On this week’s show, no amount of star power can save a “screamingly stupid show.” (Sorry, Robert De Niro et al.) With <a href="https://slate.com/author/sam-adams">Sam Adams</a>—Slate Senior Editor and Staff Writer—sitting in for Dana, the team talks about the Netflix political thriller series Zero Day. Then they remember the career of Gene Hackman and end with their thoughts about this Atlantic <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/02/optimism-anxiety-action-psychology/681846/">article</a> on navigating optimism during times of crisis.Endorsements:Julia: <a href="https://cakesbymk.com/recipe/moist-peanut-butter-cake-recipe/">Moist Peanut Butter Cake Recipe</a> from Cakes By MKSteve: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2025/feb/27/the-savage-suburbia-of-helen-garner-i-wanted-to-dong-martin-amis-with-a-bat">The savage suburbia of Helen Garner: ‘I wanted to dong Martin Amis with a bat’</a> by Sophie Elmhirst for The GuardianSam: <a href="https://naomiklein.org/doppelganger/">Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World</a> by Naomi Klein (Again! After Julia endorsed it last week.)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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