inspired by a recent piece in The New Yorker by Shayla Love.
And if you’re watching the Oscars this week, don’t miss a chance for a special live pre-show with your fave Gabfest critics. Dana joins Isaac Butler, Nadira Goffe, and Sam Adams on Thursday, March 12, for an Oscars preview unlike any other. They’ll weigh in on the sinners and saints of this year’s award season.
Endorsements
Dana: The compilation of Kris Kristofferson songs The Essential Kris Kristofferson, especially the first disc.
Julia: The Helen Garner novel The Spare Room. Also her new LA-based news outlet, L.A. Material, launching next week.
Steve: Jean Guéhenno's account of life in Occupied France Diary of the Dark Years, 1940-1944.
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]]>Next, they take a look at Paul McCartney: Man on the Run, the Morgan Neville documentary about the moment when the legendary songwriter and rockstar stopped being a Beatle and had to become something else.
Finally, they wade through the morass of titles like How to Tame a Silver Fox and Ms. CEO’s Baby Daddy Is the Merchant of Death to explore the exceedingly cheap and increasingly popular world of vertical micro-dramas via the app ReelShort.
In a bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, they tackle the question of when, in fact, one becomes an adult—inspired by a recent piece in The New Yorker by Shayla Love.
And if you’re watching the Oscars this week, don’t miss a chance for a special live pre-show with your fave Gabfest critics. Dana joins Isaac Butler, Nadira Goffe, and Sam Adams on Thursday, March 12, for an Oscars preview unlike any other. They’ll weigh in on the sinners and saints of this year’s award season.
Endorsements
Dana: The compilation of Kris Kristofferson songs The Essential Kris Kristofferson, especially the first disc.
Julia: The Helen Garner novel The Spare Room. Also her new LA-based news outlet, L.A. Material, launching next week.
Steve: Jean Guéhenno's account of life in Occupied France Diary of the Dark Years, 1940-1944.
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]]>Next, they turn to The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, the new sitcom from 30 Rock co-creator Robert Carlock starring Tracy Morgan. Finally, they examine the uncanny and profound phenomena of posthumously-published celebrity interviews—including Eric Dane and Jane Goodall—of Netflix’s Famous Last Words specials. Existential bravery or exploitative trash? They discuss.
In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the panel weighs in on the best casting Oscar race.
Endorsements
Michael: The audiobook of the memoir I Regret Almost Everything by Keith McNally as narrated by the incomparable Richard E. Grant.
June: Two niche podcasts featuring conversations with authors of biography including Bio, the official podcast of the Biographers International Organization, and Biographers in Conversation. Also, jumping on the Richard E. Grant train, the BBC parody cooking series Posh Nosh starring Grant and Arabella Weir.
Steve: The recent essay “The Stony Dark Within” by Joy Williams about Rainer Maria Rilke in the New York Review of Books.
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]]>Next, they turn to The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, the new sitcom from 30 Rock co-creator Robert Carlock starring Tracy Morgan. Finally, they examine the uncanny and profound phenomena of posthumously-published celebrity interviews—including Eric Dane and Jane Goodall—of Netflix’s Famous Last Words specials. Existential bravery or exploitative trash? They discuss.
In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the panel weighs in on the best casting Oscar race.
Endorsements
Michael: The audiobook of the memoir I Regret Almost Everything by Keith McNally as narrated by the incomparable Richard E. Grant.
June: Two niche podcasts featuring conversations with authors of biography including Bio, the official podcast of the Biographers International Organization, and Biographers in Conversation. Also, jumping on the Richard E. Grant train, the BBC parody cooking series Posh Nosh starring Grant and Arabella Weir.
Steve: The recent essay “The Stony Dark Within” by Joy Williams about Rainer Maria Rilke in the New York Review of Books.
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]]>Next, they step into the unhinged dystopian Los Angeles of Gore Verbinski’s new film Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die. In it a beleaguered time traveler played by Sam Rockwell must visit the same Norm’s diner 117 times to save the world from the menace of A.I..
Finally, they welcome Slate senior writer Christina Cauterucci to unpack her recent piece “My Gun and Me” about her unlikely journey towards gun ownership during Trump 2.0—and how she’s not alone in doing so in her left-leaning, queer community.
In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, they determine if there are indeed no comfortable reading positions, as a recent Slate essay by Luke Winkie attests.
Endorsements
Dana: The latest Today in Tabs entry from Rusty Foster "A.I. Isn't People."
Julia: In lieu of an endorsement, a gripe: the much-hyped New York Times two-player word game Crossplay is just Scrabble! (If only there were a German word for this specific form of disappointment...)
Steve: Rereading J.D. Salinger with some distance from one’s own adolescence— particularly Franny and Zooey and the short story "For Esmé—with Love and Squalor." And for a good critical reassessment, read Janet Malcolm's New York Review of Books essay "Justice to J.D. Salinger."
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]]>Next, they step into the unhinged dystopian Los Angeles of Gore Verbinski’s new film Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die. In it a beleaguered time traveler played by Sam Rockwell must visit the same Norm’s diner 117 times to save the world from the menace of A.I..
Finally, they welcome Slate senior writer Christina Cauterucci to unpack her recent piece “My Gun and Me” about her unlikely journey towards gun ownership during Trump 2.0—and how she’s not alone in doing so in her left-leaning, queer community.
In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, they determine if there are indeed no comfortable reading positions, as a recent Slate essay by Luke Winkie attests.
Endorsements
Dana: The latest Today in Tabs entry from Rusty Foster "A.I. Isn't People."
Julia: In lieu of an endorsement, a gripe: the much-hyped New York Times two-player word game Crossplay is just Scrabble! (If only there were a German word for this specific form of disappointment...)
Steve: Rereading J.D. Salinger with some distance from one’s own adolescence— particularly Franny and Zooey and the short story "For Esmé—with Love and Squalor." And for a good critical reassessment, read Janet Malcolm's New York Review of Books essay "Justice to J.D. Salinger."
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]]>According to recent industry studies, members of Gen Z and Gen Alpha are seeing films in theaters at increasingly higher rates. Our panelists discuss why this is such good news for culture and even for democracy itself, the role of social media sites like Letterboxd play in fueling this trend, why you shouldn’t trust the rhetoric of streaming entertainment executives, and what’s the best regional movie theater chain in the San Antonio, Texas area.
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]]>According to recent industry studies, members of Gen Z and Gen Alpha are seeing films in theaters at increasingly higher rates. Our panelists discuss why this is such good news for culture and even for democracy itself, the role of social media sites like Letterboxd play in fueling this trend, why you shouldn’t trust the rhetoric of streaming entertainment executives, and what’s the best regional movie theater chain in the San Antonio, Texas area.
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]]>First up, it’s the lustful as they take up Emerald Fennell’s bodice-ripping adaptation of “Wuthering Heights.” Starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as the doomed duo Cathy and Heathcliff, the adaptation promises an over-the-top, camp spin on the Gothic tale but does it offer enough depravity to really deliver?
Next, it’s on to the glamorous with the Ryan Murphy-produced, CK One-scented limited series Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette about the tragic love story of the political scion and New York fashion It Girl.
Finally, they discuss all the interspecies hijinks and backstage chaos in the delightful revival of The Muppet Show.
In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the trio of cinephiles celebrate recent reporting that movie theaters are cool again.
Endorsements
Jamelle: William Wyler's 1939 version of Wuthering Heights starring Laurence Olivier— and while you're visiting the Criterion Channel, check out their collection Mervyn LeRoy’s Pre-Code Films.
Amy: Gore Verbinski's new film Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, in theaters now.
Dana: The patient, observant documentaries of the recently deceased filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, several of which are available to stream on Kanopy.
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]]>First up, it’s the lustful as they take up Emerald Fennell’s bodice-ripping adaptation of “Wuthering Heights.” Starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as the doomed duo Cathy and Heathcliff, the adaptation promises an over-the-top, camp spin on the Gothic tale but does it offer enough depravity to really deliver?
Next, it’s on to the glamorous with the Ryan Murphy-produced, CK One-scented limited series Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette about the tragic love story of the political scion and New York fashion It Girl.
Finally, they discuss all the interspecies hijinks and backstage chaos in the delightful revival of The Muppet Show.
In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the trio of cinephiles celebrate recent reporting that movie theaters are cool again.
Endorsements
Jamelle: William Wyler's 1939 version of Wuthering Heights starring Laurence Olivier— and while you're visiting the Criterion Channel, check out their collection Mervyn LeRoy’s Pre-Code Films.
Amy: Gore Verbinski's new film Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, in theaters now.
Dana: The patient, observant documentaries of the recently deceased filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, several of which are available to stream on Kanopy.
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]]>Next, the panel examines the bracing, anxiety-inducing film If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. Starring a ferocious and funny Rose Byrne and directed by Mary Bronstein, it’s a jittery, intense portrait of motherhood.
Finally, they discuss the hugely popular podcast The Rest Is History and ponder how two British dudes—Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook—talking about things like the Battle of Carthage captured so much attention and admiration.
In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, it’s time for some Wednesday morning quarterbacking to size up the big game’s real players: the commercials.
Endorsements
Nadira: The new album of footwork music OVERTIME by the underground hip hop outfit usertime and Marsh crane as well as the new album URGH by the English–French noise rock band Mandy, Indiana.
Rebecca: The novel The Director by Daniel Kehlmann and the 2011 appropriately moody Bronte adaptation Wuthering Heights directed by Andrea Arnold.
Julia: The new cookbook by Joshua McFadden Six Seasons of Pasta — try all the absurd little steps at least once, the cheese gravel is good!
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]]>Next, the panel examines the bracing, anxiety-inducing film If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. Starring a ferocious and funny Rose Byrne and directed by Mary Bronstein, it’s a jittery, intense portrait of motherhood.
Finally, they discuss the hugely popular podcast The Rest Is History and ponder how two British dudes—Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook—talking about things like the Battle of Carthage captured so much attention and admiration.
In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, it’s time for some Wednesday morning quarterbacking to size up the big game’s real players: the commercials.
Endorsements
Nadira: The new album of footwork music OVERTIME by the underground hip hop outfit usertime and Marsh crane as well as the new album URGH by the English–French noise rock band Mandy, Indiana.
Rebecca: The novel The Director by Daniel Kehlmann and the 2011 appropriately moody Bronte adaptation Wuthering Heights directed by Andrea Arnold.
Julia: The new cookbook by Joshua McFadden Six Seasons of Pasta — try all the absurd little steps at least once, the cheese gravel is good!
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]]>Not surprising in its amount of comedy— but maybe in its frequently anti-authoritarian politics—is Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! The documentary series about the showbiz legend, produced by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, is a loving portrait of the long, unmatched, and revolutionary in its own way, career of Brooks.
Inspired by the recent release “Streets of Minneapolis” by Bruce Springsteen, the panel dedicates its final segment to the state of protest music in 2026. Joined by music critic Carl Wilson, of the Slate and Crritic!, they discuss the long tradition and still potent power of singer/songwriters with acoustic guitars—and the many political artists who defy that stereotype. To hear some of the music they talked about, plus several more current protest songs, check out our 2026 Protest Playlist.
In our bonus episode for Plus subscribers, the gang eulogizes the divine comic genius of Catherine O’Hara.
Endorsements
Carl: The short essay series in HILOBROW Cahun Your Enthusiasm praising anti-fascist art, named for the surrealist and fierce Nazi resister Claude Cahun, which will feature a forthcoming essay by Carl himself. Also, the new album from Drew Daniel's experimental music project The Soft Pink Truth Can Such Delightful Times Go On Forever? and the accompanying essay by Daniel in The Quietus about creating art under fascism.
Sam: Both the documentary Harlan County, USA and its soundtrack Harlan County, USA: Songs of the Coal Miner's Struggle.
Steve: The new album No Love Lost to Kindness by New Zealand dream pop band Yumi Zouma and the essay "The New Yorker offered him a deal" by writer Naomi Kanakia in her Substack Woman of Letters.
Dana: Listening to many iterations of the song "Bread and Roses," including the recent performance by Lucy Dacus at Mayor Zohran Mamdani's inauguration and the a cappella version by Mimi Fariña and Joan Baez, as well as learning about the song's long history.
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]]>Not surprising in its amount of comedy— but maybe in its frequently anti-authoritarian politics—is Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! The documentary series about the showbiz legend, produced by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, is a loving portrait of the long, unmatched, and revolutionary in its own way, career of Brooks.
Inspired by the recent release “Streets of Minneapolis” by Bruce Springsteen, the panel dedicates its final segment to the state of protest music in 2026. Joined by music critic Carl Wilson, of the Slate and Crritic!, they discuss the long tradition and still potent power of singer/songwriters with acoustic guitars—and the many political artists who defy that stereotype. To hear some of the music they talked about, plus several more current protest songs, check out our 2026 Protest Playlist.
In our bonus episode for Plus subscribers, the gang eulogizes the divine comic genius of Catherine O’Hara.
Endorsements
Carl: The short essay series in HILOBROW Cahun Your Enthusiasm praising anti-fascist art, named for the surrealist and fierce Nazi resister Claude Cahun, which will feature a forthcoming essay by Carl himself. Also, the new album from Drew Daniel's experimental music project The Soft Pink Truth Can Such Delightful Times Go On Forever? and the accompanying essay by Daniel in The Quietus about creating art under fascism.
Sam: Both the documentary Harlan County, USA and its soundtrack Harlan County, USA: Songs of the Coal Miner's Struggle.
Steve: The new album No Love Lost to Kindness by New Zealand dream pop band Yumi Zouma and the essay "The New Yorker offered him a deal" by writer Naomi Kanakia in her Substack Woman of Letters.
Dana: Listening to many iterations of the song "Bread and Roses," including the recent performance by Lucy Dacus at Mayor Zohran Mamdani's inauguration and the a cappella version by Mimi Fariña and Joan Baez, as well as learning about the song's long history.
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]]>Next, they boot up the Netflix content machine to view The Rip, a new cop caper reuniting Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Do the boys from Boston (illogically playing Miami cops) make good again? Finally, they welcome New Yorker writer Clare Malone to discuss her recent profile of the deeply polarizing, newly-appointed head of CBS News Bari Weiss.
In a special add-on, Isaac Butler leaves a voice memo to share his vituperative take on Hamnet—as outlined in a recent Slate piece. The Hamnet discourse continues in a bonus episode exclusively for Slate Plus subscribers wherein the gang unpacks the film’s ending. Is the play indeed the thing?
Endorsements
Dana: The book Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell especially the audiobook version read by Jessie Buckley.
Julia: The hilarious video of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck with Jimmy Fallon naming all the towns in Massachusetts on The Tonight Show, the sober, intelligent New York Times opinion round table between Lydia Polgreen, David French, and Michelle Goldberg about ICE raids in Minneapolis and the killing of Alex Pretti, and the still deeply timely film I’m Still Here.
Steve: The film Sentimental Value and the double album Sing the Children Over & Sand In My Shoe by the singer/songwriter Kath Bloom as well as the Kath Bloom cover “Come Here” by the band The Concretes.
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]]>Next, they boot up the Netflix content machine to view The Rip, a new cop caper reuniting Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Do the boys from Boston (illogically playing Miami cops) make good again? Finally, they welcome New Yorker writer Clare Malone to discuss her recent profile of the deeply polarizing, newly-appointed head of CBS News Bari Weiss.
In a special add-on, Isaac Butler leaves a voice memo to share his vituperative take on Hamnet—as outlined in a recent Slate piece. The Hamnet discourse continues in a bonus episode exclusively for Slate Plus subscribers wherein the gang unpacks the film’s ending. Is the play indeed the thing?
Endorsements
Dana: The book Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell especially the audiobook version read by Jessie Buckley.
Julia: The hilarious video of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck with Jimmy Fallon naming all the towns in Massachusetts on The Tonight Show, the sober, intelligent New York Times opinion round table between Lydia Polgreen, David French, and Michelle Goldberg about ICE raids in Minneapolis and the killing of Alex Pretti, and the still deeply timely film I’m Still Here.
Steve: The film Sentimental Value and the double album Sing the Children Over & Sand In My Shoe by the singer/songwriter Kath Bloom as well as the Kath Bloom cover “Come Here” by the band The Concretes.
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]]>Next, it’s back to Westeros with a discussion of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, a Game of Thrones prequel set 100 years before the original show based on George R.R. Martin’s fantasy epic. Grounded and surprisingly funny, don’t expect dragons in this knight’s tale.
Finally, they turn to “Gluttons for Punishment,” a recent Vulture article by Lila Shapiro about UPenn religious studies professor Justin McDaniel using some extreme, unorthodox measures to get his students to finish books.
In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the panel talks to Laura about the secret pleasures of wood stacking as discussed in her recent piece “The Art of the Holzhausen.”
Endorsements
Nadira: Some melancholy shoegaze pop from Scandinavia, specifically the albums Goodbyehouse by Snuggle and Big City Life by Smerz.
Laura: The novels of Robert Jackson Bennett in his Shadow of the Leviathan series including Hugo-winning The Tainted Cup and A Drop of Corruption.
Steve: The Substack essay “The Wall Looks Permanent Until It Falls Down” by Adam Bonica about the cost of American exceptionalism.
And a bonus one from Dana: Pictures of Ghosts, the documentary by The Secret Agent director Kleber Mendonça Filho about Recife, Brazil in the 1970s.
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]]>Next, it’s back to Westeros with a discussion of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, a Game of Thrones prequel set 100 years before the original show based on George R.R. Martin’s fantasy epic. Grounded and surprisingly funny, don’t expect dragons in this knight’s tale.
Finally, they turn to “Gluttons for Punishment,” a recent Vulture article by Lila Shapiro about UPenn religious studies professor Justin McDaniel using some extreme, unorthodox measures to get his students to finish books.
In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the panel talks to Laura about the secret pleasures of wood stacking as discussed in her recent piece “The Art of the Holzhausen.”
Endorsements
Nadira: Some melancholy shoegaze pop from Scandinavia, specifically the albums Goodbyehouse by Snuggle and Big City Life by Smerz.
Laura: The novels of Robert Jackson Bennett in his Shadow of the Leviathan series including Hugo-winning The Tainted Cup and A Drop of Corruption.
Steve: The Substack essay “The Wall Looks Permanent Until It Falls Down” by Adam Bonica about the cost of American exceptionalism.
And a bonus one from Dana: Pictures of Ghosts, the documentary by The Secret Agent director Kleber Mendonça Filho about Recife, Brazil in the 1970s.
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]]>The generated syllabus is long and multi-valent and includes such works as Robert Altman’s Nashville, all the pop musical highlighted in Michealangelo Matos’s book Can’t Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year, NWA’s “Fuck the Police,” the edition of The New Yorker published in the wake of 9/11, and The Social Network.
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]]>The generated syllabus is long and multi-valent and includes such works as Robert Altman’s Nashville, all the pop musical highlighted in Michealangelo Matos’s book Can’t Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year, NWA’s “Fuck the Police,” the edition of The New Yorker published in the wake of 9/11, and The Social Network.
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]]>Next, Seyfried proves she’s got the range as the panel joins the chorus appraising her performance in The Testament of Ann Lee, the epic tone poem and musical biopic about the founder of the Shakers directed by Mona Fastvold.
Finally, Julia hops on the call to join a conversation with Alia Hanna Habib, the influential book agent who is divulging hard-won publishing world insights in a new book Take It from Me and in the Substack Delivery & Acceptance.
In a Slate Plus bonus episode, the panel addresses a listener questioner from a U.S. history teacher about syllabus-worthy pop culture.
Endorsements
Dan: The Ruth Asawa retrospective at MoMA which illuminates the work and life of the prolific artist.
Rebecca: A bunch of books including Canticle by Janet Rich Edwards, The Ax by Donald E. Westlake, and True Grit by Charles Portis.
Steve: The essay "East Side Story" about Marty Supreme by Nawal Arjini in the New York Review of Books.
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]]>Next, Seyfried proves she’s got the range as the panel joins the chorus appraising her performance in The Testament of Ann Lee, the epic tone poem and musical biopic about the founder of the Shakers directed by Mona Fastvold.
Finally, Julia hops on the call to join a conversation with Alia Hanna Habib, the influential book agent who is divulging hard-won publishing world insights in a new book Take It from Me and in the Substack Delivery & Acceptance.
In a Slate Plus bonus episode, the panel addresses a listener questioner from a U.S. history teacher about syllabus-worthy pop culture.
Endorsements
Dan: The Ruth Asawa retrospective at MoMA which illuminates the work and life of the prolific artist.
Rebecca: A bunch of books including Canticle by Janet Rich Edwards, The Ax by Donald E. Westlake, and True Grit by Charles Portis.
Steve: The essay "East Side Story" about Marty Supreme by Nawal Arjini in the New York Review of Books.
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]]>Speaking of avatars, we can’t avoid discussing Avatar: Fire and Ash, the latest installment of James Cameron’s immersive mega-franchise. Once again, the big blue folks peopling Pandora drew boku bucks at the box office… but do the Avatar films have any “cultural impact”? And what does “cultural impact” even mean? New Yorker staff writer Michael Schulman steps into the cultural cage match to debate this long-simmering internet argument.
On this week’s bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the hosts take up a listener question about “cultural bran muffins,” the bits of culture you know would be good for you if only you could get them down. The hosts confess their bran secrets.
Endorsements
Steve: The essay "Two Pins and a Lollipop" about Judy Garland by Bee Wilson in the London Review of Books.
Sam: The album Penthouse by the band Luna, particularly the song "Chinatown."
Julia: Slate's beloved annual tradition Movie Club which for its 2025 edition gathers film critics Bilge Ebiri, Alison Wilmore, Justin Chang, and our very own Dana Stevens for a rollicking exchange about the year in film.
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]]>Speaking of avatars, we can’t avoid discussing Avatar: Fire and Ash, the latest installment of James Cameron’s immersive mega-franchise. Once again, the big blue folks peopling Pandora drew boku bucks at the box office… but do the Avatar films have any “cultural impact”? And what does “cultural impact” even mean? New Yorker staff writer Michael Schulman steps into the cultural cage match to debate this long-simmering internet argument.
On this week’s bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the hosts take up a listener question about “cultural bran muffins,” the bits of culture you know would be good for you if only you could get them down. The hosts confess their bran secrets.
Endorsements
Steve: The essay "Two Pins and a Lollipop" about Judy Garland by Bee Wilson in the London Review of Books.
Sam: The album Penthouse by the band Luna, particularly the song "Chinatown."
Julia: Slate's beloved annual tradition Movie Club which for its 2025 edition gathers film critics Bilge Ebiri, Alison Wilmore, Justin Chang, and our very own Dana Stevens for a rollicking exchange about the year in film.
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]]>The hosts tackle questions about everything ranging from under-dramatized historical eras to Wuthering Heights to wedding registry etiquette. They also zoom out to grapple with a fundamental philosophical question underlying this whole show’s existence and take a cue from Las Culturistas Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers for some Schimpfen und Toben.
No endorsements this week. But for listeners in the New York area, don’t miss Steve when he joins Booker Prize-finalist Ben Markovitz for a conversation about his new novel The Rest of Our Lives on January 5, 2026 at the Upper West Side Barnes & Noble.
For Slate Plus subscribers, the hosts delight in answering an additional listener question in an exclusive bonus episode. They share their ideal cultural outings with their co-hosts.
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]]>The hosts tackle questions about everything ranging from under-dramatized historical eras to Wuthering Heights to wedding registry etiquette. They also zoom out to grapple with a fundamental philosophical question underlying this whole show’s existence and take a cue from Las Culturistas Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers for some Schimpfen und Toben.
No endorsements this week. But for listeners in the New York area, don’t miss Steve when he joins Booker Prize-finalist Ben Markovitz for a conversation about his new novel The Rest of Our Lives on January 5, 2026 at the Upper West Side Barnes & Noble.
For Slate Plus subscribers, the hosts delight in answering an additional listener question in an exclusive bonus episode. They share their ideal cultural outings with their co-hosts.
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]]>Speaking of self-parody, check out these very on-brand 2013 Endorsements:
Dana: The Sounding Joy, a CD collection of folk carols, collected by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and performed by Elizabeth Mitchell. (Now available on streaming.)
Julia: Creating an iTunes playlist of all songs you’ve played more than 10 times and then shuffling them. You’ll rediscover old gems like “The Size of Our Love” by Sleater Kinney.
Steve: The mind-bending “Monty Hall problem,” as originally described by Marilyn vos Savant in Parade Magazine.
If you’re in New York on January 5, don’t miss some real life vocabulary, conversation, and voice when Steve joins Booker Prize-finalist Ben Markcovits for a conversation about The Rest of Our Lives — details here.
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]]>Speaking of self-parody, check out these very on-brand 2013 Endorsements:
Dana: The Sounding Joy, a CD collection of folk carols, collected by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and performed by Elizabeth Mitchell. (Now available on streaming.)
Julia: Creating an iTunes playlist of all songs you’ve played more than 10 times and then shuffling them. You’ll rediscover old gems like “The Size of Our Love” by Sleater Kinney.
Steve: The mind-bending “Monty Hall problem,” as originally described by Marilyn vos Savant in Parade Magazine.
If you’re in New York on January 5, don’t miss some real life vocabulary, conversation, and voice when Steve joins Booker Prize-finalist Ben Markcovits for a conversation about The Rest of Our Lives — details here.
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]]>Next, they turn north of the border for some good, old fashioned, Canadian gay hockey romance. They discuss HBO’s surprise—and surprisingly graphic—hit Heated Rivalry. The series sure is steamy, but does it feature enough hockey?
Finally, they mourn the passing of legendary filmmaker and Hollywood omnipresence Rob Reiner. They share their favorite moments from his films. Given those films include Stand By Me, When Harry Met Sally, Misery, The Princess Bride, and many more indelible classics, there’s much to share.
Endorsements
Rebecca: The podcast Posting Through It featuring hosts Jared Holt and Michael Edison Hayden discussing the ins and outs of rightwing infighting and the recipe Holiday Rocky Road by Sohla el-Waylly in New York Times Cooking.
Steve: For more melancholic Christmas music, Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite. Also, the Booker Prize short-listed novel The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits, who Steve will be in conversation with at an event on January 5, 2026 at the Upper West Side Barnes & Noble— details here.
Dana: The Rob Reiner-directed documentary Defending My Life about his childhood friend Albert Brooks and this brilliant clip of Rob Reiner at his 2000 Friar's Club Roast reading from Roger Ebert's legendary pan of Reiner's film North .
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]]>Next, they turn north of the border for some good, old fashioned, Canadian gay hockey romance. They discuss HBO’s surprise—and surprisingly graphic—hit Heated Rivalry. The series sure is steamy, but does it feature enough hockey?
Finally, they mourn the passing of legendary filmmaker and Hollywood omnipresence Rob Reiner. They share their favorite moments from his films. Given those films include Stand By Me, When Harry Met Sally, Misery, The Princess Bride, and many more indelible classics, there’s much to share.
Endorsements
Rebecca: The podcast Posting Through It featuring hosts Jared Holt and Michael Edison Hayden discussing the ins and outs of rightwing infighting and the recipe Holiday Rocky Road by Sohla el-Waylly in New York Times Cooking.
Steve: For more melancholic Christmas music, Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite. Also, the Booker Prize short-listed novel The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits, who Steve will be in conversation with at an event on January 5, 2026 at the Upper West Side Barnes & Noble— details here.
Dana: The Rob Reiner-directed documentary Defending My Life about his childhood friend Albert Brooks and this brilliant clip of Rob Reiner at his 2000 Friar's Club Roast reading from Roger Ebert's legendary pan of Reiner's film North .
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]]>In our third segment, the panel turns to another showbiz saga full of bitter regret: the fight to acquire Warner Brothers Discovery. Joined by writer and Hollywood watcher Mark Harris, they untangle the fight between Netflix and Paramount to outbid each other for the legacy film studio—and what it all has to do with Trump and the future of movie-going itself.
In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, it’s back to join the Joined in our recap discussion of Pluribus episode 7 “The Gap.”
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]]>In our third segment, the panel turns to another showbiz saga full of bitter regret: the fight to acquire Warner Brothers Discovery. Joined by writer and Hollywood watcher Mark Harris, they untangle the fight between Netflix and Paramount to outbid each other for the legacy film studio—and what it all has to do with Trump and the future of movie-going itself.
In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, it’s back to join the Joined in our recap discussion of Pluribus episode 7 “The Gap.”
Act now, there’s still time to leave us a voicemail with your burning cultural queries for our annual call-in show by calling us at 347-201-2397.
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]]>Next, they take on the hefty new Ken Burns documentary series The American Revolution, a sprawling, complicated, fife music-scored examination of this nation’s founding. Finally, are we experiencing a Great Stupidening? In a conversation about New York Magazine’s “Stupid Issue” and The Atlantic piece ‘A Recipe for Idiocracy,’ our smarty pants contemplate American idiocy.
In an exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, the gang (with Dana!) recap Pluribus episode 6 “HDP.”
Don’t forget: we want your cultural queries! We’re gathering your most pressing questions for our annual call-in show. If you’ve got a burning one, email us at culturefest@slate.com or give us a call and leave a message at: 347-201-2397.
Endorsements:
Jamelle: The sequels of the early '90s martial arts B-movie Best of the Best, specifically Best of the Best II and Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back.
Steve: The Wong Kar Wai film In The Mood for Love.
Julia: Joyride the new memoir by Susan Orlean.
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]]>Next, they take on the hefty new Ken Burns documentary series The American Revolution, a sprawling, complicated, fife music-scored examination of this nation’s founding. Finally, are we experiencing a Great Stupidening? In a conversation about New York Magazine’s “Stupid Issue” and The Atlantic piece ‘A Recipe for Idiocracy,’ our smarty pants contemplate American idiocy.
In an exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, the gang (with Dana!) recap Pluribus episode 6 “HDP.”
Don’t forget: we want your cultural queries! We’re gathering your most pressing questions for our annual call-in show. If you’ve got a burning one, email us at culturefest@slate.com or give us a call and leave a message at: 347-201-2397.
Endorsements:
Jamelle: The sequels of the early '90s martial arts B-movie Best of the Best, specifically Best of the Best II and Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back.
Steve: The Wong Kar Wai film In The Mood for Love.
Julia: Joyride the new memoir by Susan Orlean.
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]]>Next, they discuss Train Dreams, the contemplative and grandeur-filled adaptation of Denis Johnson’s novella directed by Clint Bentley. Finally, they sit down for a long, rich conversation between friends in Peter Hujar’s Day, a chamber piece by Ira Sachs about art, friendship, and how much can happen in a single day.
In our bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, Julia hops on the call to continue our recap series of Pluribus. The hosts get into all the details of Pluribus episode 5 “Got Milk.”
We’re still taking submissions for our call-in show. If you’ve got a burning cultural question or topic you’d like our hosts to tackle, call and leave us a message at: 347-201-2397
Endorsements:
Dan: Matching Minds with Sondheim by Barry Joseph, a whole book about Stephen Sondheim’s love of puzzles.
Steve: The jazz album Mal/4 by Mal Waldron Trio and Tim (Let it Bleed Edition) by the Replacements.
Dana: The Broadway production of Waiting for Godot that reunites none other than Bill and Ted with stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter.
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]]>Next, they discuss Train Dreams, the contemplative and grandeur-filled adaptation of Denis Johnson’s novella directed by Clint Bentley. Finally, they sit down for a long, rich conversation between friends in Peter Hujar’s Day, a chamber piece by Ira Sachs about art, friendship, and how much can happen in a single day.
In our bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, Julia hops on the call to continue our recap series of Pluribus. The hosts get into all the details of Pluribus episode 5 “Got Milk.”
We’re still taking submissions for our call-in show. If you’ve got a burning cultural question or topic you’d like our hosts to tackle, call and leave us a message at: 347-201-2397
Endorsements:
Dan: Matching Minds with Sondheim by Barry Joseph, a whole book about Stephen Sondheim’s love of puzzles.
Steve: The jazz album Mal/4 by Mal Waldron Trio and Tim (Let it Bleed Edition) by the Replacements.
Dana: The Broadway production of Waiting for Godot that reunites none other than Bill and Ted with stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter.
Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com.
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]]>Next, they take a look at the oft-forgotten presidency and assassination of James A. Garfield in the Netflix limited series Death By Lightning, starring Michael Shannon, Matthew Macfadyen, and a whole lot of period accurate beards. Finally, they look to the heavens with the loftily ambitious, operatic, and polyglottal new album LUX by Rosalía.
In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, they continue their recap series and get into the twists and turns of the fourth episode of Pluribus.
If you’ve got a cultural question or topic you’d like our hosts to tackle, now is your chance because we’re preparing for our annual call-in show! Call and leave us a message with your cultural query at: 347-201-2397
Endorsements
Dana: The 17th century nun and poet (a very Rosalía-like divine feminine) Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz and particularly the poem "The Ripcord of Love" as translated by Ada Límon.
Steve: Joyce Carol Oates’s iconic, lacerating subtweet for the ages—illustrated beautifully on Literary Hub—as well as the prolific author's essay about the novel We Have Always Lived In the Castle in The New York Review of Books. (Steve welcomes listener recommendations for their favorite Oates's novel.)
Julia: The Alpine Men's Snow Boot from Xero, for when the Los Angeles Almanac predicts rain.
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]]>Next, they take a look at the oft-forgotten presidency and assassination of James A. Garfield in the Netflix limited series Death By Lightning, starring Michael Shannon, Matthew Macfadyen, and a whole lot of period accurate beards. Finally, they look to the heavens with the loftily ambitious, operatic, and polyglottal new album LUX by Rosalía.
In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, they continue their recap series and get into the twists and turns of the fourth episode of Pluribus.
If you’ve got a cultural question or topic you’d like our hosts to tackle, now is your chance because we’re preparing for our annual call-in show! Call and leave us a message with your cultural query at: 347-201-2397
Endorsements
Dana: The 17th century nun and poet (a very Rosalía-like divine feminine) Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz and particularly the poem "The Ripcord of Love" as translated by Ada Límon.
Steve: Joyce Carol Oates’s iconic, lacerating subtweet for the ages—illustrated beautifully on Literary Hub—as well as the prolific author's essay about the novel We Have Always Lived In the Castle in The New York Review of Books. (Steve welcomes listener recommendations for their favorite Oates's novel.)
Julia: The Alpine Men's Snow Boot from Xero, for when the Los Angeles Almanac predicts rain.
Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch.
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]]>Next, they turn to the ruminative and funny family drama Sentimental Value, directed by Norwegian auteur Joachim Trier and starring Stellan Skarsgård and Renate Reinsve. Finally, they take a look at a recent piece in The Ankler by Richard Rushfield crunching the numbers to reveal that, since #MeToo, troublingly few major films have been directed by women.
In an exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, it’s time to party! Or rather, it’s time for a reflective discussion about parties as pieces of personal culture.
Endorsements
Dana: Reading up on the historical figure Jean Ross, the writer and activist who inspired both the song “These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)” and the character Sally Bowles of Goodbye to Berlin/Cabaret notoriety.
Julia: Kate McKinnon talking with Amy Poehler on Good Hang and Jennifer Lawrence talking with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang on Las Culturistas— celebrities interviewing celebrities isn’t all bad!
Steve: By Night in Chile by Roberto Bolaño and the Dutch indie rock band Bettie Serveert— especially this playlist.
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]]>Next, they turn to the ruminative and funny family drama Sentimental Value, directed by Norwegian auteur Joachim Trier and starring Stellan Skarsgård and Renate Reinsve. Finally, they take a look at a recent piece in The Ankler by Richard Rushfield crunching the numbers to reveal that, since #MeToo, troublingly few major films have been directed by women.
In an exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, it’s time to party! Or rather, it’s time for a reflective discussion about parties as pieces of personal culture.
Endorsements
Dana: Reading up on the historical figure Jean Ross, the writer and activist who inspired both the song “These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)” and the character Sally Bowles of Goodbye to Berlin/Cabaret notoriety.
Julia: Kate McKinnon talking with Amy Poehler on Good Hang and Jennifer Lawrence talking with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang on Las Culturistas— celebrities interviewing celebrities isn’t all bad!
Steve: By Night in Chile by Roberto Bolaño and the Dutch indie rock band Bettie Serveert— especially this playlist.
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]]>Next, they travel Down Cemetery Road by way of a conversation about the new conspiracy series starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson based on a novel by Mick Heron of Slow Horses fame. Finally, they turn to a piece of real estate that may forever live in infamy as “The Pussy Palace” thanks to Lily Allen’s brutally honest and stunningly well-crafted album West End Girl.
On an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the hosts take up the issue of biographical pictures—aka biopics— and Slate’s recent package Portrait Mode about the ubiquitous film genre.
Endorsements:
Dana: Lily Allen’s song “The Fear”— to listen to and perform at karaoke.
Julia: A boule of chocolate sourdough bread from the bakery of Milo & Olive in Los Angeles.
Steve: Roberto Bolaño's novella By Night in Chile and Ella Fitzgerald singing “Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered” on the album Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Song Book.
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]]>Next, they travel Down Cemetery Road by way of a conversation about the new conspiracy series starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson based on a novel by Mick Heron of Slow Horses fame. Finally, they turn to a piece of real estate that may forever live in infamy as “The Pussy Palace” thanks to Lily Allen’s brutally honest and stunningly well-crafted album West End Girl.
On an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the hosts take up the issue of biographical pictures—aka biopics— and Slate’s recent package Portrait Mode about the ubiquitous film genre.
Endorsements:
Dana: Lily Allen’s song “The Fear”— to listen to and perform at karaoke.
Julia: A boule of chocolate sourdough bread from the bakery of Milo & Olive in Los Angeles.
Steve: Roberto Bolaño's novella By Night in Chile and Ella Fitzgerald singing “Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered” on the album Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Song Book.
Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com.
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]]>Spoiler Timecodes:
(00:00) — House Of Dynamite
(13:48) — Hedda
(20:39) — The Perfect Neighbor
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(00:00) — House Of Dynamite
(13:48) — Hedda
(20:39) — The Perfect Neighbor
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]]>Next, they step into the raucous party of Hedda Gabler in Nia DaCosta’s Henrik Ibsen adaptation Hedda, starring Tessa Thompson as the scheming hostess. Finally, they examine the documentary The Perfect Neighbor which offers an alarming portrait of one Florida community compiled primarily through police body cam footage.
In an exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, the movie talk continues with an all-spoiler special about all three films.
Endorsements
Amy: The Man in the Tuskhut, an animatronic, AI theater piece by the writer and director Jason Woliner.
Sam: The band Belly’s album Star and the play Liberation by Bess Wohl.
Dana: Spike Jonze’s music video of Bjork’s cover of “It’s Oh So Quiet.”
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]]>Next, they step into the raucous party of Hedda Gabler in Nia DaCosta’s Henrik Ibsen adaptation Hedda, starring Tessa Thompson as the scheming hostess. Finally, they examine the documentary The Perfect Neighbor which offers an alarming portrait of one Florida community compiled primarily through police body cam footage.
In an exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, the movie talk continues with an all-spoiler special about all three films.
Endorsements
Amy: The Man in the Tuskhut, an animatronic, AI theater piece by the writer and director Jason Woliner.
Sam: The band Belly’s album Star and the play Liberation by Bess Wohl.
Dana: Spike Jonze’s music video of Bjork’s cover of “It’s Oh So Quiet.”
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]]>Next, author and journalist Stefan Fatsis joins the logophilic panel to talk about the uncertain fate of dictionaries as chronicled in his new book Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat To) the Modern Dictionary. Finally, the hosts talk about the sonically and narratively layered new podcast Fela Kuti: Fear No Man about the legendary Nigerian musician and activist— its acclaimed producer Jad Abumrad joins to discuss.
In an exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, Jad sticks around to pepper the Gabfesters with questions about how we make our own podcast week after week.
Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch.
Endorsements
Steve: Jad Abumrad's new podcast Fela Kuti: Fear No Man (yes, the one covered in this very episode— it's that good). Also, Ben Lerner’s essay “Cardiography” in the New York Review of Books.
Jad: The dark Macedonian fantasy You Won’t Be Alone.
Julia: “Tense Present: Democracy, English, and the Wars over Usage,” David Foster Wallace's classic essay originally published in Harpers.
Dana: Adam Gopnik's recent piece "What Do We Want from Our Child Stars?" in The New Yorker.
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]]>Next, author and journalist Stefan Fatsis joins the logophilic panel to talk about the uncertain fate of dictionaries as chronicled in his new book Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat To) the Modern Dictionary. Finally, the hosts talk about the sonically and narratively layered new podcast Fela Kuti: Fear No Man about the legendary Nigerian musician and activist— its acclaimed producer Jad Abumrad joins to discuss.
In an exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, Jad sticks around to pepper the Gabfesters with questions about how we make our own podcast week after week.
Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch.
Endorsements
Steve: Jad Abumrad's new podcast Fela Kuti: Fear No Man (yes, the one covered in this very episode— it's that good). Also, Ben Lerner’s essay “Cardiography” in the New York Review of Books.
Jad: The dark Macedonian fantasy You Won’t Be Alone.
Julia: “Tense Present: Democracy, English, and the Wars over Usage,” David Foster Wallace's classic essay originally published in Harpers.
Dana: Adam Gopnik's recent piece "What Do We Want from Our Child Stars?" in The New Yorker.
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]]>They share and discuss a few favorite moments from her career including: Keaton and Albert Finney’s screwball, operatic marital explosion in Shoot the Moon; Keaton awkwardly flirting and touchingly singing in Annie Hall; Keaton telling off Warren Beatty in Reds; Keaton doing fake Chekhov in Love and Death; Keaton having it out with Meryl Streep in Marvin's Room; Keaton sparring with Jack Nicholson in Something's Gotta Give; Keaton talking about making Reds at Warren Beatty's AFI honors ceremony.
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]]>They share and discuss a few favorite moments from her career including: Keaton and Albert Finney’s screwball, operatic marital explosion in Shoot the Moon; Keaton awkwardly flirting and touchingly singing in Annie Hall; Keaton telling off Warren Beatty in Reds; Keaton doing fake Chekhov in Love and Death; Keaton having it out with Meryl Streep in Marvin's Room; Keaton sparring with Jack Nicholson in Something's Gotta Give; Keaton talking about making Reds at Warren Beatty's AFI honors ceremony.
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]]>Next, the hosts take another step into Tim Robinson’s cringey, paranoid, comedy looking glass with his new series The Chair Company. Finally, they welcome back Atlantic staff writer Caity Weaver to regale them with war stories from writing her recent recent piece about Revolutionary War reenactors.
In an exclusive Slate Plus episode, the panel remembers the singular film talent and style icon that was Diane Keaton. Dana hops on the call to share her fond reflections.
Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch.
Endorsements
Rebecca: The memoir Next of Kin by writer and chef Gabrielle Hamilton.
Steve: The indie band Ex-Vöid’s album In Love Again, particularly the song “Swansea.”
Julia: Serious Eats’s recipe for Tate’s-Style cookies. Also, The Life of a Showgirl deep cuts “Honey” and “Ruin the Friendship” (co-signed by Steve!)
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]]>Next, the hosts take another step into Tim Robinson’s cringey, paranoid, comedy looking glass with his new series The Chair Company. Finally, they welcome back Atlantic staff writer Caity Weaver to regale them with war stories from writing her recent recent piece about Revolutionary War reenactors.
In an exclusive Slate Plus episode, the panel remembers the singular film talent and style icon that was Diane Keaton. Dana hops on the call to share her fond reflections.
Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch.
Endorsements
Rebecca: The memoir Next of Kin by writer and chef Gabrielle Hamilton.
Steve: The indie band Ex-Vöid’s album In Love Again, particularly the song “Swansea.”
Julia: Serious Eats’s recipe for Tate’s-Style cookies. Also, The Life of a Showgirl deep cuts “Honey” and “Ruin the Friendship” (co-signed by Steve!)
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]]>Next, it’s on to the offbeat climes of Tulsa, Oklahoma by way of The Lowdown, a shaggy noir series created by Sterlin Harjo and starring Ethan Hawke. Finally, they gaze into the uncanny eyes of Tilly Norwood, the A.I. beauty that launched a thousand think pieces and a Hollywood freakout.
On an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the panel unburies an old hatchet to discuss Elizabeth Gilbert’s newest memoir.
Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: The N+1 essay "Large Language Muddle" and Isaac Butler's deep dive on Daniel Day-Lewis in Slate.
Julia: Walking in Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve.
Steve: James Meek's essay in The London Review of Books "Computers that want things" and the novel Gargoyles by Thomas Bernhard (and welcomes listener suggestions for what else to read by Bernhard).
Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch.
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]]>Next, it’s on to the offbeat climes of Tulsa, Oklahoma by way of The Lowdown, a shaggy noir series created by Sterlin Harjo and starring Ethan Hawke. Finally, they gaze into the uncanny eyes of Tilly Norwood, the A.I. beauty that launched a thousand think pieces and a Hollywood freakout.
On an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the panel unburies an old hatchet to discuss Elizabeth Gilbert’s newest memoir.
Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: The N+1 essay "Large Language Muddle" and Isaac Butler's deep dive on Daniel Day-Lewis in Slate.
Julia: Walking in Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve.
Steve: James Meek's essay in The London Review of Books "Computers that want things" and the novel Gargoyles by Thomas Bernhard (and welcomes listener suggestions for what else to read by Bernhard).
Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch.
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]]>Next, they kvell about Long Story Short, the new, time-jumping family comedy from the creators of BoJack Horseman. Finally, they turn to the Great White Way to assess the dire state of the business of Broadway musicals as written about in a recent piece by Michael Paulson in the New York Times.
There was so much to say about One Battle After Another, the gang kept gabbing for an exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode.
Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch.
Endorsements
Sam: If possible, seeing One Battle After Another in its native format VistaVision.
Isaac: The Criterion Channel’s Robert Altman collection and for a great date night movie Splitsville.
Dana: The writing of the late Kaleb Horton, particularly his essay "walking through los angeles when the crows are screaming and going through your garbage."
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]]>Next, they kvell about Long Story Short, the new, time-jumping family comedy from the creators of BoJack Horseman. Finally, they turn to the Great White Way to assess the dire state of the business of Broadway musicals as written about in a recent piece by Michael Paulson in the New York Times.
There was so much to say about One Battle After Another, the gang kept gabbing for an exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode.
Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch.
Endorsements
Sam: If possible, seeing One Battle After Another in its native format VistaVision.
Isaac: The Criterion Channel’s Robert Altman collection and for a great date night movie Splitsville.
Dana: The writing of the late Kaleb Horton, particularly his essay "walking through los angeles when the crows are screaming and going through your garbage."
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]]>Next, the hosts give longtime listeners what they’ve been chirping for: a discussion of birding. Specifically, it’s a discussion about the dirtbag, gonzo, totally self-produced and independently released documentary Listers: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching. Finally, they get into the Jimmy Kimmel situation. Why was his show cancelled, then uncancelled, then blacked out from several media markets? What does it mean for the state of free speech and democracy itself?
In an exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, the panel is joined by Dan Kois to delight in Slate’s package on The 25 Best Picture Books of the Past 25 Years.
Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch.
Endorsements:
Nadira: In addition to the Explore.org's Fat Bear Week, the work of singer-songwriter KeiyaA who recently released the tracks "stupid prizes" and "take it" from her forthcoming album hooke’s law.
Dana: Seeing Stanley Kubrick’s epic Barry Lyndon in its 4K re-release on the best screen you possibly can.
Julia: Meghan O'Rourke's New York Times essay "I Teach Creative Writing. This Is What A.I. Is Doing to Students."
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]]>Next, the hosts give longtime listeners what they’ve been chirping for: a discussion of birding. Specifically, it’s a discussion about the dirtbag, gonzo, totally self-produced and independently released documentary Listers: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching. Finally, they get into the Jimmy Kimmel situation. Why was his show cancelled, then uncancelled, then blacked out from several media markets? What does it mean for the state of free speech and democracy itself?
In an exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, the panel is joined by Dan Kois to delight in Slate’s package on The 25 Best Picture Books of the Past 25 Years.
Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch.
Endorsements:
Nadira: In addition to the Explore.org's Fat Bear Week, the work of singer-songwriter KeiyaA who recently released the tracks "stupid prizes" and "take it" from her forthcoming album hooke’s law.
Dana: Seeing Stanley Kubrick’s epic Barry Lyndon in its 4K re-release on the best screen you possibly can.
Julia: Meghan O'Rourke's New York Times essay "I Teach Creative Writing. This Is What A.I. Is Doing to Students."
