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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 29, 2011 • 49min
Slate, The Culture Gabfest, Hornivores of the Savannah Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner are joined by Slate’s foreign editor June Thomas to discuss her new —their riotous past and uncertain future. For their next segment, they discuss the new HBO documentary , and whether it does tort reform justice. For their final segment, they discuss Nick Paumgarten’s New Yorker article on the weird world of . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 22, 2011 • 47min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, Summer Strut Edition
In this week's episode, critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss Page One, a new documentary about the New York Times, Stephen's Slate article about Robert Nozick, and the results of Julia's search for a great summer strutting song. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 15, 2011 • 42min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, I’m Doing The World A Favor Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss J.J. Abrams’ new film Super 8, the blockbuster book Go The Fuck To Sleep, and the viral video reviving America’s battle over bike lanes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 8, 2011 • 37min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, The Bite Is A Gift Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turnerdiscuss Dan Kois’s NYT Magazine Riff on “Eating Your Cultural Vegetables,” MTV’s newTwilight-style series Teen Wolf, and Louis Menand’s recent New Yorker article on “Debating the Value of College in America.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 1, 2011 • 41min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, We’re F#@king F#@ked Edition
Our critics discuss Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn, the untimelydeath of Gil Scott-Heron, and David Mamet’s newfound conservativism on this week’sCulture Gabfest podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 25, 2011 • 45min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, The Edge of Glory Is Sitting On My Face, But Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright Edition
Listen to Slate's show about Lady Gaga’s Born This Way, Bob Dylan’s 70th birthday, and the latest controversy over acclaimed novelist Philip Roth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 18, 2011 • 42min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, Tacky But Vigorous Edition
This week our critics discuss the global reactions to the arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn,Eurotrash at the Eurovision Song Contest, and the raunchy new comedy Bridesmaids. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 11, 2011 • 48min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, Grody, Moldy Breath of Tourists Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the latest documentary from Werner Herzog, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, about the earliest cave paintings ever discovered. For their second segment, they’re joined by Nina Shen Rastogi to discuss Wesley Yang’s New York article on Asian-Americans, “Paper Tigers.” For their final segment, they’re joined by Slate’s music critic Jody Rosen to discuss the Beastie Boys and their new album Hot Sauce Committee Part Two. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 4, 2011 • 42min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, Where Are Our Manners? Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and John Swansburg discuss the death of Osama bin Laden, and whether it’s okay for Americans to celebrate his demise. They are then joined by Johann Hari, columnist for The Independent and presenter of the Johann Hari Podcast, to discuss the recent royal wedding hoopla and whether it too is a cause for celebration. For their final segment, they discuss John Swansburg’s New York feature on The Comic Stylings of Brian Williams. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 27, 2011 • 47min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, Why All These Stupid Altruistic Urges? Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss Atlas Shrugged Part 1, the new film adaptation of Ayn Rand’s novel. They are then joined by Slate senior editor Daniel Engber to discuss Gary Taubes’ New York Times Magazine article “Is Sugar Toxic?” For their final segment, they are joined by historian and New York Times columnist Adam Goodheart to discuss his writing for The New York Times’ acclaimed Civil War blog Disunion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
