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Episodes
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - The Culturefest: Migrating Buns Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss Richard Linklater's new movie Boyhood, whether E!'s plastic surgery reality show Botched…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Dan Savage Says Cheating Happens. And That's OK.
Infidelity has kept Savage's marriage exciting and fun, and he's not afraid to talk about it. But there are things even the bluntest sex columnist feels…
Slate Culture FeedHang Up and Listen - Hang Up and Listen: The Ohio Player Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss Germany’s World Cup win, Lionel Messi’s loss, and what the heck happened to Brazil. They also talk about…
Slate Culture FeedHang Up and Listen - HUAL World Cup Extra: The Myth of Jogo Bonito Edition
In this episode of Dummy, David Goldblatt, Danny Karbassiyoon, and George Quraishi sift through the aftermath of the semifinals. They also talk with reporter…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Babbling Brooks Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and guest June Thomas discuss the action blockbuster and political allegory film Snowpiercer, the campy and catty…
Slate Culture FeedHang Up and Listen - HUAL World Cup Extra: The Dutch, Masters of Gamesmanship Edition
On today’s episode of Howler Magazine's Dummy, David Goldblatt, Danny Karbassiyoon, and George Quraishi discuss Dutch diving, conflicts faced by African teams…
Slate Culture FeedHang Up and Listen - Hang Up and Listen: The Going Mouth to Mouth Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss Neymar, Messi, penalties, and other World Cup matters. The New York Times’ Ben Rothenberg also joins to talk…
Slate Culture FeedHang Up and Listen - HUAL World Cup Extra: The Tim Howard Is Everywhere Edition
In today’s episode of Howler Magazine’s Dummy, David Goldblatt, Danny Karbassiyoon, and George Quraishi talk about the U.S. loss to Belgium. They’re also…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Grief Sandwich Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and guest John Swansburg discuss the rom com spoof They Came Together, the rapturously dark HBO show "The…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Alpha Dad Gets Snipped
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Slate Culture FeedHang Up and Listen - Hang Up and Listen: The Soft Rock and Salary Caps Edition
Josh Levin, Stefan Fatsis, and Mike Pesca discuss the end of the group stage and the beginning of the knockout round at the World Cup. They also talk about…
Slate Culture FeedHang Up and Listen - HUAL World Cup Extra: The Undead in the Group of Death Edition
In today’s episode of Howler Magazine’s Dummy, David Goldblatt, Danny Karbassiyoon, and George Quraishi talk about the USA advancing in the World Cup, the Luis…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - Slate Culture Gabfest: Summer Strut 2014 Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss ABC Family's radical TV show The Fosters with Slate's June Thomas, the ethics of landmark…
Slate Culture FeedHang Up and Listen - HUAL World Cup Extra: The Miguel Herrera is Pleasingly Rectangular Edition
Hang Up and Listen presents Howler’s World Cup podcast DUMMY. Today, David Goldblatt, Danny Karbassiyoon, and George Quraishi break down the USA-Portugal draw…
Slate Culture FeedHang Up and Listen - Hang Up and Listen: The White Elephant in Manaus Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Mike Pesca, and Grantland’s Bryan Curtis discuss American soccer’s emotional rollercoaster in Brazil and talk to Slate contributor Luke O’Brien…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: This is Sparta Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss if the movie 22 Jump Street is too self aware to be any good, whether poetry can go…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Jane Fonda After Death and Divorce
Her mother committed suicide when she was 12 years old, and Jane Fonda says it took fifty years and three marriages and divorces before she finally felt whole…
Slate Culture FeedHang Up and Listen - World Cup Dummy: The Now We Believe! Edition
Hang Up and Listen presents a special World Cup extra from our friends at Howler Magazine. Topics discussed in this episode of Dummy include the U.S. victory…
Slate Culture FeedHang Up and Listen - Hang Up and Listen: The San Antonio is Beautiful Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the Spurs’ beautiful domination of the Heat in the NBA Finals. They also look back at a goal-filled first…
Slate Culture FeedHang Up and Listen - World Cup DUMMY: No Doves Were Killed in the Making of This Podcast
Hang Up and Listen presents a special World Cup extra from our friends at Howler Magazine. Topics discussed in this episode of DUMMY include the Brazil-Croatia…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Re-Stephening Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner and Dana Stevens discuss the film Obvious Child, a movie that is radically blase about abortion, whether adults…
Slate Culture FeedHang Up and Listen - Hang Up and Listen: The Boring Plus Time Equals Consistency Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss LeBron James’ cramps and other NBA Finals matters. They also look at California Chrome’s failed Triple Crown…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: "Ow, Your Cheekbone!" Edition
Slate critics Julia Turner, Dana Stevens, and Mike Pesca discuss Disney's Sleeping Beauty re-make "Maleficent," faking cultural literacy, and NY magazine's…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - I Married the Gay Father of My Child
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Slate Culture FeedHang Up and Listen - Hang Up and Listen: The Elephants in the Garden Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the Heat-Spurs NBA Finals rematch. They also interview hockey historian Stan Fischler and talk to former U.S…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Sadness as the Bread Edition
Slate critics Julia Turner, Dana Stevens, and Dan Kois discuss HBO's new film The Normal Heart, commencement speeches, and the new 9/11 Memorial Museum. Hosted…
Slate Culture FeedHang Up and Listen - Hang Up and Listen: The Ninety Percent of the Game Is Half Mental Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the latest NBA playoffs news. They also talk to Jonathan Hock about his ESPN series on the U.S. World Cup…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: We Are All Going to 100% Die Someday Edition
Slate critics Julia Turner, Dana Stevens, and June Thomas discuss Showtime's heady Gothic series Penny Dreadful, Chipotle's move to serve literature along with…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Confessions of a Nashville Power Couple
Jason Isbell was a restless guitarist. Amanda Shires was a fiddler who turned his life around. A year into marriage, they're discovering sobriety and success…
