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Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Rosie, Sixto, Hari, Uma, Mahershala, Amatus, Lisa & Dan
During times of big change, family often keeps us grounded. Meet the people who played that role for Rosie Perez, Hari Kondabolu and Mahershala Ali, from our…
Slate Culture FeedHang Up and Listen - The Always Reppin' Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the slew of upsets in the NCAA tournament, Sue Bird joins to discuss UConn and analytics in women's sports…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - Threat or Menace Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss the horror sequel 10 Cloverfield Lane, Fred Kaplan's latest book "Dark Territory: The Secret History of…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - After My Brother Avonte Disappeared
Danny Oquendo put his life on hold when his half brother, Avonte, disappeared from his New York City school in 2013. Three years later, his life is…
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Hang Up and Listen - Hang Up and Listen Extra: The Greatest Taunt in Sports
In this Hang Up and Listen Extra, Josh Levin delves into the history of the greatest taunt in sports: the “air ball” chant. Facebook…
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Hang Up and Listen - The We're All Doomed Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the leaked March Madness bracket and NCAA tourney snubs; review Fantastic Lies, ESPN's documentary on the…
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Culture Gabfest - Unmeeting Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss Kendrick Lamar's untitled unmastered, work-life balance, and the story of the eradication of the…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Other Bridgegate Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss LSU's freshman basketball phenom Ben Simmons. Luke O'Brien also joins to discuss the upsets at UFC 196, and…
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Culture Gabfest - Wearing Jeans to The Oscars Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss The Oscars, small talk, and interview photographer Gregory Crewdson about his work and latest show…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Falling in Love... With Heroin
Susanne and Mike met and fell in love with each other...and heroin. They stuck together through addiction and recovery, but things haven't fallen into place…
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Hang Up and Listen - The I Was Just Massaging My Hands Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss Stephen Curry's amazing weekend and the Warriors' haters. They're also joined by ESPN's Bob Ley to talk about…
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Culture Gabfest - Who Will Critique the Critics? Edition
Julia Turner, Dana Stevens, and Stephen Metcalf discuss the Netflix series Love, the Oscar nominated documentary Amy, and cultural criticism. The Slate Culture…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Feting, Fetid, Fecundity Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss SB Nation's piece on rapist and ex-football player Daniel Holtzclaw. They also delve into the science of…
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Culture Gabfest - We Love You Like Kanye Loves Kanye Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Forrest Wickman discuss the new HBO series Vinyl about New York City's 70s music scene, the gentle indie feature Brooklyn…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Michael Ian Black's Middle-Aged Angst
Comedian Michael Ian Black has been steadily building his career since the '90s. But he says he's tired of not finding mainstream success. Support Death, Sex &…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Putting Peyton on a Pedestal Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the sexual allegations against Peyton Manning. Joe Nocera and Ben Strauss also join to discuss their book…
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Culture Gabfest - Beyoncé Wins the Superbowl Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss the Coen brothers latest movie Hail Caesar!, Beyonce's Formation video with New York Times' Wesley…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - DANCE BREAK!
You've been sending us your anthems of change. Now, we want to see you rock out to them. Support Death, Sex & Money by becoming a monthly sustaining member…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Winning Very Ugly Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the Broncos’ Super Bowl win with Giants offensive lineman Geoff Schwartz. The Leicester Mercury’s Rob Tanner…
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Culture Gabfest - Did Steve Finish His Book? Edition
Julia Turner, Dana Stevens, and New York Times' Wesley Morris discuss the biographical drama American Crime Story: The People v. OJ Simpson, the film Room, and…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Lucinda Williams Says Whatever the Hell She Wants
At 63 years old, musician Lucinda Williams is more successful than ever. But with age has come a lot of loss. Support Death, Sex & Money by becoming a monthly…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Climbing Trees and Wrestling Dogs Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh’s recruiting tactics. PFT Commenter also joins to share his strong takes…
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Culture Gabfest - Nevermind, Don't Hail Charlotte Rampling Edition
Julia Turner, Dana Stevens, and Laura Miller discuss The Oscars diversity problem, Trevor Noah's vesrion of The Daily Show, and the Oscar-nominated film Carol…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Why Jeb Corliss Jumps Off Cliffs
Jeb Corliss is a BASE jumper and wingsuit flier who's learned to very carefully control his emotions. It's made him fearless and, he says, "impossible to be in…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Fixing the Fixers Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin discuss how Denver and Carolina made it to Super Bowl 50. ESPN's Dave McMenamin joins to discuss the firing of Cavaliers coach…
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Culture Gabfest - All Hail Charlotte Rampling Edition
Julia Turner, Dana Stevens, and June Thomas discuss the film 45 Years, the BBC America TV series London Spy, and "The Trials of Alice Goffman" with Slate's…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Rad Sporstplayers Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca talk about the NFL playoffs. Greg Wyshynski joins to discuss his campaign to make enforcer John Scott an NHL All…
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Culture Gabfest - Lazarus Edition
Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and Aisha Harris discuss David Bowie's legacy, Quentin Tarantino's latest film Hateful Eight, and the true crime documentary Making…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Brooke Shields, Recovering Daughter
Brooke Shields' two longest relationships have been with her career and with her mother. But she says she needed one to end for the other to thrive. Support…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Clemson Gets Kicked Edition
