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.
Episodes
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Dec 1, 2010 • 46min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest: Live from Seattle Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss the new film Burlesque, MFA's and today's writers and Microsoft's latest gizmo Kinect. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 1, 2010 • 16min
Slate:The Culture Gabfest: Seattle Live Q and A
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner answer questions from the audience live from Seattle's Town Hall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 24, 2010 • 47min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest: Junk-Touching Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Dan Engber, Troy Patterson, John Swansburg, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss the outcry over the TSA's new scanning procedures, the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly and HBO's new documentary Public Speaking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 17, 2010 • 44min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest: I Can See My Ego From Russia Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss Sarah Palin's new TLC show Alaska, the British jihadi satire Ten Lions and the Sinatra bio "Frank: The Voice." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 10, 2010 • 45min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest: A Farewell to Arm Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss Conan on basic cable, the many facets of James Franco, including his latest film, and the Yale University Press Anthology of Rap. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 3, 2010 • 46min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest: The Things That Won't Die Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, the new zombie apocalypse show The Walking Dead, and Masterpiece Mystery’s irreverent new 21st century adaptation of Sherlock. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 27, 2010 • 41min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest: Stevie Likes It Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the new documentary Inside Job, the FX show Terriers and New York magazine's anthropological exploration of the hipster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 20, 2010 • 45min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest: Friendly Barbarian Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the box office record set by Jackass 3D, the dueling magazine profiles of Gawker's Nick Denton and the best way to handle celebrity sightings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 13, 2010 • 49min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest: Does It Get Better Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the It Gets Better web campaign against bullying, a newly unearthed Ted Hughes poem and HBO's Bruce Springsteen documentary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 6, 2010 • 40min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest: Barely Legal Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss Malcolm Gladwell's latest piece on activism and social media, Law and Order LA and the Civil War tourism series by Slate's John Swansburg. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
