Culture Gabfest
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New York Times critic Dwight Garner says “The Slate Culture Gabfest is one of the highlights of my week.” The award-winning Culturefest features critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner debating the week in culture, from highbrow to pop. For more of Slate’s culture podcasts, check out the Slate Culture feed.Want more Culture Gabfest? Subscribe to Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of the Culture Gabfest show page. Or, visit slate.com/cultureplus to get access wherever you listen.
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Oct 15, 2014 • 1h 2min
Find Your Biatch Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss This American Life's wildly popular spinoff show Serial, talk with Dan Pashman about his book Eat More Better, and debate Zadie Smith's essay about New York. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 9, 2014 • 1h 33min
You and Your Strange Ways Here in Hollywood Edition
In a special live show in Los Angeles, Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens try to bridge the gulf between West Coast culture creators and East Coast critics. The Gabbers talk with actors Jenny Slate and Natasha Lyonne; Scriptnotes podcast hosts and screenwriters John August and Craig Mazin, and debate the movie Gone Girl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 1, 2014 • 1h 10min
That Balloon Dog Didn't Make Itself Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens take a tour the Jeff Koons exhibit at the Whitney Museum with curator Scott Rothkopf, and discuss the myth of the self-made man with Slate's John Swansburg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 24, 2014 • 56min
If Bono Were a Chess Piece Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf and Julia Turner discuss U2 with Slate music writer Carl Wilson, the ignored world of competitive chess with Seth Stevenson, and Shonda Rhimes and representation with Slate's TV critic Willa Paskin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 17, 2014 • 57min
"Oh, Grow Up!" Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss A.O Scott's article which asks, "Who or what killed adulthood?", fingerprint words, and whether Apple Watch is the beginning of our wearable future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 10, 2014 • 1h 3min
Talk of Shame Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens answer listeners calls from the Slate retreat at Mohonk Mountain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 3, 2014 • 53min
Vancouver, France Edition
On this week's Culture Gabfest, Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and David Haglund discuss Whit Stillman's Amazon pilot "The Cosmopolitans," the online gaming and spectator sport TV channel Twitch.tv, and whether it's good to be against the against article. You can leave a question for next week's show on our voicemail: 725-222-FEST. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 27, 2014 • 1h 6min
Mmmm...Simpsons Edition
On this week's Culture Gabfest, Julia Turner, John Swansburg, and David Haglund discuss FXX's Simpson's marathon, the independent twist-filled romance The One I Love, and the Ice Bucket Challenge craze. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 20, 2014 • 56min
Precision of Language Edition
On this week's Slate Culture Gabfest, Slate critics Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and guest Dan Kois discuss the film The Giver, ironic misandry, and the makings of a memorable movie soundtrack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 13, 2014 • 58min
The Culture Gabfest: Good Night, Robin Williams Edition
Slate critics Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and guest John Swansburg discuss the inestimable actor and comedian Robin Williams' career, Cinemax's the turn-of-the-century hospital drama The Knick, and the weather. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
