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2701
Needless with Three E's Edition
The panel discusses Netflix's Anne of Green Gables reboot Anne With an E, the face-changing app FaceApp, and Caity Weaver's GQ profile of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
51 min
2702
Dana Works Blue Edition
Dana Stevens, Stephen Metcalf, and John Swansburg discuss the new Starz series American Gods, the book Killers of the Flower Moon with author David Grann, and Dove's "Real Beauty" bottle campaign.
55 min
2703
Demme God Edition
Dana Stephens, Stephen Metcalf, and Julia Turner discuss the work of the late Jonathan Demme, the new film Tramps with director Adam Leon, and Bret Stephens' recent New York Times op-ed about climate change.
56 min
2704
Culture Gabfest Presents: Hit Parade
How a rogue DJ took a flop to #1
38 min
2705
Live From Washington D.C. Edition
Julia Turner, Dana Stevens, and Stephen Metcalf are joined at the Hamilton Theater in Washington D.C. by John Dickerson and Jamelle Bouie to talk Fate of the Furious, Bob Dylan's singing voice, and their favorite Washington D.C. movies.
65 min
2706
Five Men and a Baby Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss the new documentary Five Came Back with creator Mark Harris, the end of the show Girls with The New Yorker's Jia Tolentino, and the United Airlines fiasco with Laura Miller.
53 min
2707
WTF Were You Thinking Edition
Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and Stephen Metcalf discuss the new Anne Hathaway film Colossus, Andy Daly's Comedy Central sitcom Review, and Pepsi's recent ad controversy
60 min
2708
Lust-Free Dinner with David Plotz Edition
The panel discusses the new podcast S-Town, the film Ghost in the Shell with Represent host Aisha Harris, and the controversy surrounding Vice President Pence and his self-imposed rules around women.
55 min
2709
Beast, Brontës, and Broadway Edition
The panel discusses Disney's Beauty and the Beast and To Walk Invisible, the new Brontë sisters drama, plus an interview with Alison Wright of The Americans, Feud, and her recent Broadway debut, Sweat.
53 min
2710
[Chuck Berry Guitar Lick] Edition
The panel discuss the new film Personal Shopper, the legacy of Chuck Berry with the New York Times Magazine's Jody Rosen, and the sale of Us Weekly with the hosts of the podcast Who Weekly.
58 min
2711
Nature Made Me a Freak, Man Made Me a Weapon Ed...
The panel discusses the new film Logan, the new album by the Magnetic Fields, and the article in The New Republic: "The Perils of Privilege"
48 min
2712
Lose the Shoulder Pads Edition
Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf and Dana Stevens discuss George Orwell's classic novel 1984, Ryan Murphy's new show Feud about Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, and pop culture's current obsession with sleep.
61 min
2713
Crab Dystopia Edition
Julia Turner, Dana Stevens and Stephen Metcalf discuss Jordan Peele's horror film Get Out with Aisha Harris, the Oscars, and the new season of the BBC's Planet Earth.
52 min
2714
[Crickets] Edition
Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf, and Dana Stevens discuss HBO's Big Little Lies with Willa Paskin, Martin Scorsese's latest film Silence, and the new podcast Missing Richard Simmons.
53 min
2715
Stephen's Universe Edition
The panel discusses the cartoon phenomenon Steven Universe with intern Daniel Schroeder, SNL and political satire with Emily Bazelon, and The Trump Fiction project with Ben H Winters.
56 min
2716
Archie Got Hot Edition
Slate's Dana Stevens, Stephen Metcalf, and Julia Turner discuss the CW's new Archie adaption Riverdale, David Mackenzie's Oscar-nominated film Hell or High Water, and this year's Super Bowl ads with Seth Stevenson.
52 min
2717
We Love Spunk Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and Slate’s culture editor Laura Bennett discuss the film Elle, NBC's This Is Us, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
57 min
2718
Chalkboard Ninja Edition
The Culture Gabfest team discusses the film Hidden Figures, Oscar nominations, and whether or not it's ok to punch a Nazi.
55 min
2719
Slow Mo Nun Soccer Edition
Dana Steven, Stephen Metcalf and Sam Anderson discuss HBO's new show The Young Pope, the film A Monster Calls directed by J. A. Bayona, and Neanderthals Were People, Too from The New York Times Magazine.
45 min
2720
Decadent Slime Edition
Slate's Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss Netflix's new sci-fi show The OA, the film Fences with UCLA professor and playwright Dominic Taylor, and then whether hard times make for great art.
52 min
2721
Samba and Tapas Edition
Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf, and Dana Stevens discuss the new musical film La La Land, the Oscar-contender Manchester By the Sea with John Swansburg, and the best movies of the year in Slate's movie club.
55 min
2722
Two Condoms and a Poem Edition
The panel comes together around the podcast fire to answer your advice questions in our yearly call-in holiday special. Topics include poems for suitors, father-daughter dances, foreign name pronunciation and much more.
51 min
2723
Live Star Death Star Edition
Dan Kois, Dana Stevens, and Stephen Metcalf discuss the new Star Wars spin-off Rogue One, TBS's mystery millennial comedy Search Party, and Stevie Wonder and Slate's Wonder Week with Jack Hamilton.
51 min
2724
Mensch Warfare Edition
The panel discuss the new biopic Jackie with Browbeat editor Sam Adams, the Netflix show 3%, and Laura Miller's piece for Slate, "Do Video Games Make Us More Cruel?"
50 min
2725
Low End Theory Edition
The panel discuss the new film The Edge of Seventeen, The new album from A Tribe Called Quest with Jody Rosen, and Julia Turner's Slate cover story, The Stunt Presidency.
50 min