Slate Culture FeedHang Up and Listen - Hang Up and Listen: The Way Too Many Animals Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca interview ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap about the horror show in Qatar in advance of the 2022 World Cup. Puck Daddy’s Greg…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: I Dig Your Directionless Fury Edition
Slate critics Julia Turner, Dana Stevens, and David Haglund discuss the unexpectedly gripping real-time car ride movie Locke, the philosophical cartoon hit…
Slate Culture FeedHang Up and Listen - Hang Up and Listen: The Baring Your Sole Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca talk about Michael Sam and the NFL draft. They also talk about NBA comebacks, the Thunder’s coaching, and Kevin…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Live from Montreal Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens are live in Montreal this week as part of the 16th Blue Metropolis Montreal International…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - This Senator Saved My Love Life
My boyfriend Arthur and I broke up. Then Alan Simpson intervened. And what this expert on the federal deficit taught me about love changed everything. Support…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Brooklyn Left Me Broke and Tired
Heidi Reinberg lives six doors down from the mayor, on a Brooklyn block where everyone looks out for each other. Now, after 18 years in her dream apartment…
Slate Culture FeedHang Up and Listen - Hang Up and Listen: The Red Flags with Character Issues Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the thrilling first round of the NBA playoffs. They also talk about the NFL draft and how teams assess…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - How to Be a Man With Bill Withers
Admit you’re scared. Don’t make excuses. Be interesting. The Grammy-winning songwriter and singer talks candidly about a life lived with intention and the…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Gild This Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss French economist Thomas Picketty and his intellectual blockbuster, "Capital in the…
Slate Culture FeedHang Up and Listen - Hang Up and Listen: The Sterling's Reputation Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca explore what the NBA should do about Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling. They also talk about baseball’s…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: GGMFTW Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss Scarlett Johansson as a man-eating femme fatale in the arthouse horror flick "Under the…
Slate Culture FeedHang Up and Listen - Hang Up and Listen: The Remember the 96 Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the home-court negating first weekend of the NBA playoffs. They’re also joined by Puck Daddy’s Greg Wyshynski…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: The Silent "T" Party Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and guest Gabber Jacob Weisberg discuss Stephen Colbert's move to late night television, chat with author Adam…
Slate Culture FeedHang Up and Listen - Hang Up and Listen: The Farewell to Throwing Arms Edition
Josh Levin, Mike Pesca, and special guest Johnette Howard discuss Bubba Watson’s Masters win. They also talk about baseball’s alarming rate of Tommy John…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: My Little Dictaphone Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss Errol Morris' study of Donald Rumsfeld in his latest documentary "The Unknown Known,"…
Slate Culture FeedHang Up and Listen - Hang Up and Listen: The Mr. Monopoly Was a Hipster Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Mike Pesca, and Mary Pilon preview the NCAA basketball finals and discuss with Andy Glockner what it's like to root for a Premier League team…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Are You There God? It's Me, Hollywood. Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss Darren Aronofsky's Hollywood version of Noah's Ark, how fame changes friendship in HBO's…
Slate Culture FeedHang Up and Listen - Hang Up and Listen: The Kain Mutiny Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the NCAA tournament’s surprising Final Four. They also talk about Northwestern football players getting the…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: The Green Handshake Edition
Everyone's a guest this week on the Culture Gabfest with Slate's Mike Pesca, John Swansburg, and Jessica Winter filling in for our usual hosts. The guest…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Prime Directive Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss FX's Cold War era throwback television show The Americans, whether Amazon is ruining…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: All Aboard the Model Train Edition
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Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Travoltified Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss the Oscar's highs and lows, Atlantic's article, "The Dark Power of Fraternities" with…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: There is No Dana. There is Only Zuul Edition.
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss the legacy of actor, writer, director and Ghostbuster Harold Ramis, Disney's latest…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: The Doe-Eyed Triangle Player Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss Amazon's online comedy sensation Transparent, the Italian Oscar contender The Great…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Piece of Resistance Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss the latest toy-cum-blockbuster movie Legos, what Sochi reveals about Russia and the…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Oh My God It's Rosanne Cash Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens are joined in the studios by Rosanne Cash to talk about her latest album The River and The Thread…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Dana's Coming at You With a Big Wheel of Cheese Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss the dark horse of this year's Best Picture nominees, Philomena, the…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: (picnic, lightning) Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and David Haglund discuss Lena Dunham's photoshopped Vogue photo spread, Woody Allen's troubling personal life and…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: From Now on This Gabfest is a Space for Silent Reflection Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss HBO's "True Detectives," Will Farrell's mini-series parody "Spoils of Babylon," and the…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Do Androids Dream of Joaquin Phoenix?
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss "Her," Isaac Asimov's 1964 predictions about the present and critic anonymity with New…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - The Culture Gabfest: Wolfie is My Safe Word Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and June Thomas discuss "The Wolf of Wall Street," the BBC's "Call the Midwife Christmas Special," and Britney…