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...
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Episodes (933)
Is the Golden Bachelor Bachelor Gold?
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Gael García Bernal and Gay Lucha Libre
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A Haunting in Venice Kicks Off Spooky Season
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Is Rotten Tomatoes Certified Rotten?
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Bottoms Queers the High School Comedy
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Gran Turismo is Cynical and Glorious
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Passages Is Not For the Prudes
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Ninja Turtle...Masterpiece?
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Summer Strut 2023
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Theater Camp Breaks a Leg
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Barbenheimer Blockbuster Bonanza
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Tom Cruises Off a Cliff
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A Raunchy Joy Ride
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Indiana Jones and the Lady From Fleabag
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The Bear's Second Course
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Black Mirror Shows Netflix Its Ugly Reflection
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Closed Captions: On or Off?
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The Spider-Verse Proliferates
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Did the Succession Finale Succeed?
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Sanctuary Is No Fifty Shades of Grey
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How the BlackBerry Got Squashed
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Dead Ringers' Gynecological Horror
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Judy Blume Blooms Again
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The Mario Movie's Star Power
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Beau is Afraid and Ari Aster is Unwell
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Nike Gets Its Biopic
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Dungeons, Dragons, and Depressed College Professors
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John Wick Whacks the Box Office
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Daisy Jones and the Fictional Fleetwood Mac
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The Oscars Are Back, Baby!
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Creed III Delivers a Box Office Haymaker
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Party Down Parties Again
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Marc Maron's Grouchy Grief
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Rihanna's Big Super Bowl Surprise
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Sponsored: How Can Taking Risks Help Us Become Better Leaders?
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Is Shrinking the Next Ted Lasso?
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Natasha Lyonne's Poker Face
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Women Are Talking, But Is the Academy Listening?
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Can a Video Game Really Be Turned Into a TV Show?
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M3GAN Goes to Camp
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New Year's Call-In Show
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Inside the Making of Fleishman is in Trouble
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Avatar: Glorious or Racist Schlock?
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Addams Family Outcast
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Is Spirited a Holiday Triumph or a Tap-Dancing Disaster?
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Raiders of the Lost Childhood
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She Said, He Said
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Is Wakanda Forever?
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Sponsored: How Can We Build a Support System That Helps Us Push Past Fear and Fi...
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Explain Crypto to Me Like I'm a Golden Retriever
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