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Episodes

Culture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Hump the Host Edition

Slate's Dana Stevens, Stephen Metcalf and June Thomas discuss the Broadway revival of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", the life and death of Aaron Swartz and the bigtime Oscar contender "Lincoln." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 13, 201343 min

Culture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Plodding Recitative Edition

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, Julia Turner and Aisha Harris discuss the new Quentin Tarantino film "Django Unchained," the film adaptation of "Les Miserables," and the website Quora. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 03, 201353 min

Culture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: First Time, Long Time Edition

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner respond to questions from listeners on a wide range of topics, including the Psy hit "Gangnam Style," what defines a great acting performance, and their favorite high school coming-of-age movies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 26, 201251 min

Culture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Uniball Vision Elite Edition

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss the end of handwriting and Philip Hensher's book "The Missing Ink," Nassim Nicholas Taleb's book "Antifragile" and the idea of "neomania," and Slate's June Thomas stops by to explain why she neither wants a wife, nor wants to be one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 05, 201247 min

Culture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Slut on a Hot Tin Roof Edition

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor in the Lifetime film "Liz and Dick," and the photo sharing app Snapchat. Plus Slate's Seth Stevenson joins them to talk about his piece on supercut video montages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 28, 201241 min

Culture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: On Tenterhooks Edition

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner and John Swansburg discuss the new Denzel Washington film "Flight," George Lucas selling Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise to Disney, and Twitter hashtags as poetry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 07, 201244 min

Culture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Frankenfest Edition

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, Jody Rosen and David Haglund discuss Twitter's role in Hurricane Sandy, the new ABC drama "Nashville," and Haglund's piece on Mormon intellectuals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 01, 201241 min

Culture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: I Did it for the Lulz Edition

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss the new Ben Affleck film "Argo" and the foodie institution "Cooks Illustrated," plus Gawker's Adrian Chen comes in to discuss his controversial piece on the social news site Reddit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 17, 201249 min

Culture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Ya Big MOOC Edition

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss the new film "Pitch Perfect," Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane and his selection as Oscars host, and the growth of online university courses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 10, 201241 min

Culture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Stow Your Blunderbuss Edition

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss the new sci-fi thriller "Looper" and the 30th anniversary of the sitcom "Cheers," plus the economics of indie rock stardom with New York Magazine music critic Nitsuh Abebe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 03, 201249 min

Culture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Long Shoots of Goldenrod Edition

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss the documentary "The Queen of Versailles," the new NBC show "Revolution," and the question of how best to appreciate the art of the past. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 26, 201243 min

Culture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Bengal Tiger Giving Birth Edition

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and June Thomas discuss early previews of the fall TV lineup, including The New Normal, The Mindy Project, and Animal Practice, plus Jonathan Chait's piece on Hollywood liberalism and the 50th anniversary of the Norton Anthology of English Literature. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 05, 201238 min

Culture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Tasty Medieval Cockentrice Edition

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner and Dana Stevens discuss the re-release of Singin' in the Rain and its place in film history, Time Machine Chefs and food-centric reality TV, and the debate over whether critics should be more critical. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 22, 201233 min

Culture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Don't Look Down Edition

Slate critics Julia Turner, Dana Stevens and June Thomas discuss the 2012 Sight and Sound list of the top 50 films of all time, the dance drama Bunheads, and Jerry Seinfeld's new web series, "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 08, 201238 min

Culture Gabfest - Slate, The Culture Gabfest: Scary Mascot Edition

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner and Dana Stevens discuss the rise and fall of journalist Jonah Lehrer. Next the gang is joined by Slate's own Seth Stevenson to talk Olympic mascots. And they round out the show with the new documentary about the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 01, 201248 min

Culture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Batman and Robins Edition

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner and Dana Stevens discuss "The Dark Knight Rises" and the shooting in Colorado, as well as Christian Marclay's art installation "The Clock." Plus Slate editor Laura Helmuth joins them to talk about birding, Jonathan Franzen, and the new HBO documentary "Birders: The Central Park Effect." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 25, 201244 min
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