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Thirst Aid Kit: Dan Levy: Smokeshow Extraordina...
What secrets do your eyebrows hold, Dan?
50 min
2452
Iconic Staircase
65 min
2453
Slate Money: Succession, S2E7, “Bolus of Gubbins”
55 min
2454
Spoilers: Downton Abbey
June Thomas and Seth Stevenson spoil Downton Abbey: the Movie
52 min
2455
Climb Inside My Fur
Julia Turner, Dana Stevens, and Stephen Metcalf discuss the movie Hustlers, Ken Burns' PBS documentary about country music with Slate's Carl Wilson, and the saga of Caroline Calloway in The Cut.
59 min
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Slate Money: Succession, S2E6, “Yuppie RoboCop”
44 min
2457
Our Poetry Is Bad
Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and Stephen Metcalf discuss the new Netflix streamer American Factory, Lana Del Ray's new album with Slate's Carl Wilson, and talk to Dana about her recent residency at a nunnery in Idaho.
61 min
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Slate Money: Succession, S2E5, “Good Cop, Misog...
47 min
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Spoilers: It Chapter Two
63 min
2460
Sponsored: Imagine That
27 min
2461
Stinker Thinker
Stephen Metcalf and June Thomas are joined by a rotating third chair including Julia Turner, Heather Schwedel, and Benjamin Frisch to discuss Showtime's On Becoming a God In Central Florida, ESPN's The Sterling Affairs, and Taylor Swift's new album, Lover.
59 min
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Slate Money: Succession, S2E4, "Nazis. Terrible...
46 min
2463
Hit Parade: We Are Stardust, We Are Gold-Certified
Sure, Woodstock was a legendary festival—but it also turned several performers into chart-topping stars.
73 min
2464
Will You Be There For Me?
58 min
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Slate Money: Succession, S2E3, “French Kissing ...
43 min
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Spoilers: Blinded by the Light
47 min
2467
Where'd You Go, Jar Jar Binks?
June Thomas, Benjamin Frisch, and Rachelle Hampton discuss Richard Linklater's Where'd You Go Bernadette, HBO's A Black Lady Sketch Show, and Slate's list of the 25 most important characters of the past 25 Years with Forrest Wickman.
59 min
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Slate Money: Succession S2E2: “Don’t Be an A**h...
36 min
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Culture Gabfest: Super-Abled
Stephen Metcalf, Aisha Harris, and Gabriel Roth discuss Jennifer Kent's new film The Nightingale, Amazon's streaming show The Boys, and the work of Toni Morrison with Sarah J. Jackson, professor at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.
56 min
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Slate Money: Succession S2E1: "Silica Mud Treat...
42 min
2471
Decoder Ring: Ice Cream Truck
Why is the ice cream truck business so bananas?
38 min
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Spoilers: Hobbs & Shaw
53 min
2473
Best in Blow
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss the new film The Farewell, Netflix's glass-blowing show Blown Away, and the life of legendary theater director Hal Prince with Isaac Butler.
57 min
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Spoilers: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
53 min
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Gunfight at the O.K. Career
Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss Tarantino's Once Upon a Time In Hollywood, Netflix's The Great Hack documentary, and a piece about chronic lyme disease in The Cut.
61 min