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]]>Next, they turn their icy gaze at the POV-shifting, soapy series The Girlfriend, starring Robin Wright and Olivia Cooke as the warring mother and girlfriend of a wealthy young man. Finally, they appreciate the life and work of Hollywood’s foremost golden boy/rebel outsider Robert Redford.
In an exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, they savor the recipes of chef Samin Nosrat, who Dan profiled in the New Yorker on the launch of her new cookbook Good Things.
Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch.
Endorsements:
Dana: The Louis Malle classic two-hander featuring Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn, My Dinner with Andre.
Dan: The newsletter Looking at Picture Books by author Mac Barnett and author/illustrator Jon Klassen.
Steve: Donna Leon’s Guido Brunetti mystery novels. (And while we’re talking about Italian detectives, the Inspector Montalbano mysteries by Andrea Camilleri.)
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]]>Next, they turn their icy gaze at the POV-shifting, soapy series The Girlfriend, starring Robin Wright and Olivia Cooke as the warring mother and girlfriend of a wealthy young man. Finally, they appreciate the life and work of Hollywood’s foremost golden boy/rebel outsider Robert Redford.
In an exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, they savor the recipes of chef Samin Nosrat, who Dan profiled in the New Yorker on the launch of her new cookbook Good Things.
Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch.
Endorsements:
Dana: The Louis Malle classic two-hander featuring Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn, My Dinner with Andre.
Dan: The newsletter Looking at Picture Books by author Mac Barnett and author/illustrator Jon Klassen.
Steve: Donna Leon’s Guido Brunetti mystery novels. (And while we’re talking about Italian detectives, the Inspector Montalbano mysteries by Andrea Camilleri.)
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]]>Next, they share their feelings about two couples who are terrible at sharing theirs in Splitsville, the marriage farce created and starring Kyle Marvin and Michael Angelo Covino with Dakota Johnson and Adria Arjona. Finally, the heterofatalist discourse continues in their conversation with Slate music critic Carl Wilson about Man’s Best Friend, the latest release from the spritely, cheeky, and controversy-stirring Sabrina Carpenter.
In an exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, the panel takes up the business of cultural criticism in a discussion inspired by the recent New York Magazine piece “Do Media Organizations Even Want Cultural Criticism.”
Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch.
Endorsements:
Julia: The very Julia Turner-coded board games Hues and Cues.
Carl: The documentary Sunday Best about Ed Sullivan by the late music journalist Sacha Jenkins and CMAT’s new album Euro-Country and the video playlist that goes with it.
Steve: The book Computer Power and Human Reason by Joseph Weizenbaum.
Dana: Astor Piazolla's "Otoño Porteño," played by the Neave Trio.
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]]>Next, they share their feelings about two couples who are terrible at sharing theirs in Splitsville, the marriage farce created and starring Kyle Marvin and Michael Angelo Covino with Dakota Johnson and Adria Arjona. Finally, the heterofatalist discourse continues in their conversation with Slate music critic Carl Wilson about Man’s Best Friend, the latest release from the spritely, cheeky, and controversy-stirring Sabrina Carpenter.
In an exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, the panel takes up the business of cultural criticism in a discussion inspired by the recent New York Magazine piece “Do Media Organizations Even Want Cultural Criticism.”
Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch.
Endorsements:
Julia: The very Julia Turner-coded board games Hues and Cues.
Carl: The documentary Sunday Best about Ed Sullivan by the late music journalist Sacha Jenkins and CMAT’s new album Euro-Country and the video playlist that goes with it.
Steve: The book Computer Power and Human Reason by Joseph Weizenbaum.
Dana: Astor Piazolla's "Otoño Porteño," played by the Neave Trio.
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]]>Next, it’s off to Cooper’s Chase, an English manor turned retirement community, to take up the case of The Thursday Murder Club, Netflix’s new film adaptation of the beloved cozy mystery series. Finally, they assess what the film studio A24’s rise—and potential fall—means for the movie business in their conversation about “Empire of Auteurs,” a recent New Yorker piece by Alex Barasch.
In an exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, they look at the rise and actual, well-documented fall of the longform narrative podcast.
Endorsements:
Isaac: The Off-Broadway show Ginger Twinsies, a hilarious, R-rated parody of the Parent Trap. Also, Emily Adrian’s new novel Seduction Theory.
Julia: The New Yorker essay “Inside the World of Great ‘British Bake Off’” by former contestant Ruby Tandoh.
Steve: The new The Beths album Straight Line Was a Lie and the essay “On Resistance” by Adam Phillips in the London Review of Books.
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]]>Next, it’s off to Cooper’s Chase, an English manor turned retirement community, to take up the case of The Thursday Murder Club, Netflix’s new film adaptation of the beloved cozy mystery series. Finally, they assess what the film studio A24’s rise—and potential fall—means for the movie business in their conversation about “Empire of Auteurs,” a recent New Yorker piece by Alex Barasch.
In an exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, they look at the rise and actual, well-documented fall of the longform narrative podcast.
Endorsements:
Isaac: The Off-Broadway show Ginger Twinsies, a hilarious, R-rated parody of the Parent Trap. Also, Emily Adrian’s new novel Seduction Theory.
Julia: The New Yorker essay “Inside the World of Great ‘British Bake Off’” by former contestant Ruby Tandoh.
Steve: The new The Beths album Straight Line Was a Lie and the essay “On Resistance” by Adam Phillips in the London Review of Books.
Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch.
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]]>Next, they take up the latest Spike Lee joint Highest 2 Lowest which reunites the legendary director with Denzel Washington and riffs on an Akira Kurosawa classic. Finally, they examine the “Performative Male” trend popping up in TikTok, style sections, and costume contests around the globe. Is it an embodiment of real gendered anxiety or internet nonsense?
In an exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, the panel gets into all the shocks and surprises of Weapons’s finale in a spoiler-filled conversation.
Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch.
Endorsements
Steve: Music by the jazz pianist Bobo Stenson, specifically his album Serenity.
Julia: Wesley Morris’s stellar new culture podcast Cannonball, specifically the episode with Taffy Brodesser-Akner about And Just Like That.
Wesley: Watching the great New York sporting event the US Open. If you can’t make it to Flushing Meadows, you can watch on ESPN or stream on Fubo, and shop the enviable merch at the US Open Store.
Dana: Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low.
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]]>Next, they take up the latest Spike Lee joint Highest 2 Lowest which reunites the legendary director with Denzel Washington and riffs on an Akira Kurosawa classic. Finally, they examine the “Performative Male” trend popping up in TikTok, style sections, and costume contests around the globe. Is it an embodiment of real gendered anxiety or internet nonsense?
In an exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, the panel gets into all the shocks and surprises of Weapons’s finale in a spoiler-filled conversation.
Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch.
Endorsements
Steve: Music by the jazz pianist Bobo Stenson, specifically his album Serenity.
Julia: Wesley Morris’s stellar new culture podcast Cannonball, specifically the episode with Taffy Brodesser-Akner about And Just Like That.
Wesley: Watching the great New York sporting event the US Open. If you can’t make it to Flushing Meadows, you can watch on ESPN or stream on Fubo, and shop the enviable merch at the US Open Store.
Dana: Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low.
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]]>Next, they set their course to Arlen, Texas where they’ll assess the return of Hank, Peggy, and Bobby in Mike Judge’s rebooted King of the Hill. Finally, they venture to Hollywood and greet its “new face” and the medical specialists who reconstructed it in their discussion of the Hollywood Reporter’s special issue on cosmetic surgery.
In an exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, it’s time for lunch as they chat about Lauren Collins’s recent New Yorker piece “The Case for Lunch.”
Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch.
Endorsements:
Dana: A request seeking a good book about the cultural impact of Napoleon.
Steve: The poem “Empathy and New Year” by James Schuyler.
Julia: Crate diving into your own ancestry and visiting places significant to your family's history—Ancestry proves to be a useful tool to track down public records.
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]]>Next, they set their course to Arlen, Texas where they’ll assess the return of Hank, Peggy, and Bobby in Mike Judge’s rebooted King of the Hill. Finally, they venture to Hollywood and greet its “new face” and the medical specialists who reconstructed it in their discussion of the Hollywood Reporter’s special issue on cosmetic surgery.
In an exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, it’s time for lunch as they chat about Lauren Collins’s recent New Yorker piece “The Case for Lunch.”
Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch.
Endorsements:
Dana: A request seeking a good book about the cultural impact of Napoleon.
Steve: The poem “Empathy and New Year” by James Schuyler.
Julia: Crate diving into your own ancestry and visiting places significant to your family's history—Ancestry proves to be a useful tool to track down public records.
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]]>Next, they turn to tropical shores and talk about Chief of War, the epic series about Hawaiian history starring and produced by Jason Momoa. Finally, the panel examines the legacy of the musical Hamilton on its ten-year anniversary. Is it a naive Obama-era cringefest or an enduring piece of theater that still has much to say about American democracy?
In an exclusive Slate Plus Bonus episode, Julia and Nadira grill Dan about the creation of Slate’s newest game Pears and discuss the state of the internet game ecosystem.
Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch.
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]]>Next, they turn to tropical shores and talk about Chief of War, the epic series about Hawaiian history starring and produced by Jason Momoa. Finally, the panel examines the legacy of the musical Hamilton on its ten-year anniversary. Is it a naive Obama-era cringefest or an enduring piece of theater that still has much to say about American democracy?
In an exclusive Slate Plus Bonus episode, Julia and Nadira grill Dan about the creation of Slate’s newest game Pears and discuss the state of the internet game ecosystem.
Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch.
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]]>You can find the panel’s collective favorites here, at the Summer Strut ‘25 Shortlist. In addition, Dana, Julia, Steven, and Chris, have also published their personal best-of lists.
Intrepid listeners are welcome to explore the gigantic original playlist here.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel does two rapid fire rounds to discuss eight more songs for all your strutting needs.
Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com.
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]]>You can find the panel’s collective favorites here, at the Summer Strut ‘25 Shortlist. In addition, Dana, Julia, Steven, and Chris, have also published their personal best-of lists.
Intrepid listeners are welcome to explore the gigantic original playlist here.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel does two rapid fire rounds to discuss eight more songs for all your strutting needs.
Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch.
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]]>Next, they’re joined by Euny Hong, author of The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation Is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture, to unpack why KPop Demon Hunters is such a record-breaking hit. Finally, they revisit a little town called South Park to talk about the long-running animated series’ latest episode which brutally satirizes President Trump.
In an exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, the panel takes a look at the confusing messaging in advertisements for A.I. products.
Endorsements:
Nitish - The music of the late, great musical satirist and mathematician Tom Lehrer, who recently passed. His archive is available for free at tomlehrersongs.com.
Steve - The great spy thriller The Spy Who Came In From The Cold by John le Carré.
Dana - Tim Maia's irresistible "Do Leme Ao Pontal."
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]]>Next, they’re joined by Euny Hong, author of The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation Is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture, to unpack why KPop Demon Hunters is such a record-breaking hit. Finally, they revisit a little town called South Park to talk about the long-running animated series’ latest episode which brutally satirizes President Trump.
In an exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, the panel takes a look at the confusing messaging in advertisements for A.I. products.
Endorsements:
Nitish - The music of the late, great musical satirist and mathematician Tom Lehrer, who recently passed. His archive is available for free at tomlehrersongs.com.
Steve - The great spy thriller The Spy Who Came In From The Cold by John le Carré.
Dana - Tim Maia's irresistible "Do Leme Ao Pontal."
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]]>Next, they talk about why one of the biggest selling musical acts of all time has been both a national treasure and a forever punchline in their discussion of the documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes. Finally, they take on what CBS’s decision to cancel the Late Show with Stephen Colbert means for both late night TV and democracy itself with New York Times TV critic James Poniewozik.
In an exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, the panel shares their feelings about phone location sharing.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: The best use of a Billy Joel song in a soundtrack: "Carded and Discarded," episode 7 of Freaks and Geeks:
Sam: The anti-establishment, anarchist British Post-punk band the Mekons’ 1989 album The Mekons Rock n’ Roll.
Steve: Stephen Colbert talking with Dua Lipa about faith and comedy and Esbjörn Svensson Trio’s “Somewhere Else Before” from the album Live in Gothenberg.
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]]>Next, they talk about why one of the biggest selling musical acts of all time has been both a national treasure and a forever punchline in their discussion of the documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes. Finally, they take on what CBS’s decision to cancel the Late Show with Stephen Colbert means for both late night TV and democracy itself with New York Times TV critic James Poniewozik.
In an exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, the panel shares their feelings about phone location sharing.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: The best use of a Billy Joel song in a soundtrack: "Carded and Discarded," episode 7 of Freaks and Geeks:
Sam: The anti-establishment, anarchist British Post-punk band the Mekons’ 1989 album The Mekons Rock n’ Roll.
Steve: Stephen Colbert talking with Dua Lipa about faith and comedy and Esbjörn Svensson Trio’s “Somewhere Else Before” from the album Live in Gothenberg.
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]]>Next, they hop to another cultural lightning rod: Lena Dunham. They get into her new series Too Much which she created with her husband Luis Felber. Finally, they report back from Viola’s Room, an immersive theater experience by the creators of Sleep No More.
In a bonus Slate Plus episode, they respond to the news that Scott Rudin—famous Broadway megaproducer and infamous alleged abuser—is mounting a comeback.
Endorsements:
Isaac: The Criterion Channel special Brian Cox: The Craft of Acting, hosted by yours truly Isaac Butler. Also, Ari Aster’s newest film Eddington before the discourse begins!
Steve: Finishing 2666 by Roberto Bolaño and Agnes Varda's breakout Cléo from 5 to 7.
Dana: Critic Walter Chaw's essay on the new Superman.
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]]>Next, they hop to another cultural lightning rod: Lena Dunham. They get into her new series Too Much which she created with her husband Luis Felber. Finally, they report back from Viola’s Room, an immersive theater experience by the creators of Sleep No More.
In a bonus Slate Plus episode, they respond to the news that Scott Rudin—famous Broadway megaproducer and infamous alleged abuser—is mounting a comeback.
Endorsements:
Isaac: The Criterion Channel special Brian Cox: The Craft of Acting, hosted by yours truly Isaac Butler. Also, Ari Aster’s newest film Eddington before the discourse begins!
Steve: Finishing 2666 by Roberto Bolaño and Agnes Varda's breakout Cléo from 5 to 7.
Dana: Critic Walter Chaw's essay on the new Superman.
Podcast Production By Benjamin Frisch
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]]>Next, they get into Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print, the HBO documentary about the pioneering feminist magazine. Finally, they take up a recent New York Times piece to determine whether the straight white male novelist is a thing of the past—and if we should care. Steve hops on the call to offer his token male perspective, naturally.
In an exclusive plus bonus episode, the feminist discourse continues with a conversation about the oft overlooked fashion designer Claire McCardell, who is the subject of a recent biography Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free by Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson and book review by our very own Julia Turner.
Endorsements:
Dana: The essay “It’s Only An Island If You Look At It From The Water” by Elizabeth Cantwell in Bright Wall Dark Room about the film Jaws on its 50th anniversary.
June : The action film Heads of State starring John Cena and Idris Elba, or “Mamma Mia! with explosions.”
Julia - The new book Empire of the Elite by Michael Grynbaum about the magisterial publishing reign of Condé Nast. (Recently excerpted in the New York Times.)
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]]>Next, they get into Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print, the HBO documentary about the pioneering feminist magazine. Finally, they take up a recent New York Times piece to determine whether the straight white male novelist is a thing of the past—and if we should care. Steve hops on the call to offer his token male perspective, naturally.
In an exclusive plus bonus episode, the feminist discourse continues with a conversation about the oft overlooked fashion designer Claire McCardell, who is the subject of a recent biography Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free by Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson and book review by our very own Julia Turner.
Endorsements:
Dana: The essay “It’s Only An Island If You Look At It From The Water” by Elizabeth Cantwell in Bright Wall Dark Room about the film Jaws on its 50th anniversary.
June : The action film Heads of State starring John Cena and Idris Elba, or “Mamma Mia! with explosions.”
Julia - The new book Empire of the Elite by Michael Grynbaum about the magisterial publishing reign of Condé Nast. (Recently excerpted in the New York Times.)
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]]>Next, they’re joined by Slate senior supervising producer Daisy Rosario to decode the particularly British charms of Taskmaster, the UK panel/game-show now in its 19th season. Finally, what’s more fun to pick apart than a best of list? Dana Stevens hops in to dissect the New York Times’s 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century interactive feature.
In an exclusive Plus bonus episode, the topic is: sex! Specifically, the hosts discuss the status—and seeming decline—of sex in Hollywood movies.
Endorsements:
Sam: Drinking the anise-flavored aperitif pastis, the French brand Henri Bardouin is a good one to try.
Julia: The delicious Los Angeles restaurant Tomat in the most unlikely of locales: a strip mall by LAX International Airport.
Steve: The album Cunningham Bird by Andrew Bird and Madison Cunningham and the song Sara by Fleetwood Mac.
Dana: The production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It available to stream on National Theatre at Home.
Our Panelist’s Top Ten(ish) Movies of the 21st Century:
Dana:
4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days
The Act of Killing
Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)
Bright Star
Children of Men
Grizzly Man
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Moonlight
There Will Be Blood
Julia:
I’m Still Here
Mean Girls
Get Out
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Zombieland
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Erin Brockovich
The Act of Killing
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Sam:
In the Mood for Love
The Act of Killing
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Gleaners and I
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
A Serious Man
It’s Such a Beautiful Day
The New World
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
The Death of Stalin
Stephen:
Anora
Spotlight
Toni Erdmann
The Lives of Others
Paddington 2
Meyerowitz Stories
Spirited Away
Get Out
There Will Be Blood
Mulholland Drive
Parasite
A Separation
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]]>Next, they’re joined by Slate senior supervising producer Daisy Rosario to decode the particularly British charms of Taskmaster, the UK panel/game-show now in its 19th season. Finally, what’s more fun to pick apart than a best of list? Dana Stevens hops in to dissect the New York Times’s 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century interactive feature.
In an exclusive Plus bonus episode, the topic is: sex! Specifically, the hosts discuss the status—and seeming decline—of sex in Hollywood movies.
Endorsements:
Sam: Drinking the anise-flavored aperitif pastis, the French brand Henri Bardouin is a good one to try.
Julia: The delicious Los Angeles restaurant Tomat in the most unlikely of locales: a strip mall by LAX International Airport.
Steve: The album Cunningham Bird by Andrew Bird and Madison Cunningham and the song Sara by Fleetwood Mac.
Dana: The production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It available to stream on National Theatre at Home.
Our Panelist’s Top Ten(ish) Movies of the 21st Century:
Dana:
4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days
The Act of Killing
Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)
Bright Star
Children of Men
Grizzly Man
Parasite
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Moonlight
There Will Be Blood
Julia:
I’m Still Here
Mean Girls
Get Out
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Zombieland
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Erin Brockovich
The Act of Killing
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Sam:
In the Mood for Love
The Act of Killing
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Gleaners and I
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
A Serious Man
It’s Such a Beautiful Day
The New World
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
The Death of Stalin
Stephen:
Anora
Spotlight
Toni Erdmann
The Lives of Others
Paddington 2
Meyerowitz Stories
Spirited Away
Get Out
There Will Be Blood
Mulholland Drive
Parasite
A Separation
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]]>Next, they grapple with the media phenomenon that is Alex Cooper—the spunky and sexually frank host of the blockbuster podcast Call Her Daddy— by discussing the recent documentary about her rise, Call Her Alex. Finally, they analyze the loping, charming, sister-rock appeal of Haim’s new album I quit.
In an exclusive Slate Plus segment, the hosts spoil the ending of 28 Years Laters and get into all the film’s twists that make it such a surprising, interesting ride.
Endorsements:
Dana: More Haim, specifically their 2020 Tiny Desk concert performed on Zoom.
Steve: The underappreciated band The Cry. And if you like that, more music from their Manchester-based record label Factory Records.
Julia: The charming hang of The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast.
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]]>Next, they grapple with the media phenomenon that is Alex Cooper—the spunky and sexually frank host of the blockbuster podcast Call Her Daddy— by discussing the recent documentary about her rise, Call Her Alex. Finally, they analyze the loping, charming, sister-rock appeal of Haim’s new album I quit.
In an exclusive Slate Plus segment, the hosts spoil the ending of 28 Years Laters and get into all the film’s twists that make it such a surprising, interesting ride.
Endorsements:
Dana: More Haim, specifically their 2020 Tiny Desk concert performed on Zoom.
Steve: The underappreciated band The Cry. And if you like that, more music from their Manchester-based record label Factory Records.
Julia: The charming hang of The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast.
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]]>Next, they return to the depths of a billionaire-backed fiasco in the new documentary Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster about the jaw-dropping 2023 submarine implosion. Finally, they remember and appreciate the life and ineffable, enduring work of pop music auteur, and Beach Boys, frontman Brian Wilson.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Steve, Dana, and Dan discuss Lauren Michelle Jackson’s New Yorker essay about “P.O.V.” videos and what they say about how we see the world.
Endorsements:
Dana - The intimate and revealing 2021 documentary about Brian Wilson, Long Promised Road.
Carl - Seeing the singular and surreal British musician Robyn Hitchcock live. And if he’s not coming to city near you, catching his performance in the Jonathan Demme-directed documentary Storefront Hitchcock.
Dan - For deeper exploration of his body of work, Brian Wilson’s 1988 self-titled solo album.
For an innovative portrayal of another eccentric musical genius the film Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould.
Steve - Roberto Bolaño's posthumous masterwork 2066, Netflix’s new mystery thriller Dept Q, and sticking with works of art beyond their initial chapters.
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]]>Next, they return to the depths of a billionaire-backed fiasco in the new documentary Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster about the jaw-dropping 2023 submarine implosion. Finally, they remember and appreciate the life and ineffable, enduring work of pop music auteur, and Beach Boys, frontman Brian Wilson.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Steve, Dana, and Dan discuss Lauren Michelle Jackson’s New Yorker essay about “P.O.V.” videos and what they say about how we see the world.
Endorsements:
Dana - The intimate and revealing 2021 documentary about Brian Wilson, Long Promised Road.
Carl - Seeing the singular and surreal British musician Robyn Hitchcock live. And if he’s not coming to city near you, catching his performance in the Jonathan Demme-directed documentary Storefront Hitchcock.
Dan - For deeper exploration of his body of work, Brian Wilson’s 1988 self-titled solo album.
For an innovative portrayal of another eccentric musical genius the film Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould.
Steve - Roberto Bolaño's posthumous masterwork 2066, Netflix’s new mystery thriller Dept Q, and sticking with works of art beyond their initial chapters.
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]]>Next, they tee off to talk about Stick, the new comedy series starring Owen Wilson set in the world of professional golf. In the third segment, they’re joined by Atlantic staff writer Caity Weaver to chat about her recently published, rollicking travel piece An Innocent Abroad in Mark Twain’s Paris.
In an exclusive Slate Plus segment, inspired by a listener question, the hosts each share their dream city they’d love to live in but have only ever visited.
Endorsements:
Steve: Sly Lives! the Questlove-directed documentary about the hugely influential pop star Sly Stone who recently passed away.
Julia: Season 2 of Poker Face and its smorgasbord of incredible guest appearances by beloved character actors.
Dana: The delightfully designed single-purpose website Oracle of Bacon.
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]]>Next, they tee off to talk about Stick, the new comedy series starring Owen Wilson set in the world of professional golf. In the third segment, they’re joined by Atlantic staff writer Caity Weaver to chat about her recently published, rollicking travel piece An Innocent Abroad in Mark Twain’s Paris.
In an exclusive Slate Plus segment, inspired by a listener question, the hosts each share their dream city they’d love to live in but have only ever visited.
Endorsements:
Steve: Sly Lives! the Questlove-directed documentary about the hugely influential pop star Sly Stone who recently passed away.
Julia: Season 2 of Poker Face and its smorgasbord of incredible guest appearances by beloved character actors.
Dana: The delightfully designed single-purpose website Oracle of Bacon.
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]]>Endorsements:
Dana: The Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt.
Julia: Restauranteur Keith McNally’s memoir, I Regret Almost Everything.
Stephen: Sarah Beckwith’s piece in The New Yorker, “Returning to the Scene of My Brutal Rape.” and the novel 2666 by Roberto Bolaño.
Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch.
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]]>Endorsements:
Dana: The Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt.
Julia: Restauranteur Keith McNally’s memoir, I Regret Almost Everything.
Stephen: Sarah Beckwith’s piece in The New Yorker, “Returning to the Scene of My Brutal Rape.” and the novel 2666 by Roberto Bolaño.
Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch.
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]]>Next, they’re joined by Slate senior editor Rebecca Onion to dish on Sirens, Netflix’s pastel-hued dramedy starring Meghan Fahey, Milly Alcock, and Julianne Moore. Finally, Slate’s music critic Carl Wilson arrives to grapple with the hugely successful, but critically polarizing, new Morgan Wallen album I’m the Problem.
In an exclusive Plus segment, Amy, fresh from the Riviera, shares with Julia and Dana her favorite films and moments from the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
Endorsements:
Amy: The 19th season of the British game show Taskmaster, wherein a group of comedians are made to do impossible tasks by host Greg Davies.
Carl: The Mock Trial-centric live episode of the musical improv podcast Off Book, and the podcast itself while you’re at it.
Julia: The quintessentially American, summertime experience of eating a hotdog on a ferry as well as the 2011 film Money Ball.
You can also hear more from Amy on her podcast Unspooled and from Carl on his substack Crritic!.
Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch.
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]]>Next, they’re joined by Slate senior editor Rebecca Onion to dish on Sirens, Netflix’s pastel-hued dramedy starring Meghan Fahey, Milly Alcock, and Julianne Moore. Finally, Slate’s music critic Carl Wilson arrives to grapple with the hugely successful, but critically polarizing, new Morgan Wallen album I’m the Problem.
In an exclusive Plus segment, Amy, fresh from the Riviera, shares with Julia and Dana her favorite films and moments from the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
Endorsements:
Amy: The 19th season of the British game show Taskmaster, wherein a group of comedians are made to do impossible tasks by host Greg Davies.
Carl: The Mock Trial-centric live episode of the musical improv podcast Off Book, and the podcast itself while you’re at it.
Julia: The quintessentially American, summertime experience of eating a hotdog on a ferry as well as the 2011 film Money Ball.
You can also hear more from Amy on her podcast Unspooled and from Carl on his substack Crritic!.
Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch.
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]]>Next, they share their thoughts on Final Thoughts: Jerry Springer, the new podcast by Prologue Projects and Leon Neyfakh about the improbable and complex story of the infamous talk-show host and one-time progressive politician. Finally, they circle the drain of cultural apocalypse vis-a-vis a conversation on a recent Atlantic piece by Spencer Kornhaber about the possible decline of nothing less than Western culture itself.
In an exclusive Slate Plus Bonus Episode about a recent essay by Issac in Slate, Dana and Julia find out how he went from thinking the actor Tom Hardy was a grunting, incomprehensible B-list Brando to a delightful, albeit weird, screen star.
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]]>Next, they share their thoughts on Final Thoughts: Jerry Springer, the new podcast by Prologue Projects and Leon Neyfakh about the improbable and complex story of the infamous talk-show host and one-time progressive politician. Finally, they circle the drain of cultural apocalypse vis-a-vis a conversation on a recent Atlantic piece by Spencer Kornhaber about the possible decline of nothing less than Western culture itself.
In an exclusive Slate Plus Bonus Episode about a recent essay by Issac in Slate, Dana and Julia find out how he went from thinking the actor Tom Hardy was a grunting, incomprehensible B-list Brando to a delightful, albeit weird, screen star.
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]]>Next, they discuss Amy Sherman Paladino’s new Franco-American ballet TV confection Étoile. Finally, they confer on the shocking conclave pick of an American pope with New York Times journalist and Vatican-watcher Ruth Graham.
In the exclusive Slate Plus Bonus Episode, the panel spoils the heck out of all the many wild plot turns of Another Simple Favor.
Endorsements:
Dana: The new film April by up-and-coming Georgian filmmaker Déa Kulumbegashvili.
Julia: An essay by Keith Phipps’s about six crucial seconds in The French Connection and the experience of seeing this William Friedken film classic at a repertory cinema near you.
Steve: The enduringly nourishing poem “Peeling Onions” by Adrienne Rich.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli.
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]]>Next, they discuss Amy Sherman Paladino’s new Franco-American ballet TV confection Étoile. Finally, they confer on the shocking conclave pick of an American pope with New York Times journalist and Vatican-watcher Ruth Graham.
In the exclusive Slate Plus Bonus Episode, the panel spoils the heck out of all the many wild plot turns of Another Simple Favor.
Endorsements:
Dana: The new film April by up-and-coming Georgian filmmaker Déa Kulumbegashvili.
Julia: An essay by Keith Phipps’s about six crucial seconds in The French Connection and the experience of seeing this William Friedken film classic at a repertory cinema near you.
Steve: The enduringly nourishing poem “Peeling Onions” by Adrienne Rich.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel gets into Lena Dunham's latest addition to the canon of "writers writing about moving out of New York."
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong and Palace Shaw.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel gets into Lena Dunham's latest addition to the canon of "writers writing about moving out of New York."
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong and Palace Shaw.
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]]>Then, they talk about The Wedding Banquet, a remake of the Ang Lee classic. Finally, they get into the story of the discovery of a new color called olo.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Julia, Sam, and Dan answer a listener question about a piece of art that they appreciated more with age.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dan: While being on a quest for a new cookbook, but also struggling to find a cookbook that feels surprising, finally came across Third Culture Cooking: Classic Recipes for a New Generation by Zaynab Issa.
Sam: David Thomas, frontman and only permanent member of the band Pere Ubu, died last week. To get into his work, start with the collection Terminal Tower: An Archival Collection. Also, check out this obit that Slatester Carl Wilson wrote for his newsletter.
Julia: Colors Are Nice, a Little Golden Book that manages to capture Julia’s feeling about color.
Podcast production by Palace Shaw.
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]]>Then, they talk about The Wedding Banquet, a remake of the Ang Lee classic. Finally, they get into the story of the discovery of a new color called olo.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Julia, Sam, and Dan answer a listener question about a piece of art that they appreciated more with age.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dan: While being on a quest for a new cookbook, but also struggling to find a cookbook that feels surprising, finally came across Third Culture Cooking: Classic Recipes for a New Generation by Zaynab Issa.
Sam: David Thomas, frontman and only permanent member of the band Pere Ubu, died last week. To get into his work, start with the collection Terminal Tower: An Archival Collection. Also, check out this obit that Slatester Carl Wilson wrote for his newsletter.
Julia: Colors Are Nice, a Little Golden Book that manages to capture Julia’s feeling about color.
Podcast production by Palace Shaw.
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]]>Then, they talk about a new animated series from Ramy Youssef called #1 Happy Family USA. Finally, they take a listener's suggestion and listen to a few episodes of the new podcast, Good Hang with Amy Poehler.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Nadira rejoins the panel to go deep on Sinners.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
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]]>Then, they talk about a new animated series from Ramy Youssef called #1 Happy Family USA. Finally, they take a listener's suggestion and listen to a few episodes of the new podcast, Good Hang with Amy Poehler.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Nadira rejoins the panel to go deep on Sinners.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
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]]>Then, they talk about A Minecraft Movie, already the most financially successful movie of the year. Finally, they bat around the purpose of, and responses to, the all-female Blue Origin flight that happened on Monday.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, a conversation about The Pitt season finale.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: What Rough Beast, a new podcast from Gabfest’s own Stephen Metclaf, and for Trumpcast host Virginia Heffernan.
Steve: Read something by poet and writer, Delmore Schwartz. Start here.
Julia: John Mulaney’s Netflix talk show, Everybody's Live! Though, she does prefer the previous title, Everybody's in LA.
Podcast production by Kevin Bendis.
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]]>Then, they talk about A Minecraft Movie, already the most financially successful movie of the year. Finally, they bat around the purpose of, and responses to, the all-female Blue Origin flight that happened on Monday.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, a conversation about The Pitt season finale.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: What Rough Beast, a new podcast from Gabfest’s own Stephen Metclaf, and for Trumpcast host Virginia Heffernan.
Steve: Read something by poet and writer, Delmore Schwartz. Start here.
Julia: John Mulaney’s Netflix talk show, Everybody's Live! Though, she does prefer the previous title, Everybody's in LA.
Podcast production by Kevin Bendis.
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]]>Then, the trio discuss the documentary “Secret Mall Apartment” about a group in Rhode Island who managed to keep an apartment in a busy mall for years in the early aughts. Finally, Carl Wilson joins for a conversation about the new album from Lucy Dacus of Boygenius fame.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel talks about art ripoffs and wonders who owns an idea.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: In tribute to Val Kilmer, this beautiful obituary by David Hudson via Criterion.
Sam: Two endorsements: 1. Sarah Snook’s athletic performance in “The Picture of Dorian Gray” on Broadway. 2. The TikTok dance trend to the song Pop Muzik.
Steve: The album Radio DDR by Sharp Pins. Steve recommends starting with the track, “Sycophant.”
Bonus endorsement: Val Kilmer’s commentary on David Mamet
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Sophie Summergrad, Cameron Drews, and Daisy Rosario.
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]]>Then, the trio discuss the documentary “Secret Mall Apartment” about a group in Rhode Island who managed to keep an apartment in a busy mall for years in the early aughts. Finally, Carl Wilson joins for a conversation about the new album from Lucy Dacus of Boygenius fame.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel talks about art ripoffs and wonders who owns an idea.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: In tribute to Val Kilmer, this beautiful obituary by David Hudson via Criterion.
Sam: Two endorsements: 1. Sarah Snook’s athletic performance in “The Picture of Dorian Gray” on Broadway. 2. The TikTok dance trend to the song Pop Muzik.
Steve: The album Radio DDR by Sharp Pins. Steve recommends starting with the track, “Sycophant.”
Bonus endorsement: Val Kilmer’s commentary on David Mamet
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Sophie Summergrad, Cameron Drews, and Daisy Rosario.
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]]>Endorsements:
Dana: A French Village Podcast
Steve: “Personal Responsibility Under Dictatorship” by Hannah Arendt
Dan: Sky Daddy by Kate Folk
Podcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry. Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
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]]>Endorsements:
Dana: A French Village Podcast
Steve: “Personal Responsibility Under Dictatorship” by Hannah Arendt
Dan: Sky Daddy by Kate Folk
Podcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry. Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
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]]>Endorsements:
Steve: Lauren Theisen’s review of A Streetcar Named Desire
Dana: “That’s Life” on the Lady Gaga album Harlequin
Rebecca: The Fall
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]]>Endorsements:
Steve: Lauren Theisen’s review of A Streetcar Named Desire
Dana: “That’s Life” on the Lady Gaga album Harlequin
Rebecca: The Fall
Podcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry. Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
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]]>Dan Bonus Endorsement: “A National Evil”
Dana Bonus Endorsement: The Morton Salt Girl gallery
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]]>Dan Bonus Endorsement: “A National Evil”
Dana Bonus Endorsement: The Morton Salt Girl gallery
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Dana: The television show A French Village
Dan: Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood
Julia: LATimes article “I'm a martini purist. Here's what is — and isn't — in the perfect classic cocktail.” by Bill Addison
Podcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry. Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
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]]>Endorsements:
Dana: The television show A French Village
Dan: Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood
Julia: LATimes article “I'm a martini purist. Here's what is — and isn't — in the perfect classic cocktail.” by Bill Addison
Podcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry. Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
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]]>Slate culture staff writer Nadira Goffe sits in for Dana, and the hosts discuss the new Bong Joon Ho film Mickey 17, followed by Meghan Markle's uncanny homemaking show With Love, Meghan on Netflix.
Finally, we invite Slate writer Dan Kois to discuss his new cover story “How Giant White Houses Took Over America.”
Endorsements:
Julia: The Slate article “Cracking the Code” by Henry Grabar
Steve: The New York Review essay “Angles of Approach” by Sally Rooney
Nadira: Kelela’s album In The Blue Light
Podcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry. Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
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]]>Slate culture staff writer Nadira Goffe sits in for Dana, and the hosts discuss the new Bong Joon Ho film Mickey 17, followed by Meghan Markle's uncanny homemaking show With Love, Meghan on Netflix.
Finally, we invite Slate writer Dan Kois to discuss his new cover story “How Giant White Houses Took Over America.”
Endorsements:
Julia: The Slate article “Cracking the Code” by Henry Grabar
Steve: The New York Review essay “Angles of Approach” by Sally Rooney
Nadira: Kelela’s album In The Blue Light
Podcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry. Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
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]]>With Sam Adams—Slate Senior Editor and Staff Writer—sitting in for Dana, the team talks about the Netflix political thriller series Zero Day. Then they remember the career of Gene Hackman and end with their thoughts about this Atlantic article on navigating optimism during times of crisis.
Endorsements:
Julia: Moist Peanut Butter Cake Recipe from Cakes By MK
Steve: The savage suburbia of Helen Garner: ‘I wanted to dong Martin Amis with a bat’ by Sophie Elmhirst for The Guardian
Sam: Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein (Again! After Julia endorsed it last week.)
Podcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry. Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
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]]>With Sam Adams—Slate Senior Editor and Staff Writer—sitting in for Dana, the team talks about the Netflix political thriller series Zero Day. Then they remember the career of Gene Hackman and end with their thoughts about this Atlantic article on navigating optimism during times of crisis.
Endorsements:
Julia: Moist Peanut Butter Cake Recipe from Cakes By MK
Steve: The savage suburbia of Helen Garner: ‘I wanted to dong Martin Amis with a bat’ by Sophie Elmhirst for The Guardian
Sam: Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein (Again! After Julia endorsed it last week.)
Podcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry. Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
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]]>Isaac Butler — author of The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act and host of the new Criterion Channel series, The Craft of Acting — sits in for Stephen Metcalf.
First, the hosts discuss I’m Still Here and the continued addition of non-English speaking films getting some of the biggest Oscar buzz. Then we tackle the latest Trump shakeups at the National Endowment for the Arts and The Kennedy Center. Finally, Dana and Julia sit down with the CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Bill Kramer.
Endorsements:
Dana: The documentary Pictures of Ghosts (2023)
Julia: Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein, also discussed on Culture Gabfest in September 2023
Isaac: The film Z (1969), available on streaming
Podcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry. Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
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]]>Isaac Butler — author of The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act and host of the new Criterion Channel series, The Craft of Acting — sits in for Stephen Metcalf.
First, the hosts discuss I’m Still Here and the continued addition of non-English speaking films getting some of the biggest Oscar buzz. Then we tackle the latest Trump shakeups at the National Endowment for the Arts and The Kennedy Center. Finally, Dana and Julia sit down with the CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Bill Kramer.
Endorsements:
Dana: The documentary Pictures of Ghosts (2023)
Julia: Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein, also discussed on Culture Gabfest in September 2023
Isaac: The film Z (1969), available on streaming
Podcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry. Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
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]]>Endorsements:
Dana: The Severance Podcast with Ben Stiller and Adam Scott
Steve: The Children’s Bach by Helen Garner
Nitish: Work by the late author Tom Robbins, particularly Jitterbug Perfume, who recently died at 92
Podcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry. Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
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]]>Endorsements:
Dana: The Severance Podcast with Ben Stiller and Adam Scott
Steve: The Children’s Bach by Helen Garner
Nitish: Work by the late author Tom Robbins, particularly Jitterbug Perfume, who recently died at 92
Podcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry. Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
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]]>Then they discuss the Oscar-nominated animated film Flow – where we follow the adventures of an unlikely group of animals led by a curious black cat.
Finally, Slate culture writer Nadira Goffe joins to talk about Kendrick Lamar’s “double whammy” of a Super Bowl halftime show. Read her article reflecting on the performance here.
Note: Pardon the brief audio issues during the Kendrick Lamar conversation.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel invites Jason Zinoman back to discuss his article on standup comedy’s move to soften the punchline in exchange for a long, humor-infused setup.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Henry IV playing at the Theatre for a New Audience in New York and K.D. Lang’s SNL performance of Johnny Get Angry in 1989 (audio only, as the video performance has been removed) or this other performance of the song (with visuals) on UK’s Channel Four from 1991
Julia: Vulture critic Craig Jenkins’ halftime show review – Kendrick Lamar Is Not Your Savior and Pom Pom maker
Steve: Pope Francis’ letter to Vice President J.D. Vance
Podcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry.
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]]>Then they discuss the Oscar-nominated animated film Flow – where we follow the adventures of an unlikely group of animals led by a curious black cat.
Finally, Slate culture writer Nadira Goffe joins to talk about Kendrick Lamar’s “double whammy” of a Super Bowl halftime show. Read her article reflecting on the performance here.
Note: Pardon the brief audio issues during the Kendrick Lamar conversation.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel invites Jason Zinoman back to discuss his article on standup comedy’s move to soften the punchline in exchange for a long, humor-infused setup.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Henry IV playing at the Theatre for a New Audience in New York and K.D. Lang’s SNL performance of Johnny Get Angry in 1989 (audio only, as the video performance has been removed) or this other performance of the song (with visuals) on UK’s Channel Four from 1991
Julia: Vulture critic Craig Jenkins’ halftime show review – Kendrick Lamar Is Not Your Savior and Pom Pom maker
Steve: Pope Francis’ letter to Vice President J.D. Vance
Podcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry.
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]]>Also, we’re looking for a new Production Assistant! To apply, send us an email introducing yourself and give two ideas for segments to culturegabfestassistant@gmail.com.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel tackles the biggest luminary question of the year: Do you use ‘The Big Light’?
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Just sort of a beautiful moment: Live wolf howls in Manitoba, Canada
Julia: Branded in Memory | Signs.com / Draw Logos From Memory – Test your recall and see if you can recreate popular brand logos
Steve: The Wired Starter Pack on bsky and Subscribe to Wired
Podcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry.
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]]>Also, we’re looking for a new Production Assistant! To apply, send us an email introducing yourself and give two ideas for segments to culturegabfestassistant@gmail.com.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel tackles the biggest luminary question of the year: Do you use ‘The Big Light’?
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Just sort of a beautiful moment: Live wolf howls in Manitoba, Canada
Julia: Branded in Memory | Signs.com / Draw Logos From Memory – Test your recall and see if you can recreate popular brand logos
Steve: The Wired Starter Pack on bsky and Subscribe to Wired
Podcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry.
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]]>Also, we’re looking for a new Production Assistant! Please send your resume and two ideas for segments to culturegabfestassistant@gmail.com.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel tackles modern TV title sequences and asks the age-old question: do you skip or play? This conversation was inspired by James Poniewozik’s article for The New York Times, “Why Do TV Title Sequences Have So Much… Stuff?”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dan: Playworld by Adam Ross.
Julia: A cookbook by Ben Mims, Crumbs: Cookies and Sweets from Around the World.
Steve: (1) Bar Merenda, a restaurant located right outside of Melbourne. (2) “For the Love of the World” by Daegan Miller for Poetry Foundation.
Kat: Calmly Writer Online, a distraction-free text editor.
Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>Also, we’re looking for a new Production Assistant! Please send your resume and two ideas for segments to culturegabfestassistant@gmail.com.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel tackles modern TV title sequences and asks the age-old question: do you skip or play? This conversation was inspired by James Poniewozik’s article for The New York Times, “Why Do TV Title Sequences Have So Much… Stuff?”
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Endorsements:
Dan: Playworld by Adam Ross.
Julia: A cookbook by Ben Mims, Crumbs: Cookies and Sweets from Around the World.
Steve: (1) Bar Merenda, a restaurant located right outside of Melbourne. (2) “For the Love of the World” by Daegan Miller for Poetry Foundation.
Kat: Calmly Writer Online, a distraction-free text editor.
Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel goes electric themselves and responds to a listener question from Rob: “Would you reminisce about the most electric experience you’ve had consuming a piece of culture with other people?”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: The Soul of the Dance, a one-hour documentary about ballerina Ulyana Lopatkina.
Julia: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. Alos, Julia is looking for nonfiction recommendations about Japan! Email her at culturefest@slate.com.
Steve: Two Australia-related endorsements: (1) The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes. (2) BUSH, a restaurant in Sydney’s Redfern neighborhood.
Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel goes electric themselves and responds to a listener question from Rob: “Would you reminisce about the most electric experience you’ve had consuming a piece of culture with other people?”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: The Soul of the Dance, a one-hour documentary about ballerina Ulyana Lopatkina.
Julia: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. Alos, Julia is looking for nonfiction recommendations about Japan! Email her at culturefest@slate.com.
Steve: Two Australia-related endorsements: (1) The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes. (2) BUSH, a restaurant in Sydney’s Redfern neighborhood.
Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
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]]>Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel checks in with Julia and production assistant Kat, as they share their experiences of the L.A. wildfires.
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Endorsements:
Nadira: Transa by Red Hot Org. Specifically, “Is It Cold In The Water” performed by Moses Sumney and ANOHNI.
Julia: Niksa sleep masks.
Dana: Exploring your local college radio stations. She likes WFUV (owned by Fordham University) and Columbia University’s WKCR.
Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel checks in with Julia and production assistant Kat, as they share their experiences of the L.A. wildfires.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Nadira: Transa by Red Hot Org. Specifically, “Is It Cold In The Water” performed by Moses Sumney and ANOHNI.
Julia: Niksa sleep masks.
Dana: Exploring your local college radio stations. She likes WFUV (owned by Fordham University) and Columbia University’s WKCR.
Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the all-movie theme continues, as the three spoil The Brutalist.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Adaptation, directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman.
Julia: A two-part endorsement: (1) My Cousin Vinny and (2) the production design of Three Men and a Baby (that apartment!)
Isaac: “Eat What You Kill,” a masterfully reported piece by J. David McSwane for ProPublica.
Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the all-movie theme continues, as the three spoil The Brutalist.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Adaptation, directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman.
Julia: A two-part endorsement: (1) My Cousin Vinny and (2) the production design of Three Men and a Baby (that apartment!)
Isaac: “Eat What You Kill,” a masterfully reported piece by J. David McSwane for ProPublica.
Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel dishes about pottery. Listener Dave asks: “what's your relationship to pottery? How do you drink your hot beverages in the morning or throughout the day? And then, is it okay to use an art object utilitarianly?” Oh, and the hosts have a lot to say.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel dishes about pottery. Listener Dave asks: “what's your relationship to pottery? How do you drink your hot beverages in the morning or throughout the day? And then, is it okay to use an art object utilitarianly?” Oh, and the hosts have a lot to say.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>Then, the trio dives into The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof’s most daring — and most dangerous — film yet. Finally, the panel considers Kyle Chayka’s piece for the New Yorker, “2024 Is the Year Creators Took Over,” and discusses a few who stand out, including Haliey Welch, a.k.a. the “Hawk Tuah” girl.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel travels down memory lane and discusses their history on stage: what roles they played, the reviews they received, and the first time someone had to flirt publicly.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Defector! Particularly, this piece by Patrick Redford, “The Hawk Tuah Memecoin Rug Pull Is the Apotheosis of Bag Culture.”
Julia: In the Culture Gabfest’s first rewind endorsement, a clip from Julia that she still stands by to this day: her riffing on The Clapper sound activated light switch.
Steve: Brad Mehldau’s After Bach and After Bach II.
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]]>Then, the trio dives into The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof’s most daring — and most dangerous — film yet. Finally, the panel considers Kyle Chayka’s piece for the New Yorker, “2024 Is the Year Creators Took Over,” and discusses a few who stand out, including Haliey Welch, a.k.a. the “Hawk Tuah” girl.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel travels down memory lane and discusses their history on stage: what roles they played, the reviews they received, and the first time someone had to flirt publicly.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Defector! Particularly, this piece by Patrick Redford, “The Hawk Tuah Memecoin Rug Pull Is the Apotheosis of Bag Culture.”
Julia: In the Culture Gabfest’s first rewind endorsement, a clip from Julia that she still stands by to this day: her riffing on The Clapper sound activated light switch.
Steve: Brad Mehldau’s After Bach and After Bach II.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>Then, the three rip Black Doves to shreds, Netflix’s latest espionage show starring Keira Knightly, Sarah Lancashire, and Ben Whishaw that has far too many plot holes to name (although, Stephen does try to.) Finally, the panel digs into the strange case of Luigi Mangione, the suspected shooter in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson — and the internet’s sardonic, if not jubilant, reaction to the fatal shooting.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel explores the celebrity look-alike contest: a puzzling and mildly delightful phenomenon that’s been sweeping the nation. (Read Nadira Goffe’s excellent reporting on the Timothée Chalamet tournament that started it all, here.)
FINAL CALL: We are down to the final week! To submit your question for our annual call-in show (for inspiration, check out last year’s episode), please call (260) 337-8260 to leave us a voicemail, or record a voice note and email it to us at culturefest@slate.com.
