What’s the worst thing Steve, Dana, and Julia have ever done? And would you still love them if you knew the answer to that question? That’s not a subject for today’s episode, but these three do get into The Drama, the dark, polarizing rom-com directed by Kristoffer Borgli starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson which is animated by such disquieting inquiries.Next, it’s time for elk meat, Montana golden hour, and feckless city slickers as our hosts take on Taylor Sheridan’s latest The Madison. Starring Michelle Pfeiffer, our hosts agree it’s an effective Western soap opera but is its Red State agitprop worth the price of admission?Finally… there’s good boy. With their curly mop tops and wet eyes, doodle dog hybrids have nuzzled their way into Americans’ hearts. What does that say about us? The hosts discuss these questions and more raised in a recent New Yorker piece by John Seabrook, <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/03/23/how-doodles-became-the-dog-du-jour" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Doodles Became the Dog du Jour</a>.In a bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, they have a spoiler-rich conversation divulging all of The Drama’s dirty secrets.EndorsementsDana: The latest from children's book author (and Dana's partner) Rowboat Watkins, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/mousestache-moosestache-rowboat-watkins/8ecf69a24fd064c2?ean=9781797233918&next=t" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mousestache, Mooosestache</a> about a riotous world overrun with mustaches.&nbsp;Julia: The memoir <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-wanderers-a-story-of-exile-survival-and-unexpected-love-in-the-shadow-of-world-war-ii-daniela-gerson/524dc8cdb24d670e?ean=9780306834301&next=t" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Wanderers</a> by immigration journalist Daniela Gerson detailing her unlikely family history.Steve: Book three of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan novels <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/those-who-leave-and-those-who-stay-elena-ferrante/28b84d39d9dd9e7b?ean=9781609452339&next=t" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay</a> and the work of singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith, including his cover of Bob Dylan's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2cqiEa7dJ4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"Tight Connection to My Heart"</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/2OkFWyya2MrukljOm5awF8?si=DK_NZQBVTOu-bu0lJREG3w&nd=1&dlsi=d054eb1fc46444f5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">his self-titled debut album</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;--Email us your thoughts at <a href="mailto:culturefest@slate.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">culturefest@slate.com</a>.&nbsp;Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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