Culture Gabfest
New York Times critic Dwight Garner says “The Slate Culture Gabfest is one of the highlights of my week.” The award-winning Culturefest features critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner debating the week in culture, from highbrow to pop. For more of Slate’s culture podcasts, check out the Slate Culture feed.
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Viral Songs and Quarantine Culture
65 min
302
Cows and Capitalism
75 min
303
Is Love Blind?
78 min
304
Portrait of Taylor on Fire
73 min
305
Gender Swap
64 min
306
Parasite Without a Host
71 min
307
Boingity Boing Music
72 min
308
Making Mat
67 min
309
Half for Me, Half for You
56 min
310
"Royal Pain In The Arse" Edition
54 min
311
The Secret Mailbox
73 min
312
"Welcome to Slaht Ploos, Books and Cats" Edition
77 min
313
"Call Us, Definitely" Edition
Steve, Dana, and Julia take listeners' questions
66 min
314
"Peloton Prisoner" Edition
TV Club, Mariah Carey, and the Peloton Ad
61 min
315
The Impenetrable Façade Edition
66 min
316
The Doughnut Inside the Doughnut Hole
53 min
317
Posh Veg
58 min
318
Live from Vancouver
69 min
319
Live From Los Feliz
Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and Stephen Metcalf are live in Los Angeles to discuss Parasite with the LA Times critic Justin Chang, happiness in the modern world, and Dickinson from Apple TV+, with showrunner Alena Smith.
76 min
320
Chaos Is the New Cocaine
Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss Netflix's My Name is Dolemite, Apple TV+'s The Morning Show, and the mass resignations that took place at the website Deadspin with Slate's Tom Scocca.
62 min
321
Culture Gabfest: Hail Satan
Julia Turner, Dana Stevens, and Stephen Metcalf discuss the horror classic Rosemary's Baby, the TV show Modern Love, and Morrissey's political legacy with the LA Times Randall Roberts.
67 min
322
Voice Like a Jangly Bell
Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss the film Pain and Glory with Slate's June Thomas, the podcast Dolly Parton's America, and the Slate profile of Lauren Gunderson, the most popular playwright in America, with author Dan Kois.
56 min
323
Claggy Sponge
Dana Stevens, Stephen Metcalf, and Julia Turner discuss the Breaking Bad movie El Camino, The Great British Baking Show, and the streaming wars and the future of television.
55 min
324
Culture Gabfest: Your Boundary Is My Trigger
Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf, and Dana Stevens discuss the film Joker, Transparent's musical finale episode, and the question of Gwyneth Paltrow with critic Wesley Morris.
64 min
325
Gap toothed Rube
Stephen Metcalf and Dana Stevens discuss the new Judy Garland biopic Judy with Slate's Sam Adams, Netflix's Unbelievable with Slate's Inkoo Kang, and welcome Simon Doonan back to the show to discuss his new book about the art and history of drag.
59 min