Or, email us at culturefest@slate.com if you just want to gab.
Endorsements:
Dana: The Year of Lear audiobook, written by James Shapiro and narrated by Robert Fass.
Julia: Tree.fm — a project by Sounds of the Forest and aporee, where you can tune into forest soundscapes from around the world.
Stephen: A cover of Richard and Linda Thompson’s “Down Where the Drunkards Roll,” performed by Loudon Wainwright III and Rufus Wainwright.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>Then, the three rip Black Doves to shreds, Netflix’s latest espionage show starring Keira Knightly, Sarah Lancashire, and Ben Whishaw that has far too many plot holes to name (although, Stephen does try to.) Finally, the panel digs into the strange case of Luigi Mangione, the suspected shooter in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson — and the internet’s sardonic, if not jubilant, reaction to the fatal shooting.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel explores the celebrity look-alike contest: a puzzling and mildly delightful phenomenon that’s been sweeping the nation. (Read Nadira Goffe’s excellent reporting on the Timothée Chalamet tournament that started it all, here.)
FINAL CALL: We are down to the final week! To submit your question for our annual call-in show (for inspiration, check out last year’s episode), please call (260) 337-8260 to leave us a voicemail, or record a voice note and email it to us at culturefest@slate.com.
Or, email us at culturefest@slate.com if you just want to gab.
Endorsements:
Dana: The Year of Lear audiobook, written by James Shapiro and narrated by Robert Fass.
Julia: Tree.fm — a project by Sounds of the Forest and aporee, where you can tune into forest soundscapes from around the world.
Stephen: A cover of Richard and Linda Thompson’s “Down Where the Drunkards Roll,” performed by Loudon Wainwright III and Rufus Wainwright.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>Then, the panel unravels HBO’s Get Millie Black, a British crime drama set in Kingston, Jamaica. Created by Marlon James, the five-part detective series delivers a good, old-fashioned mystery (there’s corruption! Familial complications! Rich queer narratives! And way too much voiceover!) that reveals itself slowly, like peeling back the layers of an onion. Finally, can a “vibe” be copyrighted, in a world built on copying? The hosts pour over “Bad Influence,” a reported piece by The Verge about the groundbreaking legal case between two lifestyle influencers that has the potential to radically alter the online commerce industry.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses movie credits and debates the merits of sitting through them.
We are still taking questions for our annual call-in show! To submit your question, either leave us a voicemail at (260) 337-8260 or send us a voice note via email at culturefest@slate.com.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dan: The Mighty Quinn (1989), starring a very handsome Denzel Washington.
June: Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst.
Steve: A quote by Vladimir Nabokov.
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]]>Then, the panel unravels HBO’s Get Millie Black, a British crime drama set in Kingston, Jamaica. Created by Marlon James, the five-part detective series delivers a good, old-fashioned mystery (there’s corruption! Familial complications! Rich queer narratives! And way too much voiceover!) that reveals itself slowly, like peeling back the layers of an onion. Finally, can a “vibe” be copyrighted, in a world built on copying? The hosts pour over “Bad Influence,” a reported piece by The Verge about the groundbreaking legal case between two lifestyle influencers that has the potential to radically alter the online commerce industry.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses movie credits and debates the merits of sitting through them.
We are still taking questions for our annual call-in show! To submit your question, either leave us a voicemail at (260) 337-8260 or send us a voice note via email at culturefest@slate.com.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dan: The Mighty Quinn (1989), starring a very handsome Denzel Washington.
June: Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst.
Steve: A quote by Vladimir Nabokov.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>Then, the panel moves on to Gladiator II, the very belated follow-up to Ridley Scott’s 2000 Best Picture Winner. Which is… a really bad movie. No longer is the question “are you not entertained?", but “are men okay, actually?” The panel attempts to make sense of Scott’s “dismal retread” and debate whether Denzel Washington’s free reign over his character benefited the movie at large. Finally, Slate’s Dan Kois joins to discuss “The 25 Most Important Recipes of the Past 100 Years,” a wonderful and lovely mega package compiled by Kois and J. Bryan Lowder that explores the history of home cooking in America and how it’s changed over time. (Dan also cooked all 25 recipes, and then some, an epic saga which he chronicled.)
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, it’s the long-awaited Bluesky debate. Following the mass exodus from Twitter/X, the hosts discuss the pros and cons of migrating over to a new, remarkably similar, platform.
We are still taking questions for our annual call-in show! To submit your question, either leave us a voicemail at (260) 337-8260 or send us a voice note via email at culturefest@slate.com.
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Endorsements:
Dana: A recipe perfect for Thanksgiving: Laurie Colwin’s Creamed Spinach With Jalapeño Peppers.
Julia: Opal, a screen time app that blocks distractions.
Steve: “The Loudest, Brightest Thing” by Sam Huber for The New York Review.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>Then, the panel moves on to Gladiator II, the very belated follow-up to Ridley Scott’s 2000 Best Picture Winner. Which is… a really bad movie. No longer is the question “are you not entertained?", but “are men okay, actually?” The panel attempts to make sense of Scott’s “dismal retread” and debate whether Denzel Washington’s free reign over his character benefited the movie at large. Finally, Slate’s Dan Kois joins to discuss “The 25 Most Important Recipes of the Past 100 Years,” a wonderful and lovely mega package compiled by Kois and J. Bryan Lowder that explores the history of home cooking in America and how it’s changed over time. (Dan also cooked all 25 recipes, and then some, an epic saga which he chronicled.)
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, it’s the long-awaited Bluesky debate. Following the mass exodus from Twitter/X, the hosts discuss the pros and cons of migrating over to a new, remarkably similar, platform.
We are still taking questions for our annual call-in show! To submit your question, either leave us a voicemail at (260) 337-8260 or send us a voice note via email at culturefest@slate.com.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: A recipe perfect for Thanksgiving: Laurie Colwin’s Creamed Spinach With Jalapeño Peppers.
Julia: Opal, a screen time app that blocks distractions.
Steve: “The Loudest, Brightest Thing” by Sam Huber for The New York Review.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>Then, they unpack Emilia Pérez, an utterly captivating musical by writer-director Jacques Audiard that’s about gender transition, drug cartels, and becoming yourself. Finally, the trio discusses Carson the Magnificent, a new biography of the mysterious late-night pioneer that Isaac recently reviewed for The New Yorker.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel answers a listener question from James: “Are there cultural works that you fully intend to see or experience, but are waiting for an optimal way to do it?”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Isaac: Blood Test by Charles Baxter.
Julia: Zoe Saldaña in Center Stage.
Steve: Alice Neel’s appearance on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show in 1984.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>Then, they unpack Emilia Pérez, an utterly captivating musical by writer-director Jacques Audiard that’s about gender transition, drug cartels, and becoming yourself. Finally, the trio discusses Carson the Magnificent, a new biography of the mysterious late-night pioneer that Isaac recently reviewed for The New Yorker.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel answers a listener question from James: “Are there cultural works that you fully intend to see or experience, but are waiting for an optimal way to do it?”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Isaac: Blood Test by Charles Baxter.
Julia: Zoe Saldaña in Center Stage.
Steve: Alice Neel’s appearance on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show in 1984.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel dive into a simple, yet important question: How are you doing?
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: On the Media’s latest episode, “The Manosphere Celebrates a Win. Plus, M. Gessen on How to Survive an Autocracy.”
Julia: What better time than now to announce the results of the AMC Nicole Kidman poll!
Steve: “Jessica Mitford’s Escape From Facism” by Noah McCormack.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel dive into a simple, yet important question: How are you doing?
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: On the Media’s latest episode, “The Manosphere Celebrates a Win. Plus, M. Gessen on How to Survive an Autocracy.”
Julia: What better time than now to announce the results of the AMC Nicole Kidman poll!
Steve: “Jessica Mitford’s Escape From Facism” by Noah McCormack.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
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]]>Then, the trio mulls over Conclave, a sumptuous new film by director Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front) about what happens when the Pope dies. It’s a fun, pulp-y romp, but does the movie have anything profound to say? Finally, the panel considers Martha, a Netflix documentary about Martha Stewart’s rise to fame – and confronts all of lifestyle guru’s charms, mysteries, and borderline sociopathic tendencies.
Mentioned in today’s episode:
In the exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, the panel unpacks the most interesting part of Conclave: that out-of-left-field plot twist.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Will & Harper on Netflix.
Steve: Getting lost in “Songs of a Lost World,” a new album by the Cure.
Chris: The podcast A Very Good Year.
Julia: Throwing a birthday for your house; commissioning a micro-history of your home.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>Then, the trio mulls over Conclave, a sumptuous new film by director Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front) about what happens when the Pope dies. It’s a fun, pulp-y romp, but does the movie have anything profound to say? Finally, the panel considers Martha, a Netflix documentary about Martha Stewart’s rise to fame – and confronts all of lifestyle guru’s charms, mysteries, and borderline sociopathic tendencies.
Mentioned in today’s episode:
In the exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, the panel unpacks the most interesting part of Conclave: that out-of-left-field plot twist.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Will & Harper on Netflix.
Steve: Getting lost in “Songs of a Lost World,” a new album by the Cure.
Chris: The podcast A Very Good Year.
Julia: Throwing a birthday for your house; commissioning a micro-history of your home.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>Then, the three dive into Netflix’s Death, Let Me Do My Special, a one-woman show performed and written by Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.) The special is perceptive, macabre, and whimsical, as Bloom reflects on the pandemic years and the loss of her close friend and collaborator, Adam Schlesinger. Finally, what is Mark Zuckerberg wearing? That is the question Brendon Holder asks in a recent Substack essay and that is bewildering the panel. Is the Meta CEO simply trying to beat the dweeb allegations through oversized t-shirts and a boyish haircut? Or is there something more sinister going on here?
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses the role TV plays in their lives, inspired by a recent mega-article published by GQ, “How to Watch TV.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: The AOC and Tim Walz Twitch stream, specifically, the moment when Walz calls Tony Hinchcliffe a “jackwad” following a racist comment.
Rebecca: The Voyage Home by Pat Parker.
Stephen: Todd Gitlin’s 2001 essay, “Unsafe in any state.”
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>Then, the three dive into Netflix’s Death, Let Me Do My Special, a one-woman show performed and written by Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.) The special is perceptive, macabre, and whimsical, as Bloom reflects on the pandemic years and the loss of her close friend and collaborator, Adam Schlesinger. Finally, what is Mark Zuckerberg wearing? That is the question Brendon Holder asks in a recent Substack essay and that is bewildering the panel. Is the Meta CEO simply trying to beat the dweeb allegations through oversized t-shirts and a boyish haircut? Or is there something more sinister going on here?
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses the role TV plays in their lives, inspired by a recent mega-article published by GQ, “How to Watch TV.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: The AOC and Tim Walz Twitch stream, specifically, the moment when Walz calls Tony Hinchcliffe a “jackwad” following a racist comment.
Rebecca: The Voyage Home by Pat Parker.
Stephen: Todd Gitlin’s 2001 essay, “Unsafe in any state.”
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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]]>Then, the three discuss Matlock, a gender-swapped reboot on CBS starring Kathy Bates. With huge viewership numbers and decent critical success, is the quirky legal procedural proof that network television is so, so back? Finally, our trio turns their attention to Hearing Things, a new site for independent music journalism run (and owned by) a group of former Pitchfork writers.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the hosts explore their thoughts and feelings about Halloween costumes.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Steve: “Two Don Quixote Lyrics” by W. H. Auden.
Julia: Hampton Heights, an excellent novel by Supreme Friend of the Pod (SFOP) Dan Kois.
Dana: In honor of her new oven, a recipe for Roasted Cod and Potatoes. Also in honor of Dana’s recent appliance upgrade, an oven recipe from Julia and Stephen respectively: Sheet-Pan Sausages and Brussels Sprouts With Honey Mustard and Roasted Kale and Sweet Potatoes With Eggs.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>Then, the three discuss Matlock, a gender-swapped reboot on CBS starring Kathy Bates. With huge viewership numbers and decent critical success, is the quirky legal procedural proof that network television is so, so back? Finally, our trio turns their attention to Hearing Things, a new site for independent music journalism run (and owned by) a group of former Pitchfork writers.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the hosts explore their thoughts and feelings about Halloween costumes.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Steve: “Two Don Quixote Lyrics” by W. H. Auden.
Julia: Hampton Heights, an excellent novel by Supreme Friend of the Pod (SFOP) Dan Kois.
Dana: In honor of her new oven, a recipe for Roasted Cod and Potatoes. Also in honor of Dana’s recent appliance upgrade, an oven recipe from Julia and Stephen respectively: Sheet-Pan Sausages and Brussels Sprouts With Honey Mustard and Roasted Kale and Sweet Potatoes With Eggs.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>HOSTS
Sam Adams, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
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]]>HOSTS
Sam Adams, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses f*cking profanity, a conversation inspired by a listener question from Jonathan.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Sam: Separated, a documentary by Errol Morris. (Read Sam’s review here.)
Julia: Ten, Nine, Eight, a wonderful children’s book by Molly Bang.
Steve: Laura Miller’s book review of Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcom Gladwell for Slate.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses f*cking profanity, a conversation inspired by a listener question from Jonathan.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Sam: Separated, a documentary by Errol Morris. (Read Sam’s review here.)
Julia: Ten, Nine, Eight, a wonderful children’s book by Molly Bang.
Steve: Laura Miller’s book review of Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcom Gladwell for Slate.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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]]>Then, they dissect Nobody Wants This, a new Netflix series starring Kristen Bell (who plays a sex podcaster) and Adam Brody as a hot rabbi. Although there are obvious charms, the show’s “will they, won’t they” rom-com beats can often feel, at best, gratingly familiar, and at worst, bizarre and unthoughtful, particularly in its portrayal of Jewish women.
Finally, the Criterion Collection, is “a catalog so synonymous with cinematic achievement that it has come to function as a kind of film Hall of Fame,” writes Joshua Hunt for The New York Times. The panel dives into the wonderful world of ‘Closet Picks,’ a viral video format in which celebrities and movie buffs head into the Criterion Collection stockroom and pluck high-quality DVDs and Blu-rays off its shelves while explaining their personal significance.
Also mentioned in this episode:
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel extols the joys of being on the ground. Inspired by Chris Black’s column for GQ, “How I Learned to Love a Layover,” the trio discusses how they spend their time in airports.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: “Abbas Kiarostami’s Childhood Films,” a collection of 17 films by the renowned Iranian filmmaker made about or for children.
Isaac: The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, directed by Isao Takahata.
Stephen: “The Song That Connects Jackson Browne, Nico and Margot Tenenbaum” by Bob Mehr for The New York Times.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>Then, they dissect Nobody Wants This, a new Netflix series starring Kristen Bell (who plays a sex podcaster) and Adam Brody as a hot rabbi. Although there are obvious charms, the show’s “will they, won’t they” rom-com beats can often feel, at best, gratingly familiar, and at worst, bizarre and unthoughtful, particularly in its portrayal of Jewish women.
Finally, the Criterion Collection, is “a catalog so synonymous with cinematic achievement that it has come to function as a kind of film Hall of Fame,” writes Joshua Hunt for The New York Times. The panel dives into the wonderful world of ‘Closet Picks,’ a viral video format in which celebrities and movie buffs head into the Criterion Collection stockroom and pluck high-quality DVDs and Blu-rays off its shelves while explaining their personal significance.
Also mentioned in this episode:
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel extols the joys of being on the ground. Inspired by Chris Black’s column for GQ, “How I Learned to Love a Layover,” the trio discusses how they spend their time in airports.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: “Abbas Kiarostami’s Childhood Films,” a collection of 17 films by the renowned Iranian filmmaker made about or for children.
Isaac: The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, directed by Isao Takahata.
Stephen: “The Song That Connects Jackson Browne, Nico and Margot Tenenbaum” by Bob Mehr for The New York Times.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Wesley Morris sticks around for a classic Slate spoiler special, and joins the hosts in dissecting The Substance and the film’s controversial, bloody, and borderline nauseating third act.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Stevie Wonder and Gilbert Gil performing live in Brazil in 1995.
Julia: Today on Trail, Rusty Foster’s spin-off newsletter miniseries about hiking the Appalachian Trail with his son.
Stephen: British singer-songwriter Nilüfer Yanya’s album, My Method Actor.
Wesley: Vote for your favorite songs of the past 25 years, and add to WXPN radio’s definitive list of the “885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century.”
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Wesley Morris sticks around for a classic Slate spoiler special, and joins the hosts in dissecting The Substance and the film’s controversial, bloody, and borderline nauseating third act.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Stevie Wonder and Gilbert Gil performing live in Brazil in 1995.
Julia: Today on Trail, Rusty Foster’s spin-off newsletter miniseries about hiking the Appalachian Trail with his son.
Stephen: British singer-songwriter Nilüfer Yanya’s album, My Method Actor.
Wesley: Vote for your favorite songs of the past 25 years, and add to WXPN radio’s definitive list of the “885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century.”
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>Also, check out his essay, “Read Another Book.” And read other books such as:
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]]>Also, check out his essay, “Read Another Book.” And read other books such as:
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]]>Mentioned in this episode:
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses Robert Caro’s The Power Broker with staff writer Henry Grabar, who in his essay, “Read Another Book,” offers a counterpoint to the weighty tome: maybe it’s OK to skip this one.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Nadira: Sean Wang’s film Dìdi; a playlist of metaphorically violent songs, inspired by Charli XCX’s “Sympathy is a Knife.” (Also, if anyone has any intel on “Life Is a Death Wish” or Golden Age Ensemble, please reach out!)
Dan: Thank Goodness, an extremely funny video game. Available on most gaming platforms. (He also strongly recommends watching this video about the game’s developers!)
Julia: ColorKu, a vibrant and beautiful puzzle game.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>Mentioned in this episode:
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses Robert Caro’s The Power Broker with staff writer Henry Grabar, who in his essay, “Read Another Book,” offers a counterpoint to the weighty tome: maybe it’s OK to skip this one.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Nadira: Sean Wang’s film Dìdi; a playlist of metaphorically violent songs, inspired by Charli XCX’s “Sympathy is a Knife.” (Also, if anyone has any intel on “Life Is a Death Wish” or Golden Age Ensemble, please reach out!)
Dan: Thank Goodness, an extremely funny video game. Available on most gaming platforms. (He also strongly recommends watching this video about the game’s developers!)
Julia: ColorKu, a vibrant and beautiful puzzle game.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, the panel is joined by Slate staff writer Nitish Pahwa to discuss the fate of the Internet Archive and controlled digital lending.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Inspired by today’s Plus conversation, Dana endorses the Media History Digital Library, “a conservation and access project for historical printed materials related to cinema, broadcasting and recorded sound,” hosted on the Internet Archive.
Julia: An actually good protein bar: Papa Steve’s No Junk Protein Bar.
Steve: Colm Tóibín’s essay on James Baldwin for The New York Review, “The Pitch of Passion.”
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, the panel is joined by Slate staff writer Nitish Pahwa to discuss the fate of the Internet Archive and controlled digital lending.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Inspired by today’s Plus conversation, Dana endorses the Media History Digital Library, “a conservation and access project for historical printed materials related to cinema, broadcasting and recorded sound,” hosted on the Internet Archive.
Julia: An actually good protein bar: Papa Steve’s No Junk Protein Bar.
Steve: Colm Tóibín’s essay on James Baldwin for The New York Review, “The Pitch of Passion.”
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Julia joins last week’s productivity discourse and widens its scope, and the hosts discuss the nature of “hacking life” and how our relationship to productivity reflects current American ideals.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: A spice shop that’s been in the news: Penzeys Spices, in Pittsburgh. Check out Helen Rosner’s 2018 piece on the shop for The New Yorker, as well as Penzey’s sweet and spicy Cake Spice.
Steve: Howard’s End, a novel by E.M. Forster.
Julia: A two-parter: (1) The single best piece of criticism about Avatar: The Way of Water, performed by English Teacher cast member Jordan Firstman (it’s the second slide in the Instagram reel).
(2) Season 8, episode 5 of Frasier entitled “Taking Liberties.” Victor Garber is a hilarious guest star – this is Frasier at his best.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Julia joins last week’s productivity discourse and widens its scope, and the hosts discuss the nature of “hacking life” and how our relationship to productivity reflects current American ideals.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: A spice shop that’s been in the news: Penzeys Spices, in Pittsburgh. Check out Helen Rosner’s 2018 piece on the shop for The New Yorker, as well as Penzey’s sweet and spicy Cake Spice.
Steve: Howard’s End, a novel by E.M. Forster.
Julia: A two-parter: (1) The single best piece of criticism about Avatar: The Way of Water, performed by English Teacher cast member Jordan Firstman (it’s the second slide in the Instagram reel).
(2) Season 8, episode 5 of Frasier entitled “Taking Liberties.” Victor Garber is a hilarious guest star – this is Frasier at his best.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel hacks productivity, inspired by a recent episode of Vergecast, “What’s in a productivity system?”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Motivated by Choire Sicha’s review for The Strategist, Dana’s endorsement this week is a goofy desk timer: the mooas Dodecagon Time Ball Mini Timer.
Laura: Entitlement by Rumaan Alam, a novel that’s to be published soon.
Steve: “Never Going Back Again,” a song off of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours album, performed by Lindsey Buckingham. Steve’s currently learning to play it on the guitar, which gave him a newfound appreciation of the song itself. Make sure to check out Buckingham’s performance at USC.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel hacks productivity, inspired by a recent episode of Vergecast, “What’s in a productivity system?”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Motivated by Choire Sicha’s review for The Strategist, Dana’s endorsement this week is a goofy desk timer: the mooas Dodecagon Time Ball Mini Timer.
Laura: Entitlement by Rumaan Alam, a novel that’s to be published soon.
Steve: “Never Going Back Again,” a song off of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours album, performed by Lindsey Buckingham. Steve’s currently learning to play it on the guitar, which gave him a newfound appreciation of the song itself. Make sure to check out Buckingham’s performance at USC.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses the experience of dropping your children off at college.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Close Your Eyes, a film written and directed by Victor Erice.
Julia: Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld.
Steve: The entire state of California.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses the experience of dropping your children off at college.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Close Your Eyes, a film written and directed by Victor Erice.
Julia: Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld.
Steve: The entire state of California.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
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]]>On this week’s exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, the panel talks about watching horror movies as a critic.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
REBECCA: Two endorsements: First, Health and Safety: A Breakdown by Emily Witt. This memoir from a New Yorker writer is a fascinating look at “changing perceptions of life.” Second, pistachio milk. It’s tasty.
JULIA: This week’s Hang Up and Listen marks the end of an era. “What a gift this show has been.”
DANA: The Review of Beauty, a substack from Jessica Delfino. Dana knows she may have endorsed it in the past, but given the third topic this week it is too fitting to not mention it again.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, Rebecca Onion, Jenny Zhang
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]]>On this week’s exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, the panel talks about watching horror movies as a critic.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
REBECCA: Two endorsements: First, Health and Safety: A Breakdown by Emily Witt. This memoir from a New Yorker writer is a fascinating look at “changing perceptions of life.” Second, pistachio milk. It’s tasty.
JULIA: This week’s Hang Up and Listen marks the end of an era. “What a gift this show has been.”
DANA: The Review of Beauty, a substack from Jessica Delfino. Dana knows she may have endorsed it in the past, but given the third topic this week it is too fitting to not mention it again.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, Rebecca Onion, Jenny Zhang
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]]>On this week’s exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, the panel goes on the hunt for the wonderful, elusive “perfect cracker.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
JUNE: A very well-reviewed book from two years ago: Katheine Rundell’s Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne.
DAN: The Ministry for the Future: A Novel by Kim Stanley Robinson.
JULIA: First Class Tailors on Wilshire Blvd., which boasts a 4.7 Star rating on Yelp.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
June Thomas, Dan Kois, Julia Turner
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]]>On this week’s exclusive Slate Plus bonus episode, the panel goes on the hunt for the wonderful, elusive “perfect cracker.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
JUNE: A very well-reviewed book from two years ago: Katheine Rundell’s Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne.
DAN: The Ministry for the Future: A Novel by Kim Stanley Robinson.
JULIA: First Class Tailors on Wilshire Blvd., which boasts a 4.7 Star rating on Yelp.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
June Thomas, Dan Kois, Julia Turner
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]]>You can find the panel’s collective favorites here, at the Summer Strut ‘24 Shortlist. In addition, Dana, Julia, and Stephen, have also published their personal best-of lists.
Brave listeners are welcome to explore the enormous original playlist here.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel breezes through two additional lightning rounds of Strut picks, including a very cool, pastiche track from the Avalanches called “Because I’m Me.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>You can find the panel’s collective favorites here, at the Summer Strut ‘24 Shortlist. In addition, Dana, Julia, and Stephen, have also published their personal best-of lists.
Brave listeners are welcome to explore the enormous original playlist here.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel breezes through two additional lightning rounds of Strut picks, including a very cool, pastiche track from the Avalanches called “Because I’m Me.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>Mentioned in this episode:
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel answers a listener question from Rob about assigned seating in movie theaters.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Stephen: Team USA’s pommel horse stallion, Stephen Nedoroscik, and his flawless routine at the 2024 Olympics.
Julia: An upcoming exhibit at the National Gallery of Art: “Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment.”
Dana: The Decameron on Netflix.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
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]]>Mentioned in this episode:
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel answers a listener question from Rob about assigned seating in movie theaters.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Stephen: Team USA’s pommel horse stallion, Stephen Nedoroscik, and his flawless routine at the 2024 Olympics.
Julia: An upcoming exhibit at the National Gallery of Art: “Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment.”
Dana: The Decameron on Netflix.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
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]]>Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses a recent New York Times interactive and dives deep into their relationships with the grocery store.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Inspired by today’s gambling segment, Dana endorses Owning Mahowny, director Richard Kwietniowski 2003 film based on the true story of a Toronto bank employee (played by Phillip Seymour Hoffman) who embezzled more than $10 million to feed his gambling addiction.
Julia: An open call! Please send Julia your recommendations for great children’s books that discuss the weather or the changing seasons to culturefest@slate.com. (And read Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson!)
Stephen: “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo,” a set of 118 woodblocks by 19th century Japanese landscape master Utagawa Hiroshige, which is currently on display at the Brooklyn Museum through August 4th.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses a recent New York Times interactive and dives deep into their relationships with the grocery store.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Inspired by today’s gambling segment, Dana endorses Owning Mahowny, director Richard Kwietniowski 2003 film based on the true story of a Toronto bank employee (played by Phillip Seymour Hoffman) who embezzled more than $10 million to feed his gambling addiction.
Julia: An open call! Please send Julia your recommendations for great children’s books that discuss the weather or the changing seasons to culturefest@slate.com. (And read Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson!)
Stephen: “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo,” a set of 118 woodblocks by 19th century Japanese landscape master Utagawa Hiroshige, which is currently on display at the Brooklyn Museum through August 4th.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel rips into Longlegs and all of its glorious plot holes in a classic spoiler special.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Stephen: Dodie Smith’s I Capture the Castle and this essay by Anna Leskiewicz for The New York Review: “The Small-Girl’s Proust.”
Dana: In honor of Shelley Duvall (who passed away last week), a two-part endorsement: (1) Austin Film Society’s tribute to Duvall, which premiered at the 2020 Texas Film Awards. (2) Watching a Shelley Duvall movie that’s new to you! (Dana suggests Brewster McCloud directed by Robert Altman.)
Julia: A special Scandi-Candy report: (1) Norway’s national candy, Kvikk Lunsj, which carries the reputation of a Snickers bar in that part of the world and sports the Fjellvettreglene (Norwegian for “the mountain code”) on the wrapper’s back. (2) Fredag Slik, or “Friday sweets,” a Danish tradition where families head to the candy store together at the end of the week.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel rips into Longlegs and all of its glorious plot holes in a classic spoiler special.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Stephen: Dodie Smith’s I Capture the Castle and this essay by Anna Leskiewicz for The New York Review: “The Small-Girl’s Proust.”
Dana: In honor of Shelley Duvall (who passed away last week), a two-part endorsement: (1) Austin Film Society’s tribute to Duvall, which premiered at the 2020 Texas Film Awards. (2) Watching a Shelley Duvall movie that’s new to you! (Dana suggests Brewster McCloud directed by Robert Altman.)
Julia: A special Scandi-Candy report: (1) Norway’s national candy, Kvikk Lunsj, which carries the reputation of a Snickers bar in that part of the world and sports the Fjellvettreglene (Norwegian for “the mountain code”) on the wrapper’s back. (2) Fredag Slik, or “Friday sweets,” a Danish tradition where families head to the candy store together at the end of the week.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel answers a listener question from James: “As you get older, how do you keep yourself open to new interests, experiences, and ideas? To put it negatively, how do you avoid becoming an old crank?”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
June: A particularly moving video that's making the rounds on social media, in which a large crowd of supporters gather at Carmarthen Railway in Wales to send off Plaid's Anne Davies and sing her the Welsh national anthem.
Steve: "I Know It's Over" by The Smiths.
Dana: Patti Smith reading Fernando Pessoa (or to be more precise, Álvaro de Campos) at the Casa Fernando Pessoa museum in Lisbon.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, June Thomas, Stephen Metcalf
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel answers a listener question from James: “As you get older, how do you keep yourself open to new interests, experiences, and ideas? To put it negatively, how do you avoid becoming an old crank?”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
June: A particularly moving video that's making the rounds on social media, in which a large crowd of supporters gather at Carmarthen Railway in Wales to send off Plaid's Anne Davies and sing her the Welsh national anthem.
Steve: "I Know It's Over" by The Smiths.
Dana: Patti Smith reading Fernando Pessoa (or to be more precise, Álvaro de Campos) at the Casa Fernando Pessoa museum in Lisbon.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, June Thomas, Stephen Metcalf
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel looks into “The Vexing Problem of the ‘Medium Friend’” by Lisa Miller for The New York Times.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dan: All Fours by Miranda July.
Laura: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley.
Stephen: “Art and Memory” by Julian Barnes for London Review of Books.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Stephen Metcalf, Dan Kois, Laura Miller
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel looks into “The Vexing Problem of the ‘Medium Friend’” by Lisa Miller for The New York Times.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dan: All Fours by Miranda July.
Laura: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley.
Stephen: “Art and Memory” by Julian Barnes for London Review of Books.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Stephen Metcalf, Dan Kois, Laura Miller
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel reflects on their relationship to giving and receiving criticism, inspired by Arthur C. Brooks’s article for The Atlantic, “How to Take–And Give–Criticism Well.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
It’s the last week to submit songs for Summer Strut! The final deadline is July 1st. Send your struttiest songs to culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Stephen: I, Claudius and Claudius the God by Robert Graves.
Isaac: Any Person Is the Only Self: Essays by Elisa Gabbert.
Dana: Inspired by Janet Planet: The Roche’s 1979 self-titled album and specifically, “Hammond Song.”
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Isaac Butler, Stephen Metcalf
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel reflects on their relationship to giving and receiving criticism, inspired by Arthur C. Brooks’s article for The Atlantic, “How to Take–And Give–Criticism Well.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
It’s the last week to submit songs for Summer Strut! The final deadline is July 1st. Send your struttiest songs to culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Stephen: I, Claudius and Claudius the God by Robert Graves.
Isaac: Any Person Is the Only Self: Essays by Elisa Gabbert.
Dana: Inspired by Janet Planet: The Roche’s 1979 self-titled album and specifically, “Hammond Song.”
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Isaac Butler, Stephen Metcalf
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel answers an excellent listener request from Rachael: “Discuss your favorite content from the early Internet days, before it became a toxic wasteland.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
We’re also accepting Summer Strut submissions until July 1st! Send your strut-worthy songs to culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: The wonderful documentary Being Mary Tyler Moore, which you can stream on Max, Hulu, and Prime Video, among others.
Julia: Sam Anderson’s new podcast, Animal.
Stephen: A callback to last week’s episode – the song was “Ballad of the Runaway Horse” performed by Emmylou Harris and written by… Leonard Cohen! (Under the original name, “Ballad of the Absent Mare.”) He also endorses Stereophonic, which just won the 2024 Tony Award for Best Play.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel answers an excellent listener request from Rachael: “Discuss your favorite content from the early Internet days, before it became a toxic wasteland.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
We’re also accepting Summer Strut submissions until July 1st! Send your strut-worthy songs to culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: The wonderful documentary Being Mary Tyler Moore, which you can stream on Max, Hulu, and Prime Video, among others.
Julia: Sam Anderson’s new podcast, Animal.
Stephen: A callback to last week’s episode – the song was “Ballad of the Runaway Horse” performed by Emmylou Harris and written by… Leonard Cohen! (Under the original name, “Ballad of the Absent Mare.”) He also endorses Stereophonic, which just won the 2024 Tony Award for Best Play.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel tackles: children’s birthday parties. To plan, or not to plan, that is the question!
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
We’re taking Summer Strut submissions! Send your strutty-est songs to culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: TK
Endorsements:
Dan: The quick-witted, joke-packed pleasures of Girls5eva season 3.
Julia: (1) Ambition Monster: A Memoir by Jennifer Romolini; (2) Dan Charna’s playlist, “The Genre With No Name.”
Stephen: (1) Who wrote this song?; (2) Abdullah Ibrahim’s "Solotude."
Podcast production by Kevin Bendis. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dan Kois, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel tackles: children’s birthday parties. To plan, or not to plan, that is the question!
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
We’re taking Summer Strut submissions! Send your strutty-est songs to culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: TK
Endorsements:
Dan: The quick-witted, joke-packed pleasures of Girls5eva season 3.
Julia: (1) Ambition Monster: A Memoir by Jennifer Romolini; (2) Dan Charna’s playlist, “The Genre With No Name.”
Stephen: (1) Who wrote this song?; (2) Abdullah Ibrahim’s "Solotude."
Podcast production by Kevin Bendis. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dan Kois, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive slate Plus segment, the hosts answer a listener question from Evana: “What is a cultural reference that really bugs Steve/Julia/Dana when they see/hear it being misused or misinterpreted?”
We’re taking submissions for Summer Strut 2024! Send up to three songs that you find particularly strut-worthy to culturefest@slate.com.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: A wonderful documentary on Apple TV+, From Caligari to Hitler: German Cinema in the Age of the Masses.
Julia: Koeze’s Cream-Nut All-Natural Peanut Butter (with no added sugar!)
Stephen: The musical stylings of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. Read a profile on the duo: “How Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Held Onto Optimism” by Hanif Abdurraqib for The New York Times. Listen to their songs, “Beautiful Boy” and “Picasso,” and check out the YouTube video, “Getting Started with Licks & Fills in the style of Dave Rawlings.”
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive slate Plus segment, the hosts answer a listener question from Evana: “What is a cultural reference that really bugs Steve/Julia/Dana when they see/hear it being misused or misinterpreted?”
We’re taking submissions for Summer Strut 2024! Send up to three songs that you find particularly strut-worthy to culturefest@slate.com.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: A wonderful documentary on Apple TV+, From Caligari to Hitler: German Cinema in the Age of the Masses.
Julia: Koeze’s Cream-Nut All-Natural Peanut Butter (with no added sugar!)
Stephen: The musical stylings of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. Read a profile on the duo: “How Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Held Onto Optimism” by Hanif Abdurraqib for The New York Times. Listen to their songs, “Beautiful Boy” and “Picasso,” and check out the YouTube video, “Getting Started with Licks & Fills in the style of Dave Rawlings.”
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive slate Plus segment, the hosts answer an excellent listener question from Michael Schulman: What fictional works of art-within-the-art would you most want to see on their own?
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: An interview between Richard Linklater and Skip Hollandsworth, whose stories Linklater adapted in the films Bernie and Hit Man, for Texas Monthly.
Julia: Monopoly Deal, a well-designed family card game.
Stephen: A poem by Janet Frame, “Scarlet Tanager, Saratoga Springs” which was featured on the Yumi Zouma song, “Lie Like You Want Me Back - Alternative Version.”
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive slate Plus segment, the hosts answer an excellent listener question from Michael Schulman: What fictional works of art-within-the-art would you most want to see on their own?
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: An interview between Richard Linklater and Skip Hollandsworth, whose stories Linklater adapted in the films Bernie and Hit Man, for Texas Monthly.
Julia: Monopoly Deal, a well-designed family card game.
Stephen: A poem by Janet Frame, “Scarlet Tanager, Saratoga Springs” which was featured on the Yumi Zouma song, “Lie Like You Want Me Back - Alternative Version.”
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel answers a question from long-time listener, James: “What things that you love have you been introduced to by advertising?”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: This week’s endorsement comes with a brag: Dana’s daughter is going to Julliard! Through that, they discovered the wonderful documentary, Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy.
Julia: Two clarifications and an extremely sumptuous sweater recommendation. First, the fashion Substacks mentioned on a previous episode were I Want to be Her!, Girls of a Certain Age, and Blackbird Spyplane. Second, a wool sweater from Dana Lee Brown.
Stephen: The Time of the Last Persecution, an album by the English singer-songwriter Bill Fay, released in 1971.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel answers a question from long-time listener, James: “What things that you love have you been introduced to by advertising?”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: This week’s endorsement comes with a brag: Dana’s daughter is going to Julliard! Through that, they discovered the wonderful documentary, Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy.
Julia: Two clarifications and an extremely sumptuous sweater recommendation. First, the fashion Substacks mentioned on a previous episode were I Want to be Her!, Girls of a Certain Age, and Blackbird Spyplane. Second, a wool sweater from Dana Lee Brown.
Stephen: The Time of the Last Persecution, an album by the English singer-songwriter Bill Fay, released in 1971.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses cultural arbitrage with Slate’s music critic, Carl Wilson, inspired by W. David Marx’s essay for The Atlantic, “The Diminishing Returns of Having Good Taste.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: “Who’s Afraid of Judith Butler?” – a profile of the philosopher and gender theorist by Parul Sehgal for The New Yorker.
Julia: “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter.
Stephen: The delightful, catchy, and exuberant (with a tincture of melancholy) music of New Zealand band, Yumi Zuma. (Check out Steve’s playlist here.)
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses cultural arbitrage with Slate’s music critic, Carl Wilson, inspired by W. David Marx’s essay for The Atlantic, “The Diminishing Returns of Having Good Taste.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: “Who’s Afraid of Judith Butler?” – a profile of the philosopher and gender theorist by Parul Sehgal for The New Yorker.
Julia: “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter.
Stephen: The delightful, catchy, and exuberant (with a tincture of melancholy) music of New Zealand band, Yumi Zuma. (Check out Steve’s playlist here.)
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses the question that’s been roiling TikTok: For women, would you rather be alone in the woods with a man or a bear?
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: “Kindness,” a poem by Naomi Shihab Nye, which she read on the On Being podcast. You can explore more of Shihab Nye’s poetry here.
Julia: (1) A congratulations to former Los Angeles Times film critic Justin Chang for his Pulitzer Prize. (2) The Work of Art: How Something Comes From Nothing by Adam Moss.
Stephen: Saxophonist Frank Morgan, specifically, his album Listen to the Dawn. And you can listen to Steve’s playlist for Julia here.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses the question that’s been roiling TikTok: For women, would you rather be alone in the woods with a man or a bear?
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: “Kindness,” a poem by Naomi Shihab Nye, which she read on the On Being podcast. You can explore more of Shihab Nye’s poetry here.
Julia: (1) A congratulations to former Los Angeles Times film critic Justin Chang for his Pulitzer Prize. (2) The Work of Art: How Something Comes From Nothing by Adam Moss.
Stephen: Saxophonist Frank Morgan, specifically, his album Listen to the Dawn. And you can listen to Steve’s playlist for Julia here.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel jumps into a classic spoiler special and discusses the final scene of Challengers.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: "The Red Light Special" by Matt Large
Endorsements:
Dana: A piece of Britain everyone can access: Mr Bates vs The Post Office on Hulu.
Julia: Samin Nosrat’s recipe for Clam Pasta, which can be found in her book, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat.
Steve:
“How Penelope Fitzgerald became a late blooming novelist.” By Henry Oliver.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel jumps into a classic spoiler special and discusses the final scene of Challengers.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: "The Red Light Special" by Matt Large
Endorsements:
Dana: A piece of Britain everyone can access: Mr Bates vs The Post Office on Hulu.
Julia: Samin Nosrat’s recipe for Clam Pasta, which can be found in her book, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat.
Steve:
“How Penelope Fitzgerald became a late blooming novelist.” By Henry Oliver.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, it’s part two of the Ambition versus Contentment discussion (courtesy of a listener question from Gretel): How should a parent approach cultivating ambition in a child, if at all? The hosts discuss.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: "Ruins (Instrumental Version)" by Origo
Endorsements:
Dana: The Teacher’s Lounge, a film by German-Turkish director Ilker Çatak. It was a Best International Film nominee at the 96th Academy Awards. (Also, Ebertfest in Champaign, Illinois!)
Julia: Kristen Wiig’s Jumanji sketch on Saturday Night Live, inspired by Dana.
Stephen: The British band Jungle, introduced to him by his daughter. A few favorite songs: “Back on 74,” “Dominoes,” and “All of the Time.”
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, it’s part two of the Ambition versus Contentment discussion (courtesy of a listener question from Gretel): How should a parent approach cultivating ambition in a child, if at all? The hosts discuss.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: "Ruins (Instrumental Version)" by Origo
Endorsements:
Dana: The Teacher’s Lounge, a film by German-Turkish director Ilker Çatak. It was a Best International Film nominee at the 96th Academy Awards. (Also, Ebertfest in Champaign, Illinois!)
Julia: Kristen Wiig’s Jumanji sketch on Saturday Night Live, inspired by Dana.
Stephen: The British band Jungle, introduced to him by his daughter. A few favorite songs: “Back on 74,” “Dominoes,” and “All of the Time.”
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the hosts explore stuffed animals (including but not limited to: Squishmallows, Jelly Cats, and “lovies”), the difference between a blanket and blankie, and the joys of embracing one’s inner child, inspired by Valerie Trapp’s essay for The Atlantic, “Welcome to Kidulthood.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: "200 Dont's" by Conditional
Endorsements:
Nadira: (1) The Wiz revival on Broadway.
(2) Costco!
(3) Willow Smith’s new song, “b i g f e e l i n g s” off of her upcoming album, empathogen.
Julia: G. T. Karber’s book of puzzles, Murdle: 100 Simple to Impossible Mysteries to Solve Using Logic, Skill, and the Power of Deduction. “It’s a cross between an LSAT logic puzzle and a murder mystery.”
Stephen: Becca Rothfeld’s debut essay collection, All Things Are Too Small: Essays in Praise of Excess. (Becca will be on the show next week to discuss! For extra credit, grab a copy of her book and come prepared.)
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Nadira Goffe, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the hosts explore stuffed animals (including but not limited to: Squishmallows, Jelly Cats, and “lovies”), the difference between a blanket and blankie, and the joys of embracing one’s inner child, inspired by Valerie Trapp’s essay for The Atlantic, “Welcome to Kidulthood.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: "200 Dont's" by Conditional
Endorsements:
Nadira: (1) The Wiz revival on Broadway.
(2) Costco!
(3) Willow Smith’s new song, “b i g f e e l i n g s” off of her upcoming album, empathogen.
Julia: G. T. Karber’s book of puzzles, Murdle: 100 Simple to Impossible Mysteries to Solve Using Logic, Skill, and the Power of Deduction. “It’s a cross between an LSAT logic puzzle and a murder mystery.”
Stephen: Becca Rothfeld’s debut essay collection, All Things Are Too Small: Essays in Praise of Excess. (Becca will be on the show next week to discuss! For extra credit, grab a copy of her book and come prepared.)
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Nadira Goffe, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel answers a fittingly existential question from listener Gretel: “Wondering how you, high achievers all, balance ambition with contentment. Do you consider yourselves competitive or is your drive innate? I vacillate between pushing myself harder, striving to achieve more, and being grateful for what I have and where I am. Is contentment a noble endgame in your opinions?”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: “Bollywood Star” by Jhukane Bada.
Endorsements:
Dana: Andrew Scott’s performance as Hamlet in 2017. (The full three-hour production can be watched on YouTube.)
Julia: Worn: A People’s History of Clothing by Sofi Thanhauser. An absolutely beautiful and fascinating book about the centrality of textile production throughout history.
Stephen: “Lowell, Plath, and Sexton in the Same Room” by Steve Moyer for the National Endowment for the Humanities (Spring 2024, Volume 45.)
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel answers a fittingly existential question from listener Gretel: “Wondering how you, high achievers all, balance ambition with contentment. Do you consider yourselves competitive or is your drive innate? I vacillate between pushing myself harder, striving to achieve more, and being grateful for what I have and where I am. Is contentment a noble endgame in your opinions?”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: “Bollywood Star” by Jhukane Bada.
Endorsements:
Dana: Andrew Scott’s performance as Hamlet in 2017. (The full three-hour production can be watched on YouTube.)
Julia: Worn: A People’s History of Clothing by Sofi Thanhauser. An absolutely beautiful and fascinating book about the centrality of textile production throughout history.
Stephen: “Lowell, Plath, and Sexton in the Same Room” by Steve Moyer for the National Endowment for the Humanities (Spring 2024, Volume 45.)
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses their personal relationships to hotels.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: "I Can Still Dance" by Tigerblood Jewel
Endorsements:
Dana: Critic Nicolas Rapold’s interview with Radu Jude, the director of Do Not Expect Much From the End of the World, on his podcast, The Last Thing I Saw. It’s a great companion piece to listen to after watching the film.
Julia: The Fraud by Zadie Smith, a historical novel set in Victorian England. If you’ve read this book and have strong feelings, please email Julia at cultfest@slate.com to dissect the work and discuss.
Stephen: Penelope Fitzgerald, the Booker Prize-winning novelist, poet, and essayist. Specifically, her 1995 novel, the Blue Flower.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses their personal relationships to hotels.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: "I Can Still Dance" by Tigerblood Jewel
Endorsements:
Dana: Critic Nicolas Rapold’s interview with Radu Jude, the director of Do Not Expect Much From the End of the World, on his podcast, The Last Thing I Saw. It’s a great companion piece to listen to after watching the film.
Julia: The Fraud by Zadie Smith, a historical novel set in Victorian England. If you’ve read this book and have strong feelings, please email Julia at cultfest@slate.com to dissect the work and discuss.
Stephen: Penelope Fitzgerald, the Booker Prize-winning novelist, poet, and essayist. Specifically, her 1995 novel, the Blue Flower.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel explores Dana’s book review, “Rejecting the Binary” for Slate. She reviews American philosopher and theorist Judith Butler’s latest book–the first of theirs published with a nonacademic press–Who’s Afraid of Gender. Butler served as Dana’s dissertation adviser at the University of California in the late 1990s.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: “Funny Jam” by Gloria Tells.
Endorsements:
Dana: A feat of artistry and interpretation, nineteen-year-old American Ilia Malinin’s free skate to the Succession theme (composed, of course, by Nicholas Britell). Malinin scored a record 227.79, winning his first world title and executed the best collection of jumps in one program in figure skating history.
Dan: The Big Ears Festival held in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Stephen: Falling into a Cat Stevens rabbit hole. He recommends starting with “The First Cut is the Deepest” and Stevens’ 2014 Tiny Desk performance.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Dan Kois, Stephen Metcalf
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel explores Dana’s book review, “Rejecting the Binary” for Slate. She reviews American philosopher and theorist Judith Butler’s latest book–the first of theirs published with a nonacademic press–Who’s Afraid of Gender. Butler served as Dana’s dissertation adviser at the University of California in the late 1990s.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: “Funny Jam” by Gloria Tells.
Endorsements:
Dana: A feat of artistry and interpretation, nineteen-year-old American Ilia Malinin’s free skate to the Succession theme (composed, of course, by Nicholas Britell). Malinin scored a record 227.79, winning his first world title and executed the best collection of jumps in one program in figure skating history.
Dan: The Big Ears Festival held in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Stephen: Falling into a Cat Stevens rabbit hole. He recommends starting with “The First Cut is the Deepest” and Stevens’ 2014 Tiny Desk performance.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Dan Kois, Stephen Metcalf
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Nadira, Dan, and Dana chew over the rise and fall of food trends, inspired by Kim Severson’s piece for The New York Times, “The Coolest Menu Item at the Moment Is… Cabbage?”
Recipes mentioned by Dan:
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: "Funk Wife Punk Life" by L. M. Styles
Endorsements:
Dana: Extreme Friend of the Pod (EFOP) Isaac Butler’s Substack, Complete Works. Specifically, his most recent post: “It Ain’t Me, Babe: Complicity and consequences, from sitcoms to Gaza.”
