The Slate Culture Gabfest Love and Death in a Fabulous Apartment Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss the Oscar-nominated film "Amour," the phenomenon of self-help and comedian Maria Bamford's "Special Special Special." Need to set u...
16 Jan 201341min
The Culture Gabfest: Falling Off the Treadmill, Vomiting Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, Julia Turner and columnist Daniel Engber discuss their favorite movies of 2012, NBC's "The Biggest Loser," and the decline of the shopping mall. Need to se...
9 Jan 201345min
The Culture Gabfest: Plodding Recitative Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, Julia Turner and Aisha Harris discuss the new Quentin Tarantino film "Django Unchained," the film adaptation of "Les Miserables," and the website Quora. Ne...
3 Jan 201353min
The Culture Gabfest: First Time, Long Time Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner respond to questions from listeners on a wide range of topics, including the Psy hit "Gangnam Style," what defines a great acting performan...
26 Dec 201250min
The Culture Gabfest: Trapped in a Glass Box with Dwarves Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, Julia Turner and Dan Engber discuss Peter Jackson's new film adaptation of The Hobbit, the hit reality show Duck Dynasty, and the 50th anniversary of the M...
19 Dec 201247min
The Culture Gabfest: I Normally Have To Be Drunk Off My Ass To Do This Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, David Haglund, Simon Doonan and Jody Rosen discuss the indie film "Beasts of the Southern Wild," the awful state of the art world, and Beck's new collectio...
12 Dec 201250min
The Culture Gabfest: Uniball Vision Elite Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss the end of handwriting and Philip Hensher's book "The Missing Ink," Nassim Nicholas Taleb's book "Antifragile" and the idea of "neo...
5 Dec 201246min
The Culture Gabfest: Slut on a Hot Tin Roof Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor in the Lifetime film "Liz and Dick," and the photo sharing app Snapchat. Plus Slate's Seth Steven...
28 Nov 201241min
