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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Jun 2, 2010 • 39min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, Truffle Fries Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss the pop star M.I.A's beef with The New York Times, the new documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop and a Wired article that asks whether the Internet has uncivilized our brains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 26, 2010 • 48min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, Kung-Chung Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Jody Rosen, Dana Stevens, John Swansburg and Julia Turner discuss Law and Order the final episode, breathing life into the 50 year old Breathless and the vocal stylings of the soon to be pop sensation Janelle Monae. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 19, 2010 • 58min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, First Ever Live Gabfest Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss director Ridley Scott’s retelling of the Robin Hood myth starring Russell Crowe, Sam Lipsyte’s novel The Ask and the ongoing dispute over Facebook’s privacy setings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 19, 2010 • 33min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, Bigger Explosions, Smaller Laughs Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss 88-year-old Betty White’s appearance on Saturday Night Live, the 50th anniversary of "the pill," and the release of Iron Man 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 5, 2010 • 34min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, Optimization of Selfhood Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and June Thomas discuss a new biography of Oprah, the Data-Driven Life as quantified by Gary Wolf, and the new film Please Give from director Nicole Holofcener. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 28, 2010 • 48min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, Naked Doorway Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, Lisa Tharpe and Julia Turner discuss performance artist Marina Abramovic retrospective at MOMA, censoring and the 201st episode of South Park and Al Pacino knows Jack Kevorkian in HBO’s new biopic You Don’t Know Jack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 21, 2010 • 44min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, I'm Not Going to Say That on the Gabfest Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss the new film Kick-Ass, literature and cognitive neuroscience and the Library of Congress preserving your tweets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 14, 2010 • 44min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, Ooh La La Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Jody Rosen, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss David Simon's latest HBO endeavor Treme, the loss of British punk rocker Malcolm McLaren and the comic musings of Tina Fey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 7, 2010 • 47min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, I Want to Touch the Machine Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, Seth Stevenson and Julia Turner discuss Seth Stevenson's new travel book "Grounded", creating your own TV ad with a little help from Google and Apple's much hyped IPad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 31, 2010 • 45min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, Shake Your Bon-Bon Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, June Thomas and Julia Turner discuss the new CBS television show Undercover Boss, the language of coming out when your a celebrity and the website TV Tropes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