Nadira: Two albums – World Wide Whack by Philadelphia rapper, Tierra Whack, and Brittany Howard’s What Now.
Dan: Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring by Brad Gooch. A beautiful chronicle of the artist’s life.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Nadira Goffe, Dan Kois
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Nadira, Dan, and Dana chew over the rise and fall of food trends, inspired by Kim Severson’s piece for The New York Times, “The Coolest Menu Item at the Moment Is… Cabbage?”
Recipes mentioned by Dan:
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: "Funk Wife Punk Life" by L. M. Styles
Endorsements:
Dana: Extreme Friend of the Pod (EFOP) Isaac Butler’s Substack, Complete Works. Specifically, his most recent post: “It Ain’t Me, Babe: Complicity and consequences, from sitcoms to Gaza.”
Nadira: Two albums – World Wide Whack by Philadelphia rapper, Tierra Whack, and Brittany Howard’s What Now.
Dan: Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring by Brad Gooch. A beautiful chronicle of the artist’s life.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Nadira Goffe, Dan Kois
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Mark Harris returns to talk about his New York Times essay, “How Bad Can It Get for Hollywood?” which details what we can expect from movies in 2024 (spoiler alert: it’s not looking good).
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: “8-Bit Hop” by Ash Sculptures
Endorsements:
Dana: HINT.FM’s Wind Map, which illustrates “the delicate tracery of wind flowing over the US.”
Julia: Tejal Rao’s recipe for Kale Sauce Pasta, adapted from Joshua McFadden.
Steve: “What Physicists Have Been Missing” by theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Mark Harris returns to talk about his New York Times essay, “How Bad Can It Get for Hollywood?” which details what we can expect from movies in 2024 (spoiler alert: it’s not looking good).
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: “8-Bit Hop” by Ash Sculptures
Endorsements:
Dana: HINT.FM’s Wind Map, which illustrates “the delicate tracery of wind flowing over the US.”
Julia: Tejal Rao’s recipe for Kale Sauce Pasta, adapted from Joshua McFadden.
Steve: “What Physicists Have Been Missing” by theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel answers a listener question from Eliot: What are some pieces of culture that your children have introduced to you?
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: “Last Sunday” by OTE
Endorsements:
Dana: Werner Herzog’s 2011 documentary, Into the Abyss. The film examines America’s capital punishment system.
Julia: The Lady and the Tramp, which is still great and bizarre, and somehow, makes the dogs… hot?
Steve: Australian novelist Helen Garner’s 2014 non-fiction book The House of Grief, which follows a man and his broken life, a community wracked by tragedy, and the long and torturous road to closure.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel answers a listener question from Eliot: What are some pieces of culture that your children have introduced to you?
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: “Last Sunday” by OTE
Endorsements:
Dana: Werner Herzog’s 2011 documentary, Into the Abyss. The film examines America’s capital punishment system.
Julia: The Lady and the Tramp, which is still great and bizarre, and somehow, makes the dogs… hot?
Steve: Australian novelist Helen Garner’s 2014 non-fiction book The House of Grief, which follows a man and his broken life, a community wracked by tragedy, and the long and torturous road to closure.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, we share an impromptu conversation between the hosts and Wesley Morris.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: "Zero Gravity" by ELFL
Endorsements:
Cameron: Longtime Culture Gabfest producer, Cameron Drews, is moving onto his next project but came on one last time to endorse! He endorses movie theater subscriptions and is a big fan of Alamo Drafthouse’s season pass.
Dana: The Criterion Channel’s new “Gothic Noir” series.
Julia: An algorithm-recommended bop, UNTZ UNTZ by Inji.
Steve: The Milk Carton Kids’ cover of Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here” and a performance of their song, “All of the Time in the World to Kill,” featuring some lovely on-stage banter.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, we share an impromptu conversation between the hosts and Wesley Morris.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: "Zero Gravity" by ELFL
Endorsements:
Cameron: Longtime Culture Gabfest producer, Cameron Drews, is moving onto his next project but came on one last time to endorse! He endorses movie theater subscriptions and is a big fan of Alamo Drafthouse’s season pass.
Dana: The Criterion Channel’s new “Gothic Noir” series.
Julia: An algorithm-recommended bop, UNTZ UNTZ by Inji.
Steve: The Milk Carton Kids’ cover of Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here” and a performance of their song, “All of the Time in the World to Kill,” featuring some lovely on-stage banter.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Julia discusses her big life changes, including a new fellowship at USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
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Outro music: “Pull Me Out” by Mike Stringer
Endorsements:
Dana: Dance Life on Prime Video, a five-episode series that follows the students at Brent Street Academy, the southern hemisphere’s most prestigious dance academy.
Julia: The Hobonichi Techo Planner Book, a planner that’s descended from the heavens. The book uses thin and light yet durable paper and employs the same thread-stitch binding as a dictionary, allowing it to lay flat open for glorious, comfortable writing.
Steve: A two-part endorsement: Listen to his playlist of cover songs, Let’s Dance, while making hand-made pasta with a Marcato hand-crank machine.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Julia discusses her big life changes, including a new fellowship at USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: “Pull Me Out” by Mike Stringer
Endorsements:
Dana: Dance Life on Prime Video, a five-episode series that follows the students at Brent Street Academy, the southern hemisphere’s most prestigious dance academy.
Julia: The Hobonichi Techo Planner Book, a planner that’s descended from the heavens. The book uses thin and light yet durable paper and employs the same thread-stitch binding as a dictionary, allowing it to lay flat open for glorious, comfortable writing.
Steve: A two-part endorsement: Listen to his playlist of cover songs, Let’s Dance, while making hand-made pasta with a Marcato hand-crank machine.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
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]]>(Roth’s other book is Cold Cases: A True Crime Collection)
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses Super Bowl LVIII and analyzes the advertisements, Usher’s half-time performance, and the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce love story at the center of it all.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: "Self Made Woman" by Katharine Appleton
Endorsements:
Dana: Her perfect plane movie, Dumb Money, which features a superstar cast that’s always in-sync.
Julia: Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane, an “all-consuming tale of revenge, family love, festering hate, and insidious power, set against one of the most tumultuous episodes in Boston’s history.”
Steve: A liquidus piano album by Mary Lou Williams, Zodiac Suite. The 1945 album seamlessly mixes classical and jazz influences throughout 12 pieces, each named for a different astrological sign.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
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]]>(Roth’s other book is Cold Cases: A True Crime Collection)
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses Super Bowl LVIII and analyzes the advertisements, Usher’s half-time performance, and the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce love story at the center of it all.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: "Self Made Woman" by Katharine Appleton
Endorsements:
Dana: Her perfect plane movie, Dumb Money, which features a superstar cast that’s always in-sync.
Julia: Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane, an “all-consuming tale of revenge, family love, festering hate, and insidious power, set against one of the most tumultuous episodes in Boston’s history.”
Steve: A liquidus piano album by Mary Lou Williams, Zodiac Suite. The 1945 album seamlessly mixes classical and jazz influences throughout 12 pieces, each named for a different astrological sign.
Podcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses their film preferences while airborne, inspired by David Mack’s essay for Slate, “What Makes a Perfect ‘Plane Movie’?”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: "Pull Me Out" by Mike Stringer.
Endorsements:
Isaac: Dheepan (2015), an exquisitely directed movie from filmmaker Jacques Audiard. In it, three Tamil refugees must pose as a family to flee war-torn Sri Lanka but land in a Paris suburb blighted by drugs.
Dan: For anyone in or heading to New York, check out Cole Escola’s play “Oh Mary!” The comedian stars as a miserable, suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln and takes place in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. (You can also find Escola’s episode of Slate’s Working podcast here.)
Steve: Rebecca Solnit’s meditation on the Bay Area, loneliness, and the human impulse towards succession: “In the Shadow of Silicon Valley” for the London Review of Books.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews and Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Isaac Butler, Dan Kois, Stephen Metcalf
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses their film preferences while airborne, inspired by David Mack’s essay for Slate, “What Makes a Perfect ‘Plane Movie’?”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: "Pull Me Out" by Mike Stringer.
Endorsements:
Isaac: Dheepan (2015), an exquisitely directed movie from filmmaker Jacques Audiard. In it, three Tamil refugees must pose as a family to flee war-torn Sri Lanka but land in a Paris suburb blighted by drugs.
Dan: For anyone in or heading to New York, check out Cole Escola’s play “Oh Mary!” The comedian stars as a miserable, suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln and takes place in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. (You can also find Escola’s episode of Slate’s Working podcast here.)
Steve: Rebecca Solnit’s meditation on the Bay Area, loneliness, and the human impulse towards succession: “In the Shadow of Silicon Valley” for the London Review of Books.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews and Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Isaac Butler, Dan Kois, Stephen Metcalf
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses a fun interactive from The New York Times, “The Menu Trends That Define Dining Right Now.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: “Bloody Hunter” by Paisley Pink
Endorsements:
Sam: An album he loves and owns on vinyl, Chameleon (1976) by the American singing trio Labelle. It’s pure R&B funk dazzle.
Nadira: A threefold music endorsement: Midnight Dancer (1979) by the Philly soul group Silk, Spotify’s “create radio” function, and a compilation of Barbara Ackland’s greatest hits.
Steve: A gorgeous, lofi home recording of Sandy Denny singing her classic, “Who Knows Where the Time Goes.”
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses a fun interactive from The New York Times, “The Menu Trends That Define Dining Right Now.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: “Bloody Hunter” by Paisley Pink
Endorsements:
Sam: An album he loves and owns on vinyl, Chameleon (1976) by the American singing trio Labelle. It’s pure R&B funk dazzle.
Nadira: A threefold music endorsement: Midnight Dancer (1979) by the Philly soul group Silk, Spotify’s “create radio” function, and a compilation of Barbara Ackland’s greatest hits.
Steve: A gorgeous, lofi home recording of Sandy Denny singing her classic, “Who Knows Where the Time Goes.”
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, it’s the 25th anniversary of The Sopranos, and the panel discusses the series’ incredible legacy along with what it means for the stories of Tony, Dr. Melfi, Carmela, and more, to hit a quarter of a century.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: “Ruins” by Origo
Endorsements:
Dana: Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech by Brian Merchant, a nonfiction book about the “all-but-forgotten class struggle that brought nineteenth-century England to its knees.”
Jamelle: G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century, historian Beverly Gage’s biography of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover.
Steve: Two reviews of Elon Musk, Walter Isaacson’s biography of the SpaceX/Tesla CEO: “Ultra Hardcore” by Ben Tarnoff for The New York Review and “Very Ordinary Men” by Sam Kriss for The Point.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, it’s the 25th anniversary of The Sopranos, and the panel discusses the series’ incredible legacy along with what it means for the stories of Tony, Dr. Melfi, Carmela, and more, to hit a quarter of a century.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: “Ruins” by Origo
Endorsements:
Dana: Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech by Brian Merchant, a nonfiction book about the “all-but-forgotten class struggle that brought nineteenth-century England to its knees.”
Jamelle: G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century, historian Beverly Gage’s biography of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover.
Steve: Two reviews of Elon Musk, Walter Isaacson’s biography of the SpaceX/Tesla CEO: “Ultra Hardcore” by Ben Tarnoff for The New York Review and “Very Ordinary Men” by Sam Kriss for The Point.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discloses what books to read for self-reinvention, including Letters to a Young Poet and Nadira’s favorite Toni Morrison work. The conversation is based on Chelsea Leu’s piece for The Atlantic, “What to Read If You Want to Reinvent Yourself.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: “Lonely Calling” by Arc De Soleil
Endorsements:
Nadira: Embracing her tradition of endorsing music favorites, Nadira’s been loving Depression Cherry by Beach House, the indie duo’s 2015 studio album that’s dreamy, surreal, and comforting, and Cynthia Erivo’s sensational cover of “Alfie,” performed live at the Kennedy Center Honors for 2023 honoree Dionne Warwick.
Dana: At the onset of every year, Dana chooses a mammoth book assignment for herself, and in 2024, that book was Middlemarch by George Eliot. She especially enjoys listening to the audiobook while hiking, which is narrated by the English actress Juliet Stevenson.
Steve: Steve learned to Travis pick on the guitar! Thanks to a wonderful YouTube tutorial by Mike’s Music Method for the song “Blues Run the Game” by Jackson C. Frank. (And maybe if enough listeners request it, he might perform it for us…)
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discloses what books to read for self-reinvention, including Letters to a Young Poet and Nadira’s favorite Toni Morrison work. The conversation is based on Chelsea Leu’s piece for The Atlantic, “What to Read If You Want to Reinvent Yourself.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: “Lonely Calling” by Arc De Soleil
Endorsements:
Nadira: Embracing her tradition of endorsing music favorites, Nadira’s been loving Depression Cherry by Beach House, the indie duo’s 2015 studio album that’s dreamy, surreal, and comforting, and Cynthia Erivo’s sensational cover of “Alfie,” performed live at the Kennedy Center Honors for 2023 honoree Dionne Warwick.
Dana: At the onset of every year, Dana chooses a mammoth book assignment for herself, and in 2024, that book was Middlemarch by George Eliot. She especially enjoys listening to the audiobook while hiking, which is narrated by the English actress Juliet Stevenson.
Steve: Steve learned to Travis pick on the guitar! Thanks to a wonderful YouTube tutorial by Mike’s Music Method for the song “Blues Run the Game” by Jackson C. Frank. (And maybe if enough listeners request it, he might perform it for us…)
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel answers a listener question from Scott: are there any movies, TV shows, novels, books, albums, etc., that impacted you at a pivotal time in your life (not necessarily childhood) that you will not revisit due to the fact that it may not hold up?
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: “I Want a Change” by The Big Let Down
Endorsements:
Dana: Inspired by his incredible essay in The Intelligencer last week, Dana endorses Tom Scocca’s Substack, Indignity, which covers internet culture, the distortions of fame and identity, nature, the weather, daily news, and more.
Julia: Do you use the right salt when you cook? The best fancy salt, according to Julia, is Carmargue Fleur de Sel, an exceptional French salt that comes in a sweet little tub with a cork lid.
Steve: The earlier works of Dave Brubeck, one of the greatest jazz artists of all time, particularly the albums Interchanges ‘54 and Jazz Goes to College. Steve made a short playlist of his favorites, which can be found here.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel answers a listener question from Scott: are there any movies, TV shows, novels, books, albums, etc., that impacted you at a pivotal time in your life (not necessarily childhood) that you will not revisit due to the fact that it may not hold up?
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: “I Want a Change” by The Big Let Down
Endorsements:
Dana: Inspired by his incredible essay in The Intelligencer last week, Dana endorses Tom Scocca’s Substack, Indignity, which covers internet culture, the distortions of fame and identity, nature, the weather, daily news, and more.
Julia: Do you use the right salt when you cook? The best fancy salt, according to Julia, is Carmargue Fleur de Sel, an exceptional French salt that comes in a sweet little tub with a cork lid.
Steve: The earlier works of Dave Brubeck, one of the greatest jazz artists of all time, particularly the albums Interchanges ‘54 and Jazz Goes to College. Steve made a short playlist of his favorites, which can be found here.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel embraces a post-holiday theme and discusses memorable gifts: their favorites and the ones that got away, inspired by a recent episode from the podcast Scriptnotes.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: “Spinning the Wheels” by Dusty Decks
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel embraces a post-holiday theme and discusses memorable gifts: their favorites and the ones that got away, inspired by a recent episode from the podcast Scriptnotes.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: “Spinning the Wheels” by Dusty Decks
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel is once again joined by Chris Molanphy to discuss all things Summer Strut. With the annual show just weeks away, the four pull back the curtain to detail their processes, weird observations, and more.
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Endorsements:
Dana: In line with her theme of the week, “Yay movies and go, go, go to the theater,” Dana highly recommends Theater Camp, a delightful film by Ben Platt and Molly Gordon.
Julia: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipe for zucchini pasta with crispy capers and pistachios isn’t the sort of thing Julia would normally endorse (for one, it’s extremely laborious and you will need to fry individual basil leaves), but it’s vegan, a showstopper, and completely worth it.
Stephen: In honor of the late singer, Stephen recommends two Tony Bennett albums: “The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album” (1975) and “Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall” (1962).
Outro music: “Last Sunday” by OTE.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel is once again joined by Chris Molanphy to discuss all things Summer Strut. With the annual show just weeks away, the four pull back the curtain to detail their processes, weird observations, and more.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: In line with her theme of the week, “Yay movies and go, go, go to the theater,” Dana highly recommends Theater Camp, a delightful film by Ben Platt and Molly Gordon.
Julia: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipe for zucchini pasta with crispy capers and pistachios isn’t the sort of thing Julia would normally endorse (for one, it’s extremely laborious and you will need to fry individual basil leaves), but it’s vegan, a showstopper, and completely worth it.
Stephen: In honor of the late singer, Stephen recommends two Tony Bennett albums: “The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album” (1975) and “Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall” (1962).
Outro music: “Last Sunday” by OTE.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>Outro music: “Forbidden Love” by OTE
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>Outro music: “Forbidden Love” by OTE
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel reunites with Sam Adams to spoil Poor Things, detailing what is arguably the film’s weakest portion: the final ten minutes.
We’re also accepting submissions to our yearly call-in show, where Dana, Julia, and Stephen answer questions from Culture Gabfest listeners. Get in touch! Submit a question by calling (260) 337-8260 or emailing us at culturefest@slate.com. The deadline to submit is Wednesday, December 13.
Outro music: “The Red Light Special” by Matt Large
Endorsements:
Dana: It’s clear that Norman Lear was working in the heyday of television title sequences. And although Dana may have been born a bit late to catch All in the Family in real time, what she remembers are the theme songs. So, go on YouTube and call yourself up some of the most indelible introductory sequences (All in the Family, Good Times, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, etc.) and you’ll have a good time.
Julia: An endorsement that doubles as a one-item gift guide. If you would like to give someone a fancy, overpriced, but delicious-smelling body wash, Julia has found the best one: NO Green by Corpus, a luxurious plant-based cleanser with notes of bergamot, pink lemon, orange blossom, and cardamom. Snap it up if you have some last-minute gifts to buy.
Steve: A quote by Søren Kierkegaard, gifted to Stephen by his eldest daughter: “Should philosophy, among its other conceits, imagine that someone might actually want to follow its precepts in practice, a curious comedy would emerge.” (Fear and Trembling, 1843.)
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel reunites with Sam Adams to spoil Poor Things, detailing what is arguably the film’s weakest portion: the final ten minutes.
We’re also accepting submissions to our yearly call-in show, where Dana, Julia, and Stephen answer questions from Culture Gabfest listeners. Get in touch! Submit a question by calling (260) 337-8260 or emailing us at culturefest@slate.com. The deadline to submit is Wednesday, December 13.
Outro music: “The Red Light Special” by Matt Large
Endorsements:
Dana: It’s clear that Norman Lear was working in the heyday of television title sequences. And although Dana may have been born a bit late to catch All in the Family in real time, what she remembers are the theme songs. So, go on YouTube and call yourself up some of the most indelible introductory sequences (All in the Family, Good Times, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, etc.) and you’ll have a good time.
Julia: An endorsement that doubles as a one-item gift guide. If you would like to give someone a fancy, overpriced, but delicious-smelling body wash, Julia has found the best one: NO Green by Corpus, a luxurious plant-based cleanser with notes of bergamot, pink lemon, orange blossom, and cardamom. Snap it up if you have some last-minute gifts to buy.
Steve: A quote by Søren Kierkegaard, gifted to Stephen by his eldest daughter: “Should philosophy, among its other conceits, imagine that someone might actually want to follow its precepts in practice, a curious comedy would emerge.” (Fear and Trembling, 1843.)
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel answers a listener question from Timothy: “When reading for pleasure, how do you choose what to read next?”
We’re also accepting submissions to our yearly call-in show, where Dana, Julia, and Stephen answer questions from Culture Gabfest listeners. Get in touch! Submit a question by calling (260) 337-8260 or emailing us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: “Spinning the Wheels” by Dusty Decks
Endorsements:
Dana: A two-part endorsement that goes together like wine and cheese: If I Should Fall from Grace with God, the third studio album by Irish folk-rock band The Pogues, and “Shane MacGowan Leaves the Astral Plane,” a wonderful essay by Amanda Petrusich at The New Yorker, which memorializes the late frontman. Don’t know where to start with The Pogues’ catalog? Dana recommends “A Rainy Night in Soho.”
Julia: Drawing inspiration from this episode’s children’s book segment, Julia endorses the Little Blue Truck series (written by Alice Schertle and illustrated by the late Jill McElmurry) alongside her favorite Theodor Geisel work, Hunches and Bunches. “It’s the Beyoncé of Dr. Seuss books.”
Steve: Paris is Burning, which pairs beautifully with Beyoncé’s Renaissance. Jennie Livingston’s landmark 1990 documentary is one of the most moving films Stephen has ever seen, and provides a vibrant snapshot of New York City’s drag-ball scene in the ‘80s.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel answers a listener question from Timothy: “When reading for pleasure, how do you choose what to read next?”
We’re also accepting submissions to our yearly call-in show, where Dana, Julia, and Stephen answer questions from Culture Gabfest listeners. Get in touch! Submit a question by calling (260) 337-8260 or emailing us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: “Spinning the Wheels” by Dusty Decks
Endorsements:
Dana: A two-part endorsement that goes together like wine and cheese: If I Should Fall from Grace with God, the third studio album by Irish folk-rock band The Pogues, and “Shane MacGowan Leaves the Astral Plane,” a wonderful essay by Amanda Petrusich at The New Yorker, which memorializes the late frontman. Don’t know where to start with The Pogues’ catalog? Dana recommends “A Rainy Night in Soho.”
Julia: Drawing inspiration from this episode’s children’s book segment, Julia endorses the Little Blue Truck series (written by Alice Schertle and illustrated by the late Jill McElmurry) alongside her favorite Theodor Geisel work, Hunches and Bunches. “It’s the Beyoncé of Dr. Seuss books.”
Steve: Paris is Burning, which pairs beautifully with Beyoncé’s Renaissance. Jennie Livingston’s landmark 1990 documentary is one of the most moving films Stephen has ever seen, and provides a vibrant snapshot of New York City’s drag-ball scene in the ‘80s.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel takes advantage of Jamelle’s baking prowess and discusses best practices and tips in the kitchen, before turning to the eternal, all-important question: When you bake, do you use a measuring scale? And if so, why?
We’re also accepting submissions to our yearly call-in show, where Dana, Julia, and Stephen answer questions from Culture Gabfest listeners. Get in touch! Submit a question by calling (260) 337-8260 or emailing us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: “By the Riverside” by Lindsey Abraham
Endorsements:
Jamelle: The 4K restoration of one of his favorite movies, The Fugitive (1993), starring Tommy Lee Jones and Harrison Ford. It’s an underrated and beautiful Chicago movie.
Julia: A deep cut from her personal Summer Strut playlist: Bob Dylan’s 1997 song “Not Dark Yet,” which appeared on the album Time Out of Mind.
Dana: Inspired by their discussion of André 3000’s new album, Dana endorses a different avant-garde flute enthusiast: Eric Dolphy, the American multi-instrumentalist and bandleader. Specifically, his fantastic 1964 jazz album, Out to Lunch.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel takes advantage of Jamelle’s baking prowess and discusses best practices and tips in the kitchen, before turning to the eternal, all-important question: When you bake, do you use a measuring scale? And if so, why?
We’re also accepting submissions to our yearly call-in show, where Dana, Julia, and Stephen answer questions from Culture Gabfest listeners. Get in touch! Submit a question by calling (260) 337-8260 or emailing us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: “By the Riverside” by Lindsey Abraham
Endorsements:
Jamelle: The 4K restoration of one of his favorite movies, The Fugitive (1993), starring Tommy Lee Jones and Harrison Ford. It’s an underrated and beautiful Chicago movie.
Julia: A deep cut from her personal Summer Strut playlist: Bob Dylan’s 1997 song “Not Dark Yet,” which appeared on the album Time Out of Mind.
Dana: Inspired by their discussion of André 3000’s new album, Dana endorses a different avant-garde flute enthusiast: Eric Dolphy, the American multi-instrumentalist and bandleader. Specifically, his fantastic 1964 jazz album, Out to Lunch.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel commemorates Jezebel, the now-shuttered women-focused news and cultural commentary site, and reflects on their relationships with media geared towards women overall.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Life on Our Planet on Netflix, a nature documentary narrated by Morgan Freeman that tells the four-billion-year story of life on Earth. It’s perfect for at-home family viewing over the holidays.
Julia: A hilarious bit Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone did on Jimmy Kimmel Live! while promoting The Curse. In response to a less-than-glowing review of his acting skills in The New York Times, Fielder shows up in-character as a nonchalant, totally not stilted bad boy alongside Stone’s non-acted self.
Stephen: “Camus on Tour,” an excellent tour de force essay by Vivian Gornick in The New York Review of Books, in which she covers Camus’ Travels in the Americas: Notes and Impressions of a New World.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel commemorates Jezebel, the now-shuttered women-focused news and cultural commentary site, and reflects on their relationships with media geared towards women overall.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Life on Our Planet on Netflix, a nature documentary narrated by Morgan Freeman that tells the four-billion-year story of life on Earth. It’s perfect for at-home family viewing over the holidays.
Julia: A hilarious bit Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone did on Jimmy Kimmel Live! while promoting The Curse. In response to a less-than-glowing review of his acting skills in The New York Times, Fielder shows up in-character as a nonchalant, totally not stilted bad boy alongside Stone’s non-acted self.
Stephen: “Camus on Tour,” an excellent tour de force essay by Vivian Gornick in The New York Review of Books, in which she covers Camus’ Travels in the Americas: Notes and Impressions of a New World.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel descends into a different kind of nightmare: The Beatles’ music video for “Now and Then.” Has director Peter Jackson created a touching CGI tribute to the legendary band? Or has he engineered something truly evil?
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: The Public Domain Review, an online journal and not-for-profit project dedicated to “the exploration of curious and compelling works from the history of art, literature, and ideas.” She’s only just begun to scratch the site’s surface, but recommends starting with “W.E.B. Du Bois’ Hand-Drawn Infographics of African-American Life.”
Isaac: Deadloch, an Australian feminist noir comedy set in a fictional working class fishing village that’s been, as he describes, “gentrified by the most granola crunchy lesbians on earth.”
Stephen: The song “New Romantic” by British folk singer-songwriter Laura Marling, specifically her extraordinary 2006 live performance of it when she was quite young at a now-closed music venue in West London.
Outro music: “Any Other Way” by Particle House
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel descends into a different kind of nightmare: The Beatles’ music video for “Now and Then.” Has director Peter Jackson created a touching CGI tribute to the legendary band? Or has he engineered something truly evil?
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Endorsements:
Dana: The Public Domain Review, an online journal and not-for-profit project dedicated to “the exploration of curious and compelling works from the history of art, literature, and ideas.” She’s only just begun to scratch the site’s surface, but recommends starting with “W.E.B. Du Bois’ Hand-Drawn Infographics of African-American Life.”
Isaac: Deadloch, an Australian feminist noir comedy set in a fictional working class fishing village that’s been, as he describes, “gentrified by the most granola crunchy lesbians on earth.”
Stephen: The song “New Romantic” by British folk singer-songwriter Laura Marling, specifically her extraordinary 2006 live performance of it when she was quite young at a now-closed music venue in West London.
Outro music: “Any Other Way” by Particle House
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel asks: what’s the deal with long movies? Are today’s films getting longer or is it just a figment of our imagination?
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Endorsements:
Dana: A hometown endorsement of Slate’s excellent coverage of the Sam Bankman-Fried trial, specifically a piece by Nitish Pahwa entitled “The Days the Chips Fell,” which chronicles what Pahwa witnessed in the courtroom the day Bankman-Fried was found guilty.
Julia: The Last Waltz, Martin Scorsese’s iconic 1978 concert documentary that captures the Band’s legendary farewell performance in San Francisco. It depicts a very specific image of the male rockstar era, highlighting both the vanity and vulnerability of its stars. Dana also wrote about The Last Waltz for Slate in 2012!
Stephen: Taken by the retro-feel of The Holdovers’ trailer, Stephen endorses the song featured in it, “Silver Joy” by Damien Jurado.
Outro music: “Go Slow” by Daniel Fridell
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel asks: what’s the deal with long movies? Are today’s films getting longer or is it just a figment of our imagination?
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: A hometown endorsement of Slate’s excellent coverage of the Sam Bankman-Fried trial, specifically a piece by Nitish Pahwa entitled “The Days the Chips Fell,” which chronicles what Pahwa witnessed in the courtroom the day Bankman-Fried was found guilty.
Julia: The Last Waltz, Martin Scorsese’s iconic 1978 concert documentary that captures the Band’s legendary farewell performance in San Francisco. It depicts a very specific image of the male rockstar era, highlighting both the vanity and vulnerability of its stars. Dana also wrote about The Last Waltz for Slate in 2012!
Stephen: Taken by the retro-feel of The Holdovers’ trailer, Stephen endorses the song featured in it, “Silver Joy” by Damien Jurado.
Outro music: “Go Slow” by Daniel Fridell
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel gets into spoiler territory and discusses the dramatic, twist-y ending of Anatomy of a Fall.
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Endorsements:
Dana: The French History Podcast hosted by Gary Girod, which covers unique and interesting aspects of French culture. She recommends starting with the episode “Thomas Jefferson’s Paris.”
Julia: Owen Gleiberman’s essay for Variety, “In ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ Is Leonardo DiCaprio Playing a Dumb Hick, a Pitiless Sociopath… or a Muddle?” Also, in light of actor Matthew Perry’s recent passing, she’s bumping his memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing up on her must-read list.
Stephen: Naples ‘44 written by Normal Lewis, a landmark novel that highlights the author’s dry wit and ability to detail the extent of human suffering.
Outro music: “Backwards” by Staffan Carlen
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel gets into spoiler territory and discusses the dramatic, twist-y ending of Anatomy of a Fall.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: The French History Podcast hosted by Gary Girod, which covers unique and interesting aspects of French culture. She recommends starting with the episode “Thomas Jefferson’s Paris.”
Julia: Owen Gleiberman’s essay for Variety, “In ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ Is Leonardo DiCaprio Playing a Dumb Hick, a Pitiless Sociopath… or a Muddle?” Also, in light of actor Matthew Perry’s recent passing, she’s bumping his memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing up on her must-read list.
Stephen: Naples ‘44 written by Normal Lewis, a landmark novel that highlights the author’s dry wit and ability to detail the extent of human suffering.
Outro music: “Backwards” by Staffan Carlen
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel shares their relationships (or lack thereof) with audiobooks, inspired by Paul Grimstad’s essay “Confessions of an Audiobook Addict for The New Yorker.”
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Endorsements:
Dana: The Genius Behind Hollywood’s Most Indelible Sets, a profile of Jack Fisk, the master production designer behind Killers of the Flower Moon and many other films.
Julia: While watching Sleepless in Seattle with her husband, Julia discovered her new favorite sound clip: When Meg Ryan dishes with Rosie O’Donnell about her budding romance with Tom Hanks, O’Donnell responds comically while chomping a bite of egg salad into her mouth, in a way that deserves to become a meme.
Stephen: The little-known, up-and-coming writer Shakespeare (according to Stephen, he’s “very good” if not “a little antique-y”), specifically in the context of Killers of the Flower Moon. The film’s final scenes recall The Tempest in many ways.
Outro music: “Back to Silence” by OTE.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel shares their relationships (or lack thereof) with audiobooks, inspired by Paul Grimstad’s essay “Confessions of an Audiobook Addict for The New Yorker.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: The Genius Behind Hollywood’s Most Indelible Sets, a profile of Jack Fisk, the master production designer behind Killers of the Flower Moon and many other films.
Julia: While watching Sleepless in Seattle with her husband, Julia discovered her new favorite sound clip: When Meg Ryan dishes with Rosie O’Donnell about her budding romance with Tom Hanks, O’Donnell responds comically while chomping a bite of egg salad into her mouth, in a way that deserves to become a meme.
Stephen: The little-known, up-and-coming writer Shakespeare (according to Stephen, he’s “very good” if not “a little antique-y”), specifically in the context of Killers of the Flower Moon. The film’s final scenes recall The Tempest in many ways.
Outro music: “Back to Silence” by OTE.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel embraces sweater weather with a discussion inspired by Amanda Mull’s essay for The Atlantic, “Your Sweaters Are Garbage.”
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Endorsements:
Dana: One of Dana’s favorites from the New York Film Festival this year is Anatomy of a Fall (which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes!) Directed by Justine Triet, this murder mystery thriller becomes a psychological study of a marriage when a suspicious tragedy strikes a family living in the French Alps. “It’s the kind of film you want to see then immediately debate over drinks with friends.”
Julia: A fantastic piece of writing on Insider, “The Great Zelle Pool Scam” by Devin Friedman, that uses the funny personal essay form–some reporting, a few confessions, observational humor, and the occasional insight–to levy an attack on Zelle, a massive, poorly regulated major part of our financial infrastructure.
Stephen: “Picasso’s Transformations” an essay by the art critic Jed Perl, published in The New York Review of Books (which is celebrating its 60th anniversary).
Outro music: “Lonely Calling” by Arc De Soleil
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel embraces sweater weather with a discussion inspired by Amanda Mull’s essay for The Atlantic, “Your Sweaters Are Garbage.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: One of Dana’s favorites from the New York Film Festival this year is Anatomy of a Fall (which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes!) Directed by Justine Triet, this murder mystery thriller becomes a psychological study of a marriage when a suspicious tragedy strikes a family living in the French Alps. “It’s the kind of film you want to see then immediately debate over drinks with friends.”
Julia: A fantastic piece of writing on Insider, “The Great Zelle Pool Scam” by Devin Friedman, that uses the funny personal essay form–some reporting, a few confessions, observational humor, and the occasional insight–to levy an attack on Zelle, a massive, poorly regulated major part of our financial infrastructure.
Stephen: “Picasso’s Transformations” an essay by the art critic Jed Perl, published in The New York Review of Books (which is celebrating its 60th anniversary).
Outro music: “Lonely Calling” by Arc De Soleil
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel honors Spooky Season by sharing their first encounters with terrifying movies.
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Endorsements:
Dana: Joni Mitchell, the celebrated singer-songwriter, recently released Archives – Volume 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975), a five-CD box set of archival treasures: never-before-heard demos, unearthed session outtakes, and recordings of live performances. (Also, if you’re not a Mitchell fan, what are you even doing here?)
Julia: Julia has doubled down and listened raptly to every episode of Strike Force Five, the late-night host podcast from Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver. Apparently, the men eventually found their groove! It’s an unusual product that reveals much about their respective talents.
Stephen: Lydia Loveless, an amazing alt-country songwriter, and her superlatively strong sixth album, Nothing’s Gonna Stand in My Way Again. Stephen endorses Loveless so enthusiastically, he’s even created a playlist of his favorite songs of hers: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3vAPq5ZGCRB3kJLOFzZ4rF?si=4a4d5619bb6e40c0&nd=1
Outro music: “Break The Line” by Coma Svensson
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel honors Spooky Season by sharing their first encounters with terrifying movies.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Joni Mitchell, the celebrated singer-songwriter, recently released Archives – Volume 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975), a five-CD box set of archival treasures: never-before-heard demos, unearthed session outtakes, and recordings of live performances. (Also, if you’re not a Mitchell fan, what are you even doing here?)
Julia: Julia has doubled down and listened raptly to every episode of Strike Force Five, the late-night host podcast from Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver. Apparently, the men eventually found their groove! It’s an unusual product that reveals much about their respective talents.
Stephen: Lydia Loveless, an amazing alt-country songwriter, and her superlatively strong sixth album, Nothing’s Gonna Stand in My Way Again. Stephen endorses Loveless so enthusiastically, he’s even created a playlist of his favorite songs of hers: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3vAPq5ZGCRB3kJLOFzZ4rF?si=4a4d5619bb6e40c0&nd=1
Outro music: “Break The Line” by Coma Svensson
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses the meme and viral TikTok trend, “How often do you think about the Roman Empire?” and the ways it encourages a faux-performance of gender on the internet.
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Endorsements:
Dana: In the spirit of revelatory live shows, Dana endorses The Bengsons, a folk-rock duo (by married couple Abigail and Shaun Bengson) whose recent concert she describes as “performance art.”
Julia: “Stop Talking” by Miya Folick, one Julia’s favorite songs from the 2023 Summer Strut Mega-mix, that exasperatedly laments about a friend whose brain space has been eaten up by some boy–and Folick doesn’t want to hear about it anymore!
Stephen: Lucky in Paris by saxophonist Lucky Thompson, a relatively under-the-radar record that has become one of Stephen’s top five jazz albums of all time.
Outro music: “On the Keys of Steel” by Dusty Decks.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses the meme and viral TikTok trend, “How often do you think about the Roman Empire?” and the ways it encourages a faux-performance of gender on the internet.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: In the spirit of revelatory live shows, Dana endorses The Bengsons, a folk-rock duo (by married couple Abigail and Shaun Bengson) whose recent concert she describes as “performance art.”
Julia: “Stop Talking” by Miya Folick, one Julia’s favorite songs from the 2023 Summer Strut Mega-mix, that exasperatedly laments about a friend whose brain space has been eaten up by some boy–and Folick doesn’t want to hear about it anymore!
Stephen: Lucky in Paris by saxophonist Lucky Thompson, a relatively under-the-radar record that has become one of Stephen’s top five jazz albums of all time.
Outro music: “On the Keys of Steel” by Dusty Decks.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses the impact the last few years have had on their lives, inspired by Katy Schneider’s essay for The Cut, “The Pandemic Skip.”
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Endorsements:
Dana: Dana sent this to everyone she knows–family, friends, etc. It’s a new interview with Martin Scorsese, written by Zach Baron for GQ entitled “Martin Scorsese: ‘I Have To Find Out Who The Hell I Am.’” In addition to films and moviemaking (his latest, Killers of the Flower Moon, is set to be released in October), the legendary director, now 80, also speaks candidly about life, its inevitable end, and his own mortality. It’s a dream of an interview and absolutely sublime.
Kat: Small Things Like These, a beautifully written historical fiction novel by Claire Keegan about the horrific conditions women and children endured at Magdalene Laundries in Ireland.
Stephen: “Quantum poetics,” an essay in Aeon written by William Egginton, a professor of humanities at James Hopkins University. In it, Egginton describes the ways Argentine short story author, Jorge Luis Borges, and German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg “converged on the notion that language both enables and interferes with our grasp of reality.”
Outro music: “Forbidden Love” by OTE
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses the impact the last few years have had on their lives, inspired by Katy Schneider’s essay for The Cut, “The Pandemic Skip.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Dana sent this to everyone she knows–family, friends, etc. It’s a new interview with Martin Scorsese, written by Zach Baron for GQ entitled “Martin Scorsese: ‘I Have To Find Out Who The Hell I Am.’” In addition to films and moviemaking (his latest, Killers of the Flower Moon, is set to be released in October), the legendary director, now 80, also speaks candidly about life, its inevitable end, and his own mortality. It’s a dream of an interview and absolutely sublime.
Kat: Small Things Like These, a beautifully written historical fiction novel by Claire Keegan about the horrific conditions women and children endured at Magdalene Laundries in Ireland.
Stephen: “Quantum poetics,” an essay in Aeon written by William Egginton, a professor of humanities at James Hopkins University. In it, Egginton describes the ways Argentine short story author, Jorge Luis Borges, and German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg “converged on the notion that language both enables and interferes with our grasp of reality.”
Outro music: “Forbidden Love” by OTE
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel reveals their cleaning playlists and audio accompaniments, inspired by Lindsay Zoladz’ essay for The New York Times, “A 20-Minute Cleaning Playlist.”
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Endorsements:
Dana: The wonderful world of Better Call Saul table reads (which can be found on YouTube), specifically, the one for “Switch,” Season 2, Episode 1.
June: As someone who enjoys reading biographies of unpleasant people, June endorses A Thread of Violence by Mark O’Connel, which chronicles the gripping tale of one of the most scandalous murders in modern Irish history.
Stephen: The West Cork podcast, a non-fiction series reported and hosted by Sam Bungey and Jennifer Forde about the 1996 murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.
Outro music: “Mother” by The Big Let Down.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel reveals their cleaning playlists and audio accompaniments, inspired by Lindsay Zoladz’ essay for The New York Times, “A 20-Minute Cleaning Playlist.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: The wonderful world of Better Call Saul table reads (which can be found on YouTube), specifically, the one for “Switch,” Season 2, Episode 1.
June: As someone who enjoys reading biographies of unpleasant people, June endorses A Thread of Violence by Mark O’Connel, which chronicles the gripping tale of one of the most scandalous murders in modern Irish history.
Stephen: The West Cork podcast, a non-fiction series reported and hosted by Sam Bungey and Jennifer Forde about the 1996 murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.
Outro music: “Mother” by The Big Let Down.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel dives into the 2023 U.S. Open, specifically the effect of extreme heat on gameplay and how the sport will need to contend with climate change going forward.
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Endorsements:
Kat: C Pam Zhang’s brilliant upcoming novel The Land of Milk and Honey.
Dana: One of the best novels she’s read in years, Idlewild by James Frankie Thomas.
Stephen: The Guest by Emma Cline, a novel that serves as a “carefully observed ethnography of the super rich.”
Outro music: “On the Keys of Steel” by Dusty Decks.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel dives into the 2023 U.S. Open, specifically the effect of extreme heat on gameplay and how the sport will need to contend with climate change going forward.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Kat: C Pam Zhang’s brilliant upcoming novel The Land of Milk and Honey.
Dana: One of the best novels she’s read in years, Idlewild by James Frankie Thomas.
Stephen: The Guest by Emma Cline, a novel that serves as a “carefully observed ethnography of the super rich.”
Outro music: “On the Keys of Steel” by Dusty Decks.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel considers the joys of trains and sleeper cars, inspired by Bryn Stole’s essay for Slate, “Wake on a Train.”
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Endorsements:
Dana: A very funny, investigative piece in The Guardian by Elif Batuman: “Proust, ChatGPT and the case of the forgotten quote.”
Julia: In a wonderfully kismet moment, Julia stumbled upon Hilltown Hot Pies, a neapolitan-ish pizzeria in the Berkshires run by chef Rafi Bildner, who previously owned one of Stephen’s favorite pizza spots in Ghent.
Stephen: “The Inheritance Case That Could Unravel an Art Dynasty” by Rachel Corbett for The New York Times Magazine, an essay that lays bare an empire built on shell companies, weird art depots, and paintings sequestered in vaults.
Outro music: “Break The Line” by Coma Svensson
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel considers the joys of trains and sleeper cars, inspired by Bryn Stole’s essay for Slate, “Wake on a Train.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: A very funny, investigative piece in The Guardian by Elif Batuman: “Proust, ChatGPT and the case of the forgotten quote.”
Julia: In a wonderfully kismet moment, Julia stumbled upon Hilltown Hot Pies, a neapolitan-ish pizzeria in the Berkshires run by chef Rafi Bildner, who previously owned one of Stephen’s favorite pizza spots in Ghent.
Stephen: “The Inheritance Case That Could Unravel an Art Dynasty” by Rachel Corbett for The New York Times Magazine, an essay that lays bare an empire built on shell companies, weird art depots, and paintings sequestered in vaults.
Outro music: “Break The Line” by Coma Svensson
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel considers prep, preppy style, and their relationships to the American art form, inspired by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela’s piece for The New Republic, “We’re All Preppy Now.”
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Endorsements:
Jamelle: The films of Satoshi Kon, the legendary Japanese film director, animator, and screenwriter. Jamelle particularly enjoys Perfect Blue and Millennium Actress, which he calls a “love letter to mid-century Japanese filmmaking.”
Julia: A recent tomato sandwich devotee, Julia endorses Eric Kim’s furikake tomato sandwich recipe for The New York Times. It calls for Wonder Bread, a bit of mayonnaise, heirloom tomatoes, and a sprinkling of the dry Japanese condiment.
Nadira: British neo-funk electronic collective, Jungle, and the dance-based music videos for their latest album, Volcano, specifically “Candle Flame,” “Dominoes,” and viral sensation “Back on 74,” brilliantly choreographed by Shay Latukolan.
Outro music: "Warefare" by Sandra Bjurman
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Julia Turner, Nadira Goffe, Jamelle Bouie
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel considers prep, preppy style, and their relationships to the American art form, inspired by Natalia Mehlman Petrzela’s piece for The New Republic, “We’re All Preppy Now.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Jamelle: The films of Satoshi Kon, the legendary Japanese film director, animator, and screenwriter. Jamelle particularly enjoys Perfect Blue and Millennium Actress, which he calls a “love letter to mid-century Japanese filmmaking.”
Julia: A recent tomato sandwich devotee, Julia endorses Eric Kim’s furikake tomato sandwich recipe for The New York Times. It calls for Wonder Bread, a bit of mayonnaise, heirloom tomatoes, and a sprinkling of the dry Japanese condiment.
Nadira: British neo-funk electronic collective, Jungle, and the dance-based music videos for their latest album, Volcano, specifically “Candle Flame,” “Dominoes,” and viral sensation “Back on 74,” brilliantly choreographed by Shay Latukolan.
Outro music: "Warefare" by Sandra Bjurman
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Julia Turner, Nadira Goffe, Jamelle Bouie
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel examines nature writing and their relationship to the form, inspired by Jonathan Franzen’s essay for The New Yorker, “The Problem with Nature Writing.”
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Endorsements:
Laura: Her quest for a new detective series (that isn’t stupid or cliché) is over: Laura endorses Deadloch, a Prime Video comedy set in Tasmania that’s equal parts genuine mystery and delicious social satire.
Rebecca: Anya Liftig’s memoir, Holler Rat, beautifully recounts her upbringing where she often felt caught between two worlds: the comfortable, upper-middle-class life in Connecticut where she lived, and the summers spent in Appalachia, her mother’s home.
Dana: A behind-the-scenes video for, what could potentially be the song of the summer, “I’m Just Ken” has just been released. In it, we see Ryan Gosling rehearsing and cameos from Greta Gerwig, Simu Liu and co-writer Mark Ronson, and it’s just super fun.
Outro music: “I Want a Change” by The Big Let Down.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel examines nature writing and their relationship to the form, inspired by Jonathan Franzen’s essay for The New Yorker, “The Problem with Nature Writing.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Laura: Her quest for a new detective series (that isn’t stupid or cliché) is over: Laura endorses Deadloch, a Prime Video comedy set in Tasmania that’s equal parts genuine mystery and delicious social satire.
Rebecca: Anya Liftig’s memoir, Holler Rat, beautifully recounts her upbringing where she often felt caught between two worlds: the comfortable, upper-middle-class life in Connecticut where she lived, and the summers spent in Appalachia, her mother’s home.
Dana: A behind-the-scenes video for, what could potentially be the song of the summer, “I’m Just Ken” has just been released. In it, we see Ryan Gosling rehearsing and cameos from Greta Gerwig, Simu Liu and co-writer Mark Ronson, and it’s just super fun.
Outro music: “I Want a Change” by The Big Let Down.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel commemorates hip-hop’s 50th anniversary with a lightning round of personal accounts about their first encounters with the form.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Since their conversation about Sinéad O’Connor a few weeks ago, Dana has dived even deeper into the late Irish singer/songwriter’s oeuvre. One gem she found was The Year of the Horse, a concert documentary recorded live in 1990 at Forest National, Brussels. It’s a fantastic snapshot of a live performance at a very specific time in O’Connor’s life.
Julia: Taylor Swift fans! Julia recently attended Swift’s concert in Los Angeles and was struck by the overall kind, positive, and good vibes of the crowd. Fans of all ages and body types exchanged bracelets with one another, trading “Hi Barbie!” greetings, which made the concert-going experience feel even more special.
Stephen: It may be difficult to convince a teenage girl in 2023 to listen to Tom Waits’ catalog, but Stephen has done exactly that: he created a playlist for his daughter called “Broken Bicycles,” which highlights Waits’ extraordinary ability to write a pop melody.
Outro music: “Spinning Wheels” by Dusty Decks.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel commemorates hip-hop’s 50th anniversary with a lightning round of personal accounts about their first encounters with the form.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Since their conversation about Sinéad O’Connor a few weeks ago, Dana has dived even deeper into the late Irish singer/songwriter’s oeuvre. One gem she found was The Year of the Horse, a concert documentary recorded live in 1990 at Forest National, Brussels. It’s a fantastic snapshot of a live performance at a very specific time in O’Connor’s life.
