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Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner and Dana Stevens discuss  Rock 'n' Roll great Lou Reed, Shakespeare and the effect of the internet on poetry. Show notes at www.slate.com/culturefest.This v...

5 Nov 201354min

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner and Dana Stevens discuss director Steve McQueen's new film, 12 Years a Slave, Alec Baldwin's move to TV talk show host and podcast Welcome to Night Vale. Sh...

23 Okt 201352min

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner and Dana Stevens discuss the Tom Hanks thriller Captain Phillips, the SAT's essay section, and Alice Munro's Nobel Prize. Show page at www.slate.com/culture...

16 Okt 201347min

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner and Dana Stevens discuss the Sandra Bullock/George Clooney movie Gravity, the new Showtime series Masters of Sex, and the evolution of cool. Hosted on Acas...

9 Okt 201345min

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner and Dana Stevens discuss the hip-hop artist Drake's new album “Nothing Was the Same,” the merits and downsides of hatchet-job books reviews, and the redesig...

2 Okt 201352min

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner and Dana Stevens discuss the Nicole Holofcener film "Enough Said" and Brooklyn as a global brand, plus New York Times contributor Chris Suellentrop guests f...

25 Sep 20131h 8min

Slate critics Dana Stevens, Julia Turner and Stephen Metcalf take calls from listeners on a wide range of topics, and Julia realizes just how much she loves a mouse who's also an architect. Hosted on...

18 Sep 201347min

Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss the new film "Salinger" and the state of The Onion, plus Adam Sternbergh of the New York Times guests to talk about what constitut...

11 Sep 201346min