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Uncanny Savannah
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss the new version of Disney's The Lion King with the New York Times's Aisha Harris, the social media app TikTok with Slate's Daniel Schroeder, and the TV series about Roger Ailes, The Loudest Voice.
57 min
2727
Spoiler Special: Midsommar
67 min
2728
Cruel Angel's Thesis
Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss the film Peterloo, the newly-streaming classic anime Neon Genesis Evangelion with Slate's Benjamin Frisch, and the legacy of Mad Magazine with Slate's Dan Kois.
62 min
2729
Decoder Ring: Pillow Talk
Over the last half century the decorative pillow has been crowding out our sitting and sleeping spaces, multiplying across our beds and couches decade by decade.
27 min
2730
Spoilers: Spiderman: Far From Home
56 min
2731
Fetch the Mallet
Julia Turner, Dana Stevens, and Stephen Metcalf discuss the film Midsommar, the life and work of the bossa nova progenitor João Gilberto with critic Nate Chinen, and the end of life-hacking with Slate's Laura Miller.
60 min
2732
Summer Strut 2019
Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf, and Dana Stevens are joined by Chris Molanphy to discuss the song of the summer and our annual summer strut playlist. You can find our full playlist on Spotify, as well as a shortlist of songs selected on the show.
63 min
2733
Spoilers: Yesterday
60 min
2734
Hit Parade: The Lullaby of Broadway Edition
76 min
2735
Culture Gabfest: Exploding Birkins
Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and Stephen Metcalf discuss The Day the Music Burned with Jody Rosen, about the massive loss of master tapes from historically important record labels due to fire, then CBS's The Good Fight with Vulture's Mark Harris, and Sally Rooney's novel Normal People.
66 min
2736
Spoilers: Toy Story 4
43 min
2737
Hit Parade: The Invisible Miracle Sledgehammer ...
81 min
2738
Culture Gabfest: You Don't Get to Hate It
Stephen Metcalf, Willa Paskin, and Marissa Martinelli discuss Big Little Lies season two, the movie The Last Black Man in San Francisco, and The Sims 4, with Slate's Dawnthea Price.
55 min
2739
Spoilers: Late Night
44 min
2740
Culture Gabfest: Live From the High Line Edition
The Culture Gabfest is live from The High Line in New York City to discuss the movie Late Night with Inkoo Kang, the life and work of Dr. John with Chris Molanphy, and King Lear with Isaac Butler.
59 min
2741
Decoder Ring: Chuck E. Cheese Pizza War
The King was an animatronic lounge singer who performed in Chuck E. Cheese locations in the 1980's and early 90's, but then he disappeared.
45 min
2742
Spoilers: Always Be My Maybe
59 min
2743
Culture Gabfest: All This Science I Don't Under...
Dana Stevens and Stephen Metcalf are joined by a rotating third chair of Slatesters to discuss Rocketman with Forrest Wickman, HBO's Chernobyl with Sam Adams, and the podcast Headlon: Running From COPS with Inkoo Kang.
59 min
2744
Spoilers: Fleabag
63 min
2745
Culture Gabfest: Barbie Body Dream Sequence Edi...
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss the movie Booksmart, what it's like to lose 250 thousand dollars on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire on the occasion of its cancelation with Slate's Justin Peters, and Dana's new podcast Flashback with K. Austin Collins.
59 min
2746
Spoilers: Booksmart
63 min
2747
Culture Gabfest: Fourth Wall of the Fourth Wall...
Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and Stephen Metcalf discuss the new, third film in the John Wick saga, the second season of Amazon's Fleabag, and the New York Times package on Generation X and the concept of generations as a useful metric.
55 min
2748
Flashback: Wanda (1970)
An unparalleled portrayal of a different sort of femininity and independence.
56 min
2749
Spoilers: John Wick III
56 min
2750
Culture Gabfest: Oh, Oops, Ha, or Hmmm Edition
Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf, and Dana Stevens discuss the movie Long Shot, Netflix's new series Dead to Me, and the legacy of camp and the MET Gala with Slate's Bryan Lowder.
61 min