On this week’s show, we preview the Oscars and Trump’s demolition throughout renowned institutions of art.Isaac Butler — author of <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/method-9781635574784/">The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act</a> and host of the new Criterion Channel series, <a href="https://www.criterionchannel.com/the-craft-of-acting-ethan-hawke">The Craft of Acting</a> — sits in for Stephen Metcalf.First, the hosts discuss I’m Still Here and the continued addition of non-English speaking films getting some of the biggest Oscar buzz. Then we tackle the latest Trump shakeups at the National Endowment for the Arts and The Kennedy Center. Finally, Dana and Julia sit down with the CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12543682/bio/">Bill Kramer</a>.Endorsements:Dana: The documentary <a href="https://www.criterionchannel.com/pictures-of-ghosts">Pictures of Ghosts</a> (2023)Julia: <a href="https://slate.com/culture/2023/12/best-books-2023-novels-nonfiction-true-crime.html">Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World</a> by Naomi Klein, also discussed on Culture Gabfest in <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/culture-gabfest/2023/09/are-the-jump-scares-in-a-haunting-in-venice-too-distracting">September 2023</a>Isaac: The film <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065234/">Z (1969)</a>, available on streamingPodcast 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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