This week, Dana and Stephen are joined by Jamelle Bouie, and they start by discussing Marc Maron’s new HBO comedy special From Bleak to Dark. Then they review the Oscar-nominated Polish film EO. Then, Slate writer Dan Kois joins to talk about his article on the importance of hanging out.

In Slate Plus they talk about the Bing Chatbot and this article in the New York Times:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/technology/bing-chatbot-microsoft-chatgpt.html

Email us at culturefest@slate.com.

Endorsements:

Dana: A YouTube user named “nobody.” They post all these incredible baroque playlists with great names.

Jamelle: The films of Satoshi Kon.

Stephen: Listen to Barry Harris, a solo piano album by Barry Harris.

Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.

Outro music: "Forbidden Love" by OTE

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