On this week’s show, the hosts reflect on 50 years of music, culture, and comedy with the 50th anniversary of SNL and QuestLove’s new documentary Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music. For that, the team is joined by <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/jason-zinoman">Jason Zinoman</a>, critic at large for culture at The New York Times. Then they discuss the Oscar-nominated animated film <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4772188/">Flow</a> – where we follow the adventures of an unlikely group of animals led by a curious black cat.Finally, Slate culture writer <a href="https://slate.com/author/nadira-goffe">Nadira Goffe</a> joins to talk about Kendrick Lamar’s “double whammy” of a Super Bowl halftime show. Read her article reflecting on the performance <a href="https://slate.com/culture/2025/02/kendrick-lamar-halftime-super-bowl-drake-2025.html">here</a>.In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel invites Jason Zinoman back to discuss his <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/arts/television/comedy-ronny-chieng-gary-gulman-hannah-einbinder.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare">article</a> on standup comedy’s move to soften the punchline in exchange for a long, humor-infused setup.Email us at <a href="mailto:culturefest@slate.com">culturefest@slate.com</a>. Endorsements:Dana: <a href="https://tfana.org/events/henry-iv-2025-02-11-700-pm">Henry IV</a> playing at the Theatre for a New Audience in New York and <a href="https://youtu.be/gtlHCVoLRFw?si=OWKs3sRJXE8BUdEj">K.D. Lang’s SNL performance of Johnny Get Angry in 1989</a> (audio only, as the video performance has been removed) or this other <a href="https://youtu.be/p8OyRj1NkJw?si=xIqMN8zjAYk48HFh">performance of the song (with visuals)</a> on UK’s Channel Four from 1991Julia: Vulture critic Craig Jenkins’ halftime show review – <a href="https://www.vulture.com/article/kendrick-super-bowl-halftime-review.html">Kendrick Lamar Is Not Your Savior</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R187DT2?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title">Pom Pom maker</a>Steve: Pope Francis’ <a href="https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2025/02/11/0127/00261.html">letter</a> to Vice President J.D. VancePodcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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