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Nov 7, 2012 • 44min
Culture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: On Tenterhooks Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner and John Swansburg discuss the new Denzel Washington film "Flight," George Lucas selling Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise to Disney, and Twitter hashtags as poetry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 1, 2012 • 41min
Culture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Frankenfest Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, Jody Rosen and David Haglund discuss Twitter's role in Hurricane Sandy, the new ABC drama "Nashville," and Haglund's piece on Mormon intellectuals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 24, 2012 • 50min
Culture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Why Did You Give Me That Bag of Skittles Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss the 40th anniversary of "Free to Be You and Me" with Slate's Dan Kois, Saturday Night Live's presidential debate parodies, and the website HeTexted.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 17, 2012 • 49min
Culture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: I Did it for the Lulz Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss the new Ben Affleck film "Argo" and the foodie institution "Cooks Illustrated," plus Gawker's Adrian Chen comes in to discuss his controversial piece on the social news site Reddit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 10, 2012 • 41min
Culture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Ya Big MOOC Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss the new film "Pitch Perfect," Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane and his selection as Oscars host, and the growth of online university courses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 3, 2012 • 49min
Culture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Stow Your Blunderbuss Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss the new sci-fi thriller "Looper" and the 30th anniversary of the sitcom "Cheers," plus the economics of indie rock stardom with New York Magazine music critic Nitsuh Abebe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 26, 2012 • 43min
Culture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Long Shoots of Goldenrod Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss the documentary "The Queen of Versailles," the new NBC show "Revolution," and the question of how best to appreciate the art of the past. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 19, 2012 • 42min
Culture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Get Thee Behind Me Satan Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss P.T. Anderson's The Master, Hanna Rosin's new book The End of Men, and New York City's pending large soda ban. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 12, 2012 • 40min
Culture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Bringing a Gun to a Puppy Fight Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, John Dickerson, John Swansburg, and Farhad Manjoo discuss Bob Dylan's new album "Tempest," the 20th anniversary of the film "Sneakers", and a cheating scandal at Harvard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 5, 2012 • 38min
Culture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Bengal Tiger Giving Birth Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and June Thomas discuss early previews of the fall TV lineup, including The New Normal, The Mindy Project, and Animal Practice, plus Jonathan Chait's piece on Hollywood liberalism and the 50th anniversary of the Norton Anthology of English Literature. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
