This week Steve and Dana are joined by Slate senior editor Allegra Frank. First the hosts discuss the Oscar contender Judas and the Black Messiah and the performances of its two stars, Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield. Then pop critic and UVA professor Jack Hamilton joins the show to offer his thoughts on Tina, the new documentary about the life of rock n' roll icon Tina Turner. After that, the hosts talk to Slate writer Rebecca Onion about her re-examination of The Beauty Myth, a modern feminist classic with an increasingly controversial author.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Steve, Dana, and Allegra talk about being evangelists for the art they like and discuss whether pushing your cultural taste on other people is a good or bad practice.
Outro music: "Death Dance" by Luftmensch
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.
Email the hosts at culturefest@slate.com
Endorsements:
Dana: This unusual and excellent bottle of white wine called La Foradada
Allegra: Worn Stories
Steve: Call My Agent! and the band Life Without Buildings
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