Julia: Taylor Swift fans! Julia recently attended Swift’s concert in Los Angeles and was struck by the overall kind, positive, and good vibes of the crowd. Fans of all ages and body types exchanged bracelets with one another, trading “Hi Barbie!” greetings, which made the concert-going experience feel even more special.
Stephen: It may be difficult to convince a teenage girl in 2023 to listen to Tom Waits’ catalog, but Stephen has done exactly that: he created a playlist for his daughter called “Broken Bicycles,” which highlights Waits’ extraordinary ability to write a pop melody.
Outro music: “Spinning Wheels” by Dusty Decks.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>You can find their collective favorites here in the Summer Strut '23 Shortlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Ivpm4HVLsMw3LFwkgp7lw?si=90d2d26d65264157
To view Dana, Steve, Julia, and Chris's personal shortlists, check out the Summer Strut show page at slate.com/culturefest.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel does an additional round of their Strut-iest picks.
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Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>You can find their collective favorites here in the Summer Strut '23 Shortlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Ivpm4HVLsMw3LFwkgp7lw?si=90d2d26d65264157
To view Dana, Steve, Julia, and Chris's personal shortlists, check out the Summer Strut show page at slate.com/culturefest.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel does an additional round of their Strut-iest picks.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel chews over our relationships to our digits, inspired by the delightfully small yet cerebral piece by Charlie Warzel for The Atlantic, “In Praise of Phone Numbers.”
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Endorsements:
Dana: While not released on one of her albums, Sinéad O’Connor’s performance of “The Foggy Dew” with The Chieftains at the 1995 IRMA awards in Dublin perfectly captures the singer’s gift for singing live.
Julia: A big fan of lighting candles at dinner, Julia recommends Mole Hollow, a Massachusetts-based company that produces stunning handmade candles in bright, vibrant colors.
John: Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone’s novel, This is How You Lose the Time War, is a beautiful and intimate story with science fiction influences, told through the exchanging of letters, epistolary-style. Shout out to Twitter user @maskofbun for the viral recommendation.
Stephen: He doesn’t normally join the bandwagon of clear winners, but Patrick Radden Keefe’s profile of art dealer Larry Gagosian for The New Yorker is so impressive, it left Stephen speechless.
Outro music: “Forbidden Love” by OTE
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel chews over our relationships to our digits, inspired by the delightfully small yet cerebral piece by Charlie Warzel for The Atlantic, “In Praise of Phone Numbers.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: While not released on one of her albums, Sinéad O’Connor’s performance of “The Foggy Dew” with The Chieftains at the 1995 IRMA awards in Dublin perfectly captures the singer’s gift for singing live.
Julia: A big fan of lighting candles at dinner, Julia recommends Mole Hollow, a Massachusetts-based company that produces stunning handmade candles in bright, vibrant colors.
John: Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone’s novel, This is How You Lose the Time War, is a beautiful and intimate story with science fiction influences, told through the exchanging of letters, epistolary-style. Shout out to Twitter user @maskofbun for the viral recommendation.
Stephen: He doesn’t normally join the bandwagon of clear winners, but Patrick Radden Keefe’s profile of art dealer Larry Gagosian for The New Yorker is so impressive, it left Stephen speechless.
Outro music: “Forbidden Love” by OTE
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel is once again joined by Chris Molanphy to discuss all things Summer Strut. With the annual show just weeks away, the four pull back the curtain to detail their processes, weird observations, and more.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: In line with her theme of the week, “Yay movies and go, go, go to the theater,” Dana highly recommends Theater Camp, a delightful film by Ben Platt and Molly Gordon.
Julia: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipe for zucchini pasta with crispy capers and pistachios isn’t the sort of thing Julia would normally endorse (for one, it’s extremely laborious and you will need to fry individual basil leaves), but it’s vegan, a showstopper, and completely worth it.
Stephen: In honor of the late singer, Stephen recommends two Tony Bennett albums: “The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album” (1975) and “Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall” (1962).
Outro music: “Last Sunday” by OTE
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel is once again joined by Chris Molanphy to discuss all things Summer Strut. With the annual show just weeks away, the four pull back the curtain to detail their processes, weird observations, and more.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: In line with her theme of the week, “Yay movies and go, go, go to the theater,” Dana highly recommends Theater Camp, a delightful film by Ben Platt and Molly Gordon.
Julia: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipe for zucchini pasta with crispy capers and pistachios isn’t the sort of thing Julia would normally endorse (for one, it’s extremely laborious and you will need to fry individual basil leaves), but it’s vegan, a showstopper, and completely worth it.
Stephen: In honor of the late singer, Stephen recommends two Tony Bennett albums: “The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album” (1975) and “Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall” (1962).
Outro music: “Last Sunday” by OTE
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses the lost art of handwriting, inspired by this piece in The Atlantic: “How Handwriting Lost Its Personality” by Rachel Gutman-Wei.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Nadira: Adele’s tribute to George Michael — The singer’s performance of “Fastlove” at the 2017 Grammy’s is far from perfect, but it’s exactly those flaws and her raw emotion that makes this rendition so moving.
Also, NewJeans! Nadira adores this shapeshifting K-pop girl group and the ways they evoke nostalgia using Y2K visuals and hip hop elements. Stream their latest songs “Super Shy” and the self-titled “New Jeans.” (She also likes “Ditto” and “Attention”)
Dana: Billie Eilish, “What Was I Made For?” — Longtime Billie Eilish fan, Dana, recommends the pop star’s most recent music video, which was directed by Eilish and beautifully captures the melancholy of a doll’s role. It’s also a bit of free promotion for the upcoming Barbie film, which uses “What Was I Made For” in its final scenes.
Stephen: George Michael, “Waiting for That Day” — Stephen will never forget the day when he, free from the bias against Wham! and pop music he grew up with, finally realized that George Michal was a musical genius. This song about loss and an inherent sadness is especially moving.
Outro music: Adele's tribute to George Michael at the 2017 Grammys.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Audio engineering by Merritt Jacob. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses the lost art of handwriting, inspired by this piece in The Atlantic: “How Handwriting Lost Its Personality” by Rachel Gutman-Wei.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Nadira: Adele’s tribute to George Michael — The singer’s performance of “Fastlove” at the 2017 Grammy’s is far from perfect, but it’s exactly those flaws and her raw emotion that makes this rendition so moving.
Also, NewJeans! Nadira adores this shapeshifting K-pop girl group and the ways they evoke nostalgia using Y2K visuals and hip hop elements. Stream their latest songs “Super Shy” and the self-titled “New Jeans.” (She also likes “Ditto” and “Attention”)
Dana: Billie Eilish, “What Was I Made For?” — Longtime Billie Eilish fan, Dana, recommends the pop star’s most recent music video, which was directed by Eilish and beautifully captures the melancholy of a doll’s role. It’s also a bit of free promotion for the upcoming Barbie film, which uses “What Was I Made For” in its final scenes.
Stephen: George Michael, “Waiting for That Day” — Stephen will never forget the day when he, free from the bias against Wham! and pop music he grew up with, finally realized that George Michal was a musical genius. This song about loss and an inherent sadness is especially moving.
Outro music: Adele's tribute to George Michael at the 2017 Grammys.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Audio engineering by Merritt Jacob. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses pickleball, America’s fastest growing sport.
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Endorsements:
Dana: “They Don’t Want Us and We Don’t Need Them” – David Roth on the drama surrounding GQ’s David Zaslav story and the depressing state of media for Defector.
Dan: Patrick deWitt novels – Specifically, the Canadian novelist’s latest, The Librarianist.
Stephen: Diary of a Foreigner in Paris – Curzio Malaparte recounts his return to postwar Europe and his complex relationship with fascism.
Outro music: “Backwards” by Staffan Carlen
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel discusses pickleball, America’s fastest growing sport.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: “They Don’t Want Us and We Don’t Need Them” – David Roth on the drama surrounding GQ’s David Zaslav story and the depressing state of media for Defector.
Dan: Patrick deWitt novels – Specifically, the Canadian novelist’s latest, The Librarianist.
Stephen: Diary of a Foreigner in Paris – Curzio Malaparte recounts his return to postwar Europe and his complex relationship with fascism.
Outro music: “Backwards” by Staffan Carlen
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel dives into the reliably controversial Agnes Callard’s latest piece, “The Case Against Travel.”
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Endorsements:
Dana: “The Joy of Traveling Solo” — Inspired by this week’s Slate Plus segment, Dana endorses writer Andre Acimen’s piece in Town & Country about the joys of being in a new place alone.
Julia: Raiders of the Lost Ark Story Conference Transcript — Over five days in January 1978, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Lawrence Kasdan came together to brainstorm what would later become the Raiders of the Lost Ark screenplay. The entire story session transcript has been published in its entirety.
Stephen: “A Sort of Buzzing Inside My Head” — A beautifully written piece by Jessica Riskin for The New York Review that explores ChatGPT’s relationship to the Turing Test and what it tells us about the meaning of “intelligence.”
Outro music: “Spinning the Wheels” by Dusty Decks
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel dives into the reliably controversial Agnes Callard’s latest piece, “The Case Against Travel.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: “The Joy of Traveling Solo” — Inspired by this week’s Slate Plus segment, Dana endorses writer Andre Acimen’s piece in Town & Country about the joys of being in a new place alone.
Julia: Raiders of the Lost Ark Story Conference Transcript — Over five days in January 1978, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Lawrence Kasdan came together to brainstorm what would later become the Raiders of the Lost Ark screenplay. The entire story session transcript has been published in its entirety.
Stephen: “A Sort of Buzzing Inside My Head” — A beautifully written piece by Jessica Riskin for The New York Review that explores ChatGPT’s relationship to the Turing Test and what it tells us about the meaning of “intelligence.”
Outro music: “Spinning the Wheels” by Dusty Decks
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel dives into former New York Times film critic—and current Book Review critic—A.O. Scott’s recent piece, “Everyone Likes Reading. Why Are We So Afraid of It?”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Access and Engagement Curator at the Brontë Parsonage Museum — The Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth is hiring! Dana thinks someone out there must be perfect for this wonderful job: a part-time Access and Engagement curator at the former home of the Brontë family and where Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall were written. Applications close on Sunday, July 2nd.
Julia: Cédric Grolet on Instagram — The French pastry chef (who works as executive pastry chef at Le Meurice in Paris) posts beautifully shot baking videos to his Instagram and TikTok. In them, he demonstrates how to make fruity, complex pastries at a huge scale. The result is perfection.
Stephen: “Cancelled” by Amia Srinivasan — Published by the London Review of Books, “Cancelled” is philosopher Amia Srinivasan’s exploration of the role of fee speech on campus. In it, she asks “Who gets to speak?” and details the ways academic freedom is currently being suppressed.
Outro music: “Zero Gravity” by ELFL
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel dives into former New York Times film critic—and current Book Review critic—A.O. Scott’s recent piece, “Everyone Likes Reading. Why Are We So Afraid of It?”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Access and Engagement Curator at the Brontë Parsonage Museum — The Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth is hiring! Dana thinks someone out there must be perfect for this wonderful job: a part-time Access and Engagement curator at the former home of the Brontë family and where Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall were written. Applications close on Sunday, July 2nd.
Julia: Cédric Grolet on Instagram — The French pastry chef (who works as executive pastry chef at Le Meurice in Paris) posts beautifully shot baking videos to his Instagram and TikTok. In them, he demonstrates how to make fruity, complex pastries at a huge scale. The result is perfection.
Stephen: “Cancelled” by Amia Srinivasan — Published by the London Review of Books, “Cancelled” is philosopher Amia Srinivasan’s exploration of the role of fee speech on campus. In it, she asks “Who gets to speak?” and details the ways academic freedom is currently being suppressed.
Outro music: “Zero Gravity” by ELFL
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Dana, Candice, and Cheyna delve into TikTok’s latest trend: “beige flags.” Not quite red or alarming, nor something you absolutely love, beige flags are little quirks a person reveals that makes you go, “Hmm… okay.” Their conversation is inspired by Buzzfeed’s “‘My Boyfriend Always Asks The Waiter What To Order’” and The Cut’s “So What’s Your ‘Beige Flag?’”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Reality — Based on the real-life FBI interrogation transcript of whistleblower Reality Winner (played wonderfully by Sydney Sweeney), Dana describes HBO Max’s Reality as a surprisingly experimental film that manages to recount the story of a historical event without any dramatic reenactments or fictionalized scenarios.
Candice: Glossy: Ambition, Beauty, and the Inside Story of Emily Weiss’s Glossier — Written by Marisa Meltzer, Glossy exposes the history of Glossier, one of America’s hottest and most consequential startups and examines the enigmatic woman responsible for it all. A must read for any Girl Boss obsessives.
Cheyna: Below Deck — If you’re looking for fun, “turn your brain off” television, it doesn’t get much better than Below Deck, according to Cheyna. Below Deck (and its many Bravo spin-off series) follows the crews of luxury sailing yachts and all of the mess and drama that comes along with the job.
Outro music: “You Know What I Want” by Staffan Carlen.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews and Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stevens, Candice Lim, Sam Adams, Cheyna Roth
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Dana, Candice, and Cheyna delve into TikTok’s latest trend: “beige flags.” Not quite red or alarming, nor something you absolutely love, beige flags are little quirks a person reveals that makes you go, “Hmm… okay.” Their conversation is inspired by Buzzfeed’s “‘My Boyfriend Always Asks The Waiter What To Order’” and The Cut’s “So What’s Your ‘Beige Flag?’”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Reality — Based on the real-life FBI interrogation transcript of whistleblower Reality Winner (played wonderfully by Sydney Sweeney), Dana describes HBO Max’s Reality as a surprisingly experimental film that manages to recount the story of a historical event without any dramatic reenactments or fictionalized scenarios.
Candice: Glossy: Ambition, Beauty, and the Inside Story of Emily Weiss’s Glossier — Written by Marisa Meltzer, Glossy exposes the history of Glossier, one of America’s hottest and most consequential startups and examines the enigmatic woman responsible for it all. A must read for any Girl Boss obsessives.
Cheyna: Below Deck — If you’re looking for fun, “turn your brain off” television, it doesn’t get much better than Below Deck, according to Cheyna. Below Deck (and its many Bravo spin-off series) follows the crews of luxury sailing yachts and all of the mess and drama that comes along with the job.
Outro music: “You Know What I Want” by Staffan Carlen.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews and Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Hosts
Dana Stevens, Candice Lim, Sam Adams, Cheyna Roth
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Dana and Stephen are joined by Slate senior editor Rebecca Onion to discuss the ways therapy language has found its way into everyday conversations, inspired by The Rise of Therapy Speak (Katy Waldman, The New Yorker) and “‘Doing the Work’ and the Obsession With Superficial Self-Improvement (Jessica Grose, The New York Times).
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Stephen: A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov — “An expression of Byronism as it reaches Russian shores.” Written in 1939 by one of the great Russian poets, A Hero of Our Time follows a nihilistic anti-hero on his many misadventures.
Dana: Everything Isn’t Terrible by Dr. Kathleen Smith (Audio book) — To go with this week’s Plus segment, Dana recommends this very good self help book. The audio book is partly narrated by the author Dr. Kathleen Smith, who works as a family systems therapist.
June: Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel (Audio series) — Based on the beautifully written comic strip, Dykes to Watch Out For is an Audible series adapted by Pulitzer Prize finalist Madeleine George that features voices from Roxane Gay, Jane Lynch, Carrie Brownstein, and more.
Outro music: “What We Didn't Do” by Particle House
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Dana and Stephen are joined by Slate senior editor Rebecca Onion to discuss the ways therapy language has found its way into everyday conversations, inspired by The Rise of Therapy Speak (Katy Waldman, The New Yorker) and “‘Doing the Work’ and the Obsession With Superficial Self-Improvement (Jessica Grose, The New York Times).
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Stephen: A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov — “An expression of Byronism as it reaches Russian shores.” Written in 1939 by one of the great Russian poets, A Hero of Our Time follows a nihilistic anti-hero on his many misadventures.
Dana: Everything Isn’t Terrible by Dr. Kathleen Smith (Audio book) — To go with this week’s Plus segment, Dana recommends this very good self help book. The audio book is partly narrated by the author Dr. Kathleen Smith, who works as a family systems therapist.
June: Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel (Audio series) — Based on the beautifully written comic strip, Dykes to Watch Out For is an Audible series adapted by Pulitzer Prize finalist Madeleine George that features voices from Roxane Gay, Jane Lynch, Carrie Brownstein, and more.
Outro music: “What We Didn't Do” by Particle House
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel reflects on their professional lives with a listener question: What is your relationship to your work after you’ve completed it?
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Stephen: “Trespassing on Edith Wharton” by Alissa Bennett for The Paris Review — An essential piece and “exemplary specimen” that’s critical to the discussion of what literary criticism looks like in today’s digital media age.
Dana: “The Dress Diary of Mrs. Anne Sykes” by Kate Strasdin for The Paris Review — An excerpt from the fashion historian’s upcoming book The Dress Diary: Secrets from a Victorian Woman’s Wardrobe. A fantastic glimpse into the Victorian period, what people wore then, and what they did in those clothes.
Julia: Holedown — A mindless, addictive iPhone game that Julia describes as “Asteroid, but down instead of up.” This endorsement comes from John August, the host of her favorite podcasts, Scriptnotes.
Outro music is "Back to Silence" by OTE
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel reflects on their professional lives with a listener question: What is your relationship to your work after you’ve completed it?
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Stephen: “Trespassing on Edith Wharton” by Alissa Bennett for The Paris Review — An essential piece and “exemplary specimen” that’s critical to the discussion of what literary criticism looks like in today’s digital media age.
Dana: “The Dress Diary of Mrs. Anne Sykes” by Kate Strasdin for The Paris Review — An excerpt from the fashion historian’s upcoming book The Dress Diary: Secrets from a Victorian Woman’s Wardrobe. A fantastic glimpse into the Victorian period, what people wore then, and what they did in those clothes.
Julia: Holedown — A mindless, addictive iPhone game that Julia describes as “Asteroid, but down instead of up.” This endorsement comes from John August, the host of her favorite podcasts, Scriptnotes.
Outro music is "Back to Silence" by OTE
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel gets deep with a question from Julia Turner: What is one small life thing you’re absolutely terrible at?
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Stephen: Jury Duty’s finale — After last week’s discussion, Stephen finished Jury Duty and discovered one of the better hours of television he’d seen in a long time, calling it “the antidote to reality TV: a genuinely wonderful show that is in a class of its own.”
Dana: Studs Terkel’s Radio Archive — WFMT-FM in Chicago published an archive of over 1,000 digitalized audio tapes that originally aired over 45 years on Studs Turkel’s radio show. No one interviews quite like him, a man of the people who can talk to pretty much anyone about anything. A stand out: this interview with Buster Keaton.
Julia: Frozen sliced bread — Discovering this life hack changed everything: crusty bread saved for later, sliced and stowed in the freezer. Is this the best thing since… sliced bread? Or, as Dana quips, “You can’t spell sliced bread without ‘iced bread.’”
Outro music: "Blue Nights and Yellow Days" by Matt Large
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel gets deep with a question from Julia Turner: What is one small life thing you’re absolutely terrible at?
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Stephen: Jury Duty’s finale — After last week’s discussion, Stephen finished Jury Duty and discovered one of the better hours of television he’d seen in a long time, calling it “the antidote to reality TV: a genuinely wonderful show that is in a class of its own.”
Dana: Studs Terkel’s Radio Archive — WFMT-FM in Chicago published an archive of over 1,000 digitalized audio tapes that originally aired over 45 years on Studs Turkel’s radio show. No one interviews quite like him, a man of the people who can talk to pretty much anyone about anything. A stand out: this interview with Buster Keaton.
Julia: Frozen sliced bread — Discovering this life hack changed everything: crusty bread saved for later, sliced and stowed in the freezer. Is this the best thing since… sliced bread? Or, as Dana quips, “You can’t spell sliced bread without ‘iced bread.’”
Outro music: "Blue Nights and Yellow Days" by Matt Large
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel talks about Martha Stewart posing for Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit cover at 81 and what it actually achieves in terms of empowerment for women.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Stephen: “The Price of Crypto” — A comprehensive and non-esoteric summation of Bitcoin’s history (both the network and “currency”) published by The New York Review of Books.
Dana: The simple joy of spring cleaning — While clearing out her basement, Dana recently unearthed an old record player and rediscovered her love of listening to vinyls to pass time.
Rebecca: The Lure (2015) — To prepare for Disney’s upcoming The Little Mermaid live action revival, Rebecca and her husband are binging mermaid-related movies. At the top of her list: The Lure, a Polish musical-horror film directed by Agnieszka Smoczyńska that tells the tale of two sirens who emerge from the water and perform in a nightclub.
Outro music: “Any Other Way” by Particle House.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel talks about Martha Stewart posing for Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit cover at 81 and what it actually achieves in terms of empowerment for women.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Stephen: “The Price of Crypto” — A comprehensive and non-esoteric summation of Bitcoin’s history (both the network and “currency”) published by The New York Review of Books.
Dana: The simple joy of spring cleaning — While clearing out her basement, Dana recently unearthed an old record player and rediscovered her love of listening to vinyls to pass time.
Rebecca: The Lure (2015) — To prepare for Disney’s upcoming The Little Mermaid live action revival, Rebecca and her husband are binging mermaid-related movies. At the top of her list: The Lure, a Polish musical-horror film directed by Agnieszka Smoczyńska that tells the tale of two sirens who emerge from the water and perform in a nightclub.
Outro music: “Any Other Way” by Particle House.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
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]]>In Slate Plus, Steve's recent move and how physical place relates to phases of life.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: The vibes-based playlists on Matthew Perpetua’s YouTube channel
Julia: Amityville: An Origin Story on MGM+ and Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One | The Biggest Stunt in Cinema History (Tom Cruise)
Stephen: See Feist live if you have the opportunity.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Outro music: "Bloody Hunter" by Paisley Pink.
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]]>In Slate Plus, Steve's recent move and how physical place relates to phases of life.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: The vibes-based playlists on Matthew Perpetua’s YouTube channel
Julia: Amityville: An Origin Story on MGM+ and Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One | The Biggest Stunt in Cinema History (Tom Cruise)
Stephen: See Feist live if you have the opportunity.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.
Outro music: "Bloody Hunter" by Paisley Pink.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel gets into the health of alcohol and caffeine, inspired by this Slate article:
https://slate.com/technology/2023/04/alcohol-wine-drinking-healthy-dangerous-study.html
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Newsreels from the UCLA Film & Television Archive
Julia: The Ultimate L.A. Bookshelf
Stephen: Jan Lisiecki - Chopin: Complete Nocturnes
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "The Red Light Special" by Matt Large.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel gets into the health of alcohol and caffeine, inspired by this Slate article:
https://slate.com/technology/2023/04/alcohol-wine-drinking-healthy-dangerous-study.html
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Newsreels from the UCLA Film & Television Archive
Julia: The Ultimate L.A. Bookshelf
Stephen: Jan Lisiecki - Chopin: Complete Nocturnes
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "The Red Light Special" by Matt Large.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel gets into their relationships with Google Maps, prompted by this article in the Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/04/google-maps-world-perception/673834/
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: The 2010 National Theatre production of Hamlet starring Rory Kinnear.
Julia: L.A. Times’ The Wide Shot newsletter to help you stay informed about the WGA strike.
Stephen: The HBO series High Maintenance. (And, via Dana, the original web series.)
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "Champions Day" by Lupus Nocte.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel gets into their relationships with Google Maps, prompted by this article in the Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/04/google-maps-world-perception/673834/
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Endorsements:
Dana: The 2010 National Theatre production of Hamlet starring Rory Kinnear.
Julia: L.A. Times’ The Wide Shot newsletter to help you stay informed about the WGA strike.
Stephen: The HBO series High Maintenance. (And, via Dana, the original web series.)
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "Champions Day" by Lupus Nocte.
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]]>Endorsements
Jamelle Bouie: The 1971 film Carnal Knowledge, directed by Mike Nichols.
Nadira Goffe: Ackee and saltfish, a delicious Jamaican breakfast.
Julia Turner: The 2011 documentary Sing Your Song about Harry Belafonte.
Questions? Comments? Email us at culturefest@slate.com
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Outro music: “What We Didn't Do” by Particle House.
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]]>Endorsements
Jamelle Bouie: The 1971 film Carnal Knowledge, directed by Mike Nichols.
Nadira Goffe: Ackee and saltfish, a delicious Jamaican breakfast.
Julia Turner: The 2011 documentary Sing Your Song about Harry Belafonte.
Questions? Comments? Email us at culturefest@slate.com
Production assistance by Yesica Balderama. Production by Cameron Drews.
Outro music: “What We Didn't Do” by Particle House.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel goes deep into spoilers and specifics about Beau is Afraid.
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Endorsements:
Dana: Sir John Soane’s Museum in London.
Sam: The Voyager by Jenny Lewis
Stephen: Multitudes by Feist, as well as the Feist and Kings of Convenience collaboration “Red Wing” (mislabeled as “Rewind” on YouTube).
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "Did I Make You Wait" by Staffan Carlen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel goes deep into spoilers and specifics about Beau is Afraid.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Sir John Soane’s Museum in London.
Sam: The Voyager by Jenny Lewis
Stephen: Multitudes by Feist, as well as the Feist and Kings of Convenience collaboration “Red Wing” (mislabeled as “Rewind” on YouTube).
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "Did I Make You Wait" by Staffan Carlen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about leftovers and food waste, inspired by Tamar Adler's book The Everlasting Meal Cookbook.
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Endorsements:
Rebecca: The new memoir Don’t Call Me Home by Alexandra Auder.
Julia: Julia is endorsing the activity that is googling things with your kids, as inspired by her family’s deep dive into the history of Fanta while on vacation.
Stephen: Jazz pianist Brad Mehldau’s album Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays The Beatles
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "Jenny's Alright" by OTE.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about leftovers and food waste, inspired by Tamar Adler's book The Everlasting Meal Cookbook.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Rebecca: The new memoir Don’t Call Me Home by Alexandra Auder.
Julia: Julia is endorsing the activity that is googling things with your kids, as inspired by her family’s deep dive into the history of Fanta while on vacation.
Stephen: Jazz pianist Brad Mehldau’s album Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays The Beatles
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "Jenny's Alright" by OTE.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about Phantom of the Opera finally leaving Broadway after more than three decades.
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Endorsements:
Nadira: Nadira encourages you to visit the weirdo, small museums in your area that you might not go to otherwise, as inspired by her impromptu visit to the New York Transit Museum.
Isaac: The movie The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent and the book Dear Committee Members.
Dana: A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music is: "Last Sunday" by OTE.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about Phantom of the Opera finally leaving Broadway after more than three decades.
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Endorsements:
Nadira: Nadira encourages you to visit the weirdo, small museums in your area that you might not go to otherwise, as inspired by her impromptu visit to the New York Transit Museum.
Isaac: The movie The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent and the book Dear Committee Members.
Dana: A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music is: "Last Sunday" by OTE.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses Freud’s comeback.
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Endorsements:
Dana: Lorraine Hunt sings Handel
Nadira: The app and website Music League
Stephen: “The Trails of the Young: A Semester” by Mary Gaitskill
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music is: "Self Made Woman" by Katharine Appleton.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses Freud’s comeback.
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Endorsements:
Dana: Lorraine Hunt sings Handel
Nadira: The app and website Music League
Stephen: “The Trails of the Young: A Semester” by Mary Gaitskill
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music is: "Self Made Woman" by Katharine Appleton.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel answers a listener question about the practicalities of being a critic.
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Endorsements:
Dana: The movie Smooth Talk from 1985.
Julia: “You Didn’t” by Brett Young
Stephen: The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music is: "Blue Nights and Yellow Days" by Matt Large.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel answers a listener question about the practicalities of being a critic.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: The movie Smooth Talk from 1985.
Julia: “You Didn’t” by Brett Young
Stephen: The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music is: "Blue Nights and Yellow Days" by Matt Large.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses the recent New Yorker profile, “Agnes Callard’s Marriage of the Minds.”
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Endorsements:
Dana: “Fat Suit Fart Attack: The Whale,” by Lindy West in her newsletter Butt News
Julia: The monthly Cartoon Club at the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles.
Stephen: The live music and food at the Lagniappe House in Miami.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro Music: “200 Dont’s” by Conditional
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses the recent New Yorker profile, “Agnes Callard’s Marriage of the Minds.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: “Fat Suit Fart Attack: The Whale,” by Lindy West in her newsletter Butt News
Julia: The monthly Cartoon Club at the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles.
Stephen: The live music and food at the Lagniappe House in Miami.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro Music: “200 Dont’s” by Conditional
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about the poor state of projection at movie theaters.
Editor’s note: In the episode, the historian Kim Phillips-Fein is incorrectly referred to as “he” instead of “she.”
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Endorsements:
Dana: Charlie Kaufman’s speech at the WGA awards.
Julia: Sam Anderson’s Spirited Away to Miyazaki Land and Miyazaki’s film Kiki’s Delivery Service.
Stephen: The Betrayal of Adam Smith by Kim Phillips-Fein
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
"You Know What I Want" by Staffan Carlen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about the poor state of projection at movie theaters.
Editor’s note: In the episode, the historian Kim Phillips-Fein is incorrectly referred to as “he” instead of “she.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Charlie Kaufman’s speech at the WGA awards.
Julia: Sam Anderson’s Spirited Away to Miyazaki Land and Miyazaki’s film Kiki’s Delivery Service.
Stephen: The Betrayal of Adam Smith by Kim Phillips-Fein
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
"You Know What I Want" by Staffan Carlen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about the controversial changes to Roald Dahl’s books.
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Endorsements:
Dana: Nathan Hiller’s article ‘The End of the English Major’ in The New Yorker.
Julia: Art But Make It Sports on Instagram
Stephen: ‘Are You Sure’ by Willie Nelson from The Demos Project: Volume One
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "Backwards" by Staffan Carlen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about the controversial changes to Roald Dahl’s books.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Nathan Hiller’s article ‘The End of the English Major’ in The New Yorker.
Julia: Art But Make It Sports on Instagram
Stephen: ‘Are You Sure’ by Willie Nelson from The Demos Project: Volume One
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "Backwards" by Staffan Carlen.
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]]>In Slate Plus they talk about the Bing Chatbot and this article in the New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/technology/bing-chatbot-microsoft-chatgpt.html
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Endorsements:
Dana: A YouTube user named “nobody.” They post all these incredible baroque playlists with great names.
Jamelle: The films of Satoshi Kon.
Stephen: Listen to Barry Harris, a solo piano album by Barry Harris.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "Forbidden Love" by OTE.
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]]>In Slate Plus they talk about the Bing Chatbot and this article in the New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/technology/bing-chatbot-microsoft-chatgpt.html
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: A YouTube user named “nobody.” They post all these incredible baroque playlists with great names.
Jamelle: The films of Satoshi Kon.
Stephen: Listen to Barry Harris, a solo piano album by Barry Harris.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "Forbidden Love" by OTE.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts discuss Leslie Jamison’s article in the New Yorker, “Why Everyone Feels Like They’re Faking It,” about Imposter Syndrome.
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Endorsements:
Dana: Burt Bacharach’s live concert with Elvis Costello at The Royal Festival
Julia: Prince’s Super Bowl XLI Halftime Performance and the oral history behind this iconic performance.
Stephen: Essay in the Dublin Review of Books titled, Problems, problems by Johnny Lyons
Bonus from Nadira: Rihanna’s VMA Medley
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "Break The Line" by Coma Svensson.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts discuss Leslie Jamison’s article in the New Yorker, “Why Everyone Feels Like They’re Faking It,” about Imposter Syndrome.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Burt Bacharach’s live concert with Elvis Costello at The Royal Festival
Julia: Prince’s Super Bowl XLI Halftime Performance and the oral history behind this iconic performance.
Stephen: Essay in the Dublin Review of Books titled, Problems, problems by Johnny Lyons
Bonus from Nadira: Rihanna’s VMA Medley
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "Break The Line" by Coma Svensson.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about the closing of the “World’s Best Restaurant” Noma.
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Endorsements:
Dana: I have great, great affection for Jason Segel. Nobody is talking about his children’s books. It’s this series called Nightmares! that he co-wrote with Kirsten Miller. There are also two sequels. Any kid about 10 or 11 years old can handle them.
Julia: OG food friend of the program Dan Pashman has followed up his invention of an entirely new pasta shape (Cascatelli) in 2021 with the release of two more shapes: Quattrotini and Vesuvio. These aren’t inventions, they are less commonly found shapes that he is helping bring to a larger audience of eaters. Dan is continuing his partnership with Sfoglini and you can buy the shapes on their site. [Producer note: Gluten free people can enjoy a gf version that Dan made in partnership with Banza.]
Stephen: I enjoyed the Nordic crime series The Bridge. It introduced me to Kim Bodnis, a great actor Americans would get to know as the assassin handler on Killing Eve. I finally caught up with the third season and it’s great.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "If Only I Was a Poet" by Staffan Carlen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about the closing of the “World’s Best Restaurant” Noma.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: I have great, great affection for Jason Segel. Nobody is talking about his children’s books. It’s this series called Nightmares! that he co-wrote with Kirsten Miller. There are also two sequels. Any kid about 10 or 11 years old can handle them.
Julia: OG food friend of the program Dan Pashman has followed up his invention of an entirely new pasta shape (Cascatelli) in 2021 with the release of two more shapes: Quattrotini and Vesuvio. These aren’t inventions, they are less commonly found shapes that he is helping bring to a larger audience of eaters. Dan is continuing his partnership with Sfoglini and you can buy the shapes on their site. [Producer note: Gluten free people can enjoy a gf version that Dan made in partnership with Banza.]
Stephen: I enjoyed the Nordic crime series The Bridge. It introduced me to Kim Bodnis, a great actor Americans would get to know as the assassin handler on Killing Eve. I finally caught up with the third season and it’s great.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "If Only I Was a Poet" by Staffan Carlen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about the sleepover panic.
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Endorsements:
Dana: Kiss Me Petruchio is an hour long documentary about the 1981 Shakespeare in the Park production of The Taming of the Shrew starring a young Meryl Streep and a young Raul Julia.
Julia: The third episode of HBO’s The Last of Us featuring Murray Bartlett and Nick Offerman.
Stephen: I couldn’t let the death of Tom Verlaine go unremarked. The albums Adventure and Marquee Moon that he made with his band Television are both absolute stone cold masterpieces.
And a discovery: Skeeter Davis, anybody?
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "Stone Cookies" by Dusty Decks.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about the sleepover panic.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Kiss Me Petruchio is an hour long documentary about the 1981 Shakespeare in the Park production of The Taming of the Shrew starring a young Meryl Streep and a young Raul Julia.
Julia: The third episode of HBO’s The Last of Us featuring Murray Bartlett and Nick Offerman.
Stephen: I couldn’t let the death of Tom Verlaine go unremarked. The albums Adventure and Marquee Moon that he made with his band Television are both absolute stone cold masterpieces.
And a discovery: Skeeter Davis, anybody?
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "Stone Cookies" by Dusty Decks.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about this year’s Oscar nominations.
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Endorsements:
Dana: Werner Herzog is in his somber, elegiac mode with The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft. Not to be confused with Fire of Love, about the same people, but made by Sara Dosa.
Julia: Endorsing the third season of Never Have I Ever. It’s such a good show. Sometimes I take for granted the variety of things being made.
Stephen: Two things: 1. I am comically late on Better Call Saul. 2. Sam Gendel is a young L.A. jazz guy with a DGAF attitude towards even the music he makes, in a weird way. The album is called blueblue. Just amazing.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "Last Sunday" by OTE.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about this year’s Oscar nominations.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Also, we're hiring! If you'd like to apply to be the production assistant for the Culture Gabfest, please send a cover letter with two suggestions for topics to culturegabfestassistant@gmail.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Werner Herzog is in his somber, elegiac mode with The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft. Not to be confused with Fire of Love, about the same people, but made by Sara Dosa.
Julia: Endorsing the third season of Never Have I Ever. It’s such a good show. Sometimes I take for granted the variety of things being made.
Stephen: Two things: 1. I am comically late on Better Call Saul. 2. Sam Gendel is a young L.A. jazz guy with a DGAF attitude towards even the music he makes, in a weird way. The album is called blueblue. Just amazing.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "Last Sunday" by OTE.
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]]>Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dan: Two books publishing this week, an anti-romantic comedy, Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey, about a young woman in Toronto failing to deal with her divorce, and a novel by Matthew Salesses titled The Sense of Wonder about the ways Asian Americans navigate the worlds of sports and entertainment when everything is stacked against them.
Julia: The Smitten Kitchen recipe for seven-yolk pasta dough.
Dana: An unexpected yet beautiful viral Twitter thread by @annethegnome about mushrooms.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "Pull Me Out" by Mike Stringer.
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]]>Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dan: Two books publishing this week, an anti-romantic comedy, Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey, about a young woman in Toronto failing to deal with her divorce, and a novel by Matthew Salesses titled The Sense of Wonder about the ways Asian Americans navigate the worlds of sports and entertainment when everything is stacked against them.
Julia: The Smitten Kitchen recipe for seven-yolk pasta dough.
Dana: An unexpected yet beautiful viral Twitter thread by @annethegnome about mushrooms.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "Pull Me Out" by Mike Stringer.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel answers a listener's question about whether it is more fun to love or hate a piece of art when working as a critic.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Eleonor Bindman is an incredible pianist, arranger, and transcriber. Her big thing is transcription of Bach for four-hand piano. I’ve seen her play a duet with another person and the four hands do things the two hands can’t. Her newest release is J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites (transcribed for piano duet by Eleonor Bindman), which is performed by Bindman and Susan Sobolewski. Also, go follow her on social media and just learn about Bach from her.
Julia: I think regular listeners know that I like to bake. I am endorsing a cookbook that was recommended to me by the L.A. Times newsletter. It’s A Good Day to Bake: Simple Baking Recipes for Every Mood by Benjamina Ebuehi, who was a contestant on The Great British Bake Off. For my husband’s birthday we made a olive oil flourless chocolate cake that you cover in a ganache frosting. Wow, it’s a great recipe.
BONUS: Here's Julia's piece about her family's famous potato balls: https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2022-12-21/holiday-family-german-potato-balls
Stephen: Zadie Smith has written a definitive essay about the movie that most stayed with me from last year: Tár. It is a masterpiece. My admiration for Zadie Smith as a critic is hitting a zenith and I thought it couldn’t get any higher than it already was. Dear God, the woman is just deft and delightful and deep.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "Self Made Woman" by Katharine Appleton.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel answers a listener's question about whether it is more fun to love or hate a piece of art when working as a critic.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: Eleonor Bindman is an incredible pianist, arranger, and transcriber. Her big thing is transcription of Bach for four-hand piano. I’ve seen her play a duet with another person and the four hands do things the two hands can’t. Her newest release is J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites (transcribed for piano duet by Eleonor Bindman), which is performed by Bindman and Susan Sobolewski. Also, go follow her on social media and just learn about Bach from her.
Julia: I think regular listeners know that I like to bake. I am endorsing a cookbook that was recommended to me by the L.A. Times newsletter. It’s A Good Day to Bake: Simple Baking Recipes for Every Mood by Benjamina Ebuehi, who was a contestant on The Great British Bake Off. For my husband’s birthday we made a olive oil flourless chocolate cake that you cover in a ganache frosting. Wow, it’s a great recipe.
BONUS: Here's Julia's piece about her family's famous potato balls: https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2022-12-21/holiday-family-german-potato-balls
Stephen: Zadie Smith has written a definitive essay about the movie that most stayed with me from last year: Tár. It is a masterpiece. My admiration for Zadie Smith as a critic is hitting a zenith and I thought it couldn’t get any higher than it already was. Dear God, the woman is just deft and delightful and deep.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "Self Made Woman" by Katharine Appleton.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel answers one final question from a listener named James.
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Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "Blue Nights and Yellow Days" by Matt Large.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel answers one final question from a listener named James.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "Blue Nights and Yellow Days" by Matt Large.
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]]>After the interview, June and co-host Isaac Butler discuss the faulty metric of character likeability in both fiction and nonfiction. They also chat about creative collaboration and tough career decisions.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Taffy tells a story about her upcoming novel, Long Island Compromise.
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]]>After the interview, June and co-host Isaac Butler discuss the faulty metric of character likeability in both fiction and nonfiction. They also chat about creative collaboration and tough career decisions.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Taffy tells a story about her upcoming novel, Long Island Compromise.
If you enjoy this episode, make sure to subscribe to Working wherever you get your podcasts.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel answers a listener question about which works of art they like to revisit again and again?
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: Spending an afternoon at the Aftel Archive of Curious Scents in Berkeley, California.
Julia: The videos of Front Porch Dad on Instagram.
Stephen: The essay “Ol’ Blue Eyes,” by Simon Callow about Paul Newman in the New York Review of Books.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "Lonely Calling" by Arc De Soleil.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel answers a listener question about which works of art they like to revisit again and again?
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: Spending an afternoon at the Aftel Archive of Curious Scents in Berkeley, California.
Julia: The videos of Front Porch Dad on Instagram.
Stephen: The essay “Ol’ Blue Eyes,” by Simon Callow about Paul Newman in the New York Review of Books.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music: "Lonely Calling" by Arc De Soleil.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel shares a fun follow-up on one of Julia’s recent endorsements.
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Endorsements
Dan: I’m endorsing a delightful book called What Artists Wear by Charlie Porter. It is exactly what it sounds like. This book really reminded me that art is work and it demands respect as a result of that, but it also reminds you that artists are often total, delightful weirdos.
Julia: Somehow I didn’t yet share the song that I liked best in 2022. It’s a song I considered submitting for Summer Strut. Frankly, I’m a little bit embarrassed because it’s a song about having breasts and really enjoying having breasts. It’s “Coconuts” by Kim Petras. It’s very funny and very peppy.
Isaac: I’m endorsing Connie Willis’ wonderful novel, To Say Nothing of the Dog. It is incredibly funny. The Victorian era gets satirized brilliantly. It’s just a soup-to-nuts delight. If you’re looking to have a really fun week of reading on your hands, this book is a great bet.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music is "Pike Place Market" by Rockin' For Decades.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel shares a fun follow-up on one of Julia’s recent endorsements.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dan: I’m endorsing a delightful book called What Artists Wear by Charlie Porter. It is exactly what it sounds like. This book really reminded me that art is work and it demands respect as a result of that, but it also reminds you that artists are often total, delightful weirdos.
Julia: Somehow I didn’t yet share the song that I liked best in 2022. It’s a song I considered submitting for Summer Strut. Frankly, I’m a little bit embarrassed because it’s a song about having breasts and really enjoying having breasts. It’s “Coconuts” by Kim Petras. It’s very funny and very peppy.
Isaac: I’m endorsing Connie Willis’ wonderful novel, To Say Nothing of the Dog. It is incredibly funny. The Victorian era gets satirized brilliantly. It’s just a soup-to-nuts delight. If you’re looking to have a really fun week of reading on your hands, this book is a great bet.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music is "Pike Place Market" by Rockin' For Decades.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about when the holiday season officially begins for each of them.
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Endorsements
Dana: Natalie Walker is a wonderful actress, singer, and performer. My Christmas gift to you is to send you down a rabbit hole of her work, and I suggest that you start with her performance of the song Cabaret. She was in Matt Rogers’ special but not singing or performing cabaret.
(Also, listeners can learn about Dana's weeklong series in Berkeley here: https://bampfa.org/program/camera-man-buster-keaton.)
Julia: About 10 years ago on the show I described my favorite childhood picture book which was long out of print. Well now for some reason the book is being republished in a new edition in the U.S. and Australia. The book is Need a House? Call Miss Mouse! and it is written by George Mendoza and illustrated by Susan Smith. I am so glad this book is going to be available.
Steve: This is one of the weirder endorsements I think I’ve ever dropped. I’m endorsing Lana Del Rey. She joins a list of artists who manage to get deep, deep, deep into the weird shallows of the American character. I think there’s something special happening in her music.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music is "What Do You Want From Me" by OTE.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about when the holiday season officially begins for each of them.
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Endorsements
Dana: Natalie Walker is a wonderful actress, singer, and performer. My Christmas gift to you is to send you down a rabbit hole of her work, and I suggest that you start with her performance of the song Cabaret. She was in Matt Rogers’ special but not singing or performing cabaret.
(Also, listeners can learn about Dana's weeklong series in Berkeley here: https://bampfa.org/program/camera-man-buster-keaton.)
Julia: About 10 years ago on the show I described my favorite childhood picture book which was long out of print. Well now for some reason the book is being republished in a new edition in the U.S. and Australia. The book is Need a House? Call Miss Mouse! and it is written by George Mendoza and illustrated by Susan Smith. I am so glad this book is going to be available.
Steve: This is one of the weirder endorsements I think I’ve ever dropped. I’m endorsing Lana Del Rey. She joins a list of artists who manage to get deep, deep, deep into the weird shallows of the American character. I think there’s something special happening in her music.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music is "What Do You Want From Me" by OTE.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel answers a listener question about the songs that make us cry.
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Endorsements
Dana: Inspired by chatting about the new Chippendales series this week, my endorsement is the true, non-fictionalized version of the story told by the podcast Welcome to Your Fantasy.
Sam: Endorsing a very specific version of A Christmas Carol. The one-man show version currently on Broadway performed by Jefferson Mays is excellent. Sometimes I find myself wondering if there is any need for another version of A Christmas Carol and this sort of answers that question.
Steve: Singer/songwriter Jessica Pratt is very highly regarded and I wanted to get into her music, but I had trouble until I listened to the song, Back, Baby. Also, saxophonist Ike Quebec. I am absolutely digging his album Blue & Sentimental.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music is "Stone Cookies" by Dusty Decks.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel answers a listener question about the songs that make us cry.
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Endorsements
Dana: Inspired by chatting about the new Chippendales series this week, my endorsement is the true, non-fictionalized version of the story told by the podcast Welcome to Your Fantasy.
Sam: Endorsing a very specific version of A Christmas Carol. The one-man show version currently on Broadway performed by Jefferson Mays is excellent. Sometimes I find myself wondering if there is any need for another version of A Christmas Carol and this sort of answers that question.
Steve: Singer/songwriter Jessica Pratt is very highly regarded and I wanted to get into her music, but I had trouble until I listened to the song, Back, Baby. Also, saxophonist Ike Quebec. I am absolutely digging his album Blue & Sentimental.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music is "Stone Cookies" by Dusty Decks.
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In Slate Plus, the panel talks to the very online Jamelle Bouie about the recent wild weeks of Twitter.
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Endorsements
Jamelle: The Criteron release of Spike Lee’s Malcolm X. Biopics have fallen out of style for the most part. I rewatched it last year and I came away struck not just by the sheer ambition of it, but the extent to which it is such a love letter to classic Hollywood.
Julia: My endorsement is episode 10 of Andor. It’s a great episode in a bunch of ways, but also the episode ends with an incredible monologue by Stellan Sarsgaard. It’s an incredible piece of writing and performance.
Steve: I like this song. I don’t know much about it, but a friend sent it to me. It’s Super Rich Kids and it’s a cover of a Frank Ocean song. This version is from Trio SR9 featuring Malik Djoudi
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music is "Did I Make You Wait" by Staffan Carlen
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In Slate Plus, the panel talks to the very online Jamelle Bouie about the recent wild weeks of Twitter.
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Endorsements
Jamelle: The Criteron release of Spike Lee’s Malcolm X. Biopics have fallen out of style for the most part. I rewatched it last year and I came away struck not just by the sheer ambition of it, but the extent to which it is such a love letter to classic Hollywood.
Julia: My endorsement is episode 10 of Andor. It’s a great episode in a bunch of ways, but also the episode ends with an incredible monologue by Stellan Sarsgaard. It’s an incredible piece of writing and performance.
Steve: I like this song. I don’t know much about it, but a friend sent it to me. It’s Super Rich Kids and it’s a cover of a Frank Ocean song. This version is from Trio SR9 featuring Malik Djoudi
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music is "Did I Make You Wait" by Staffan Carlen
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about the art they resisted at first, but came to love.
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Endorsements
Dana: I will recommend Spielberg, a 2017 documentary about Steven Spielberg that I happened to watch on HBO because I was reviewing his new movie The Fablemans which is auto-biograohical or semi-autobiographical and has a lot of stuff about his childhood. So naturally I went back to try and what his actual childhood was like. Low and behold, this doc about Spielberg is really good. Available to stream on HBOMax.
