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.
Episodes
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Mar 2, 2011 • 45min
The Culture Gabfest, “Adonis DNA” Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss Charlie Sheen’s bizarre career-killing antics, James Franco and Anne Hathaway at the 83rd Academy Awards, and the new Justin Bieber documentary Justin Bieber: Never Say Never – Director’s Fan Cut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 23, 2011 • 38min
The Culture Gabfest, My Eyeballs Feel Like Boiled Eggs Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss Lawrence Wright’s article “Paul Haggis vs. Scientology” in The New Yorker, FX’s Elmore Leonard-inspired crime series Justified, and the future of marginalia in the age of the e-book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 16, 2011 • 50min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, Church of High Modernism and Puppies Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner are joined by Slate columnist Fred Kaplan to discuss the exhibition Abstract Expressionist New York at the Museum of Modern Art. They’re then joined by New York magazine’s music and architecture critic Justin Davidson to discuss John Adams’ Nixon in China at the Metropolitan Opera. Finally, they’re joined by Slate’s culture editor John Swansburg to discuss the Westminster Dog Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 9, 2011 • 38min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, Tear Down This Pay Wall Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss Rupert Murdoch’s new iPad newspaper The Daily, Eugene Jarecki’s new HBO documentary Reagan, and the virtual museum tours of the Google Art Project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 2, 2011 • 37min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, Reality is Statham Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Troy Patterson, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss Jason Statham in The Mechanic and the satirical Onion News Network on IFC. For the final segment, Dana and Julia are joined by Slate senior editor Michael Agger to discuss Jane McGonigal’s new book Reality Is Broken and whether video games can make us better people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 26, 2011 • 38min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, All Hail Hailee Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss the 2011 Oscar nominations with Slate Brow Beat writer Nina Shen Rastogi, IFC’s new sketch comedy Portlandia with Slate associate editor Jessica Grose, and Brock Enright’s pay-per-thrill “reality adventures” with Slate’s pop critic Jonah Weiner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 19, 2011 • 38min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, Entering the Age of Ophiuchus Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss Gwyneth Paltrow in Country Strong and the recent kerfuffle over the shifting signs of the zodiac. They’re joined by author Lauren Redniss to discuss her new illustrated biography Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 12, 2011 • 39min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, “Rags to Riches… And Back Again?” Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, June Thomas and Julia Turner discuss PBS’s new upstairs-downstairs drama Downton Abbey, the controversy over NewSouth Books’ new censored edition of Huckleberry Finn, and the overnight fame of a “homeless man with a golden voice,” Ted Williams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 5, 2011 • 40min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest: Congratulations: Your Marriage is Probably Doomed Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams in Blue Valentine, the year 2010 in film, and Google’s new Ngram database. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 29, 2010 • 44min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest: Phoning It In Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and June Thomas discuss Sofia Coppola's latest film Somewhere with film critic Dan Kois. Plus the best TV shows of 2010 and their New Year's resolutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
