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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Sep 29, 2010 • 45min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest: Jesse's Girls Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the new film about Facebook, The Social Network, Oliver Stone's Money Never Sleeps and the new NBC comedy Outsourced. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 22, 2010 • 47min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest: The Velveteen Gabfest Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the new HBO series Boardwalk Empire and the controversial documentary Catfish. They are also joined by Slate contributor Joshua Wolf Shenk to talk about John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and his series on creative pairs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 15, 2010 • 36min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, Toast to the Douchebags Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss round two of the Kanye vs Taylor Swift VMA face-off, the new Robert Rodriguez film Machete and the monetization of sex on Craigslist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 8, 2010 • 46min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, The Mooney Clooney Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss George Clooney's latest flick The American, income inequality with Slate's own Timothy Noah and the phone hacking scandal in the Murdoch media empire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 1, 2010 • 45min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, King of the Beach Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Jody Rosen, Dana Stevens and June Thomas discuss this years Emmy's ceremony, the new handbook True Prep and the summer song of 2010. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 25, 2010 • 43min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, Rambo in Blush Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Jody Rosen, Dana Stevens and June Thomas discuss twenty-somethings, Sylvester Stallon's latest action flick, and the new Arcade Fire album. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 18, 2010 • 40min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, Eat, Pray, Vomit Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss Julia Roberts in Eat, Pray, Love, the sanctity of academic tenure and the Starbucks' bagel standoff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 11, 2010 • 48min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, Flavor Burst Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Dan Kois, Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, Julia Turner and Jacob Weisberg discuss the new comic action film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, the rules regulating spoilers and the loss of the British historian Tony Judt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 4, 2010 • 42min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, Biometric Barbie Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Dahlia Lithwick, Stephen Metcalf, Troy Patterson, June Thomas and Julia Turner discuss The Real Housewives of Washington D.C., publisher Andrew Wylie's big bet on eBooks and the new FX comedy television show Louie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 28, 2010 • 47min
Slate: The Culture Gabfest, Angelina Jolie/Model American Edition
In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Jessica Grose, Stephen Metcalf, John Swansburg and Julia Turner discuss the new Angelina Jolie blockbuster Salt, Comic-Con with Time Magazine's Lev Grossman and the Mad Man Season 4 premiere. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