Nadira: I was inspired by the Selena Gomez documentary to bring something that is a piece of celebrity journalism. The 15K word piece Frank Sinatra has a Cold by Gay Talese is one of my favorite pieces of journalism ever. There’s a really fun version on Neiman Storyboard with annotations both by someone interviewing Gay Talese and then Gat Talese responding to those questions. Also, I don’t know how familiar you are with Moses Sumney but he is a queer Ghananian-American artist from California who makes, I’d describe it as etherial avant-garde jazz rock. He’s so good. The lack of performing during the pandemic pushed him to make a sort of live conceptual concert film called BLACKALACHIA that he released last year. I saw him perform a live version of this concert film arrangement earlier this year in Brooklyn and it was one of the top 10 live shows in my life.
Steve: In the forthcoming New York Times Magazine, but it’s already up on the web, there is a longform interview with Brian Eno. The thing about Eno is, talk about someone who deserves the elder statesman label! He’s just stayed so vital and he’s such an intellectual. It’s a great interview. I could go on and on about Eno.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music is "Any Other Way" by Particle House.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about the art they resisted at first, but came to love.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: I will recommend Spielberg, a 2017 documentary about Steven Spielberg that I happened to watch on HBO because I was reviewing his new movie The Fablemans which is auto-biograohical or semi-autobiographical and has a lot of stuff about his childhood. So naturally I went back to try and what his actual childhood was like. Low and behold, this doc about Spielberg is really good. Available to stream on HBOMax.
Nadira: I was inspired by the Selena Gomez documentary to bring something that is a piece of celebrity journalism. The 15K word piece Frank Sinatra has a Cold by Gay Talese is one of my favorite pieces of journalism ever. There’s a really fun version on Neiman Storyboard with annotations both by someone interviewing Gay Talese and then Gat Talese responding to those questions. Also, I don’t know how familiar you are with Moses Sumney but he is a queer Ghananian-American artist from California who makes, I’d describe it as etherial avant-garde jazz rock. He’s so good. The lack of performing during the pandemic pushed him to make a sort of live conceptual concert film called BLACKALACHIA that he released last year. I saw him perform a live version of this concert film arrangement earlier this year in Brooklyn and it was one of the top 10 live shows in my life.
Steve: In the forthcoming New York Times Magazine, but it’s already up on the web, there is a longform interview with Brian Eno. The thing about Eno is, talk about someone who deserves the elder statesman label! He’s just stayed so vital and he’s such an intellectual. It’s a great interview. I could go on and on about Eno.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music is "Any Other Way" by Particle House.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel takes on a listener question and talks about comfort food.
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Endorsements
Dana: A movie I saw a couple of weeks ago that is one of the best movies I’ve seen this year. If you can see it will depend on where you are but keep your eyes open for this Hindi-language documentary called All That Breathes.
Julia: I’d like to recommend an Instagram account and that Instagram account is by the name of Hot Dads of Picture Books and it is what it says. It’s basically somebody curating pictures of smokeshow dads from picture books. I can’t attest to its future longevity but I appreciate its commitment to the bit.
Steve: The wonderful Mimi Parker, drummer and vocalist of the band Low, has died. I really truly love their music so I’m endorsing both Low and their music but also very much the remembrance by Slate’s own Sam Adams. Low made this crazy, wonderful, spooky rock and roll music that I adore.
Outro music: "Ruins" by Origo
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel takes on a listener question and talks about comfort food.
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Endorsements
Dana: A movie I saw a couple of weeks ago that is one of the best movies I’ve seen this year. If you can see it will depend on where you are but keep your eyes open for this Hindi-language documentary called All That Breathes.
Julia: I’d like to recommend an Instagram account and that Instagram account is by the name of Hot Dads of Picture Books and it is what it says. It’s basically somebody curating pictures of smokeshow dads from picture books. I can’t attest to its future longevity but I appreciate its commitment to the bit.
Steve: The wonderful Mimi Parker, drummer and vocalist of the band Low, has died. I really truly love their music so I’m endorsing both Low and their music but also very much the remembrance by Slate’s own Sam Adams. Low made this crazy, wonderful, spooky rock and roll music that I adore.
Outro music: "Ruins" by Origo
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel takes on a listener question and talks about swap casting.
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Endorsements
Dana: I know I’m constantly endorsing things on the Criterion Channel! They are streaming the noir films of 20th Century Fox all month long. I don’t know why noir has become associated with November. Maybe it goes with the shortening days and the gloomy shadows of November.
Julia: A slightly odd endorsement today. People really seem to think they can disrupt underwear. I don’t really know why. But, I have been a skeptic until now. Finally the platonic underwear has been designed. Knickey high-rise briefs. It’s just too good.
Steve: The thing that’s given me the most joy is the Richard Wilbur poem Castles and Distances from 1950. I was in the mood for Wilbur and I found one I had never read before. It’s so cool. So sadly apposite to modern experience, especially with Elon Musk in the news and tech barons.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music is "Lonely Calling" by Arc De Soleil.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel takes on a listener question and talks about swap casting.
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Endorsements
Dana: I know I’m constantly endorsing things on the Criterion Channel! They are streaming the noir films of 20th Century Fox all month long. I don’t know why noir has become associated with November. Maybe it goes with the shortening days and the gloomy shadows of November.
Julia: A slightly odd endorsement today. People really seem to think they can disrupt underwear. I don’t really know why. But, I have been a skeptic until now. Finally the platonic underwear has been designed. Knickey high-rise briefs. It’s just too good.
Steve: The thing that’s given me the most joy is the Richard Wilbur poem Castles and Distances from 1950. I was in the mood for Wilbur and I found one I had never read before. It’s so cool. So sadly apposite to modern experience, especially with Elon Musk in the news and tech barons.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music is "Lonely Calling" by Arc De Soleil.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about Anna May Wong, the first Chinese American film star in Hollywood, being the new face on a US coin.
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Endorsements
Dana: Happened upon this endorsement because kept me up late watching. If you are a cult horror fan you are probably already familiar with Carnival of Souls. If you aren’t familiar, it has this feeling of creepy rightness that makes it worth watching. It’s all vibes.
Julia: A new work by a little singer-songwriter you may have missed…Taylor Swift’s new release, Midnights is out now. It’s sort of halfway between pop-Taylor and folk-Taylor. Check out the song Anti-Hero.
Steve: Everybody knows The Zombies, but you may have missed lead singer Colin Blunstone’s masterpiece of a solo record One Year. Blunstone reissued the album last year. His vocals are so precise and unexpectedly baroque. The album saved my life this Halloween from the poison of poptimism.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music is "Haunted Playhouse" by Stationary Sign.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about Anna May Wong, the first Chinese American film star in Hollywood, being the new face on a US coin.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: Happened upon this endorsement because kept me up late watching. If you are a cult horror fan you are probably already familiar with Carnival of Souls. If you aren’t familiar, it has this feeling of creepy rightness that makes it worth watching. It’s all vibes.
Julia: A new work by a little singer-songwriter you may have missed…Taylor Swift’s new release, Midnights is out now. It’s sort of halfway between pop-Taylor and folk-Taylor. Check out the song Anti-Hero.
Steve: Everybody knows The Zombies, but you may have missed lead singer Colin Blunstone’s masterpiece of a solo record One Year. Blunstone reissued the album last year. His vocals are so precise and unexpectedly baroque. The album saved my life this Halloween from the poison of poptimism.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music is "Haunted Playhouse" by Stationary Sign.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about the practice of reading out loud.
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Endorsements
Dana: Sharing a musical endorsement after coming across a CD on the street by chance. Josquin Desprez’s choral religious work is wonderful thinking music, and this version is performed by La Chapelle Royale.
Julia: A character in Tár inspires a revisit to the incredible New York Times obituary of Gilbert E. Kaplan written by Margalit Fox in 2016.
Steve: Joining Dana with a music suggestion, enjoy the oddly bewitching charm of jazz pianist McKoy Tyner’s Nights of Ballads & Blues from 1963.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music is "Break The Line" by Coma Svensson.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about the practice of reading out loud.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: Sharing a musical endorsement after coming across a CD on the street by chance. Josquin Desprez’s choral religious work is wonderful thinking music, and this version is performed by La Chapelle Royale.
Julia: A character in Tár inspires a revisit to the incredible New York Times obituary of Gilbert E. Kaplan written by Margalit Fox in 2016.
Steve: Joining Dana with a music suggestion, enjoy the oddly bewitching charm of jazz pianist McKoy Tyner’s Nights of Ballads & Blues from 1963.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music is "Break The Line" by Coma Svensson.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses the on-going smear campaigns against cities and urban spaces—inspired by Henry Grabar’s Slate article titled “Fear City.”
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Endorsements
Dana: The 2006 movie The TV Set, directed by Jake Kasdan and starring Reboot’s Judy Greer, Sigourney Weaver, and David Duchovny.
Julia: A cookbook called Snacking Cakes: Simple Treats for Anytime Cravings: A Baking Book by Yossy Arefi.
Steve: Remembering the great French philosopher Bruno Latour who spent his work trying to explain how empirical statements come to be.
Podcast production by Yanii Evans. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses the on-going smear campaigns against cities and urban spaces—inspired by Henry Grabar’s Slate article titled “Fear City.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: The 2006 movie The TV Set, directed by Jake Kasdan and starring Reboot’s Judy Greer, Sigourney Weaver, and David Duchovny.
Julia: A cookbook called Snacking Cakes: Simple Treats for Anytime Cravings: A Baking Book by Yossy Arefi.
Steve: Remembering the great French philosopher Bruno Latour who spent his work trying to explain how empirical statements come to be.
Podcast production by Yanii Evans. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses society’s growing appetite for true crime.
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Endorsements
Dana: Pulling a Steve with a local endorsement: the new bookstore (offering new and used books) in Park Slope called Troubled Sleep.
Julia: The American Military Museum, aka Tankland, in El Monte, California. It has over 150 odd, decommissioned military vehicles jam-packed in a dusty parking lot which they used to provide for various film and entertainment productions. Also, if you make the trip then also stop at Burritos La Palma in El Monte.
Steve: From the 2022 Newport Folk Festival: singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile bringing legendary singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell back on stage for her first full set performance in decades.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "If Only I Was a Poet" by Staffan Carlen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses society’s growing appetite for true crime.
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Endorsements
Dana: Pulling a Steve with a local endorsement: the new bookstore (offering new and used books) in Park Slope called Troubled Sleep.
Julia: The American Military Museum, aka Tankland, in El Monte, California. It has over 150 odd, decommissioned military vehicles jam-packed in a dusty parking lot which they used to provide for various film and entertainment productions. Also, if you make the trip then also stop at Burritos La Palma in El Monte.
Steve: From the 2022 Newport Folk Festival: singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile bringing legendary singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell back on stage for her first full set performance in decades.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "If Only I Was a Poet" by Staffan Carlen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses what makes the best bathroom book—inspired by Dan Kois’ article on the subject for Slate.
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Endorsements
Dana: The perfect airplane viewing (whilst embarking on a new chapter of book promo): the one hour BBC documentary Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard.
Dan: The intensely close reading of the film Predator titled, Predator: A Memoir, a Movie, an Obsession by Ander Monson. In it, Monson transforms the close reading into a memoir about manhood, guns, politics, juvenile delinquency, and more.
Steve: The famous solo by tenor saxophone player Paul Gonsalves during Duke Ellington’s set at the 1956 Newport Jazz festival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vnrNWyvI-U
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Bloody Hunter" by Paisley Pink.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses what makes the best bathroom book—inspired by Dan Kois’ article on the subject for Slate.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: The perfect airplane viewing (whilst embarking on a new chapter of book promo): the one hour BBC documentary Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard.
Dan: The intensely close reading of the film Predator titled, Predator: A Memoir, a Movie, an Obsession by Ander Monson. In it, Monson transforms the close reading into a memoir about manhood, guns, politics, juvenile delinquency, and more.
Steve: The famous solo by tenor saxophone player Paul Gonsalves during Duke Ellington’s set at the 1956 Newport Jazz festival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vnrNWyvI-U
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Bloody Hunter" by Paisley Pink.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses unfinished works of art they really wish were, well, finished.
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Endorsements
Dana: One of Dana’s favorite Onion articles of all time: “David Bowie Asks Iman If They Should Just Do Lasagna Again.”
Sam: Actually reading Robert Caro’s book The Power Broker.
Julia: Take an art class! Take. An. Art. Class. Generally, if you’re in LA: checkout Makers Mess. Specifically, if you’re anywhere: check out the online kits and classes from Mercedez Rex.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Stone Cookies" by Dusty Decks.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses unfinished works of art they really wish were, well, finished.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: One of Dana’s favorite Onion articles of all time: “David Bowie Asks Iman If They Should Just Do Lasagna Again.”
Sam: Actually reading Robert Caro’s book The Power Broker.
Julia: Take an art class! Take. An. Art. Class. Generally, if you’re in LA: checkout Makers Mess. Specifically, if you’re anywhere: check out the online kits and classes from Mercedez Rex.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Stone Cookies" by Dusty Decks.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses the 2022 Emmy Awards.
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Endorsements
Dana: A really great audiobook, Shirley, A Tale by Charlotte Brontë (the follow up to Jane Eyre) narrated by Georgina Sutton.
Julia: Two endorsements: first, possibly the silliest thing ever endorsed, the $17 Scalp Brush from fancy salon-style shampoo company Sachajuan. Second: Dana is coming to Village Well Books & Coffee in Culver City, CA to discuss her book, Camera Man, this coming Saturday, September 17th at 5 pm.
Steve: An interview with Harvard Philosopher of Science, Steven Shapin, in The Chronicle of Higher Education by Len Gutkin, titled “There’s No Shame in Being a Hack.”
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Any Other Way" by Particle House.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses the 2022 Emmy Awards.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: A really great audiobook, Shirley, A Tale by Charlotte Brontë (the follow up to Jane Eyre) narrated by Georgina Sutton.
Julia: Two endorsements: first, possibly the silliest thing ever endorsed, the $17 Scalp Brush from fancy salon-style shampoo company Sachajuan. Second: Dana is coming to Village Well Books & Coffee in Culver City, CA to discuss her book, Camera Man, this coming Saturday, September 17th at 5 pm.
Steve: An interview with Harvard Philosopher of Science, Steven Shapin, in The Chronicle of Higher Education by Len Gutkin, titled “There’s No Shame in Being a Hack.”
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Any Other Way" by Particle House.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks with Ultimate Major Super-Human Friend of the Program (and also author and contributing writer for the New York Times) Jody Rosen about his recent piece in NYT Mag about Willie Nelson, titled “Willie Nelson’s Long Encore.” And as a good example of Nelson’s magic: his performance of “Funny How Time Slips Away” at the ‘79 Austin City Limits music festival.
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Endorsements
Dana: Some Texas music: the most recent album from San Antonio indie band Buttercup, titled Specks, an Autobiographical Record by Buttercup.
Julia: Even more Strut afterglow: “Oui ou Non” by Angèle
Steve: In memory of Barbara Ehrenreich: reading her excellent work.
Podcast production by Anna Rubanova. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "The Brew" by Chris Shards
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks with Ultimate Major Super-Human Friend of the Program (and also author and contributing writer for the New York Times) Jody Rosen about his recent piece in NYT Mag about Willie Nelson, titled “Willie Nelson’s Long Encore.” And as a good example of Nelson’s magic: his performance of “Funny How Time Slips Away” at the ‘79 Austin City Limits music festival.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: Some Texas music: the most recent album from San Antonio indie band Buttercup, titled Specks, an Autobiographical Record by Buttercup.
Julia: Even more Strut afterglow: “Oui ou Non” by Angèle
Steve: In memory of Barbara Ehrenreich: reading her excellent work.
Podcast production by Anna Rubanova. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "The Brew" by Chris Shards
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses the relationship between race and food, based on the article “What We Talk About When We Talk About ‘White People Food’” by Jenny G. Zhang for Bon Appétit.
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Endorsements
Sam: The new New York City Center’s “Encore” production of Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods—now showing at the St. James Theater in New York City.
Jamelle: Inspired by his podcast Unclear & Present Danger: the 1992 Bill Duke film Deep Cover starring Laurence Fishburn and Jeff Goldblum, which is a great example of relatively modern neo-noir and a fascinating political artifact of the 1990s.
Steve: A previous endorsement update: Steve has finished and approves the 1980 novel The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard. Steve’s real endorsement for the week: the album Crest by Swedish hip-hop artist Bladee, especially the songs: “Desire is a Trap” and “Girls Just Want to Have Fun.”
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "What Do You Want From Me" by OTE.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses the relationship between race and food, based on the article “What We Talk About When We Talk About ‘White People Food’” by Jenny G. Zhang for Bon Appétit.
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Endorsements
Sam: The new New York City Center’s “Encore” production of Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods—now showing at the St. James Theater in New York City.
Jamelle: Inspired by his podcast Unclear & Present Danger: the 1992 Bill Duke film Deep Cover starring Laurence Fishburn and Jeff Goldblum, which is a great example of relatively modern neo-noir and a fascinating political artifact of the 1990s.
Steve: A previous endorsement update: Steve has finished and approves the 1980 novel The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard. Steve’s real endorsement for the week: the album Crest by Swedish hip-hop artist Bladee, especially the songs: “Desire is a Trap” and “Girls Just Want to Have Fun.”
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "What Do You Want From Me" by OTE.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses pairs of notable people that they’d like to see in conversation with one another.
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Endorsements
Dana: Pulling a Julia with a food endorsement: Off-Script’s Samin-Nosrat-inspired thyme pistachio pesto.
Julia: More Summer Strut afterglow: “I Wish That I Could See You Soon” by Herman Dune.
Laura: The New Zealand comedy series, Wellington Paranormal, which is a spin-off of the original What We Do in the Shadows film. Specifically: season 4 episode 3, “The Coolening.”
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Forbidden Love" by OTE.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses pairs of notable people that they’d like to see in conversation with one another.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: Pulling a Julia with a food endorsement: Off-Script’s Samin-Nosrat-inspired thyme pistachio pesto.
Julia: More Summer Strut afterglow: “I Wish That I Could See You Soon” by Herman Dune.
Laura: The New Zealand comedy series, Wellington Paranormal, which is a spin-off of the original What We Do in the Shadows film. Specifically: season 4 episode 3, “The Coolening.”
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Forbidden Love" by OTE.
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]]>In Slate Plus, Julia interviews June about her upcoming move!
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Endorsements
June: The soap-operatic lesbian romance novels from the very prolific writer Harper Bliss. Specifically, The Pink Bean and French Kissing series.
Julia: With a little Summer Strut afterglow, the listener-recommended song “100 years ago (2020)” by The Rolling Stones.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Pike Place Market" by Rockin' For Decades.
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]]>In Slate Plus, Julia interviews June about her upcoming move!
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Endorsements
June: The soap-operatic lesbian romance novels from the very prolific writer Harper Bliss. Specifically, The Pink Bean and French Kissing series.
Julia: With a little Summer Strut afterglow, the listener-recommended song “100 years ago (2020)” by The Rolling Stones.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Pike Place Market" by Rockin' For Decades.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about movie and television credits.
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Endorsements
Dana: A suggestion from Carl Wilson (and in memory for Olivia Newton-John) a cover of the Olivia Newton-John song, “A Little More Love” by Juliana Hatfield, which is a track on an entire album of Newton-John covers titled Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John.
Julia: More from Recipe Julia: the Six Seasons cookbook recipe for peperonata.
Steve: The song “Watch the Sunrise” by Big Star.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Bloody Hunter" by Paisley Pink.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about movie and television credits.
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Endorsements
Dana: A suggestion from Carl Wilson (and in memory for Olivia Newton-John) a cover of the Olivia Newton-John song, “A Little More Love” by Juliana Hatfield, which is a track on an entire album of Newton-John covers titled Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John.
Julia: More from Recipe Julia: the Six Seasons cookbook recipe for peperonata.
Steve: The song “Watch the Sunrise” by Big Star.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Bloody Hunter" by Paisley Pink.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel gets into some NOPE spoilers.
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Endorsements
Dana: The proper name pronunciation of two Irish artists from our Spoiler Special episode: Roisin Murphy and Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson (aka CMAT). In that vein, an endorsement for CMAT’s album If My Wife Knew I’d Be Dead.
Julia: An endorsement from “Recipe Julia” for Alison Roman’s Mustardy Green Beans with Anchovied Walnuts from her cookbook Nothing Fancy.
Steve: From a previous Julia endorsement: the app Merlin. Also, alto saxophonist Sonny Red’s album Out of the Blue.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "What We Didn't Do" by Particle House.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel gets into some NOPE spoilers.
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Endorsements
Dana: The proper name pronunciation of two Irish artists from our Spoiler Special episode: Roisin Murphy and Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson (aka CMAT). In that vein, an endorsement for CMAT’s album If My Wife Knew I’d Be Dead.
Julia: An endorsement from “Recipe Julia” for Alison Roman’s Mustardy Green Beans with Anchovied Walnuts from her cookbook Nothing Fancy.
Steve: From a previous Julia endorsement: the app Merlin. Also, alto saxophonist Sonny Red’s album Out of the Blue.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "What We Didn't Do" by Particle House.
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]]>You can find the panel’s shortlist of favorite summer strut songs here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2oc68EJC3OyLUi1Honhxlw?si=44ec68203e8d47a9&nd=1
In Slate Plus, the panel gives one more bonus round of strut picks.
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Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Lonely Calling" by Arc De Soleil.
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]]>You can find the panel’s shortlist of favorite summer strut songs here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2oc68EJC3OyLUi1Honhxlw?si=44ec68203e8d47a9&nd=1
In Slate Plus, the panel gives one more bonus round of strut picks.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Lonely Calling" by Arc De Soleil.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses their relationship to plot.
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Endorsements
Dana: A supplement to the segment on the Webb Telescope: a simple website that takes the images and places them in context to each other for scale.
Nichole: The 2012 romance novel A Lady Awakened by Cecilia Grant, which centers a recent widow who needs to provide an heir to keep her wealth.
Steve: Kris Kristofferson’s song “Help Me Make It Through the Night”: including the covers by John Doe and The Sadies and Sammi Smith.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "What Do You Want From Me" by OTE.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses their relationship to plot.
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Endorsements
Dana: A supplement to the segment on the Webb Telescope: a simple website that takes the images and places them in context to each other for scale.
Nichole: The 2012 romance novel A Lady Awakened by Cecilia Grant, which centers a recent widow who needs to provide an heir to keep her wealth.
Steve: Kris Kristofferson’s song “Help Me Make It Through the Night”: including the covers by John Doe and The Sadies and Sammi Smith.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "What Do You Want From Me" by OTE.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses movie cliches they’d rather do without.
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Endorsements
Dana: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the new-ish series on Paramount+.
Jamelle: A re-watch of Universal Soldier, and then: Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning.
Steve: “Opus 40,” an art installation built out of the earth in the Catskills.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Death Dance" by Luftmensch"Death Dance" by Luftmensch.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses movie cliches they’d rather do without.
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Endorsements
Dana: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the new-ish series on Paramount+.
Jamelle: A re-watch of Universal Soldier, and then: Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning.
Steve: “Opus 40,” an art installation built out of the earth in the Catskills.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Death Dance" by Luftmensch"Death Dance" by Luftmensch.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses culture’s relationship to politics and affecting an audience.
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Endorsements
Dana: Peter Brook the legendary theater director passed away last week, in memoriam of him: going on a Peter Brook deep dive. Specifically: a 2001 documentary titled Brook by Brook: An Intimate Portrait directed by his son, Simon Brook, and a YouTube video of a complete production of Hamlet Brook directed starring Adrian Lester as the titular prince.
Jamelle: The Criterion Channel’s new collection, titled In the Ring: Boxing On-Screen, comprising 16 boxing-related films. Specifically: the 1942 film Gentleman Jim directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Errol Flynn.
Steve: An involving read from Yale historian Timothy Snyder, titled “Germans have been involved in the war, chiefly on the wrong side:” a long, extensive, beautifully calm, excellently argued rejoinder to Jürgen Habermas, the German Philosopher widely regarded as the only remaining living embodiment of European Enlightenment.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Pike Place Market" by Rockin' for Decades.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses culture’s relationship to politics and affecting an audience.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: Peter Brook the legendary theater director passed away last week, in memoriam of him: going on a Peter Brook deep dive. Specifically: a 2001 documentary titled Brook by Brook: An Intimate Portrait directed by his son, Simon Brook, and a YouTube video of a complete production of Hamlet Brook directed starring Adrian Lester as the titular prince.
Jamelle: The Criterion Channel’s new collection, titled In the Ring: Boxing On-Screen, comprising 16 boxing-related films. Specifically: the 1942 film Gentleman Jim directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Errol Flynn.
Steve: An involving read from Yale historian Timothy Snyder, titled “Germans have been involved in the war, chiefly on the wrong side:” a long, extensive, beautifully calm, excellently argued rejoinder to Jürgen Habermas, the German Philosopher widely regarded as the only remaining living embodiment of European Enlightenment.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Pike Place Market" by Rockin' for Decades.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel divulges what they’re actually excited about.
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Endorsements
Dana: A movie Dana just reviewed for Slate, Marcel the Shell With Shoes On.
Julia: A fortified endorsement of a previous Gabfest segment, Abbott Elementary.
Steve: An essay by Hannah Zeavin for n+1 Magazine titled, “Unfree Associations.”
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Forbidden Love" by OTE.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel divulges what they’re actually excited about.
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Endorsements
Dana: A movie Dana just reviewed for Slate, Marcel the Shell With Shoes On.
Julia: A fortified endorsement of a previous Gabfest segment, Abbott Elementary.
Steve: An essay by Hannah Zeavin for n+1 Magazine titled, “Unfree Associations.”
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Forbidden Love" by OTE.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel debates which SNL stars became the best film actors.
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Endorsements
Dana: A crown of sonnets, For My Father: A Sonnet Redouble, by Alexis Sears in Literary Matters.
Julia: Cheap hack to kitchen luxury: buy yourself 4 or 5 complete sets of measuring spoons.
Steve: Elvis Costello and Chet Baker performing together.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music: "Bring My Friends" by Tigerblood Jewel.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel debates which SNL stars became the best film actors.
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Endorsements
Dana: A crown of sonnets, For My Father: A Sonnet Redouble, by Alexis Sears in Literary Matters.
Julia: Cheap hack to kitchen luxury: buy yourself 4 or 5 complete sets of measuring spoons.
Steve: Elvis Costello and Chet Baker performing together.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music: "Bring My Friends" by Tigerblood Jewel.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses the Bechdel Test.
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Endorsements
Dana: In honor of the recently late actor Phillip Baker Hall, the 1984 Robert Altman film Secret Honor, based on the one-man show.
Julia: Generally: micro journaling. Specifically: The Five Minute Journal and One Line A Day: A Five-Year Memory Book.
Steve: With love for the musical cover: Leo Nocentelli’s (of The Meters) cover of Elton John’s “Your Song.” Also: the band The Apartments (per Steve: the most underrated indie rock band of all time) and their song “Everything is Given to Be Taken Away” from their live album Live at L’Ubu.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Bloody Hunter" by Paisley Pink.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses the Bechdel Test.
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Endorsements
Dana: In honor of the recently late actor Phillip Baker Hall, the 1984 Robert Altman film Secret Honor, based on the one-man show.
Julia: Generally: micro journaling. Specifically: The Five Minute Journal and One Line A Day: A Five-Year Memory Book.
Steve: With love for the musical cover: Leo Nocentelli’s (of The Meters) cover of Elton John’s “Your Song.” Also: the band The Apartments (per Steve: the most underrated indie rock band of all time) and their song “Everything is Given to Be Taken Away” from their live album Live at L’Ubu.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Bloody Hunter" by Paisley Pink.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses their ideal cultural mix.
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Endorsements
Dana: In celebration of the late-great Prince’s birthday: his 1987 concert film Sign o’ the Times, which is finally available on streaming.
Julia: Two things: one, the famous Hollywood Bowl venue; two: in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Bowl, the LA Times has put together a guide to the history of the Hollywood Bowl.
Steve: An extraordinary memoir published posthumously in 1939 and written by Sebastian Haffner, a German man who witnessed the 1930s and the rise of Hitler, titled Defying Hitler: A Memoir.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
"Stone Cookies" by Dusty Decks.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses their ideal cultural mix.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: In celebration of the late-great Prince’s birthday: his 1987 concert film Sign o’ the Times, which is finally available on streaming.
Julia: Two things: one, the famous Hollywood Bowl venue; two: in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Bowl, the LA Times has put together a guide to the history of the Hollywood Bowl.
Steve: An extraordinary memoir published posthumously in 1939 and written by Sebastian Haffner, a German man who witnessed the 1930s and the rise of Hitler, titled Defying Hitler: A Memoir.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
"Stone Cookies" by Dusty Decks.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel remembers the career of Ray Liotta.
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Endorsements
Dana: The film Paris, 13th District, which is a light, French relationship movie where everyone has perfect sweaters, deep wine glasses, and engaging romantic arguments.
Julia: A birdwatching app, Merlin. Which can now identify birds by shazaming its song to identify the bird species.
Steve: Guardian book review from Anil Gomes, titled “Private Notebooks 1914–1916 by Ludwig Wittgenstein review—sex and logic,” about the first translation of famous philosopher’s notebooks in English.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Any Other Way" by Particle House.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel remembers the career of Ray Liotta.
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Endorsements
Dana: The film Paris, 13th District, which is a light, French relationship movie where everyone has perfect sweaters, deep wine glasses, and engaging romantic arguments.
Julia: A birdwatching app, Merlin. Which can now identify birds by shazaming its song to identify the bird species.
Steve: Guardian book review from Anil Gomes, titled “Private Notebooks 1914–1916 by Ludwig Wittgenstein review—sex and logic,” about the first translation of famous philosopher’s notebooks in English.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Any Other Way" by Particle House.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel spoils Men to get to the bottom of the horror mystery.
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Endorsements
Dana: This 10 year-old article from Jimmy Stamp for Smithsonian Magazine titled “The Long History of the Espresso Machine.”
Julia: From Jody’s early recommendation via Twitter: the Boston food-chain Tatte, which is expanding into DC.
Jody: New York Times Critic Jason Farago’s series Close Read, in which he does close analyses of works of art. In particular: his pieces on Berthe Morisot, Jasper Johns, and Chitarman’s “Shah Jahan on a Terrace.”
Steve: A deep-cut YouTube video of The Replacements’ “Friday Night is Killing Me” (Live).
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Did I Make You Wait" by Staffan Carlen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel spoils Men to get to the bottom of the horror mystery.
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Endorsements
Dana: This 10 year-old article from Jimmy Stamp for Smithsonian Magazine titled “The Long History of the Espresso Machine.”
Julia: From Jody’s early recommendation via Twitter: the Boston food-chain Tatte, which is expanding into DC.
Jody: New York Times Critic Jason Farago’s series Close Read, in which he does close analyses of works of art. In particular: his pieces on Berthe Morisot, Jasper Johns, and Chitarman’s “Shah Jahan on a Terrace.”
Steve: A deep-cut YouTube video of The Replacements’ “Friday Night is Killing Me” (Live).
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Did I Make You Wait" by Staffan Carlen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses their experiences having their work edited.
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Endorsements
Dana: The novel, Howards End by E.M. Forster.
Julia: A listener response to her former request of snorkeling’s relationship to birdwatching.
Steve: A book review in The New Statesman from Scotland’s National Poet, Kathleen Jamie, titled “What rocks teach us about the human condition,” which reviews Hugh Raffles’ book The Book of Unconformities: Speculations on Lost Time.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Last Sunday" by OTE.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses their experiences having their work edited.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: The novel, Howards End by E.M. Forster.
Julia: A listener response to her former request of snorkeling’s relationship to birdwatching.
Steve: A book review in The New Statesman from Scotland’s National Poet, Kathleen Jamie, titled “What rocks teach us about the human condition,” which reviews Hugh Raffles’ book The Book of Unconformities: Speculations on Lost Time.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Last Sunday" by OTE.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses culture that shaped their ideas of 40s and 50s adulthood.
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Endorsements
Dan: A contemporary novel about a very bad art friend that was somewhat overlooked in January, Last Resort by Andrew Lipstein.
Heather: Hersey’s Colliders—a two-part refrigerated dessert.
Steve: The 2002 Brazilian epic crime film City of God.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Self Made Woman" by Katharine Appleton.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses culture that shaped their ideas of 40s and 50s adulthood.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dan: A contemporary novel about a very bad art friend that was somewhat overlooked in January, Last Resort by Andrew Lipstein.
Heather: Hersey’s Colliders—a two-part refrigerated dessert.
Steve: The 2002 Brazilian epic crime film City of God.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Self Made Woman" by Katharine Appleton.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel—plus guest producer Jessamine Molli—share their experiences watching content while under the influence.
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Endorsements
Dana: The Hans Holbein exhibit Holbein: Capturing Character at The Morgan Library & Museum in New York City. Their website has a great online version of the exhibit with audio and artistic reproductions.
Julia: Still looking for RFP on snorkeling; also: an old-school internet delight: Grunge Frasier.
Isaac: Two novels! First: The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson from the mid-20th century. Second: the new novel Happy For You by Claire Stanford.
Buy Dana’s book and Isaac’s book!
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is The King by Robin Carolan and Sebastian Gainsborough from The Northman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel—plus guest producer Jessamine Molli—share their experiences watching content while under the influence.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: The Hans Holbein exhibit Holbein: Capturing Character at The Morgan Library & Museum in New York City. Their website has a great online version of the exhibit with audio and artistic reproductions.
Julia: Still looking for RFP on snorkeling; also: an old-school internet delight: Grunge Frasier.
Isaac: Two novels! First: The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson from the mid-20th century. Second: the new novel Happy For You by Claire Stanford.
Buy Dana’s book and Isaac’s book!
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is The King by Robin Carolan and Sebastian Gainsborough from The Northman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
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]]>In Slate Plus, Steve corrects a mistake and the panel discusses their relationships to imaginary places.
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Endorsements
Dana: Cousin endorsements involving the Mankiewicz family. First: Nick Davis’ book Competing With Idiots: Herman and Joe Mankiewicz, A Dual Portrait. Second: This video of Ben Mankiewicz interviewing Bruce Dern.
Julia: Snorkeling!
Steve: A 2015 edition of local radio program Alternative Radio: Audio Energy for Democracy in which Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) discusses the Holocaust.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Back to Silence" by OTE
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]]>In Slate Plus, Steve corrects a mistake and the panel discusses their relationships to imaginary places.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: Cousin endorsements involving the Mankiewicz family. First: Nick Davis’ book Competing With Idiots: Herman and Joe Mankiewicz, A Dual Portrait. Second: This video of Ben Mankiewicz interviewing Bruce Dern.
Julia: Snorkeling!
Steve: A 2015 edition of local radio program Alternative Radio: Audio Energy for Democracy in which Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) discusses the Holocaust.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Back to Silence" by OTE
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses a Gawker article from Rachel Connolly, titled “The ‘Pity Me!’ Personal Essay.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: Dana reads Herman Melville’s sonnet titled “Art” about…art! Also, this video of Dana’s recent book event in Philadelphia!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyODZSE6w_o
Julia: L.A. Times’ Festival of Books—where both Julia and Dana are doing panels!—which takes place April 23–24th. In addition: L.A. Times’ “Lit City” package which includes a list of “The 65 best bookstores in L.A.” Notably from that list is Julia’s listener-inspired selection: Children’s Book World.
Steve: An essay in the NYRoB by M.W. Feldman and Jessica Riskin, titled “Why Biology Is Not Destiny,” in which they review The Genetic Lottery by Kathryn Harden.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Lonely Calling" by Arc De Soleil
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses a Gawker article from Rachel Connolly, titled “The ‘Pity Me!’ Personal Essay.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: Dana reads Herman Melville’s sonnet titled “Art” about…art! Also, this video of Dana’s recent book event in Philadelphia!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyODZSE6w_o
Julia: L.A. Times’ Festival of Books—where both Julia and Dana are doing panels!—which takes place April 23–24th. In addition: L.A. Times’ “Lit City” package which includes a list of “The 65 best bookstores in L.A.” Notably from that list is Julia’s listener-inspired selection: Children’s Book World.
Steve: An essay in the NYRoB by M.W. Feldman and Jessica Riskin, titled “Why Biology Is Not Destiny,” in which they review The Genetic Lottery by Kathryn Harden.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Lonely Calling" by Arc De Soleil
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses their favorite Canadian cultural products.
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Endorsements
Dana: An audiobook which revolutionized the way Dana thinks about Virginia Woolf: Mrs. Dalloway read by Juliet Stevenson (of Truly, Madly, Deeply fame).
June: The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War by Louis Menand about a wide range of ideas from World War 2 to The Cold War.
Steve: An essay by general interest writer and professor Justin E. H. Smith, titled “The Punk-Prophet Philosophy of Michel Houellebecq,” for Foreign Policy, in which he writes an uninhibitedly intelligent assessment of the famed French novelist and essayist.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "I Want a Change" by The Big Let Down.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses their favorite Canadian cultural products.
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Endorsements
Dana: An audiobook which revolutionized the way Dana thinks about Virginia Woolf: Mrs. Dalloway read by Juliet Stevenson (of Truly, Madly, Deeply fame).
June: The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War by Louis Menand about a wide range of ideas from World War 2 to The Cold War.
Steve: An essay by general interest writer and professor Justin E. H. Smith, titled “The Punk-Prophet Philosophy of Michel Houellebecq,” for Foreign Policy, in which he writes an uninhibitedly intelligent assessment of the famed French novelist and essayist.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "I Want a Change" by The Big Let Down.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses reverse thematic aversions, or “thematic kinks.”
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Endorsements
Dana: For all the videophiles out there, The Coppola Restoration of The Godfather from 2008, which includes all three parts of the trilogy.
Allegra: New sad girl indie rocker, Leanna Firestone, and her album Forward / Slash which speaks to your inner teen. More specifically, the song “Google Translate / poppies.”
Steve: Julius Aglinskas’ album Daydreamer, which he did with avant-garde experimental music collective, Apartment House.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "You Know What I Want" by Staffan Carlen
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses reverse thematic aversions, or “thematic kinks.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: For all the videophiles out there, The Coppola Restoration of The Godfather from 2008, which includes all three parts of the trilogy.
Allegra: New sad girl indie rocker, Leanna Firestone, and her album Forward / Slash which speaks to your inner teen. More specifically, the song “Google Translate / poppies.”
Steve: Julius Aglinskas’ album Daydreamer, which he did with avant-garde experimental music collective, Apartment House.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "You Know What I Want" by Staffan Carlen
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses Oscars fashion.
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Endorsements
Dana: Bill McGlaughlin’s syndicated five-week-long series on WFMT public radio, Latin Carnival. McGlaughlin sits at the piano while he DJs, guiding us through a journey of Latin carnival music from the Middle Ages to current day. Listen before it expires!
Julia: Two pieces of great Oscars coverage from the LA Times. FIrst: Greg Braxton’s commentary, “With the slap, Smith tarnished a night of pride for Black Hollywood—and his legacy.” Second: Mary McNamara’s column, “Will Smith’s slap overshadows a historic night for women at the 2022 Oscars.”
Steve: The Cure! But more specifically, three different covers of their song “Just Like Heaven.” One by the Scottish synth-pop group CHVRCHES alongside English musician, Robert Smith. Another by the rock band Dinosaur Jr.. And a third by American singer-songwriters Christian Lee Hutson and Shamir and (also check out his song “Lose This Number”).
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is “Backwards" by Staffan Carlen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses Oscars fashion.
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Endorsements
Dana: Bill McGlaughlin’s syndicated five-week-long series on WFMT public radio, Latin Carnival. McGlaughlin sits at the piano while he DJs, guiding us through a journey of Latin carnival music from the Middle Ages to current day. Listen before it expires!
Julia: Two pieces of great Oscars coverage from the LA Times. FIrst: Greg Braxton’s commentary, “With the slap, Smith tarnished a night of pride for Black Hollywood—and his legacy.” Second: Mary McNamara’s column, “Will Smith’s slap overshadows a historic night for women at the 2022 Oscars.”
Steve: The Cure! But more specifically, three different covers of their song “Just Like Heaven.” One by the Scottish synth-pop group CHVRCHES alongside English musician, Robert Smith. Another by the rock band Dinosaur Jr.. And a third by American singer-songwriters Christian Lee Hutson and Shamir and (also check out his song “Lose This Number”).
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is “Backwards" by Staffan Carlen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel questions Jamelle about his recent deep dive into the work of Martin Scorcese.
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Endorsements
Dana: Pedro Almodóvar’s addition to the Director’s Issue series of W Magazine, in which he interviews and photographs Penélope Cruz.
Jamelle: The 4K UHD version of the 1993 Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicle Hard Target. Directed by Hong Kong director, John Woo, Hard Target is the first major Hollywood film made by a Chinese director. But, it’s Jamelle’s pick because it’s one of the best restorations of a movie he’s ever seen.
Julia: The Batman ‘66 series, which is a Batman that is different than the dark opus of Batman today. It’s good for adults but also great for kids. Then an addendum from Jamelle: the kid-friendly, highly funny Batman animated series, Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "What Do You Want From Me" by OTE
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel questions Jamelle about his recent deep dive into the work of Martin Scorcese.
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Endorsements
Dana: Pedro Almodóvar’s addition to the Director’s Issue series of W Magazine, in which he interviews and photographs Penélope Cruz.
Jamelle: The 4K UHD version of the 1993 Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicle Hard Target. Directed by Hong Kong director, John Woo, Hard Target is the first major Hollywood film made by a Chinese director. But, it’s Jamelle’s pick because it’s one of the best restorations of a movie he’s ever seen.
Julia: The Batman ‘66 series, which is a Batman that is different than the dark opus of Batman today. It’s good for adults but also great for kids. Then an addendum from Jamelle: the kid-friendly, highly funny Batman animated series, Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "What Do You Want From Me" by OTE
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses thematic aversions they have in films.
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Endorsements
Julia: Endorsing Six Seasons: a New Way With Vegetables by Joshua McFadden and Martha Holmberg, which has lots of delicious recipes that are designed for your farmer’s market finds.
Allegra: The podcast Dead Eyes from comedian Connor Ratliff about people in the entertainment industry and their long forgotten, lost, and/or canceled projects—inspired by how he was fired from Band of Brothers by Tom Hanks himself because he had “dead eyes.”
Dana: Speaking of video essays, filmmaker Kogonada’s (After Yang, Columbus) video essays which are extremely visual and beautifully edited. They’re all on his website, but Dana specifically shouted out: Breaking Bad // POV, Mirrors of Bergman, Hands of Bresson, and Linklater // On Cinema & Time.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "If Only I Was a Poet" by Staffan Carlen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses thematic aversions they have in films.
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Endorsements
Julia: Endorsing Six Seasons: a New Way With Vegetables by Joshua McFadden and Martha Holmberg, which has lots of delicious recipes that are designed for your farmer’s market finds.
Allegra: The podcast Dead Eyes from comedian Connor Ratliff about people in the entertainment industry and their long forgotten, lost, and/or canceled projects—inspired by how he was fired from Band of Brothers by Tom Hanks himself because he had “dead eyes.”
Dana: Speaking of video essays, filmmaker Kogonada’s (After Yang, Columbus) video essays which are extremely visual and beautifully edited. They’re all on his website, but Dana specifically shouted out: Breaking Bad // POV, Mirrors of Bergman, Hands of Bresson, and Linklater // On Cinema & Time.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "If Only I Was a Poet" by Staffan Carlen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel answers the classic celebrity hall pass question.
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Endorsements
Dana: The website Timemaps.com, where you can view maps of the world over time and focus on specific places to get historical summaries.
Julia: The instagram account @TheSussmans, which posts consistently funny hospitality industry memes.
Steve: The most recent long read from Oliver Bullough for The Guardian, “Gas-powered kingmaker: how the UK welcomed Putin’s man in Ukraine,” which provides insight into the deeper motivations behind the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Ruins" by Origo
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel answers the classic celebrity hall pass question.
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Endorsements
Dana: The website Timemaps.com, where you can view maps of the world over time and focus on specific places to get historical summaries.
Julia: The instagram account @TheSussmans, which posts consistently funny hospitality industry memes.
Steve: The most recent long read from Oliver Bullough for The Guardian, “Gas-powered kingmaker: how the UK welcomed Putin’s man in Ukraine,” which provides insight into the deeper motivations behind the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Ruins" by Origo
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel answers a question from a listener about their most divisive feelings about certain directors and writers.
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Endorsements
Dana: The band She Wants Revenge from the early 2000s, especially their self-titled album from 2006—even more specifically, the single “These Things.”
Julia: A late endorsement for the 2000s show Veronica Mars which is currently on Hulu.
Steve: The original version of the Swedish/Danish show The Bridge, which also had an American remake.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Back to Silence" by OTE
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel answers a question from a listener about their most divisive feelings about certain directors and writers.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: The band She Wants Revenge from the early 2000s, especially their self-titled album from 2006—even more specifically, the single “These Things.”
Julia: A late endorsement for the 2000s show Veronica Mars which is currently on Hulu.
Steve: The original version of the Swedish/Danish show The Bridge, which also had an American remake.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Back to Silence" by OTE
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]]>In Slate Plus, Sam joins the panel again to answer a listener's question about how knowing the ways in which people interact with their content (via the internet and SEO development) changes the way they write.
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Endorsements
Dana: Criterion subscribers (and if you don’t already, you should subscribe!) get a treat: a small program they’re running called “Three Starring Laura Dern,” where they show three movies starring Laura Dern from the early days of her career including: Smooth Talk, Rambling Rose, and Citizen Ruth.
Julia: A counter endorsement, or maybe supplemental endorsement?, for fans of The Last Bookstore in LA: Hennessey + Ingalls in LA, which is an art, architecture, and design bookstore.
Steve: Josh Turner’s cover of Lucienne Boyer’s hit “Parlez-Moi D’Amour.”
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Bloody Hunter" by Paisley Pink
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]]>In Slate Plus, Sam joins the panel again to answer a listener's question about how knowing the ways in which people interact with their content (via the internet and SEO development) changes the way they write.
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Endorsements
Dana: Criterion subscribers (and if you don’t already, you should subscribe!) get a treat: a small program they’re running called “Three Starring Laura Dern,” where they show three movies starring Laura Dern from the early days of her career including: Smooth Talk, Rambling Rose, and Citizen Ruth.
Julia: A counter endorsement, or maybe supplemental endorsement?, for fans of The Last Bookstore in LA: Hennessey + Ingalls in LA, which is an art, architecture, and design bookstore.
Steve: Josh Turner’s cover of Lucienne Boyer’s hit “Parlez-Moi D’Amour.”
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Bloody Hunter" by Paisley Pink
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel takes inspiration from the Scriptnotes podcast and ponders what aspects of other languages they would want to borrow for English.
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Endorsements
Dana: Charter Books in Rhode Island.
Julia: An update on her preferred digital clock, per Twitter request.
Steve: Thomas Nagel’s article—“What is rude?”—for the London Review of Books which is a review of Benjamin J. B. Lipscomb’s novel The Women Are Up to Something: How Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley, and Iris Murdoch Revolutionized Ethics.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "If Only I Was a Poet" by Staffan Carlen
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel takes inspiration from the Scriptnotes podcast and ponders what aspects of other languages they would want to borrow for English.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: Charter Books in Rhode Island.
Julia: An update on her preferred digital clock, per Twitter request.
Steve: Thomas Nagel’s article—“What is rude?”—for the London Review of Books which is a review of Benjamin J. B. Lipscomb’s novel The Women Are Up to Something: How Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley, and Iris Murdoch Revolutionized Ethics.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "If Only I Was a Poet" by Staffan Carlen
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]]>In Slate Plus, Dana and Isaac answer some questions from the audience.
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Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe. Thanks to Jason Stack for this great photo!
Outro music is "Spinning the Wheels" by Dusty Decks
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]]>In Slate Plus, Dana and Isaac answer some questions from the audience.
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Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe. Thanks to Jason Stack for this great photo!
Outro music is "Spinning the Wheels" by Dusty Decks
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel answers listener questions about culture’s relationship to climate change.
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Endorsements
Dana: An episode of the public radio show On the Media from WNYC called “Humans, Being.”
Julia: The endorsement: the Chez Panisse Vegetables cookbook from Alice Waters, owner of the famous California restaurant Chez Panisse. And a request for listeners to send in their favorite salad dressing recipes.
Steve: The song “Sweet Baby” by Prince and The New Power Generation.
Buy Dana’s book, Isaac’s book, and a ticket to Dana and Isaac’s book event at The Strand (hosted by our very own Stephen Metcalf)!
