Culture Gabfest

Slate’s critics debate the week in culture, from highbrow to pop.

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About the Show

New York Times critic Dwight Garner says, “The Slate Culture Gabfest is one of the highlights of my week.” The award-winning Culturefest features Slate culture critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner debating the week in culture, from highbrow to pop.

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Culture Gabfest “Running Up That Flaming Hill” Edition

Slate’s Culture Gabfest on Hustle, RRR, and the recent rise of Kate Bush.

Culture Gabfest “Go Extinct Faster!” Edition

Slate’s Culture Gabfest on Jurassic World: Dominion, Fire Island, and the New York Times opinion piece “I Married the Wrong Person, and I’m So Glad I Did.”

Culture Gabfest “Harry Styles: Your Mom’s Favorite Hottie” Edition

Slate’s Culture Gabfest on Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special, and Harry Styles’ new album, Harry’s House.

Culture Gabfest “Need for Speed” Edition

Slate’s Culture Gabfest on Top Gun: Maverick, George Carlin’s American Dream, and the Depp/Heard trial.

Culture Gabfest “Put Your Pants Back On” Edition

Slate’s Culture Gabfest on Men, Kids in the Hall, and bicycles.

Culture Gabfest “Whose Woods Are These?” Edition

Slate’s Culture Gabfest on Under the Banner of Heaven, Petite Maman, and public parks.

Culture Gabfest “Aristocrats at Sea” Edition

Slate’s Culture Gabfest on Happening, Our Flag Means Death, and Kim Kardashian’s Marilyn Monroe-inspired Met Gala appearance.

Culture Gabfest “Hamlet on Steroids” Edition

Slate’s Culture Gabfest on The Northman, Russian Doll Season 2, and the new social media app BeReal.

Culture Gabfest “Nick Cage Smooches Good” Edition

Slate’s Culture Gabfest on The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Better Call Saul Season 6, and Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover.

Culture Gabfest “Wet Leg, Floppy Fingers” Edition

Slate’s Culture Gabfest on Everything Everywhere All at Once, Slow Horses, and British indie rock duo Wet Leg.

Culture Gabfest “Do Androids Dream of Chris Pine?” Edition

Slate’s Culture Gabfest on Julia, After Yang, and Chris Pine.

Culture Gabfest “The Godfather Is Great, but Is It Cake?” Edition

Slate’s Culture Gabfest on The Godfather’s 50th Anniversary, Netflix’s Is It Cake?, and musical plagiarism.

Culture Gabfest “Weirdest Oscars Ever” Edition

Slate’s Culture Gabfest on the 2022 Oscars, Winning Time, and Disney’s response to the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

Culture Gabfest “Drive My Batmobile” Edition

Slate’s Culture Gabfest on The Batman, Drive My Car, and elongating movie runtimes.

Culture Gabfest “Licorice Dystopia” Edition

Slate’s Culture Gabfest on Severance, Licorice Pizza, and the video essay boom.

Culture Gabfest “Silicon Valley Pricks” Edition

Slate’s Culture Gabfest on The Dropout, Parallel Mothers, and pickup trucks.

Culture Gabfest “The Very Worst Person in the World” Edition

Slate’s Culture Gabfest on The Worst Person in the World, The Trojan Horse Affair, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s cultural cachet.

Culture Gabfest “New Jackass, Old Tricks” Edition

Slate’s Culture Gabfest on Jackass Forever, Nightmare Alley, and the upcoming Vibe Shift.

Culture Gabfest “Exploiting Pamela Anderson … Again?” Edition

Slate’s Culture Gabfest on Pam & Tommy, Flee, and friendship in middle age.

Culture Gabfest “Book Twin Powers, Activate!” Edition

In this taping of a special live event, Steve interviews Dana and Isaac Butler about their new books.