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Culture Gabfest

New York Times critic Dwight Garner says “The Slate Culture Gabfest is one of the highlights of my week.” The award-winning Culturefest features critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner debating the week in culture, from highbrow to pop. For more of Slate’s culture podcasts, check out the Slate Culture feed. Want more Culture Gabfest? Subscribe to Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of the Culture Gabfest show page. Or, visit slate.com/cultureplus to get access wherever you listen.

New York Times critic Dwight Garner says “The Slate Culture Gabfest is one of the highlights of my week.” The award-winning Culturefest features critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner debating the week in culture, from highbrow to pop. For more of Slate’s culture podcasts, check out the Slate Culture feed. Want more Culture Gabfest? Subscribe to Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of the Culture Gabfest show page. Or, visit slate.com/cultureplus to get access wherever you listen.

 

#727

Congratulations! You Finally Got Your Severance.

On this week’s show, Slate Business and Tech reporter [Nitish Pahwa] (https://slate.com/au... more

19 Feb 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:19

19 Feb 2025


#726

The SNL 50th Anniversary Industrial Complex

On this week’s show, the hosts reflect on 50 years of music, culture, and comedy with the ... more

12 Feb 2025

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:06

12 Feb 2025


#725

Noah Wyle Lures Us Into The Pitt

On this week’s show, the hosts discuss Max’s new medical drama [The Pitt] (https://play.ma... more

05 Feb 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:52

05 Feb 2025


#724

One of Them Movies About Women That Stuns Hollywood by Being a Hit

On this week’s show, Dan Kois sits in for Dana Stevens. First, the hosts discuss [One of T... more

29 Jan 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:20

29 Jan 2025


#723

Chalamet Goes Electric

On this week’s show, the hosts dive into A Complete Unknown, director James Mangold’s surp... more

22 Jan 2025

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:47

22 Jan 2025


#722

Babygirls and Nickel Boys

On this week’s show, Slate staff writer Nadira Goffe sits in for Stephen. First, the panel... more

15 Jan 2025

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:54

15 Jan 2025


#721

The Brutalist’s Outsized Ambition

On this week’s show, it’s an all-movie week! Isaac Butler — author of [The Method: How the... more

08 Jan 2025

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:04

08 Jan 2025


#720

Annual Call-In Show 2024

On this week’s show, it’s one of the Gabfest’s most cherished traditions: the yearly call-... more

01 Jan 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:27

01 Jan 2025


#719

Ted Danson, Gumshoe Grandpa

On this week’s show, the hosts indulge in the cozy pleasures of A Man on the Inside, a six... more

18 Dec 2024

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:23

18 Dec 2024


#718

The Strange Lionization of Luigi Mangione

On this week’s show, the hosts chew over Nightbitch, Marielle Heller’s (Queen’s Gambit, Ca... more

11 Dec 2024

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:14

11 Dec 2024


#717

Steve McQueen’s Blitz: Dud or Hit?

On this week’s show, Slate experts June Thomas (author of [A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces ... more

04 Dec 2024

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:31

04 Dec 2024


#716

Wicked and Gladiator II in the Box Office Arena

On this week’s show, the hosts consider ‘Glicked’ (or is it ‘Wadiator’? ‘Gladicked?’), the... more

27 Nov 2024

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:51

27 Nov 2024


#715

Lots to Say About Say Nothing

On this week’s show, Isaac Butler (Supreme Friend of the Show and author of [The Method:‌ ... more

20 Nov 2024

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:23

20 Nov 2024


#714

You Are the Media Now

On this week’s episode, the hosts tackle A‌ Real Pain, writer-director Jesse Eisenberg’s t... more

13 Nov 2024

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:26

13 Nov 2024


#713

How Quincy Jones Reinvented American Music

On this week’s show, Extremely Musical Friend of the Pod (EMFOP)‌ Chris Molanphy joins to ... more

06 Nov 2024

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:19

06 Nov 2024


#712

Can Stolen Artifacts Return Time?‌

On this week’s show, Slate senior editor Rebecca Onion sits in for Julia Turner. First, th... more

30 Oct 2024

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:38

30 Oct 2024


#711

Anora Pole Dances to The Oscars

On this week’s show, the panel falls for [Anora] (https://slate.com/culture/2024/10/anora-... more

23 Oct 2024

58 MINS

58:56

23 Oct 2024


#710

Does The Apprentice Make Trump Sympathetic?

On this week’s show, Julia and Stephen are joined by Slate writer and senior editor, Sam A... more

16 Oct 2024

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:41

16 Oct 2024


#709

The Wild Robot’s Big Heart

On this week’s show, Dana and Stephen are joined by Supreme Friend of the Podcast (SFOP) I... more

09 Oct 2024

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:33

09 Oct 2024


#708

Demi Moore Gives Substance to The Substance

On this week’s show, the hosts are joined by a very special fourth panelist: Wesley Morris... more

02 Oct 2024

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:04

02 Oct 2024


#707

Colin Farrell Quacks Like a Penguin

On this week’s show, two of our favorite Slate-sters, Nadira Goffe (culture writer)‌ and D... more

25 Sep 2024

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:17

25 Sep 2024


#706

Rebel Ridge’s Violent Ode to Non-Violence

On this week’s show, the hosts begin by reviewing one of Netflix’s hottest movies at the m... more

18 Sep 2024

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:05

18 Sep 2024


#705

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Revives Tim Burton

On this week’s show, the hosts revisit Beetlejuice (1988), the seminal film that marked Ti... more

11 Sep 2024

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:31

11 Sep 2024


#704

Jeff Goldblum Lords Over KAOS

On this week’s show, Slate’s books and culture columnist, Laura Miller, sits in for Julia.... more

04 Sep 2024

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:56

04 Sep 2024


#703

Vince Vaughn is Back in Bad Monkey

On this week’s show, the hosts begin by reviewing Bad Monkey, a breezy new crime drama on ... more

28 Aug 2024

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:53

28 Aug 2024


#702

Will Industry Succeed Succession?

On this week’s show, Rebecca Onion and Jenny Zhang fill in for Stephen. First, the panel t... more

21 Aug 2024

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:54

21 Aug 2024


#701

Blake Lively Brings Melodrama Back

On this week’s show, June Thomas (author of [ A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Q... more

14 Aug 2024

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:15

14 Aug 2024