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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Smart Brick Edition
The Slate Culture Gabfest team discusses Werner Herzog's documentary Lo and Behold, how Michelangelo's David could crumble at any moment, and what it takes to make a great children's book.
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"And Now It's Dead" Edition
Dana Stevens, Dan Kois, and Jessica Winter discuss the end of Gawker, the animated film Kubo and the Two Strings, and their favorite cultural depiction of vacations.
60 min
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Live from Steve's Porch Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens are live from Steve's porch this week and answer listeners' calls.
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Live from The Mount Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens are live from The Mount in the Berkshires this week to discuss the film Idiocracy, cultural pilgrimages, and how technology is trying so hard to infantilize us.
69 min
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Avada C'mon Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss the Netflix series Stranger Things, the Harry Potter play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," and the case against the media by the media.
52 min
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Summer Strut 2016 Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens talk about their Summer Strut picks for 2016 with Slate music writer Chris Molanphy.
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Gotta Bust'em All Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss the Ghostbusters reboot, Pokemon Go, and Chuck Close.
57 min
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Calamities Ensue Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and guests discuss HBO's series Night Of, the Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami, and the flap over actresses and plastic surgery.
58 min
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Steve is a Mocap Golden Retriever Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and guests discuss the film The BFG, the beefcake noir television show Animal Kingdom, and Facebook's new algorithm.
49 min
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Independence Duh Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss Independence Day: Resurgence, Angels in America, and Judith Butler.
52 min
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Jalapeños on Your Eyeballs Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Laura Bennett discuss the latest Pixar film Finding Dory James Corden's Carpool Karaoke, and UnReal Season 2.
50 min
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Followers of Satin Edition
Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf, and Dana Stevens discuss the ESPN's documentary "OJ: Made in America", men's fashion with Simon Doonan, and Dana weighs in on the topics she missed.
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Lonely Cilantro Edition
Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf, and Dana Stevens discuss Maria Bamford's Netflix series Lady Dynamite, the film Popstar, and Paul Simon's latest album and his career.
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Race, Class, Gosling Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and The New York Times' Wesley Morris discuss the buddy cop romp film The Nice Guys, television's classless void, and Slate's list of the 50 greatest films by black film directors.
61 min
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What Kind of Preacher Are You? Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Laura Miller discuss the film Neighbors 2, AMC's bloodlusty show Preacher, and debate whether adverbs are the enemy of good writing.
55 min
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Too Old to Be Governable Too Young to Die Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Laura Miller discuss Whit Stillman's film "Love & Friendship," Radiohead's latest album, and the British TV show "Scott And Bailey" and comfort food television.
59 min
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Who Brought the Chardonnay Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Laura Miller discuss the film Key and Peele's first feature film Keanu, whether iTunes is a dinosaur that deserves extinction and men's book clubs.
61 min
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The Worst Man in the World Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Dan Kois, and June Thomas discuss the film The Meddler, the AMC television show The Night Manager, and why Trump is best understood as a terrifying product of his generation.
53 min
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The Beautiful Ones Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and June Thomas discuss Prince, Beyoncé's Lemonade, and the television show The Girlfriend Experience.
78 min
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I Just Didn't Believe He Was Raised by Wolves E...
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dan Kois discuss the latest incarnation of The Jungle Book, the HBO movie Confirmation, and the future of NPR.
58 min
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Fightin' Side of Everybody Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens talk with Rob Delaney the co-creator and co-star of the Amazon show Catastrophe and then discuss Gay Talese and the legendary Merle Haggard.
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Live from Chelsea Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens are live at the SVA Theater in New York City and discuss Richard Linklater's latest film "Everybody Wants Some!!", Amazon's Echo device, and what four figures they would carve into a cultural Mt. Rushmore.
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Late Notice Edition
The Culture Gabfest is going to be late this week.
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Men Are Still Good Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss Batman v Superman with Slate's Jamelle Bouie, TBS' Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, and bro out with The New York Times' writer Wesley Morris.
55 min
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Bunny Cop Edition
Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf, and Laura Miller discuss the animated film Zootopia, WGN America's Underground, and our obsession with revealing the identities of artists who want to maintain their privacy.
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