In a Hang Up extra, Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Bryan Curtis to talk about Alabama's 45-40 win over Clemson in college football's national…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Flaming Pile of Garbage Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca talk about the Steelers-Bengals pro football catastrophe. Neil deMause of the website Field of Schemes joins to…
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Culture Gabfest - Spark Oy! Edition
Dana Stevens, Laura Miller, and Mike Pesca discuss the film The Revenant, Marie Kondo's latest book for wannabe neat freaks, and whether profanity exposes a…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Eating Ribs in Hell Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca are joined by Spencer Hall to talk about the college football playoff's not-so-smashing New Year's Eve debut. They…
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Culture Gabfest - We Forced You To Call Us Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens and answer listener questions. The Slate Culture Gabfest is brought to…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Living Alone, One Year Later
Living alone has its perks: no one to tell you what to eat, how to decorate, or when to go to bed. But there's also no one to split the bills with. Support…
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Hang Up and Listen - The History of the Sports World Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca talk sports history. They take a look back at Super Bowl I; speak with professor Michael Zogry and Sports…
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Culture Gabfest - Checkin' It Thrice Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Laura Miller discuss the best TV, books, and movies of 2015. The Slate Culture Gabfest is brought to you by Prudential’s…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Horse Awakens Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca talk with Slate's Dan Engber about the movie Concussion. They also discuss NFL refereeing, and Sports Illustrated's…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Stop Calling Me 'The Homeless Valedictorian'
Last year, Rashema Melson became known as "the homeless valedictorian" with a full ride to Georgetown. Now a sophomore, she's tired of that label and is…
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Culture Gabfest - The Room Where It Happens Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss the movie The Big Short, the hit musical Hamilton, and whether scholarly work be less and not more…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Universe Really Is Just a Circle Edition
In this week's episode of Slate's sports podcast Hang Up and Listen, Stefan Fatsis, Mina Kimes, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca talk about the end of “The Process”…
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Culture Gabfest - It's Showbiz Inside Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss the latest cinematic adaptation of Macbeth, Bill Murray's Netflix Christmas special "A Very Murray…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Autism Isn’t What I Signed Up For
When we posted an article on Facebook about deciding to have children, Diane Gill Morris told us, "If someone had told me this is what it’d be like, I never…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Worst Best Great Mediocre Team Ever Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca are joined by guest Bryan Curtis to talk college football and Stephanie Cox to discuss the U.S. women's soccer team…
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Culture Gabfest - "Rocky Theme" Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss the Rocky reboot Creed, the atypical Marvel TV series Jessica Jones, and whether we should regulate our…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Barking Where There Are No Dogs Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the final years of Peyton Manning and Kobe Bryant. They also talk about LSU's decision to keep Les Miles and…
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Culture Gabfest - Obergruppenführer Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dan Kois discuss the film Spotlight, the Philip K. Dick novel-turned-TV show The Man in the High Castle, and a Westboro…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Holland Taylor Steps Off Her Island
Actress Holland Taylor built a reputation by playing self-assured characters who keep others at a distance. But at 72, she's finally ready to take a chance on…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Runaway Potting Shed Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the Golden State Warriors' amazing start. They also talk about the state of daily fantasy sports, and film…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Russians Are Doping Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca are live from Town Hall in New York City. In this segment from Slate's Superfest, they discuss the Russian track and…
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Culture Gabfest - Live from Broadway Edition
Live from Town Hall in New York City, Slate's Culture Gabfest is joined by the Political Gabfest and Hang Up and Listen to discuss the growing threat of ISIS…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Why You're Not Having Sex
We asked you why you're not having sex—right now, or ever. These are your stories. Support Death, Sex & Money by becoming a monthly sustaining member. Sign up…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Bonus Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca collect the show's best Slate Plus bonus segments. Topics: how to write a sports column (w/Dan Steinberg), taking…
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Culture Gabfest - Live from San Francisco Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss the latest Steve Jobs biopic, virtual reality and Facebook's Oculus Rift technology, and whether…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Serious Times Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the Dallas Cowboys' Greg Hardy. Slate's Jamelle Bouie also joins to talk about the Missouri football players'…
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Culture Gabfest - Radio Radio Edition
Stephen Metcalf and Dana Stevens discuss the career of Elvis Costello on the heels of his recent memoir, "Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink" with Slate's…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Kevin Powell Doesn't Fight Anymore
In this episode taped before a live audience in New York, writer and original Real World cast member Kevin Powell talks about confronting the anger and violent…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Balls and Strikes Bonus Segment
Every fall for eight years, contributing writer Seth Stevenson has been pitching a story where he goes to umpire camp and reports back, and every fall Slate's…
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Hang Up and Listen - The All Hail the Royals Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the Royals' World Series victory over the Mets. They also talk about ESPN's decision to shut down Grantland…
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Culture Gabfest - Ah Aliens, Ah Humanity Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss CW's musical comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, whether NASA has discussed a super alien race with Slate's Bad…