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Spoiler Specials: Fifty Shades Freed
A spoiler-filled review of Fifty Shades Freed
51 min
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Abrasive Toast Scrape Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss the film Phantom Thread, take a trip to the Met to learn about artist David Hockney, and follow up on Bullet Journaling with Slate's June Thomas.
69 min
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Live From Sundance Edition
The Culture Gabfest records live from Sundance
60 min
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Hit Parade: The B-Sides Edition
Live from the Bell House, in Brooklyn New York, it’s a very special Hit Parade about B-sides that improbably became classics, or even No. 1 hits. Plus special guest Ted Leo!
82 min
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Spoiler Specials: Mosaic
A spoiler-filled review of Mosaic
33 min
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Nobody Bonks Me On the Head With a Baguette Edi...
The Culture Gabfest on The Assassination of Gianni Versace, Paddington 2, and Drag
65 min
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Run It! Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss Steven Spielberg's movie "The Post", Netflix's "The End of the F***ing World", and Facebook's new algorithm changes with Slate's If/Then podcast host Will Oremus.
60 min
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Spoiler Specials: Black Mirror Season 4
A spoiler-filled review of the newest season of Black Mirror
48 min
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"Why Wouldn't King Kong Want a Lady Gorilla?" E...
Dana Stevens, Stephen Metcalf, are joined by Slate book critic Laura Miller to discuss the film The Shape of Water, The Golden Globes, and explore what sleep is, exactly.
60 min
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Beauteous Sprout Edition
Dana Stevens, Stephen Metcalf, and Julia Turner discuss the film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Errol Morris's Wormwood, and Slate's 2017 Movie Club.
60 min
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Hit Parade: The Silver Medalists Edition
On the Billboard Hot 100, two is often the loneliest number. This month, Chris Molanphy profiles No. 2 songs that went on to become historic, from Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, the Go-Go’s and Kelly Clarkson.
51 min
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Spoiler Specials: Phantom Thread
A spoiler-filled review of Phantom Thread
39 min
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Annual Highly Improbable Completely Pre-Taped C...
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens answer listener questions about which piece of culture they would forever delete from the universe, how to raise adopted kids, their relationship to cooking, list-making and more.
54 min
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General Hugs Edition
Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and Stephen Metcalf discuss Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the app HQ Trivia with Slate's Forrest Wickman, and the life and death of memes and memetics generally.
60 min
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Spoiler Specials: Star Wars: The Last Jedi
A spoiler-filled review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi
56 min
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Frantic Rabbity Burst Edition
Julia Turner, Steven Metcalf, and Dana Stevens discuss the new film I, Tonya, Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel with Slate's Willa Paskin, and The New Yorker's short story Cat Person.
57 min
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Fractal Badness Edition
Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and Stephen Metcalf discuss James Franco's The Disaster Artist with Slate's Forrest Wickman, the cult film The Room with producer Benjamin Frisch, and Fiona the hippo and celebrity animals.
62 min
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Spoiler Specials: The Shape of Water
A spoiler-filled review of The Shape of Water
42 min
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Do I Dare to Eat a Peach Edition
Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and Stephen Metcalf discuss the new film Call Me By Your Name, Spike Lee's Netflix series She's Gotta Have It with Aisha Harris, and The Polybius Conspiracy with Jacob Brogan.
58 min
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Hit Parade: The Queen of Disco Edition
Donna Summer set chart benchmarks and managed to stay relevant on the radio and in clubs for more than three decades. Why didn’t she get more respect from the rock establishment?
72 min
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Recrimination in the Cranberry Sauce edition
Julia Turner, Dana Stevens, and Stephen Metcalf discuss NBC's The Good Place, the death of Charles Manson with podcaster Karina Longworth, and Dan Pashman's problem with Thanksgiving programming.
59 min
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SPECIAL: Weinstein Accusers in Conversation
Alice Evans, Katherine Kendall, and Tomi-Ann Roberts sit down with Slate’s editor-in-chief, Julia Turner,
59 min
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Spoiler Specials: Justice League
Dana Stevens and Jonathan Fischer spoil Justice League
27 min
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Tell Me About a Complicated Man Edition
Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and Stephen Metcalf discuss the new film adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express, Louie CK's sexual abuse with Willa Paskin, and a new translation of Homer's The Odyssey with classicist Emily Wilson.
54 min
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Two Steves and a Metcalf Edition
Dana Stevens, June Thomas and Seth Stevenson discuss Greta Gerwig's new film Lady Bird, the Margaret Atwood TV adaptation Alias Grace, and the new HBO documentary about Rolling Stone.
55 min