Steve, Dana, and Julia convene once more for a rousing Gabfest. First up, it’s Mother Mary. David Lowery’s strange psychodrama centers on a pop star, played by Anne Hathaway, reuniting with her estranged friend and costume designer, played by Michaela Coel, and the menacing piece of red chiffon that haunts them both.&nbsp;Next, they turn to another pair of mothers in Margo’s Got Money Troubles. The new series stars Elle Fanning as a new single mom— and Michelle Pfeiffer as her mom— who turns to OnlyFans to make ends meet.&nbsp;Finally they welcome back Gabfest favorite Caity Weaver to dish on her epic quest to find the best free restaurant bread in America— <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/05/best-free-restaurant-bread-america/686582/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">as chronicled in her hilarious and insightful piece in The Atlantic.</a>In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, Julia shares a behind-the-scenes peek into the founding of her new local media startup <a href="https://lamaterial.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">L.A. Material</a>.&nbsp;EndorsementsDana: The completely unscripted shows of <a href="https://www.improvisedshakespeare.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Improvised Shakespeare Company</a>—on tour now.Caity: The live album <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0LmHN5Es93TYwXBSDn36lu?si=7I_v386uTcGU00DYRWWrnA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sam Cooke at the Copa</a>, especially the song "<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/6jF3FFsAvliEqH0mWrkOla" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Best Things in Life Are Free</a>"—the best bread certainly is.Julia: The sitcom <a href="https://www.peacocktv.com/stream-tv/the-fall-and-rise-of-reggie-dinkins" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins</a> which really hits its stride after a few episodes.Steve: The novel <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-go-between-l-p-hartley/0b84ad341966f8e8?ean=9780940322998&next=t" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Go-Between</a> by L.P. Hartley as well as Paul Buchanan, of the band <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/1GWV70Reko15eV2nHCm0bM?si=rlASns7hQpShFsVFY_7Phg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Blue Nile</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il1X8y2Pr6Q" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">covering David Bowie’s "Ashes to Ashes.</a>"--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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