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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Apr 20, 2011 • 45min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest Daddy, Can I Keep This Direwolf? Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Dana Stevens and Julia Turner are joined by Slate culture blogger Nina Shen Rastogi to discuss HBO’s new fantasy series Game of Thrones and Will Ferrell’s send-off for Steve Carell on The Office. They’re then joined by Slate culture editor John Swansburg to discuss New York Times “On the Street” photographer Bill Cunningham and the new documentary Bill Cunningham New York. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 13, 2011 • 47min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest Drinkable Suede Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss the classic films of recently deceased director Sidney Lumet and PBS’s new celebrity wine talk show Vine Talk. For their third segment, they’re joined by Slate culture critic Meghan O’Rourke to discuss her new memoir about grieving The Long Goodbye. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 5, 2011 • 47min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, Gray Ladies Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss Todd Haynes’ new HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce starring Kate Winslet, the death of leading lady Elizabeth Taylor and the future of Web journalism in light of The New York Times’ new paywall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 5, 2011 • 43min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest Debonair Counterspy Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss AMC’s new murder mystery The Killing—based on the Danish series Forbrydelsen— and Spike’s reality series Coal, the latest from the producer of Deadliest Catch, Ice Road Truckers and Ax Men. For their final segment, they’re joined by The New Yorker’s David Grann to discuss his report on the murder of Rodrigo Rosenberg. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 23, 2011 • 41min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, Thousands Ridicule Teen Singer Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss Netflix’s entry into original programming with David Fincher’s House of Cards, Web sensation Rebecca Black’s “worst song ever” “Friday,” and the debate surrounding the European Union’s proposed “right to be forgotten” on the Internet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 18, 2011 • 40min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, The SXSW Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss Mel Gibson in Jodie Foster’s The Beaver, their favorite concerts at South by Southwest and elsewhere, and the latest incarnation of Jane Eyre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 9, 2011 • 43min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, How Does That Make You Feel? Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, Mike Pesca, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner are joined by Slate’s Farhad Manjoo to discuss his tirade against NPR listeners’ tedious complaints. They then discuss gourmets, gluttons and B.R. Myers’ Atlantic article, “The Moral Crusade Against Foodies.” Finally, they’re joined by extra special guest Stephen Metcalf to discuss his recent New York essay, “The Sleeping Cure.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
