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Apr 21, 2014 • 1h 9min
Hang Up and Listen: The Remember the 96 Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the home-court negating first weekend of the NBA playoffs. They’re also joined by Puck Daddy’s Greg Wyshynski to discuss all things playoff hockey, and they review the new ESPN documentary Hillsborough.Show notes at www.slate.com/hangup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 16, 2014 • 48min
The Culture Gabfest: The Silent "T" Party Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and guest Gabber Jacob Weisberg discuss Stephen Colbert's move to late night television, chat with author Adam Begley about the legacy of John Updike, and then it's a Guggenheim field trip to check out the exhibit, "Italian Futurism, 1909-1944: Reconstructing the Universe." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 14, 2014 • 56min
Hang Up and Listen: The Farewell to Throwing Arms Edition
Josh Levin, Mike Pesca, and special guest Johnette Howard discuss Bubba Watson’s Masters win. They also talk about baseball’s alarming rate of Tommy John surgeries, and are joined by the New Republic’s Christopher Beam to explore football in China.Show notes at www.slate.com/hangup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 9, 2014 • 50min
The Culture Gabfest: My Little Dictaphone Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss Errol Morris' study of Donald Rumsfeld in his latest documentary "The Unknown Known," HBO's tech industry send up "Silicon Valley," and why faster isn't necessarily better when it comes to reading. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 7, 2014 • 56min
Hang Up and Listen: The Mr. Monopoly Was a Hipster Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Mike Pesca, and Mary Pilon preview the NCAA basketball finals and discuss with Andy Glockner what it's like to root for a Premier League team facing relegation. Finally, they talk about Monopoly's upcoming inclusion of "house rules."Show notes at www.slate.com/hangup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 2, 2014 • 50min
The Culture Gabfest: Are You There God? It's Me, Hollywood. Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss Darren Aronofsky's Hollywood version of Noah's Ark, how fame changes friendship in HBO's Doll & Em, and the TV recap website "Television Without Pity" going dark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 31, 2014 • 1h 3min
Hang Up and Listen: The Kain Mutiny Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the NCAA tournament’s surprising Final Four. They also talk about Northwestern football players getting the go-ahead to unionize, and they evaluate Miguel Cabrera and Mike Trout’s huge contract extensions.Show notes at www.slate.com/hangup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 26, 2014 • 44min
The Culture Gabfest: The Green Handshake Edition
Everyone's a guest this week on the Culture Gabfest with Slate's Mike Pesca, John Swansburg, and Jessica Winter filling in for our usual hosts. The guest gabbers discuss the movie Muppets Most Wanted and what the Muppets mean to kids in 2014. Next, it's High Maintenance a fictional web series that follows a pot dealer into clients' homes, and lastly the effects of e-payments on tipping. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 19, 2014 • 44min
The Culture Gabfest: Prime Directive Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss FX's Cold War era throwback television show The Americans, whether Amazon is ruining literature, and the matriculation of trigger warnings into the college classroom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 12, 2014 • 53min
The Culture Gabfest: All Aboard the Model Train Edition
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