Netflix’s Incel Tragedy Adolescence
On this week’s show, Slate’s Rebecca Onion sits in for Julia. The team discusses Netflix’s current number 1 program Adolescence and what it says about how the descent into incel culture starts young. ...
26 Mars 20251h 6min
Cate Blanchett Is a Sexy Super Spy
On this week’s show, Slate’s Dan Kois sits in for Stephen Metcaff. The hosts discuss the new Mr. & Mrs. Smith-like film Black Bag, starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender. Then they dive into t...
19 Mars 20251h 4min
Meghan Markle Sprinkles Potpourri on You
On this week’s show, we throw a flower-sprinkled dinner party for a space clone (personal beehive not included).Slate culture staff writer Nadira Goffe sits in for Dana, and the hosts discuss the new ...
12 Mars 20251h 7min
Zero Day Makes Robert De Niro a Befuddled President
On this week’s show, no amount of star power can save a “screamingly stupid show.” (Sorry, Robert De Niro et al.) With Sam Adams—Slate Senior Editor and Staff Writer—sitting in for Dana, the team talk...
5 Mars 20251h 3min
The Oscars Go Streaming
On this week’s show, we preview the Oscars and Trump’s demolition throughout renowned institutions of art.Isaac Butler — author of The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act and host of the ...
26 Feb 20251h 10min
Congratulations! You Finally Got Your Severance.
On this week’s show, Slate Business and Tech reporter Nitish Pahwa sits in for Julia. The panel discusses Severance season 2 from Apple TV+. They then talk about the Oscar-nominated film No Other Land...
19 Feb 202555min
The SNL 50th Anniversary Industrial Complex
On this week’s show, the hosts reflect on 50 years of music, culture, and comedy with the 50th anniversary of SNL and QuestLove’s new documentary Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music. For that, th...
12 Feb 20251h 10min
Noah Wyle Lures Us Into The Pitt
On this week’s show, the hosts discuss Max’s new medical drama The Pitt – a show that we legally can’t call an ER reboot but does have Noah Wyle donning scrubs and handling the next bodily emergency y...
5 Feb 20251h 1min