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Blue Nights and Yellow Days" by Matt Large.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel answers listener questions about culture’s relationship to climate change.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: An episode of the public radio show On the Media from WNYC called “Humans, Being.”
Julia: The endorsement: the Chez Panisse Vegetables cookbook from Alice Waters, owner of the famous California restaurant Chez Panisse. And a request for listeners to send in their favorite salad dressing recipes.
Steve: The song “Sweet Baby” by Prince and The New Power Generation.
Buy Dana’s book, Isaac’s book, and a ticket to Dana and Isaac’s book event at The Strand (hosted by our very own Stephen Metcalf)!
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Blue Nights and Yellow Days" by Matt Large.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses culture that they’ve changed their mind about over time—whether they’ve grown to like it or dislike it.
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Endorsements
Willa: The podcast Once Upon a Time… at Bennington College.
Nichole: The collection of stories Vampires in the Lemon Grove: And Other Stories by Karen Russell.
Steve: Ian MacDonald’s essay “Exiled From Heaven: The Unheard Message of Nick Drake.”
Pre-order Dana’s book and buy a ticket to Dana and Isaac’s book event at The Strand (hosted by our very own Stephen Metcalf)!
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Pike Place Market" by Rockin' For Decades.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses culture that they’ve changed their mind about over time—whether they’ve grown to like it or dislike it.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Willa: The podcast Once Upon a Time… at Bennington College.
Nichole: The collection of stories Vampires in the Lemon Grove: And Other Stories by Karen Russell.
Steve: Ian MacDonald’s essay “Exiled From Heaven: The Unheard Message of Nick Drake.”
Pre-order Dana’s book and buy a ticket to Dana and Isaac’s book event at The Strand (hosted by our very own Stephen Metcalf)!
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Pike Place Market" by Rockin' For Decades.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel enters spoiler territory as they continue to puzzle out The Lost Daughter.
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Endorsements
Dana: An LA related endorsement: The Academy Museum (run by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) which is mostly okay, but has a stellar show called The Path to Cinema: Highlights from the Richard Balzer Collection.
Julia: Potentially the first worthy piece of pandemic art: the Gary Shteyngart novel Our Country Friends, set in an upstate NY country home as friends gather to wait out the pandemic.
Steve: Israeli-born, Paris-based singer Keren Ann’s cover of “Hallelujah.” Also: a no longer on-the-fence, solid endorsement for HBO’s Succession.
Pre-order Dana’s book and buy a ticket to Dana and Isaac’s book event at The Strand (hosted by our very own Stephen Metcalf)!
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Self Made Woman" by Katharine Appleton
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel enters spoiler territory as they continue to puzzle out The Lost Daughter.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: An LA related endorsement: The Academy Museum (run by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) which is mostly okay, but has a stellar show called The Path to Cinema: Highlights from the Richard Balzer Collection.
Julia: Potentially the first worthy piece of pandemic art: the Gary Shteyngart novel Our Country Friends, set in an upstate NY country home as friends gather to wait out the pandemic.
Steve: Israeli-born, Paris-based singer Keren Ann’s cover of “Hallelujah.” Also: a no longer on-the-fence, solid endorsement for HBO’s Succession.
Pre-order Dana’s book and buy a ticket to Dana and Isaac’s book event at The Strand (hosted by our very own Stephen Metcalf)!
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Self Made Woman" by Katharine Appleton
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel lists some reboots and remakes that they actually would like to see.
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Endorsements
Dana: David Ehrlich’s, chief film critic for Indiewire, video montage countdown of the best films of 2021, an annual tradition he’s been doing for several years.
Julia: The LEGO set “Flower Bouquet” (set #10280) which ingeniously replicates a bouquet using some creative LEGO pieces.
Isaac: The novel I Am Not Sidney Poitier by Percival Everett.
Pre-order Dana’s book and buy a ticket to Dana and Isaac’s book event at The Strand (hosted by our very own Stephen Metcalf)!
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music "I Want a Change" by The Big Let Down
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel lists some reboots and remakes that they actually would like to see.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: David Ehrlich’s, chief film critic for Indiewire, video montage countdown of the best films of 2021, an annual tradition he’s been doing for several years.
Julia: The LEGO set “Flower Bouquet” (set #10280) which ingeniously replicates a bouquet using some creative LEGO pieces.
Isaac: The novel I Am Not Sidney Poitier by Percival Everett.
Pre-order Dana’s book and buy a ticket to Dana and Isaac’s book event at The Strand (hosted by our very own Stephen Metcalf)!
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music "I Want a Change" by The Big Let Down
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel responds to Parul Sehgal’s article “The Case Against the Trauma Plot” in the New Yorker.
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Endorsements
Dana: The magical work of Swedish stop-motion animator Niki Lindroth von Bahr. Four of her animated shorts can be found on the Criterion Channel, but you can find one—The Burden—on Amazon Prime.
Julia: A recipe for Italian rainbow cookies adapted by Bon Appétit from Rich Torrisi and Mario Carbone (of popular eateries Carbone and Torrisi Italian Specialties).
Steve: First, his monster music playlist of mellow deep cuts, which includes work from Rickie Lee Jones’ great ‘81 album Pirates, particularly the song “Living It Up.” Second: Susan Tallman’s criticism for the New York Review of Books as a whole, but particularly her recent review of Jasper Johns titled “The House That Johns Built,” inspired by a Johns catalog titled Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror.
Podcast production by Asha Saluja. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is Freak Out! by Zorro.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel responds to Parul Sehgal’s article “The Case Against the Trauma Plot” in the New Yorker.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: The magical work of Swedish stop-motion animator Niki Lindroth von Bahr. Four of her animated shorts can be found on the Criterion Channel, but you can find one—The Burden—on Amazon Prime.
Julia: A recipe for Italian rainbow cookies adapted by Bon Appétit from Rich Torrisi and Mario Carbone (of popular eateries Carbone and Torrisi Italian Specialties).
Steve: First, his monster music playlist of mellow deep cuts, which includes work from Rickie Lee Jones’ great ‘81 album Pirates, particularly the song “Living It Up.” Second: Susan Tallman’s criticism for the New York Review of Books as a whole, but particularly her recent review of Jasper Johns titled “The House That Johns Built,” inspired by a Johns catalog titled Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror.
Podcast production by Asha Saluja. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is Freak Out! by Zorro.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel continues to field some stellar listener questions.
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There are no endorsements this week, but here are links to some of the things mentioned in the episode:
Here’s Julia’s former (Dana approved) Cooks Illustrated blueberry muffin recipe endorsement that’s sourced from The New Best Recipe. Here’s her current favorite blueberry muffin recipe. Dana’s suggestions for content that might help with grief features Francois Couperin’s Leçons de Ténèbres. Some songs Steve would like played at his funeral include: Everything but the Girl’s cover of Captain Beefheart’s “My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains;” Nina Simone’s version of “Who Knows Where the Time Goes;” Charles Mingus’s “Myself When I Am Real;” and The Go-Between’s “Cattle and Cane.” Julia’s picks include: Felix Mendelssohn’s “Op. 62 No.3” and Superchunk’s “Me & You & Jackie Mittoo.” Here’s Dana’s Spotify playlist of her picks.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Lonely Calling" by Arc De Soleil.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel continues to field some stellar listener questions.
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There are no endorsements this week, but here are links to some of the things mentioned in the episode:
Here’s Julia’s former (Dana approved) Cooks Illustrated blueberry muffin recipe endorsement that’s sourced from The New Best Recipe. Here’s her current favorite blueberry muffin recipe. Dana’s suggestions for content that might help with grief features Francois Couperin’s Leçons de Ténèbres. Some songs Steve would like played at his funeral include: Everything but the Girl’s cover of Captain Beefheart’s “My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains;” Nina Simone’s version of “Who Knows Where the Time Goes;” Charles Mingus’s “Myself When I Am Real;” and The Go-Between’s “Cattle and Cane.” Julia’s picks include: Felix Mendelssohn’s “Op. 62 No.3” and Superchunk’s “Me & You & Jackie Mittoo.” Here’s Dana’s Spotify playlist of her picks.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Lonely Calling" by Arc De Soleil.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel continues the discussion of music rights and how Taylor Swift changed the game with her re-recordings.
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Endorsements
Dana: A video of a series of pianist Bill Evans’s live performances over 11 years titled, Bill Evans Live ‘64 ‘75.
Julia: The 2004 film Cellular which stars Chris Evans, Kim Bassinger, Jason Statham, William H. Macy, Jessica Biel, and more.
Steve: A follow-up to the 8 hours of Get Back, one of the greatest works of cultural criticism: Revolution in the Head: The Beatles’ Records and the Sixties by Ian MacDonald. Also: Sufjan Stevens’s Christmas catalog, Songs for Christmas.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "What Do You Want From Me" by OTE.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel continues the discussion of music rights and how Taylor Swift changed the game with her re-recordings.
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Endorsements
Dana: A video of a series of pianist Bill Evans’s live performances over 11 years titled, Bill Evans Live ‘64 ‘75.
Julia: The 2004 film Cellular which stars Chris Evans, Kim Bassinger, Jason Statham, William H. Macy, Jessica Biel, and more.
Steve: A follow-up to the 8 hours of Get Back, one of the greatest works of cultural criticism: Revolution in the Head: The Beatles’ Records and the Sixties by Ian MacDonald. Also: Sufjan Stevens’s Christmas catalog, Songs for Christmas.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "What Do You Want From Me" by OTE.
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]]>Dana’s list:
After Hours
The Cameraman
The Crowd
Do the Right Thing
Hester Street
Metropolitan
The Naked City
Rosemary's Baby
Shadows
The Taking of Pelham 1,2,3
Steve’s list:
The Apartment
Annie Hall
Desperately Seeking Susan
Dog Day Afternoon
Do the Right Thing
King of Comedy
Saturday Night Fever
Sweet Smell of Success
Wild Style
In the Slate Plus segment, Steve and Dana answer a question from listener Colin, via his friend Ezra: Which city block would you take to a desert island, and why?
Endorsements:
Dana: Two books about New York City and the movies: Fun City Cinema, by Jason Bailey, and Celluloid Skyline, by James Sanders.
Steve: The song “Watercolors,” from Between the Lines, by Janis Ian; and “Digging for Utopia,” Kwame Anthony Appiah’s review of David Graebner and David Wengrow’s recently published book The Dawn of Everything, in the New York Review of Books.
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Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is “Bloody Hunter” by Paisley Pink.
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]]>Dana’s list:
After Hours
The Cameraman
The Crowd
Do the Right Thing
Hester Street
Metropolitan
The Naked City
Rosemary's Baby
Shadows
The Taking of Pelham 1,2,3
Steve’s list:
The Apartment
Annie Hall
Desperately Seeking Susan
Dog Day Afternoon
Do the Right Thing
King of Comedy
Saturday Night Fever
Sweet Smell of Success
Wild Style
In the Slate Plus segment, Steve and Dana answer a question from listener Colin, via his friend Ezra: Which city block would you take to a desert island, and why?
Endorsements:
Dana: Two books about New York City and the movies: Fun City Cinema, by Jason Bailey, and Celluloid Skyline, by James Sanders.
Steve: The song “Watercolors,” from Between the Lines, by Janis Ian; and “Digging for Utopia,” Kwame Anthony Appiah’s review of David Graebner and David Wengrow’s recently published book The Dawn of Everything, in the New York Review of Books.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is “Bloody Hunter” by Paisley Pink.
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]]>In Slate Plus, Steve and Dana catch up with Julia and chat about how relationships with culture consumption can change.
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Endorsements
Dana: The last movie Dana reviewed for Slate, Steven Spielberg’s and Tony Kushner’s remake (or re-invention) of West Side Story. It’s only in theaters currently, but (if you feel comfortable making the trip) it’s a great theatrical experience.
Julia: Isabel Wilkerson’s historical study The Warmth of Other Suns. Winner of the 2011 National Book Critics Circle Award, it’s one of the most incredibly well-crafted narratives of the Great Migration.
Steve: Among the pieces of culture Steve’s recently consumed, the one that meant the most after viewing the Beatles docuseries is a song: Taylor Swift’s re-recording of “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)” is a masterpiece.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Pike Place Market" by Rockin' for Decades
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]]>In Slate Plus, Steve and Dana catch up with Julia and chat about how relationships with culture consumption can change.
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Endorsements
Dana: The last movie Dana reviewed for Slate, Steven Spielberg’s and Tony Kushner’s remake (or re-invention) of West Side Story. It’s only in theaters currently, but (if you feel comfortable making the trip) it’s a great theatrical experience.
Julia: Isabel Wilkerson’s historical study The Warmth of Other Suns. Winner of the 2011 National Book Critics Circle Award, it’s one of the most incredibly well-crafted narratives of the Great Migration.
Steve: Among the pieces of culture Steve’s recently consumed, the one that meant the most after viewing the Beatles docuseries is a song: Taylor Swift’s re-recording of “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)” is a masterpiece.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Pike Place Market" by Rockin' for Decades
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses their processes for writing a book.
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Endorsements
Dana: Susan Orlean reading her own audiobook of her non-fiction novel Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend about the famous Hollywood star...who also happens to be a German Shepherd.
June: The exhibit at the New York Historical Society titled “‘Turn Every Page’: Inside the Robert A. Caro Archive.”
Steve: Continuing his Rachel Cusk endorsement with his most recently read novel of hers, Transit.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Any Other Way" by Particle House
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses their processes for writing a book.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: Susan Orlean reading her own audiobook of her non-fiction novel Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend about the famous Hollywood star...who also happens to be a German Shepherd.
June: The exhibit at the New York Historical Society titled “‘Turn Every Page’: Inside the Robert A. Caro Archive.”
Steve: Continuing his Rachel Cusk endorsement with his most recently read novel of hers, Transit.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Any Other Way" by Particle House
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses their Thanksgiving culinary festivities.
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Endorsements
Dana: An Adele related endorsement, a clip that went viral from the British TV series An Audience With... on ITV, where famous people perform for an audience of other famous people who then ask the performer questions. In this clip, Adele reunited with her former English Teacher, Ms. McDonald.
Jamelle: The Apple TV+ adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation trilogy.
Steve: The all-time greatest/worst endorsement was in 2014 when John Swansburg endorsed the TV show Cheers. To do John one better, Steve endorses The Beatles, more specifically the slant way to get at their greatness, an infamous bootleg that’s been circulating for decades, The Esher Demos. Also: Rachel Cusk, a genius novelist.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Did I Make You Wait" by Staffan Carlen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses their Thanksgiving culinary festivities.
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Endorsements
Dana: An Adele related endorsement, a clip that went viral from the British TV series An Audience With... on ITV, where famous people perform for an audience of other famous people who then ask the performer questions. In this clip, Adele reunited with her former English Teacher, Ms. McDonald.
Jamelle: The Apple TV+ adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation trilogy.
Steve: The all-time greatest/worst endorsement was in 2014 when John Swansburg endorsed the TV show Cheers. To do John one better, Steve endorses The Beatles, more specifically the slant way to get at their greatness, an infamous bootleg that’s been circulating for decades, The Esher Demos. Also: Rachel Cusk, a genius novelist.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Did I Make You Wait" by Staffan Carlen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel answers a classic time travel question.
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Endorsements
Dana: Rebecca Hall’s amazing performance in the 2016 film Christine, about news reporter Christine Chubbuck.
Karen: Swedish artist Agnes’s new album Magic Still Exists. Specifically her song “Here Comes the Night.”
Steve: First, the entire discography of Devonté Hynes aka Blood Orange—more recently, his work on the soundtrack for Passing. Second, Nick Lowe and Daryl Hall doing a marvelous acoustic version of Lowe’s hit from the ‘70s “Cruel to Be Kind.”
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is “Edge of Life” by OTE.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel answers a classic time travel question.
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Endorsements
Dana: Rebecca Hall’s amazing performance in the 2016 film Christine, about news reporter Christine Chubbuck.
Karen: Swedish artist Agnes’s new album Magic Still Exists. Specifically her song “Here Comes the Night.”
Steve: First, the entire discography of Devonté Hynes aka Blood Orange—more recently, his work on the soundtrack for Passing. Second, Nick Lowe and Daryl Hall doing a marvelous acoustic version of Lowe’s hit from the ‘70s “Cruel to Be Kind.”
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is “Edge of Life” by OTE.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses Jamelle’s new podcast Unclear and Present Danger.
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Endorsements
Dana: Something small, but in hopes to find the entire thing: this 2 minute clip of Welsh actor Michael Sheen performing a segment of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas’s drama Under Milk Wood.
Jamelle: Norman Jewison’s classic 1987 film Moonstruck, starring Cher and Nicolas Cage, which is currently in the Criterion Collection.
Steve: A slightly odd endorsement of a book review. Peter Salmon’s article for Prospect Magazine, titled “Boo to the Boo-Hurrahs: how four Oxford women transformed philosophy,” is a review of Benjamin J. B. Lipscomb’s novel The Women Are Up to Something: How Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley, and Iris Murdoch Revolutionized Ethics. The book and review discuss the female-led movement to take on the male consensus in philosophy during the 1930s and ‘40s which saw the world as value free.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is “Self Made Woman” by Katharine Appleton.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses Jamelle’s new podcast Unclear and Present Danger.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: Something small, but in hopes to find the entire thing: this 2 minute clip of Welsh actor Michael Sheen performing a segment of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas’s drama Under Milk Wood.
Jamelle: Norman Jewison’s classic 1987 film Moonstruck, starring Cher and Nicolas Cage, which is currently in the Criterion Collection.
Steve: A slightly odd endorsement of a book review. Peter Salmon’s article for Prospect Magazine, titled “Boo to the Boo-Hurrahs: how four Oxford women transformed philosophy,” is a review of Benjamin J. B. Lipscomb’s novel The Women Are Up to Something: How Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley, and Iris Murdoch Revolutionized Ethics. The book and review discuss the female-led movement to take on the male consensus in philosophy during the 1930s and ‘40s which saw the world as value free.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is “Self Made Woman” by Katharine Appleton.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses music they like to listen to while working. You can find Dana’s playlist of music to work and write to here, Steve’s here, and Carl’s here.
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Endorsements
Dana: The LA Times has been doing an incredible job of covering the ever-developing story of the tragic shooting on the set of the Alec Baldwin film, Rust. The story, which points to many bigger problems, including issues with labor relations in the entertainment industry at large. “The Day Alec Baldwin Shot Halyna Hutchins and Joel Souza” chronologically accounts the events of the entire day, written by three different reporters: Meg James, Amy Kaufman, and Julia Wick.
Carl: First, the great late-80s rock musician Billy Bragg’s newest album The Million Things That Never Happened in which he reflects on aging, isolation, change, and being challenged ideologically by younger generations. This is specifically true of the track, “Mid-Century Modern.” Second, the new music historiography novel from Kelefa Sanneh (who, in the 2000s, wrote the great central piece on rockism for the New York Times), Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres, which is a celebration of what happens when you stay within a tradition.
Steve: First, the ‘80s singer-songwriter Marshall Crenshaw’s live cover of ABBA’s song “Knowing Me, Knowing You.” Second, yet another Swedish indie band: The Amazing.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is “Lonely Calling” by Arc De Soleil.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses music they like to listen to while working. You can find Dana’s playlist of music to work and write to here, Steve’s here, and Carl’s here.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: The LA Times has been doing an incredible job of covering the ever-developing story of the tragic shooting on the set of the Alec Baldwin film, Rust. The story, which points to many bigger problems, including issues with labor relations in the entertainment industry at large. “The Day Alec Baldwin Shot Halyna Hutchins and Joel Souza” chronologically accounts the events of the entire day, written by three different reporters: Meg James, Amy Kaufman, and Julia Wick.
Carl: First, the great late-80s rock musician Billy Bragg’s newest album The Million Things That Never Happened in which he reflects on aging, isolation, change, and being challenged ideologically by younger generations. This is specifically true of the track, “Mid-Century Modern.” Second, the new music historiography novel from Kelefa Sanneh (who, in the 2000s, wrote the great central piece on rockism for the New York Times), Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres, which is a celebration of what happens when you stay within a tradition.
Steve: First, the ‘80s singer-songwriter Marshall Crenshaw’s live cover of ABBA’s song “Knowing Me, Knowing You.” Second, yet another Swedish indie band: The Amazing.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is “Lonely Calling” by Arc De Soleil.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses Halloween as an adult.
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Endorsements
Dana: Lauren Michele Jackson’s piece for The New Yorker about corporate social media and the way Netflix’s social media teams have responded to the Dave Chappelle controversy, titled “Dave Chappelle, Netflix, and the Illusions of Corporate Identity Politics.”
Allegra: Lately, the videogame Super Smash Bros. Ultimate—which she has been playing on Nintendo Switch. Recently, the lead character of another video game franchise, Sora from Kingdom Hearts, has been added as an avatar you can play as in the game.
Steve: First, the song “Precious Memories” by Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Then, British political scientist David Runciman discussed Peter Thiel, silicon valley investor, for the London Review of Books’ podcast, in an episode titled, “The Peter Thiel Paradox.”
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is “Precious Memories” by Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses Halloween as an adult.
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Endorsements
Dana: Lauren Michele Jackson’s piece for The New Yorker about corporate social media and the way Netflix’s social media teams have responded to the Dave Chappelle controversy, titled “Dave Chappelle, Netflix, and the Illusions of Corporate Identity Politics.”
Allegra: Lately, the videogame Super Smash Bros. Ultimate—which she has been playing on Nintendo Switch. Recently, the lead character of another video game franchise, Sora from Kingdom Hearts, has been added as an avatar you can play as in the game.
Steve: First, the song “Precious Memories” by Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Then, British political scientist David Runciman discussed Peter Thiel, silicon valley investor, for the London Review of Books’ podcast, in an episode titled, “The Peter Thiel Paradox.”
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is “Precious Memories” by Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses media they loved when they were younger that they have since outgrown.
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Endorsements
Dana: The book equivalent of Todd Haynes’s documentary, the first oral history Dana ever read and still one of the best she’s ever read to this day: Edie: American Girl by Jean Stein and George Plimpton. The oral history tells the story of actress and model Edie Sedgwick completely through testimony from people that were there, without any interstitial material.
Karen: New World, the Korean crime drama film from Park Hoon-jung that stars Squid Game’s Lee Jung-jae. The film features Lee as an undercover cop who is tasked with infiltrating the mob, but ends up caught between two worlds. It also stars a slew of great Korean actors including Hwang Jung-min and Song Ji-hyo.
Steve: First, Netflix’s series The Chestnut Man, a dark, taught crime drama which takes place in Copenhagen. Then, a whole genre of YouTube videos taking you from raw audio of rehearsal to mastertape of Elvis’s songs, including “And The Grass Won’t Pay No Mind”—though, Neil Diamond’s version of that one is better.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is “I’ll Be Your Mirror” by The Velvet Underground.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses media they loved when they were younger that they have since outgrown.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: The book equivalent of Todd Haynes’s documentary, the first oral history Dana ever read and still one of the best she’s ever read to this day: Edie: American Girl by Jean Stein and George Plimpton. The oral history tells the story of actress and model Edie Sedgwick completely through testimony from people that were there, without any interstitial material.
Karen: New World, the Korean crime drama film from Park Hoon-jung that stars Squid Game’s Lee Jung-jae. The film features Lee as an undercover cop who is tasked with infiltrating the mob, but ends up caught between two worlds. It also stars a slew of great Korean actors including Hwang Jung-min and Song Ji-hyo.
Steve: First, Netflix’s series The Chestnut Man, a dark, taught crime drama which takes place in Copenhagen. Then, a whole genre of YouTube videos taking you from raw audio of rehearsal to mastertape of Elvis’s songs, including “And The Grass Won’t Pay No Mind”—though, Neil Diamond’s version of that one is better.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is “I’ll Be Your Mirror” by The Velvet Underground.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses the choice to give up on media you just don’t like and, alternatively, why some people don’t.
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Endorsements
Dana: Devery Jacobs’s—the actress who plays Elora Danan on Reservation Dogs—beautifully written article “How Reservation Dogs Is Opening Up a Crucial Conversation About Suicide in Indigenous Communities.”
Isaac: The 1996 romantic comedy and comedy of friendship from Nicole Holofcener, Walking and Talking, which is a perfect time capsule of ‘90s New York. Dana has written insightfully about the film, which has also been discussed on a previous episode of Gabfest.
Steve: An essay from The New York Review of Books that blew Steve away from Jessica Riskin, titled “Nature’s Evolving Tastes” which talks about the misconstrued reactions to Darwin’s most politicized work Descent of Man.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "200 Dont's" by Conditional
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses the choice to give up on media you just don’t like and, alternatively, why some people don’t.
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Endorsements
Dana: Devery Jacobs’s—the actress who plays Elora Danan on Reservation Dogs—beautifully written article “How Reservation Dogs Is Opening Up a Crucial Conversation About Suicide in Indigenous Communities.”
Isaac: The 1996 romantic comedy and comedy of friendship from Nicole Holofcener, Walking and Talking, which is a perfect time capsule of ‘90s New York. Dana has written insightfully about the film, which has also been discussed on a previous episode of Gabfest.
Steve: An essay from The New York Review of Books that blew Steve away from Jessica Riskin, titled “Nature’s Evolving Tastes” which talks about the misconstrued reactions to Darwin’s most politicized work Descent of Man.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "200 Dont's" by Conditional
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses representations of parenthood in art.
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Endorsements
The panel revisits their previous discussion on eBooks and endorses more media.
Dana: Scottish actor Alan Cumming’s harrowing, yet deeply moving book—particularly the audiobook version—Not My Father’s Son: A Family Memoir.
Isaac: Two books consumed in eBook format! The first, a tome composed of every novella from author Ursula K. Le Guin titled, The Found and the Lost. The second, in this episode’s shadow theme of Halloween, Jason Zinoman’s book Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror. Which is, not clearly, a history steeped in love of 1970s horror cinema auteurs.
Steve: Keeping it simple this week with three songs. First, the indie rock band from Leeds, The Wedding Present and their 1992 song “Blue Eyes.” Second (friend of a friend of the podcast) Courtney Barnett’s cover of The Velvet Underground’s “I’ll Be Your Mirror” from the recent Velvet Underground & Nico tribute album. Finally, Willow Smith’s (yes, as in Jada Pinkett and Will Smith) song with artist Tyler Cole “Meet Me At Our Spot,” which was released under their alias THE ANXIETY. (The live version has been blowing up on TikTok.)
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Meet Me At Our Spot" by THE ANXIETY, WILLOW, and Tyler Cole
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses representations of parenthood in art.
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Endorsements
The panel revisits their previous discussion on eBooks and endorses more media.
Dana: Scottish actor Alan Cumming’s harrowing, yet deeply moving book—particularly the audiobook version—Not My Father’s Son: A Family Memoir.
Isaac: Two books consumed in eBook format! The first, a tome composed of every novella from author Ursula K. Le Guin titled, The Found and the Lost. The second, in this episode’s shadow theme of Halloween, Jason Zinoman’s book Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror. Which is, not clearly, a history steeped in love of 1970s horror cinema auteurs.
Steve: Keeping it simple this week with three songs. First, the indie rock band from Leeds, The Wedding Present and their 1992 song “Blue Eyes.” Second (friend of a friend of the podcast) Courtney Barnett’s cover of The Velvet Underground’s “I’ll Be Your Mirror” from the recent Velvet Underground & Nico tribute album. Finally, Willow Smith’s (yes, as in Jada Pinkett and Will Smith) song with artist Tyler Cole “Meet Me At Our Spot,” which was released under their alias THE ANXIETY. (The live version has been blowing up on TikTok.)
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Meet Me At Our Spot" by THE ANXIETY, WILLOW, and Tyler Cole
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses their favorite film credit sequences.
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Endorsements
Dana: Generally: Explore.Org, a live nature cam network. More specifically: Dana’s favorite live cam “The Mississippi River Flyway Cam” on the Raptor Resource Project in Brice Prairie, Wisconsin.
Isaac: The novel A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself by Peter Ho Davies, about how a big early decision impacts a couple’s married life afterwards.
Steve: A pound the table endorsement: the essay by the feminist critic Vivian Gornick in Harper’s Magazine called “Put on the Diamonds: Notes on humiliation” -- in which she thinks out loud about what humiliation and loneliness are.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is “Ruins” by Origo.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses their favorite film credit sequences.
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Endorsements
Dana: Generally: Explore.Org, a live nature cam network. More specifically: Dana’s favorite live cam “The Mississippi River Flyway Cam” on the Raptor Resource Project in Brice Prairie, Wisconsin.
Isaac: The novel A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself by Peter Ho Davies, about how a big early decision impacts a couple’s married life afterwards.
Steve: A pound the table endorsement: the essay by the feminist critic Vivian Gornick in Harper’s Magazine called “Put on the Diamonds: Notes on humiliation” -- in which she thinks out loud about what humiliation and loneliness are.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is “Ruins” by Origo.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses media they love but consume in moderation for fear of wearing it out.
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Endorsements
Dana: Netflix’s controversial and shocking Bob Ross documentary, Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal, & Greed, which was coincidentally co-produced by Nine Perfect Strangers’ Melissa McCarthy & Ben Falcone.
Karen: The first season of The Righteous Gemstones and how it speaks to the current American climate. You can catch up before season two!
Steve: A sad endorsement: The New Republic’s great article, “How Tucker Carlson Lost It” by Alex Shephard. A happier endorsement: it’s time to fall in love again with Gillian Welch, particularly with her songs “Picasso,” “Wayside/Back in Time,” and, honestly? All of the other songs she’s ever made.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "I Can Still Dance" by Tigerblood Jewel
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses media they love but consume in moderation for fear of wearing it out.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: Netflix’s controversial and shocking Bob Ross documentary, Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal, & Greed, which was coincidentally co-produced by Nine Perfect Strangers’ Melissa McCarthy & Ben Falcone.
Karen: The first season of The Righteous Gemstones and how it speaks to the current American climate. You can catch up before season two!
Steve: A sad endorsement: The New Republic’s great article, “How Tucker Carlson Lost It” by Alex Shephard. A happier endorsement: it’s time to fall in love again with Gillian Welch, particularly with her songs “Picasso,” “Wayside/Back in Time,” and, honestly? All of the other songs she’s ever made.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "I Can Still Dance" by Tigerblood Jewel
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel divulges more of their personal parasocial relationships.
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Endorsements
Dana: Nora Ephron’s great essay in The New Yorker “Moving On, A Love Story,” in which she struggles to move on from her apartment in the historical Apthorp building in the Upper West Side.
Isaac: First, Scorcese’s 1982 film The King of Comedy—the ultimate parasocial relationship film. Second, the app Relisten, which allows you to stream live-music recordings from the vast number of internet archives.
Steve: The great writer Saul Bellow’s 1956 novel, Seize the Day. Also: the 1984 collection of his short stories, Him with His Foot in His Mouth and Other Stories.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Self Made Woman" by Katharine Appleton
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel divulges more of their personal parasocial relationships.
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Endorsements
Dana: Nora Ephron’s great essay in The New Yorker “Moving On, A Love Story,” in which she struggles to move on from her apartment in the historical Apthorp building in the Upper West Side.
Isaac: First, Scorcese’s 1982 film The King of Comedy—the ultimate parasocial relationship film. Second, the app Relisten, which allows you to stream live-music recordings from the vast number of internet archives.
Steve: The great writer Saul Bellow’s 1956 novel, Seize the Day. Also: the 1984 collection of his short stories, Him with His Foot in His Mouth and Other Stories.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Self Made Woman" by Katharine Appleton
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses big swings—that missed—but, still hold special places in their hearts.
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Outro music: "Break the Line" by Coma Svensson
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Endorsements
Dana: The indie film Short Term 12 from Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton. Also, an endorsement for flood-proof spatial planning–especially for your precious physical media.
Allegra: Upon the release of the famous rapper’s newest album, Allegra’s curated playlist of Drake Songs That Don’t Suck. And a quick shout out to the everlasting enjoyment of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Steve: Christoph Reuter’s beautifully reported deep-dive on the Western presence in Afghanistan post-9/11 titled The Entirely Predictable Failure of the West’s Mission in Afghanistan for Der Spiegel.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses big swings—that missed—but, still hold special places in their hearts.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: "Break the Line" by Coma Svensson
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Endorsements
Dana: The indie film Short Term 12 from Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton. Also, an endorsement for flood-proof spatial planning–especially for your precious physical media.
Allegra: Upon the release of the famous rapper’s newest album, Allegra’s curated playlist of Drake Songs That Don’t Suck. And a quick shout out to the everlasting enjoyment of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Steve: Christoph Reuter’s beautifully reported deep-dive on the Western presence in Afghanistan post-9/11 titled The Entirely Predictable Failure of the West’s Mission in Afghanistan for Der Spiegel.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses things they’re looking forward to in the rest of 2021.
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Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "If Only I Was a Poet" but Steffan Carlen.
Endorsements
Dana: This eight-minute montage of Charlie Watts’s signature warm-up dance before live shows.
Jack: The work and legacy of the inimitable Jamaican reggae producer, Lee “Scratch” Perry, who recently passed. Specifically: the 1977 landmark roots reggae album Heart of the Congos by reggae group The Congos—which Perry produced. A highlight: the track “Sodom and Gomorrow.”
Allegra: The long-running daily web comic steeped in the culture of “shit posting,” Mr. Boop by Alec Robbins.
Steve: This destination pizza evangelizer endorses the pizza at Hearth & Harbor in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Also, the sitcom Arrested Development
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel discusses things they’re looking forward to in the rest of 2021.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "If Only I Was a Poet" but Steffan Carlen.
Endorsements
Dana: This eight-minute montage of Charlie Watts’s signature warm-up dance before live shows.
Jack: The work and legacy of the inimitable Jamaican reggae producer, Lee “Scratch” Perry, who recently passed. Specifically: the 1977 landmark roots reggae album Heart of the Congos by reggae group The Congos—which Perry produced. A highlight: the track “Sodom and Gomorrow.”
Allegra: The long-running daily web comic steeped in the culture of “shit posting,” Mr. Boop by Alec Robbins.
Steve: This destination pizza evangelizer endorses the pizza at Hearth & Harbor in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Also, the sitcom Arrested Development
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel answers a listener question about which board game they would choose to play on a first date.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Cleo Levin.
Outro music is "Death Dance" by Luftmensch.
Endorsements
June: The writing of all the Mitfords. Especially Hons and Rebels and Poison Penmanship by Jessica Mitford. (As well as the biography Irrepressible: The Life and Times of Jessica Mitford by Leslie Brody). And The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford.
Ben: Promises by Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, and The London Symphony Orchestra. And the game Disco Elysium.
Marissa: “How Science Saved Me From Pretending to Love Wine” by Anne Fadiman in The New Yorker.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel answers a listener question about which board game they would choose to play on a first date.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Cleo Levin.
Outro music is "Death Dance" by Luftmensch.
Endorsements
June: The writing of all the Mitfords. Especially Hons and Rebels and Poison Penmanship by Jessica Mitford. (As well as the biography Irrepressible: The Life and Times of Jessica Mitford by Leslie Brody). And The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford.
Ben: Promises by Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, and The London Symphony Orchestra. And the game Disco Elysium.
Marissa: “How Science Saved Me From Pretending to Love Wine” by Anne Fadiman in The New Yorker.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about which writer (living or dead) they would choose to pen their biographies, and then which actor they would want to play them in their biopics.
You can read Sara Nović’s interview with CODA star Marlee Matlin in Bustle: “Marlee Matlin Knows How to Make Change.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Cleo Levin.
Outro music is "Zero Gravity" by ELFL
Endorsements
June: The podcast The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill from Christianity Today
Marissa: The video game Stardew Valley
Karen: The TV show Wellington Paranormal
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about which writer (living or dead) they would choose to pen their biographies, and then which actor they would want to play them in their biopics.
You can read Sara Nović’s interview with CODA star Marlee Matlin in Bustle: “Marlee Matlin Knows How to Make Change.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Cleo Levin.
Outro music is "Zero Gravity" by ELFL
Endorsements
June: The podcast The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill from Christianity Today
Marissa: The video game Stardew Valley
Karen: The TV show Wellington Paranormal
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel does a couple additional rounds of strut picks.
Sumer Strut Final Selections:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ypwIOuhN3ClV9lvynRl88?si=ff5da2bfa5a04b1b
Summer Strut Full List:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1iLdLhunJkTq9F4CeHkCJR?si=f1b8d195db414fd5
Past “Summer Strut” Gabfests are available here: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Cleo Levin.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel does a couple additional rounds of strut picks.
Sumer Strut Final Selections:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ypwIOuhN3ClV9lvynRl88?si=ff5da2bfa5a04b1b
Summer Strut Full List:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1iLdLhunJkTq9F4CeHkCJR?si=f1b8d195db414fd5
Past “Summer Strut” Gabfests are available here: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Cleo Levin.
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]]>Outro music is "Pike Place Market" by Rockin' For Decades
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews.
Endorsements
Dana: The word maieutic
Isaac: The audiobooks of Simon Armitage’s translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, narrated by Bill Wallis, and The Death of Arthur, by Sir Thomas Malory, narrated by Philip Madoc
Steve: Picture, by Lillian Ross and Crash Landing on You on Netflix
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]]>Outro music is "Pike Place Market" by Rockin' For Decades
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews.
Endorsements
Dana: The word maieutic
Isaac: The audiobooks of Simon Armitage’s translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, narrated by Bill Wallis, and The Death of Arthur, by Sir Thomas Malory, narrated by Philip Madoc
Steve: Picture, by Lillian Ross and Crash Landing on You on Netflix
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about their past summer jobs.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Cleo Levin.
Outro music is "What We Didn't Do" by Particle House
Endorsements
Dana: The documentary The Truffle Hunters and The Mike White movie School of Rock
Dan: The book Truck: On Rebuilding a Worn-Out Pickup and Other Post-Technological Adventures
Steve: The pianist Marcin Wasilewski and his album Arctic Riff and the essay “Against Persuasion” by Agnes Callard in the Boston Review.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about their past summer jobs.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Cleo Levin.
Outro music is "What We Didn't Do" by Particle House
Endorsements
Dana: The documentary The Truffle Hunters and The Mike White movie School of Rock
Dan: The book Truck: On Rebuilding a Worn-Out Pickup and Other Post-Technological Adventures
Steve: The pianist Marcin Wasilewski and his album Arctic Riff and the essay “Against Persuasion” by Agnes Callard in the Boston Review.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel further discusses their thoughts on Roadrunner.
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Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Cleo Levin.
Outro music is "Back to Silence" by OTE
Endorsements
Dana: The Kitchen Confidential audiobook
Isaac: The documentary And Everything is Going Fine and the novel Secrets of Happiness by Joan Silber
Steve: “A Just and Loving Gaze” by Deborah Casewell in Aeon
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel further discusses their thoughts on Roadrunner.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Cleo Levin.
Outro music is "Back to Silence" by OTE
Endorsements
Dana: The Kitchen Confidential audiobook
Isaac: The documentary And Everything is Going Fine and the novel Secrets of Happiness by Joan Silber
Steve: “A Just and Loving Gaze” by Deborah Casewell in Aeon
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about the rabbit holes they fell down during the pandemic.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Cleo Levin.
Outro music: "Stone Cookies" by Dusty Decks
Endorsements
Allegra: The cookies at City Cakes.
Heather: The documentary Kid 90.
Steve: “This Woman’s Work: Alice Neel’s Portraits of Feminized Labor” by Jessica Fletcher in The Baffler.
DeFazio’s Pizzeria in Troy, NY
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about the rabbit holes they fell down during the pandemic.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Cleo Levin.
Outro music: "Stone Cookies" by Dusty Decks
Endorsements
Allegra: The cookies at City Cakes.
Heather: The documentary Kid 90.
Steve: “This Woman’s Work: Alice Neel’s Portraits of Feminized Labor” by Jessica Fletcher in The Baffler.
DeFazio’s Pizzeria in Troy, NY
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]]>In Slate Plus, Carl and the panel talk about the concerts they’re looking forward to seeing and the live music experience.
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Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Cleo Levin.
Outro music: "Bloody Hunter" by Paisley Pink
Endorsements
Carl: The work of Lauren Berlant, especially “Trump, or Political Emotions.” (And Dana recommends an episode of the podcast Big Brains Berlant appeared on: “Why Chasing the Good Life is Holding Us Back.”)
Allegra: The video game Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
Dana: The website Radio Garden.
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]]>In Slate Plus, Carl and the panel talk about the concerts they’re looking forward to seeing and the live music experience.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Cleo Levin.
Outro music: "Bloody Hunter" by Paisley Pink
Endorsements
Carl: The work of Lauren Berlant, especially “Trump, or Political Emotions.” (And Dana recommends an episode of the podcast Big Brains Berlant appeared on: “Why Chasing the Good Life is Holding Us Back.”)
Allegra: The video game Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
Dana: The website Radio Garden.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about Conan O'Brien's departure from late night TV.
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Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Cleo Levin.
Outro music is "Did I Make You Wait" by Staffan Carlen
Endorsements
Dana: “The Story Behind Luca’s Whale Carcass-Loving Breakout Character” by Karen Han for Slate
Karen: “Navillera” on Netflix.
Steve: “Rothko Chapel” by Morton Feldman.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about Conan O'Brien's departure from late night TV.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Cleo Levin.
Outro music is "Did I Make You Wait" by Staffan Carlen
Endorsements
Dana: “The Story Behind Luca’s Whale Carcass-Loving Breakout Character” by Karen Han for Slate
Karen: “Navillera” on Netflix.
Steve: “Rothko Chapel” by Morton Feldman.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about whether seeing movies in the theater is a tradition worth preserving.
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Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Cleo Levin.
Outro music is "Eightball" by Gabe Nandez.
Endorsements
Dana: The playlist of the music found in James Baldwin’s apartment, “This Giant Prehistoric Rhino Was the Biggest Land Mammal to Walk the Earth” by Jack Guy and Zixu Wang for CNN
Karen: Try making ice cream at home
Steve: The writing of Janet Malcolm in the New York Review of Books and The New Yorker
Further Reading
“How Gay Is Pixar’s Luca?” by Marissa Martinelli for Slate
“The Many Contradictions of Owen Wilson” by Isaac Butler for Slate
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about whether seeing movies in the theater is a tradition worth preserving.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Cleo Levin.
Outro music is "Eightball" by Gabe Nandez.
Endorsements
Dana: The playlist of the music found in James Baldwin’s apartment, “This Giant Prehistoric Rhino Was the Biggest Land Mammal to Walk the Earth” by Jack Guy and Zixu Wang for CNN
Karen: Try making ice cream at home
Steve: The writing of Janet Malcolm in the New York Review of Books and The New Yorker
Further Reading
“How Gay Is Pixar’s Luca?” by Marissa Martinelli for Slate
“The Many Contradictions of Owen Wilson” by Isaac Butler for Slate
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]]>In Slate Plus, Dana, Steve, and Carl talk about Gen X musicians and how they’re aging gracefully—or not.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: "Any Other Way" by Particle House
Endorsements
Dana: The soundtrack to Bo Burnham’s Inside
Carl: Clairo’s single “Blouse” and the series Feel Good (especially the placement of “Motion Sickness” by Phoebe Bridgers)
Steve: Herzog by Saul Bellow
Further Reading
“In the Heights Fumbles Some of Its Changes, but It Still Soars” by Dana Stevens for Slate
“’In the Heights’ Film Review: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Stage Hit Becomes a Screen Celebration” by Monica Castillo for the Wrap
“What Hacks Proves About Jean Smart” by Sophie Gilbert for the Atlantic
“An Alt-Rock Queen Returns to Take Back Her Crown” by Carl Wilson for Slate
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]]>In Slate Plus, Dana, Steve, and Carl talk about Gen X musicians and how they’re aging gracefully—or not.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: "Any Other Way" by Particle House
Endorsements
Dana: The soundtrack to Bo Burnham’s Inside
Carl: Clairo’s single “Blouse” and the series Feel Good (especially the placement of “Motion Sickness” by Phoebe Bridgers)
Steve: Herzog by Saul Bellow
Further Reading
“In the Heights Fumbles Some of Its Changes, but It Still Soars” by Dana Stevens for Slate
“’In the Heights’ Film Review: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Stage Hit Becomes a Screen Celebration” by Monica Castillo for the Wrap
“What Hacks Proves About Jean Smart” by Sophie Gilbert for the Atlantic
“An Alt-Rock Queen Returns to Take Back Her Crown” by Carl Wilson for Slate
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks spoilers galore about Mare of Easttown.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: "On the Keys of Steel" by Dusty Decks
Endorsements
Dana: MGM: Hollywood’s Greatest Backlot
Sam: Lucy Dacus’s song “VBS” from her upcoming album Home Video
Further Reading
“Mare of Easttown’s Creator on Its Final Shocking Twist” by Sam Adams for Slate
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks spoilers galore about Mare of Easttown.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: "On the Keys of Steel" by Dusty Decks
Endorsements
Dana: MGM: Hollywood’s Greatest Backlot
Sam: Lucy Dacus’s song “VBS” from her upcoming album Home Video
Further Reading
“Mare of Easttown’s Creator on Its Final Shocking Twist” by Sam Adams for Slate
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel shares their experiences going back to movie theaters.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Endorsements
Allegra: Doomin’ Sun by Bachelor, Jay Som, & Palehound
Karen: The perfume company Snif
Steve: Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift’s cover of “Motion Pictures” by Neil Young
Further Reading
“Cruella Shouldn’t Work, but It Mostly Does” by Karen Han for Slate
“Why Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Good 4 U’ Is Rock’s First Hot 100 No.1 in Years” by Chris Molanphy for Slate
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel shares their experiences going back to movie theaters.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Endorsements
Allegra: Doomin’ Sun by Bachelor, Jay Som, & Palehound
Karen: The perfume company Snif
Steve: Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift’s cover of “Motion Pictures” by Neil Young
Further Reading
“Cruella Shouldn’t Work, but It Mostly Does” by Karen Han for Slate
“Why Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Good 4 U’ Is Rock’s First Hot 100 No.1 in Years” by Chris Molanphy for Slate
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts open up about their schedules, productivity, and hacks for cultural consumption in response to a listener question.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Endorsements
Dana: A series of films by Lois Weber on the Criterion Channel
Julia: A new daily news podcast from the L.A. Times called The Times: Daily news from the L.A. Times
Steve: The restaurant Feast & Floret in Hudson, New York
Further Reading
“Enough With Literature as Self-Improvement!” by Laura Miller in Slate
https://slate.com/culture/2021/03/wonderworks-angus-fletcher-review.html
Outro music: "200 Dont's" by Conditional
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts open up about their schedules, productivity, and hacks for cultural consumption in response to a listener question.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Endorsements
Dana: A series of films by Lois Weber on the Criterion Channel
Julia: A new daily news podcast from the L.A. Times called The Times: Daily news from the L.A. Times
Steve: The restaurant Feast & Floret in Hudson, New York
Further Reading
“Enough With Literature as Self-Improvement!” by Laura Miller in Slate
https://slate.com/culture/2021/03/wonderworks-angus-fletcher-review.html
Outro music: "200 Dont's" by Conditional
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]]>In Slate Plus, Isaac Butler joins the hosts to talk about the state of theater and what its reopening will look like in the coming months.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro music: "You Know What I Want" by Staffan Carlen
Endorsements
Dana: “The Trees” by Philip Larkin
Julia: Uncanny Valley by Anna Wiener
Steve: “Arendt and Roth: An Uncanny Convergence” by Corey Robin and DeFazio’s Pizzeria in Troy, NY
Further Reading
“What Everyone Forgot About Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez” by Heather Schwedel in Slate
“Why is Bennifer 2.0 so exciting? Because last time, we screwed it up” by Meredith Blake in the LA Times
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]]>In Slate Plus, Isaac Butler joins the hosts to talk about the state of theater and what its reopening will look like in the coming months.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro music: "You Know What I Want" by Staffan Carlen
Endorsements
Dana: “The Trees” by Philip Larkin
Julia: Uncanny Valley by Anna Wiener
Steve: “Arendt and Roth: An Uncanny Convergence” by Corey Robin and DeFazio’s Pizzeria in Troy, NY
Further Reading
“What Everyone Forgot About Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez” by Heather Schwedel in Slate
“Why is Bennifer 2.0 so exciting? Because last time, we screwed it up” by Meredith Blake in the LA Times
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about their relationship with cars, courtesy of a listener question. Email us your questions at culturefest@slate.com
Podcast production by Jasmine Ellis and Asha Saluja. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Endorsements
Dana: Morning Ragas, Bombay 1965 by Nikhil Banerjee
Julia: Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe and “The Composer at the Frontier of Movie Music” by Jamie Fisher (and Nicholas Britell’s Culture Gabfest episode!)
