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.
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Episode Notes
This week, the panel begins by revisiting the iconic film The Godfather in celebration of its 50th anniversary. Then, the panel answers the question Is It Cake? as they cut into Netflix’s newest hit. Finally, the panel is joined by associate professor of music theory at the University of Memphis, Jeremy Orosz, to discuss forensic musicology and what counts as musical plagiarism—which he wrote about for Slate, using Dua Lipa’s “Levitating” lawsuit as a case study.
In Slate Plus, the panel discusses reverse thematic aversions, or “thematic kinks.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: For all the videophiles out there, the Coppola Restoration of The Godfather from 2008, which includes all three parts of the trilogy.
Allegra: New sad girl indie rocker, Leanna Firestone, and her album Forward / Slash which speaks to your inner teen. More specifically, the song “Google Translate / poppies.”
Steve: Julius Aglinskas’ album Daydreamer, which he did with avant-garde experimental music collective, Apartment House.
Buy Dana’s book and Isaac’s book!
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is “You Know What I Want” by Staffan Carlen.
