On this week’s show, Slate Business and Tech reporter <a href="https://slate.com/author/nitish-pahwa">Nitish Pahwa</a> sits in for Julia. The panel discusses <a href="https://slate.com/culture/2025/02/severance-season-2-episode-5-milchick-natalie-race-tramell-tillman-apple-tv.html">Severance</a> season 2 from Apple TV+. They then talk about the Oscar-nominated film <a href="https://slate.com/culture/2025/02/israel-palestine-documentary-no-other-land-oscars-trump-gaza.html">No Other Land</a> – a Palestinian documentary following a young activist fighting his community's mass expulsion by Israeli occupation. They end by discussing Nitish’s recent reporting on Buzzfeed’s upcoming AI-infused social media platform, <a href="https://slate.com/technology/2025/02/buzzfeed-social-media-network-island-ai-jonah-peretti.html">BF Island</a>.Endorsements:Dana: <a href="https://www.audacy.com/podcast/the-severance-podcast-with-ben-stiller-adam-scott-947fe">The Severance Podcast with Ben Stiller and Adam Scott</a>Steve: <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722284/the-childrens-bach-by-helen-garner/">The Children’s Bach</a> by Helen GarnerNitish: Work by the late author Tom Robbins, particularly <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/155516/jitterbug-perfume-by-tom-robbins/">Jitterbug Perfume</a>, who recently died at 92 Podcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry. Email us at <a href="mailto:culturefest@slate.com">culturefest@slate.com</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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