Steve: “Quintin Jones Is Not Innocent. But He Doesn’t Deserve to Die.” by Jonah M. Kessel, Suleika Jaouad, and Lindsay Crouse
Further Reading
“Pfizer Snobs Are Wong. Johnson & Johnson Is the Coolest Vaccine.” by Dan Kois in Slate
“How Pfizer Became the Status Vax” by Heather Schwedel in Slate
“Review: ‘The Disciple’ is already one of the year’s best movies. Does Netflix know—or care?” by Justin Chang in the LA Times
Hosts
Stephen Metcalf
Dana Stevens
Julia Turner
Social Media
@slatecultfest on Twitter
https://twitter.com/slatecultfest
@slateculturepodcasts on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/slateculturepodcasts/
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about their relationship with cars, courtesy of a listener question. Email us your questions at culturefest@slate.com
Podcast production by Jasmine Ellis and Asha Saluja. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Endorsements
Dana: Morning Ragas, Bombay 1965 by Nikhil Banerjee
Julia: Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe and “The Composer at the Frontier of Movie Music” by Jamie Fisher (and Nicholas Britell’s Culture Gabfest episode!)
Steve: “Quintin Jones Is Not Innocent. But He Doesn’t Deserve to Die.” by Jonah M. Kessel, Suleika Jaouad, and Lindsay Crouse
Further Reading
“Pfizer Snobs Are Wong. Johnson & Johnson Is the Coolest Vaccine.” by Dan Kois in Slate
“How Pfizer Became the Status Vax” by Heather Schwedel in Slate
“Review: ‘The Disciple’ is already one of the year’s best movies. Does Netflix know—or care?” by Justin Chang in the LA Times
Hosts
Stephen Metcalf
Dana Stevens
Julia Turner
Social Media
@slatecultfest on Twitter
https://twitter.com/slatecultfest
@slateculturepodcasts on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/slateculturepodcasts/
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts discuss the ending to Stowaway and other spoilers from the film.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Email the hosts at culturefest@slate.com
Endorsements
Dana: You Must Remember This podcast and Jacques d’Amboise, specifically Jacques d’Amboise in China
Julia: The Mirage Factory
Steve: “The Abiding Scandal of College Admissions” by Matt Feeney in the Chronicle of Higher Education
Further Reading
“'Dix pour cent’: les agents et leurs doubles” by Benjamin Locoge in Paris Match
“Fanny Herrero, créatrice de ‘Dix pour cent’: ‘Mon rêve est de faire une série d’auteur populaire’” in Les Inrockuptibles
Outro Music
"Go slow" by Daniel Fridell
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts discuss the ending to Stowaway and other spoilers from the film.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Email the hosts at culturefest@slate.com
Endorsements
Dana: You Must Remember This podcast and Jacques d’Amboise, specifically Jacques d’Amboise in China
Julia: The Mirage Factory
Steve: “The Abiding Scandal of College Admissions” by Matt Feeney in the Chronicle of Higher Education
Further Reading
“'Dix pour cent’: les agents et leurs doubles” by Benjamin Locoge in Paris Match
“Fanny Herrero, créatrice de ‘Dix pour cent’: ‘Mon rêve est de faire une série d’auteur populaire’” in Les Inrockuptibles
Outro Music
"Go slow" by Daniel Fridell
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about the fallout surrounding sexual assault allegations against Blake Bailey, who published a biography of Phillip Roth earlier this month.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews and Jasmine Ellis. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Email the hosts at culturefest@slate.com
Endorsements
Dana: Call My Agent! and the accompanying French podcast
Julia: Sheet-Pan Sausages and Brussel Sprouts With Honey Mustard recipe from the New York Times
Steve: Sturgill Simpson, specifically his NPR Tiny Desk concert and “The Woman Who Shattered the Myth of the Free Market” by Zachary D. Carter in the New York Times
Further Reading
“Scott Rudin, As Told by His Assistants” by Anne Victoria Clark, Jackson McHenry, Lila Shapiro, Gazelle Emami, Helen Shaw, Tara Abell, Nate Jones, E. Alex Jung, and Megh Wright in Vulture
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about the fallout surrounding sexual assault allegations against Blake Bailey, who published a biography of Phillip Roth earlier this month.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews and Jasmine Ellis. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Email the hosts at culturefest@slate.com
Endorsements
Dana: Call My Agent! and the accompanying French podcast
Julia: Sheet-Pan Sausages and Brussel Sprouts With Honey Mustard recipe from the New York Times
Steve: Sturgill Simpson, specifically his NPR Tiny Desk concert and “The Woman Who Shattered the Myth of the Free Market” by Zachary D. Carter in the New York Times
Further Reading
“Scott Rudin, As Told by His Assistants” by Anne Victoria Clark, Jackson McHenry, Lila Shapiro, Gazelle Emami, Helen Shaw, Tara Abell, Nate Jones, E. Alex Jung, and Megh Wright in Vulture
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about the Oscars.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Email the hosts at culturefest@slate.com
Endorsements
Dana: The Narcotic Farm
Julia: Party Down
Steve: Anne Briggs, particularly this song
Further Reading
Charlie Warzel’s recent Twitter thread on Galaxy Brain
Outro Music
"What Do You Want From Me" by OTE
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about the Oscars.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Email the hosts at culturefest@slate.com
Endorsements
Dana: The Narcotic Farm
Julia: Party Down
Steve: Anne Briggs, particularly this song
Further Reading
Charlie Warzel’s recent Twitter thread on Galaxy Brain
Outro Music
"What Do You Want From Me" by OTE
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about how their parents influenced their music taste.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
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Endorsements
Dan: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Allegra: serpentwithfeet’s DEACON
Steve: “Averted Intimacies” by Elaine Blair in the New York Review
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about how their parents influenced their music taste.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Email the hosts at culturefest@slate.com
Endorsements
Dan: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Allegra: serpentwithfeet’s DEACON
Steve: “Averted Intimacies” by Elaine Blair in the New York Review
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Steve, Dana, and Allegra talk about being evangelists for the art they like and discuss whether pushing your cultural taste on other people is a good or bad practice.
Outro music: "Death Dance" by Luftmensch
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Email the hosts at culturefest@slate.com
Endorsements:
Dana: This unusual and excellent bottle of white wine called La Foradada
Allegra: Worn Stories
Steve: Call My Agent! and the band Life Without Buildings
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]]>In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Steve, Dana, and Allegra talk about being evangelists for the art they like and discuss whether pushing your cultural taste on other people is a good or bad practice.
Outro music: "Death Dance" by Luftmensch
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Email the hosts at culturefest@slate.com
Endorsements:
Dana: This unusual and excellent bottle of white wine called La Foradada
Allegra: Worn Stories
Steve: Call My Agent! and the band Life Without Buildings
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]]>In Slate Plus, Steve and Julia chat with Willa about the books, movies, or shows they've changed their minds about.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Email the hosts at culturefest@slate.com
Endorsements
Dana: Bertrand Tavernier’s My Journey Through French Cinema
Julia: Her recent roadrunner sighting, the Atlantic podcast Floodlines, and I Capture the Castle
Steve: The Simpletons and Call My Agent!
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]]>In Slate Plus, Steve and Julia chat with Willa about the books, movies, or shows they've changed their minds about.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Email the hosts at culturefest@slate.com
Endorsements
Dana: Bertrand Tavernier’s My Journey Through French Cinema
Julia: Her recent roadrunner sighting, the Atlantic podcast Floodlines, and I Capture the Castle
Steve: The Simpletons and Call My Agent!
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts discuss what favorite works for children they discovered as grown-ups.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
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Endorsements
Dana: The Flashback archive
Julia: “A guide to hiking in L.A.” in the LA Times
Steve: “With You” by Teenage Fanclub
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts discuss what favorite works for children they discovered as grown-ups.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Email the hosts at culturefest@slate.com
Endorsements
Dana: The Flashback archive
Julia: “A guide to hiking in L.A.” in the LA Times
Steve: “With You” by Teenage Fanclub
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about their feelings on re-entering society post-pandemic.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Email the hosts at culturefest@slate.com
Outro Music: "Break The Line" by Coma Svensson
Further reading:
“Coming 2 America’s Disastrous Return to Africa” by Allegra Frank in Slate
“What the Heck Are NFTs, and Why Are Grimes, Lindsay Lohan, and the Guy Who Made Nyan Cat Selling Them?” by Aaron Mak in Slate
Endorsements
Dana:
“Repeat After Me” by June Thomas in Slate
“Talk To Her, All About My Mother, Broken Embraces …” by June Thomas in Slate
This radish recipe
Allegra:
The Real World Homecoming: New York and the original.
“i drive me mad” by renforshort, as heard on Generation
Steve:
“Only Love Can Break Your Heart” by Saint Etienne
"Cherry Wine" by Hozier
"Shrike" by Hozier
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel talks about their feelings on re-entering society post-pandemic.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Email the hosts at culturefest@slate.com
Outro Music: "Break The Line" by Coma Svensson
Further reading:
“Coming 2 America’s Disastrous Return to Africa” by Allegra Frank in Slate
“What the Heck Are NFTs, and Why Are Grimes, Lindsay Lohan, and the Guy Who Made Nyan Cat Selling Them?” by Aaron Mak in Slate
Endorsements
Dana:
“Repeat After Me” by June Thomas in Slate
“Talk To Her, All About My Mother, Broken Embraces …” by June Thomas in Slate
This radish recipe
Allegra:
The Real World Homecoming: New York and the original.
“i drive me mad” by renforshort, as heard on Generation
Steve:
“Only Love Can Break Your Heart” by Saint Etienne
"Cherry Wine" by Hozier
"Shrike" by Hozier
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]]>Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Email the hosts at culturefest@slate.com
Outro Music: "Bring My Friends" by Tigerblood Jewel
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]]>Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Email the hosts at culturefest@slate.com
Outro Music: "Bring My Friends" by Tigerblood Jewel
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts discuss the new gender-neutral rebranding of Mr. Potato Head and the reaction from right-wing pundits. Send us your questions and topic suggestions at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: "Mother" by The Big Let Down
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts discuss the new gender-neutral rebranding of Mr. Potato Head and the reaction from right-wing pundits. Send us your questions and topic suggestions at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: "Mother" by The Big Let Down
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts discuss a piece of culture that they used to love and are now done with? Thanks to listener James Callan. Send us your questions and topic suggestions at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: "Back to Silence" by OTE
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts discuss a piece of culture that they used to love and are now done with? Thanks to listener James Callan. Send us your questions and topic suggestions at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: "Back to Silence" by OTE
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]]>In Slate Plus, Julia joins Steve and Dana to talk about the Gina Carano controversy and weigh in on whether her firing from The Mandalorian was justified.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Email the hosts at culturefest@slate.com
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]]>In Slate Plus, Julia joins Steve and Dana to talk about the Gina Carano controversy and weigh in on whether her firing from The Mandalorian was justified.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Email the hosts at culturefest@slate.com
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts remember the actor Christopher Plummer who passed away last week at age 91.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts remember the actor Christopher Plummer who passed away last week at age 91.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts chat about the pandemic's affect on casual friendships. Their inspiration was Amanda Mull's article in The Atlantic, titled The Pandemic Has Erased Entire Categories of Friendship.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts chat about the pandemic's affect on casual friendships. Their inspiration was Amanda Mull's article in The Atlantic, titled The Pandemic Has Erased Entire Categories of Friendship.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts wonder whether the end of the Trump presidency has really hit them yet.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts wonder whether the end of the Trump presidency has really hit them yet.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts talk about vice president Kamala Harris' recent Vogue cover and the debate surrounding it.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts talk about vice president Kamala Harris' recent Vogue cover and the debate surrounding it.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts reply to a listener who wants to know how they distinguish between works of art that are "entertaining" and ones that are "good" and whether making that distinction makes them snobs.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts reply to a listener who wants to know how they distinguish between works of art that are "entertaining" and ones that are "good" and whether making that distinction makes them snobs.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts expand on their Wonder Woman conversation in spoiler-filled detail.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts expand on their Wonder Woman conversation in spoiler-filled detail.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts field more questions from their live audience via Facebook and YouTube.
Click here for the video version of the show.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen. Live show production by Faith Smith and Britt Pullie.
Outro Music: "200 Dont's" by Conditional
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts field more questions from their live audience via Facebook and YouTube.
Click here for the video version of the show.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen. Live show production by Faith Smith and Britt Pullie.
Outro Music: "200 Dont's" by Conditional
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts debate whether the labels "movie" and "TV show" have lost some of their meaning in the age of streaming.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: "If Only I Was a Poet" by Staffan Carlen
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts debate whether the labels "movie" and "TV show" have lost some of their meaning in the age of streaming.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: "If Only I Was a Poet" by Staffan Carlen
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts talk about which historical performances they wish they could witness.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: "Go slow" by Daniel Fridell
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts talk about which historical performances they wish they could witness.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: "Go slow" by Daniel Fridell
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]]>In Slate Plus, Laura talks about a debate that keeps cropping up in literary circles about whether kids should be taught more contemporary literature.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro music: "Ruins" by Origo
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]]>In Slate Plus, Laura talks about a debate that keeps cropping up in literary circles about whether kids should be taught more contemporary literature.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro music: "Ruins" by Origo
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]]>In Slate Plus, the Steve, Dana, and Nichole discuss their pop culture blindspots.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: "What Do You Want From Me" by OTE
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]]>In Slate Plus, the Steve, Dana, and Nichole discuss their pop culture blindspots.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: "What Do You Want From Me" by OTE
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]]>In Slate Plus, Dana, Steve, and June discuss their Thanksgiving plans.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: "Backwards" by Staffan Carlen
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]]>In Slate Plus, Dana, Steve, and June discuss their Thanksgiving plans.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: "Backwards" by Staffan Carlen
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts discuss which TV universes they'd like to be dropped into.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: "Break The Line" by Coma Svensson
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts discuss which TV universes they'd like to be dropped into.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: "Break The Line" by Coma Svensson
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts talk with writer and enneagram counselor Jacob Rubin about their enneagrams.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts talk with writer and enneagram counselor Jacob Rubin about their enneagrams.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts talk with Isaac about the future of the theater industry in pandemic times.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Whitney Tesi and Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: A Sail by Lisa Hannigan
Endorsements
Dana: Isaac’s interview with Alex Lacamoire on Slate’s Working podcast
To Be or Not to Be and Criterion’s accompanying commentary track
Isaac: John M. Ford’s The Dragon Waiting
The Danish political drama Borgen
Steve: Cowboy Junkies’ cover of “Flirted With You All My Life”
Lisa Hannigan’s “A Sail”
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts talk with Isaac about the future of the theater industry in pandemic times.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Whitney Tesi and Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: A Sail by Lisa Hannigan
Endorsements
Dana: Isaac’s interview with Alex Lacamoire on Slate’s Working podcast
To Be or Not to Be and Criterion’s accompanying commentary track
Isaac: John M. Ford’s The Dragon Waiting
The Danish political drama Borgen
Steve: Cowboy Junkies’ cover of “Flirted With You All My Life”
Lisa Hannigan’s “A Sail”
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]]>On this week’s Slate Plus segment the hosts extend their analysis of Borat 2, diving into the scene with Rudy Giuliani.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro music: Next Stop the Big Onion by Chester Malone
Endorsements
Jody: “The butcher's shop that lasted 300 years (give or take)” by Tom Lamont in the Guardian
Top Boy: Summerhouse and Top Boy
Dana: The music streaming station “Ocora” from Radio France and its accompanying podcast
Steve: The Beatles’ rehearsals on YouTube, particularly the “Think For Yourself Vocal Overdub Session 1965” video
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]]>On this week’s Slate Plus segment the hosts extend their analysis of Borat 2, diving into the scene with Rudy Giuliani.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro music: Next Stop the Big Onion by Chester Malone
Endorsements
Jody: “The butcher's shop that lasted 300 years (give or take)” by Tom Lamont in the Guardian
Top Boy: Summerhouse and Top Boy
Dana: The music streaming station “Ocora” from Radio France and its accompanying podcast
Steve: The Beatles’ rehearsals on YouTube, particularly the “Think For Yourself Vocal Overdub Session 1965” video
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The Slate Plus segment this week features producer Jessamine Molli, as the panel talks about knowing about things before they become popular.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Whitney Tesi.
Outro music: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Arr. E. Bindman for Piano): I. Prélude
Endorsements
Dana: J.S. Bach Cello Suites for Solo Piano transcribed and performed by Eleanor Bideman
Julia: Cinnamon Buns
Steve: Miami and the Siege of Chicago, by Norman Mailer; Return of the Secaucus 7
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The Slate Plus segment this week features producer Jessamine Molli, as the panel talks about knowing about things before they become popular.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Whitney Tesi.
Outro music: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Arr. E. Bindman for Piano): I. Prélude
Endorsements
Dana: J.S. Bach Cello Suites for Solo Piano transcribed and performed by Eleanor Bideman
Julia: Cinnamon Buns
Steve: Miami and the Siege of Chicago, by Norman Mailer; Return of the Secaucus 7
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]]>The Slate Plus segment this week features Laura’s book recommendations for fall.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: Pike Place Market by Rockin' For Decades
Endorsements
Laura: The Good Lord Bird, starring Ethan Hawke
Julia: A recipe for State Fair Lemonade
Steve: Rod Stewart’s cover of “Handbags and Gladrags” (as well as the many videos of rockstars’ impromptu performances)
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]]>The Slate Plus segment this week features Laura’s book recommendations for fall.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: Pike Place Market by Rockin' For Decades
Endorsements
Laura: The Good Lord Bird, starring Ethan Hawke
Julia: A recipe for State Fair Lemonade
Steve: Rod Stewart’s cover of “Handbags and Gladrags” (as well as the many videos of rockstars’ impromptu performances)
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]]>On Slate Plus, the hosts discuss how they try to balance work and family.
Outro Music: The Red Light Special by Matt Large
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
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]]>On Slate Plus, the hosts discuss how they try to balance work and family.
Outro Music: The Red Light Special by Matt Large
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts answer listeners’ questions about philosophy, comfort watches, and so much more. (Per a listener’s question, here is our previous episode on pumpkin spice.)
Endorsements:
Dana: The McMansion Hell blog
Julia: Con Todo El Mundo by Khruangbin
Steve: The television show Reno 911!
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen. Special thanks to Faith Smith and Britt Pullie for organizing the live show.
Outro Music: Self Made Woman by Katharine Appleton
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts answer listeners’ questions about philosophy, comfort watches, and so much more. (Per a listener’s question, here is our previous episode on pumpkin spice.)
Endorsements:
Dana: The McMansion Hell blog
Julia: Con Todo El Mundo by Khruangbin
Steve: The television show Reno 911!
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen. Special thanks to Faith Smith and Britt Pullie for organizing the live show.
Outro Music: Self Made Woman by Katharine Appleton
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]]>If you can't make it, that's okay! The audio version of the live show will be dropped in your feed on Thursday evening.
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]]>If you can't make it, that's okay! The audio version of the live show will be dropped in your feed on Thursday evening.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts open up about the first thing they’ll want to do in a post-pandemic world and what things, to their surprise, they will not want to return to doing.
Endorsements:
Dana: “Aquarium” from “Carnival of the Animals” by Camille Saint-Saëns (as heard in Days of Heaven)
Julia: Rösle Stainless Steel Mincing Garlic Press
Steve: Hilltown Hot Pies (“Feast your eyes!”)
Phoebe Bridgers’ cover of “Teenage Dirtbag” by Wheatus
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: Last Sunday by OTE
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts open up about the first thing they’ll want to do in a post-pandemic world and what things, to their surprise, they will not want to return to doing.
Endorsements:
Dana: “Aquarium” from “Carnival of the Animals” by Camille Saint-Saëns (as heard in Days of Heaven)
Julia: Rösle Stainless Steel Mincing Garlic Press
Steve: Hilltown Hot Pies (“Feast your eyes!”)
Phoebe Bridgers’ cover of “Teenage Dirtbag” by Wheatus
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: Last Sunday by OTE
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts talk about a George Washington University professor’s recent confession that she falsely claimed a Black identity.
Endorsements:
Laura: The Silver Arrow by Lev Grossman
Jamelle: The Way Back, a sports film starring Ben Affleck
Steve: “What Ails America” by Timothy Snyder in the New York Review of Books, adapted from his new book, Our Malady: Lessons in Liberty from a Hospital Diary
And finally, please check out Jamelle’s cereal reviews for Serious Eats.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: Bloody Hunter by Paisley Pink
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts talk about a George Washington University professor’s recent confession that she falsely claimed a Black identity.
Endorsements:
Laura: The Silver Arrow by Lev Grossman
Jamelle: The Way Back, a sports film starring Ben Affleck
Steve: “What Ails America” by Timothy Snyder in the New York Review of Books, adapted from his new book, Our Malady: Lessons in Liberty from a Hospital Diary
And finally, please check out Jamelle’s cereal reviews for Serious Eats.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: Bloody Hunter by Paisley Pink
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts talk about moviegoing with Sam Adams, Slate’s very own writer who ventured into a newly opened theater to review Tenet.
Endorsements:
Dana:
Alex Winter’s Showbiz Kids, an HBO documentary about child stars.
Julia:
Plus One, starring Maya Erskine and Jack Quaid.
https://www.amazon.com/Plus-One-Maya-Erskine/dp/B07RYT666R
Stephen:
“American Fascism: It Has Happened Here,” by Sarah Churchwell in the New York Review of Books.
“Ur-Fascism,” by Umberto Eco in the New York Review of Books in 1995.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: Spinning the Wheels by Dusty Deck
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts talk about moviegoing with Sam Adams, Slate’s very own writer who ventured into a newly opened theater to review Tenet.
Endorsements:
Dana:
Alex Winter’s Showbiz Kids, an HBO documentary about child stars.
Julia:
Plus One, starring Maya Erskine and Jack Quaid.
https://www.amazon.com/Plus-One-Maya-Erskine/dp/B07RYT666R
Stephen:
“American Fascism: It Has Happened Here,” by Sarah Churchwell in the New York Review of Books.
“Ur-Fascism,” by Umberto Eco in the New York Review of Books in 1995.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: Spinning the Wheels by Dusty Deck
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts break down The Daily’s recent two-part series on cancel culture.
Endorsements:
Dana: The accurate lime cordial recipe!
Julia: Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld
Steve: “Dickens in Brooklyn” by Jay Neugeboren in the New York Review of Books
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts break down The Daily’s recent two-part series on cancel culture.
Endorsements:
Dana: The accurate lime cordial recipe!
Julia: Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld
Steve: “Dickens in Brooklyn” by Jay Neugeboren in the New York Review of Books
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts are joined by Slate staff writer Lili Loofbourow to discuss her recent pieces on cancel culture and online debate.
Other items discussed in this show:
“Taylor Swift’s New Album Reveals That Social Distancing Has Served Her Well” by Carl Wilson in Slate
“Held back: As parents realize how badly the U.S. botched the next school year, we’re furious” by Dana Stevens in the Washington Post
“The Cancel Culture Trap” by Lili Loofbourow in Slate
“Illiberalism Isn’t to Blame for the Death of Good-Faith Debate” by Lili Loofbourow in Slate
Endorsements:
Dana: Dana’s original drink “This Lime-Tree Bower My Prison,” inspired by a Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem. To make the cordial, boil a 2:1 ratio of lime juice to water on stove until reduced to half. Sweeten to taste. Mix with bourbon or rye whiskey. Throw in basil or mint leaf as garnish.
Julia: Strand by the Spinanes, especially “Winter on Ice.”
Steve: “Publish and Perish” by Agnes Callard in the Point.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: Back to Silence by OTE
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts are joined by Slate staff writer Lili Loofbourow to discuss her recent pieces on cancel culture and online debate.
Other items discussed in this show:
“Taylor Swift’s New Album Reveals That Social Distancing Has Served Her Well” by Carl Wilson in Slate
“Held back: As parents realize how badly the U.S. botched the next school year, we’re furious” by Dana Stevens in the Washington Post
“The Cancel Culture Trap” by Lili Loofbourow in Slate
“Illiberalism Isn’t to Blame for the Death of Good-Faith Debate” by Lili Loofbourow in Slate
Endorsements:
Dana: Dana’s original drink “This Lime-Tree Bower My Prison,” inspired by a Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem. To make the cordial, boil a 2:1 ratio of lime juice to water on stove until reduced to half. Sweeten to taste. Mix with bourbon or rye whiskey. Throw in basil or mint leaf as garnish.
Julia: Strand by the Spinanes, especially “Winter on Ice.”
Steve: “Publish and Perish” by Agnes Callard in the Point.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: Back to Silence by OTE
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts zip through a lightning round of their Summer Strut recommendations.
Summer Strut 2020 Short List on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0P17fljddUDgdDHJx7Sa27?si=MrLdELutSJSdcw5WyW-ekQ
Past “Summer Strut” Gabfests are available here: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts zip through a lightning round of their Summer Strut recommendations.
Summer Strut 2020 Short List on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0P17fljddUDgdDHJx7Sa27?si=MrLdELutSJSdcw5WyW-ekQ
Past “Summer Strut” Gabfests are available here: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts continue to talk with Isaac about Hamilton, its ending, its significance in 2020, and more.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: Smartface by Smartface
Endorsements
Dana: Scott Brick’s narration of Ron Chernow’s Alexander Hamilton.
Julia: The movie Dave.
Steve: “Wanting Wrong” by Anne Enright in the New York Review of Books.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts continue to talk with Isaac about Hamilton, its ending, its significance in 2020, and more.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: Smartface by Smartface
Endorsements
Dana: Scott Brick’s narration of Ron Chernow’s Alexander Hamilton.
Julia: The movie Dave.
Steve: “Wanting Wrong” by Anne Enright in the New York Review of Books.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts discuss the postponement of the Oscars to 2021.
Other items discussed in the show:
The Slate podcast series Reconstruction, hosted by Jamelle Bouie and Rebecca Onion
This Twitter thread on the history of Mount Rushmore
“‘First Cow’ for best picture? A critic’s guide to the Oscars if movie theaters don’t reopen in 2020,” by Justin Chang in the Los Angeles Times
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: Self Made Woman by Katharine Appleton
Endorsements
Dana: Jamelle Bouie’s newsletter.
Julia: Waterproof UNO, the card game.
Steve: Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall.
The French spy thriller The Bureau.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts discuss the postponement of the Oscars to 2021.
Other items discussed in the show:
The Slate podcast series Reconstruction, hosted by Jamelle Bouie and Rebecca Onion
This Twitter thread on the history of Mount Rushmore
“‘First Cow’ for best picture? A critic’s guide to the Oscars if movie theaters don’t reopen in 2020,” by Justin Chang in the Los Angeles Times
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: Self Made Woman by Katharine Appleton
Endorsements
Dana: Jamelle Bouie’s newsletter.
Julia: Waterproof UNO, the card game.
Steve: Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall.
The French spy thriller The Bureau.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts discuss the New York Times’s decision to publish an op-ed by Sen. Tom Cotton and what the fallout means for newsrooms today.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: Cheap Flights by Dylan Sitts
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]]>In Slate Plus, the hosts discuss the New York Times’s decision to publish an op-ed by Sen. Tom Cotton and what the fallout means for newsrooms today.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: Cheap Flights by Dylan Sitts
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, Dana and Steve try Sudoku for the first time, as inspired by this recent captivating video.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: Woke by SINY
Endorsements
Dana: Anne V. Coates’s interview on Out of Sight.
Charlotte Brontë’s Villette, especially as an audiobook.
Julia: “The Miracle Sudoku” video, as discussed in our Plus segment.
“How to Make Wylie Dufresne’s Incredibly Creamy Scrambled Egg Sandwich,” by Wylie Dufresne, as told to Emma Wartzman in Bon Appétit.
Steve: “The Painting Behind the Door,” by Emily Benedek in Tablet magazine.
Singer Laura Marling’s breaking down her guitar chords on social media.
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, Dana and Steve try Sudoku for the first time, as inspired by this recent captivating video.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: Woke by SINY
Endorsements
Dana: Anne V. Coates’s interview on Out of Sight.
Charlotte Brontë’s Villette, especially as an audiobook.
Julia: “The Miracle Sudoku” video, as discussed in our Plus segment.
“How to Make Wylie Dufresne’s Incredibly Creamy Scrambled Egg Sandwich,” by Wylie Dufresne, as told to Emma Wartzman in Bon Appétit.
Steve: “The Painting Behind the Door,” by Emily Benedek in Tablet magazine.
Singer Laura Marling’s breaking down her guitar chords on social media.
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel is joined by Jody Rosen to talk about the music and legacy of Little Richard.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Endorsements:
Dana: Spike Lee’s short film about New York City.
Julia: The Donut Hole in La Puente, Calif., a trip inspired after reading “Drive-throughs and drive-ins were fading. Coronavirus made them a lifeline” by Carolina A. Miranda in the Los Angeles Times.
Steve: Nick Lowe performing “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding” as part of Rolling Stone’s “In My Room” series. Also, Nick Lowe’s “I Read A Lot.”
Plus, check out Madison Cunningham’s “Dry As Sand.”
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel is joined by Jody Rosen to talk about the music and legacy of Little Richard.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Endorsements:
Dana: Spike Lee’s short film about New York City.
Julia: The Donut Hole in La Puente, Calif., a trip inspired after reading “Drive-throughs and drive-ins were fading. Coronavirus made them a lifeline” by Carolina A. Miranda in the Los Angeles Times.
Steve: Nick Lowe performing “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding” as part of Rolling Stone’s “In My Room” series. Also, Nick Lowe’s “I Read A Lot.”
Plus, check out Madison Cunningham’s “Dry As Sand.”
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel discusses how their fitness routines have changed in quarantine.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel discusses how their fitness routines have changed in quarantine.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel takes on quarantine cookery.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel takes on quarantine cookery.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel discusses Saturday Night Live’s recent “at home” show.
Outro Music: 'Apocalypse' by Cigarettes After Sex
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Endorsements
Dana: John Dickerson’s interview with John Prine from February 2019.
Julia: Jim Dale’s audiobook narration of the Harry Potter series—except for his voice of Hermione.
Steve: The Lucksmiths. Again.
The music of Cigarettes After Sex.
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel discusses Saturday Night Live’s recent “at home” show.
Outro Music: 'Apocalypse' by Cigarettes After Sex
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Endorsements
Dana: John Dickerson’s interview with John Prine from February 2019.
Julia: Jim Dale’s audiobook narration of the Harry Potter series—except for his voice of Hermione.
Steve: The Lucksmiths. Again.
The music of Cigarettes After Sex.
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel discusses their results to the Statistical "Which Character" Personality Quiz.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: “All Kinds of Time” by Fountains of Wayne
Endorsements
Jody: The singer Bill Withers, particularly his albums Naked & Warm and ’Justments.
Jonathan Cecil’s audiobook reading of P.G. Wodehouse’s Uncle Fred in the Springtime.
Dana: Interview with Better Call Saul’s Rhea Seehorn on the Ringer podcast “The Watch.”
Julia: “Nutmeg” from A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
Steve: The songwriter Marty Donald of The Lucksmiths found here in Steve’s Spotify playlist.
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel discusses their results to the Statistical "Which Character" Personality Quiz.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: “All Kinds of Time” by Fountains of Wayne
Endorsements
Jody: The singer Bill Withers, particularly his albums Naked & Warm and ’Justments.
Jonathan Cecil’s audiobook reading of P.G. Wodehouse’s Uncle Fred in the Springtime.
Dana: Interview with Better Call Saul’s Rhea Seehorn on the Ringer podcast “The Watch.”
Julia: “Nutmeg” from A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
Steve: The songwriter Marty Donald of The Lucksmiths found here in Steve’s Spotify playlist.
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel discusses Bob Dylan’s newest song.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: "The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)" by Julie London
Endorsements
Dana: The singer Julie London
Julia: Hoosker Doosker Tug of War game
Steve: “They Survived the Spanish Flu, the Depression and the Holocaust,” by Ginia Bellafante in the New York Times
“A Star in a Stoneboat,” by Robert Frost
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel discusses Bob Dylan’s newest song.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: "The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)" by Julie London
Endorsements
Dana: The singer Julie London
Julia: Hoosker Doosker Tug of War game
Steve: “They Survived the Spanish Flu, the Depression and the Holocaust,” by Ginia Bellafante in the New York Times
“A Star in a Stoneboat,” by Robert Frost
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel checks in with each other about how they’re doing during this time of quarantine.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: “Higher Love” cover from Kygo & Whitney Houston
Endorsements
Dana: “Kasha is the new nutmeg.”
Patti LuPone’s basement tours.
Julia: “Higher Love,” the Whitney Houston and Kygo remix.
Steve: “Buh Black Snake in New England,” by Benjamin Anastas in Oxford American.
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel checks in with each other about how they’re doing during this time of quarantine.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: “Higher Love” cover from Kygo & Whitney Houston
Endorsements
Dana: “Kasha is the new nutmeg.”
Patti LuPone’s basement tours.
Julia: “Higher Love,” the Whitney Houston and Kygo remix.
Steve: “Buh Black Snake in New England,” by Benjamin Anastas in Oxford American.
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel takes on Steve’s own “missing hit” mystery.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: Lost Something in the Hills" by Sibylle Baier.
Endorsements
Dana: Colour Green by Sibylle Baier.
Dan: The “Sondheim at 90” package by the New York Times.
The album Side by Side by Sondheim.
Julia: The poem “My Heart Leaps Up” by William Wordsworth.
Steve: Always Narrating: The Making and Unmaking of Umberto Eco by Costica Bradatan in the Los Angeles Review of Books.
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel takes on Steve’s own “missing hit” mystery.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: Lost Something in the Hills" by Sibylle Baier.
Endorsements
Dana: Colour Green by Sibylle Baier.
Dan: The “Sondheim at 90” package by the New York Times.
The album Side by Side by Sondheim.
Julia: The poem “My Heart Leaps Up” by William Wordsworth.
Steve: Always Narrating: The Making and Unmaking of Umberto Eco by Costica Bradatan in the Los Angeles Review of Books.
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel discusses the cancellation of Woody Allen’s memoir.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen. Additional production help by Rosemary Belson.
Outro Music: "Party All The Time" by Eddie Murphy
Other items discussed on the show:
“I Made the Oily Cakes From First Cow,” by Dan Kois in Slate.
“Bookstores That Live Only in the Mind,” by Dan Kois in the New York Times.
Endorsements
Dan: The March Badness bracket of songs.
Julia: Print out your cooking recipes.
Steve: “Reading Richard Rorty in Tehran” by Samuel Thrope in the Nation.
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel discusses the cancellation of Woody Allen’s memoir.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen. Additional production help by Rosemary Belson.
Outro Music: "Party All The Time" by Eddie Murphy
Other items discussed on the show:
“I Made the Oily Cakes From First Cow,” by Dan Kois in Slate.
“Bookstores That Live Only in the Mind,” by Dan Kois in the New York Times.
Endorsements
Dan: The March Badness bracket of songs.
Julia: Print out your cooking recipes.
Steve: “Reading Richard Rorty in Tehran” by Samuel Thrope in the Nation.
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel discusses a New York Times op-ed from an editor whose ex-boyfriend is now dating Lady Gaga.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen. Additional production help by Rosemary Belson.
Outro Music: 'Shattered & Hollow' by First Aid Kit
Endorsements
Dan: The graphic memoir Tomboy by Liz Prince.
Pitchfork’s Sunday Reviews.
Julia: The viral video where a camera falls from an airplane…
Steve: “No Ghost in the Machine” by Mark Halpern in the American Scholar.
The album Stay Gold by First Aid Kit.
Hosts
Stephen Metcalf
Julia Turner
Dan Kois
Social Media
@slatecultfest on Twitter
https://twitter.com/slatecultfest
@slateculturepodcasts on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/slateculturepodcasts/
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel discusses a New York Times op-ed from an editor whose ex-boyfriend is now dating Lady Gaga.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen. Additional production help by Rosemary Belson.
Outro Music: 'Shattered & Hollow' by First Aid Kit
Endorsements
Dan: The graphic memoir Tomboy by Liz Prince.
Pitchfork’s Sunday Reviews.
Julia: The viral video where a camera falls from an airplane…
Steve: “No Ghost in the Machine” by Mark Halpern in the American Scholar.
The album Stay Gold by First Aid Kit.
Hosts
Stephen Metcalf
Julia Turner
Dan Kois
Social Media
@slatecultfest on Twitter
https://twitter.com/slatecultfest
@slateculturepodcasts on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/slateculturepodcasts/
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel discusses a contentious subject—whether Leonardo DiCaprio was already a star before Titanic?
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen. Additional production help by Rosemary Belson.
Outro Music: 'The Man' by Taylor Swift
Endorsements
Dan: Reading Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies before The Mirror & the Light, the third book in the trilogy, is released March 10.
Julia: Golden State by Ben H. Winters.
Steve: “Reading Sade in the Age of Epstein” by Mitchell Abidor in The New York Review of Books.
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel discusses a contentious subject—whether Leonardo DiCaprio was already a star before Titanic?
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen. Additional production help by Rosemary Belson.
Outro Music: 'The Man' by Taylor Swift
Endorsements
Dan: Reading Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies before The Mirror & the Light, the third book in the trilogy, is released March 10.
Julia: Golden State by Ben H. Winters.
Steve: “Reading Sade in the Age of Epstein” by Mitchell Abidor in The New York Review of Books.
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel discusses Dan Kois’s recent Slate story on a New Zealand fantasy masterpiece—an article that catalyzed the book’s publication in the U.S.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen. Additional production help by Rosemary Belson.
Outro Music: ‘Lonely World’ by Moses Sumney
Endorsements
Dan: The writing of Charles Portis, including True Grit and Norwood.
Sam: John Cage’s performance of “Water Walk” on “I’ve Got a Secret” in 1960 (as Jenny Odell recommends).
Steve: Seeing Parasite a second time.
“The Professor of Denial” by Amanda J. Crawford in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Moses Sumney’s Aromanticism
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel discusses Dan Kois’s recent Slate story on a New Zealand fantasy masterpiece—an article that catalyzed the book’s publication in the U.S.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen. Additional production help by Rosemary Belson.
Outro Music: ‘Lonely World’ by Moses Sumney
Endorsements
Dan: The writing of Charles Portis, including True Grit and Norwood.
Sam: John Cage’s performance of “Water Walk” on “I’ve Got a Secret” in 1960 (as Jenny Odell recommends).
Steve: Seeing Parasite a second time.
“The Professor of Denial” by Amanda J. Crawford in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Moses Sumney’s Aromanticism
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the fashion of the Oscars.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: Eminem Performs 'Lose Yourself' at Oscars 2020
Endorsements
Dana: Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar acceptance speeches, as Dana wrote about in her recent Slate piece “Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar Night Had All the Genre-Bending Twists of His Movies.”
Julia: “Chasing Colombia’s ‘cocaine hippos’” by Peter Rowe in the Los Angeles Times.
Steve: “The Seriousness of George Steiner” by Adam Gopnik in the New Yorker.
“An Evening With George Steiner (1929-2020)” by Kinton Ford in n+1.
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the fashion of the Oscars.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: Eminem Performs 'Lose Yourself' at Oscars 2020
Endorsements
Dana: Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar acceptance speeches, as Dana wrote about in her recent Slate piece “Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar Night Had All the Genre-Bending Twists of His Movies.”
Julia: “Chasing Colombia’s ‘cocaine hippos’” by Peter Rowe in the Los Angeles Times.
Steve: “The Seriousness of George Steiner” by Adam Gopnik in the New Yorker.
“An Evening With George Steiner (1929-2020)” by Kinton Ford in n+1.
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel discusses Super Bowl ads with Slate’s Justin Peters.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: ‘The Circle Theme (Netflix)’ by Patrizio Knight
Hosts
Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner
Endorsements
Dana: “‘Jojo Rabbit’ Captures the Horror and Absurdity of our Trumpian Moment,” by Masha Gessen in The New Yorker.
Julia: The Good Wife.
Steve: Cheer (specifically, La’Darius’s brother’s face).
“The Money Behind Trump’s Money,” by David Enrich in The New York Times Magazine.
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel discusses Super Bowl ads with Slate’s Justin Peters.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: ‘The Circle Theme (Netflix)’ by Patrizio Knight
Hosts
Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner
Endorsements
Dana: “‘Jojo Rabbit’ Captures the Horror and Absurdity of our Trumpian Moment,” by Masha Gessen in The New Yorker.
Julia: The Good Wife.
Steve: Cheer (specifically, La’Darius’s brother’s face).
“The Money Behind Trump’s Money,” by David Enrich in The New York Times Magazine.
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel discusses Kobe Bryant and the reactions to his death.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: Lizzo's "Cuz I Love You" & "Truth Hurts" 2020 Grammy Performance
Endorsements
Dana:
‘Gigi Bryant Was a Great Basketball Player’ by Josh Levin
Julia:
‘The Rise of the Dancefluencer’ by Makeda Easter
Steve:
‘The Myth of Self-Reliance’ by Jenny Odell
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel discusses Kobe Bryant and the reactions to his death.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: Lizzo's "Cuz I Love You" & "Truth Hurts" 2020 Grammy Performance
Endorsements
Dana:
‘Gigi Bryant Was a Great Basketball Player’ by Josh Levin
Julia:
‘The Rise of the Dancefluencer’ by Makeda Easter
Steve:
‘The Myth of Self-Reliance’ by Jenny Odell
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel discusses Oscar nominations.
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: The Futureheads’ cover of Kate Bush’s “Hounds of Love.”
Hosts
Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner
Endorsements
Dana:
Jia Tolentino’s Trick Mirror audiobook.
Julia:
Jenny Odell’s How to Do Nothing.
Steve:
Ian Rankin’s “Inspector Rebus” book series.
The Futureheads’ cover of Kate Bush’s “Hounds of Love.”
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Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Outro Music: The Futureheads’ cover of Kate Bush’s “Hounds of Love.”
Hosts
Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner
Endorsements
Dana:
Jia Tolentino’s Trick Mirror audiobook.
Julia:
Jenny Odell’s How to Do Nothing.
Steve:
Ian Rankin’s “Inspector Rebus” book series.
The Futureheads’ cover of Kate Bush’s “Hounds of Love.”
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel spoils the ending to Little Women.
Endorsements
Dana:
Atlantics, a Cannes Grand Prix-winning film by French-Senegalese director Mati Diop, streaming on Netflix.
Julia:
A withdrawal of a previous endorsement—the book The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow—because of its sexist treatment of women.
The Marvel supervillain M.O.D.O.K.
Steve:
The German-Austrian comedy-drama Toni Erdmann, directed, written, and co-produced by Maren Ade. Available for rent on Amazon Prime.
Outro Music: It’s Romance by Alexandre Desplat from the Little Women Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
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]]>On the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel spoils the ending to Little Women.
Endorsements
Dana:
Atlantics, a Cannes Grand Prix-winning film by French-Senegalese director Mati Diop, streaming on Netflix.
Julia:
A withdrawal of a previous endorsement—the book The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow—because of its sexist treatment of women.
The Marvel supervillain M.O.D.O.K.
Steve:
The German-Austrian comedy-drama Toni Erdmann, directed, written, and co-produced by Maren Ade. Available for rent on Amazon Prime.
Outro Music: It’s Romance by Alexandre Desplat from the Little Women Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
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]]>In Slate Plus: CATS!
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]]>Plus: The Emmys.
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]]>And in Slate Plus, the subtle art of the ice cream order.
Links:Blinded By the Light Lodge 49“The Dud Abides” By Laura Miller "Attractive People Being Funny While Doing Amusing and Sometimes Romantic Things" by Willa Paskin
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]]>And in Slate Plus, the subtle art of the ice cream order.
Links:Blinded By the Light Lodge 49“The Dud Abides” By Laura Miller "Attractive People Being Funny While Doing Amusing and Sometimes Romantic Things" by Willa Paskin
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]]>We're looking for a new production assistant! This is a paid, part-time position based in our office in Brooklyn, NY. Send an email with an attached resume and cover letter to talent@slate.com with the subject line "production assistant".
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]]>To skip our spoiler segment on Abducted in Plain Sight, skip ahead to timecode 38:23.
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]]>In Slate Plus, a few more picks from the list that didn't make the regular show cut.
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]]>Also, this week's show will air a little late this week.
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]]>Segments:
Battle of the Sexes: 1:29
Tom Petty: 15:17
John McPhee: 32:02
Endorsements: 48:34
Plus: 54:52
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Battle of the Sexes: 1:29
Tom Petty: 15:17
John McPhee: 32:02
Endorsements: 48:34
Plus: 54:52
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]]>In Slate Plus, a Q&A with the audience at The Wheeler Centre.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the TV, books, and movies we wish existed, but don't.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the books you have to read before you die.
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]]>In Slate Plus: driverless cars and their effect on the future of culture.
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]]>In Slate Plus, we return to the topic of punching nazis with Slate staff writer Christina Cauterucci.
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]]>Spoiler alert: In Slate Plus, the panel digs into the ending of Paul Verhoeven’s Elle.
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]]>In Slate Plus, the panel interviews Steve about his recent piece on the philosopher Richard Rorty's newfound political relevancy.
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]]>In Slate Plus, Dana and Julia discuss their podcasting habits and quiz Steve about why he doesn't engage with the form.
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]]>In Slate Plus, a jumbo edition of the program, with more questions for the panel.
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]]>In Slate Plus, Laura and Dana discuss their end of year top-ten lists.
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]]>In this week's Slate Plus bonus segment, Julia, Stephen, and Dana read a poem from the late C.K. Williams.
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]]>Read Dana's review of The Look of Silence and her interview with Oppenheimer. And, read Will Saletan's article about GMOs.
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]]>Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss Pixar's latest film Inside Out, the art of currency design, and tour the new Whitney Museum with curator Scott Rothkopf.
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]]>Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss Pixar's latest film Inside Out, the art of currency design, and tour the new Whitney Museum with curator Scott Rothkopf.
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]]>Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and June Thomas discuss the Hollywood's latest reboot of Jurassic World, the legacy of Ornette Coleman with Slate's Fred Kaplan, and interview the United States' new poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera.
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]]>Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and June Thomas discuss the Hollywood's latest reboot of Jurassic World, the legacy of Ornette Coleman with Slate's Fred Kaplan, and interview the United States' new poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera.
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]]>Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss the film Spy starring Melissa McCarthy, Lifetime's fictional reality tv show UnReal, and finally guest Dan Kois joins to talk about his recent visit to the Clickhole writersâ room.
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]]>Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss the film Spy starring Melissa McCarthy, Lifetime's fictional reality tv show UnReal, and finally guest Dan Kois joins to talk about his recent visit to the Clickhole writersâ room.
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]]>Stephen Metcalf and Dana Stevens are joined by Emily Bazelon to talk about Laura Kipnis and Title IX, Rebecca Onion to discuss whether generation titles are bogus, and Carl Wilson to talk about Jim O'Rourke's new album Simple Songs.
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]]>Stephen Metcalf and Dana Stevens are joined by Emily Bazelon to talk about Laura Kipnis and Title IX, Rebecca Onion to discuss whether generation titles are bogus, and Carl Wilson to talk about Jim O'Rourke's new album Simple Songs.
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]]>Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss M. Night Shyamalan's TV show Wayward Pines, the webcam app Periscope, and whether nerd culture is dumbing down cinema with Slate's Jamelle Bouie.
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]]>Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss M. Night Shyamalan's TV show Wayward Pines, the webcam app Periscope, and whether nerd culture is dumbing down cinema with Slate's Jamelle Bouie.
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]]>Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss David Lettermanâs impending retirement from The Late Show and his 33-year legacy as a late night host with Slate's Jessica Winter, the British science fiction thriller film Ex Machina, and the Tonight Show spinoff Lip Sync Battle.
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]]>Help us make our podcasts even better! Take Slate's listener survey at to slate.com/survey
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]]>Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner and Dana Stevens discuss the film Obvious Child, a movie that is radically blase about abortion, whether adults should be embarrassed to read Young Adult literature, and the case for bringing Home Economics back to the classroom.
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]]>Slate critics Julia Turner, Dana Stevens, and Mike Pesca discuss Disney's Sleeping Beauty re-make "Maleficent," faking cultural literacy, and NY magazine's music critic Jody Rosen joins the gabbers to discuss "Oh, You Kid," what he deems the "first ever dirty pop song."
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