On this week’s show, Steve is joined by June Thomas, author of <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-place-of-our-own-six-spaces-that-shaped-queer-women-s-culture-june-thomas/ed5d453217061908?ean=9781541601741&next=t" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Place of Our Own</a>, and Michael Schulman, author of <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/her-again-becoming-meryl-streep-michael-schulman/8ae171fb846a352a?ean=9780062342850&next=t" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Her Again</a> and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/oscar-wars-a-history-of-hollywood-in-gold-sweat-and-tears-michael-schulman/242024714473b452?ean=9780062859020&next=t" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oscar Wars</a>, for some rollicking Gabfest discourse. First up, they get all shook up by EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, the concert documentary directed by Baz Luhrmann from archival Elvis performance footage. Does the master of cinematic spectacle bring the King back to life?Next, they turn to The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, the new sitcom from 30 Rock co-creator Robert Carlock starring Tracy Morgan. Finally, they examine the uncanny and profound phenomena of posthumously-published celebrity interviews—including Eric Dane and Jane Goodall—of Netflix’s Famous Last Words specials. Existential bravery or exploitative trash? They discuss.In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the panel weighs in on the best casting Oscar race.EndorsementsMichael: The audiobook of the memoir<a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/I-Regret-Almost-Everything-Audiobook/B0DJRNN8F3?srsltid=AfmBOoqaLDbBDYcQPL4CEI6SiYk5_vIwwtU5dmXd8IjhH_NivVF3hgvV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> I Regret Almost Everything</a> by Keith McNally as narrated by the incomparable Richard E. Grant.June: Two niche podcasts featuring conversations with authors of biography including <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/biographers-international-organization/id1454551787" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bio</a>, the official podcast of the Biographers International Organization, and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/biographers-in-conversation/id1733592433" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Biographers in Conversation</a>. Also, jumping on the Richard E. Grant train, the BBC parody cooking series <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAF2737A03726005C" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Posh Nosh</a> starring Grant and Arabella Weir.Steve: The recent essay “<a href="https://www.nybooks.com/online/2026/02/25/the-stony-dark-within-rilke/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Stony Dark Within</a>” by Joy Williams about Rainer Maria Rilke in the New York Review of Books.--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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