Shows / Slate Culture Feed
Slate Culture Feed
Get the Culture Gabfest and all of Slate's culture coverage here.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - 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…
Slate Culture FeedDecoder Ring - Truck Nutz (Encore)
Truck Nutz is a brand name for the dangling plastic testicles some people affix to the bumpers or hitches of their vehicles. Also sold as Bulls Balls, Your…
Slate Culture FeedICYMI - What’s Going On with Alabama Barker and Bhad Bhabie?
Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay dive into the battle between Bhad Bhabie and Alabama Barker. Nine years ago, Bhad Bhabie was introduced to the world on Dr. Phil…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Call It ‘A Midlife Awakening’
Anna talks to writer Ada Calhoun, author most recently of the novel Crush, about a married woman succumbing to extramarital temptation (she wrote it while she…
Slate Culture FeedHang Up and Listen - UNC’s March Sadness
Hosts Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh discuss the ACC Tournament and the storied college basketball rivalry between UNC, Duke, and NC State…
- Slate Culture Feed
ICYMI - Does This Makeup Make Me Look Republican?
Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay have been tracking the many influencers “coming out” as Republicans, as well as what they all have in common: their makeup. Bad…
- Slate Culture Feed
Culture Gabfest - 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…
- Slate Culture Feed
ICYMI - The Meghan in Montecito Rebrand
Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay check in on Meghan Markle’s current relationship with the internet. First, they give their takes on With Love, Meghan, a Netflix…
- Slate Culture Feed
Death, Sex & Money - From Uncertainty to Total Chaos, Your Stories About the New Trump Term
Since the inauguration in January, we’ve been getting emails and voice recordings from people whose lives have been thrust into uncertainty due to changes made…
- Slate Culture Feed
Hang Up and Listen - Robo Calls: The Umps of the Future Are Here
Hosts Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh dive into the inclusion and implications of robotic officiating in the NFL and MLB. They also discuss the…
- Slate Culture Feed
ICYMI - And The Oscar Goes To…Club Chalamet
To celebrate the end of awards season, Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay pay tribute to the true heroes behind Hollywood’s most talented stars: their fan accounts…
Slate Culture FeedHit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Material Girl in an Imperial World Edition Part 2
In the late 1980s, the English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys dominated the U.K. pop charts and staged an invasion of the American charts. Years later, founding…
- Slate Culture Feed
Culture Gabfest - 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…
Slate Culture FeedDecoder Ring - Jerry Lewis’ Lost Holocaust Clown Movie
In 1972, Jerry Lewis—the actor and filmmaker known for slapstick comedies like The Nutty Professor—took the biggest risk of his career when he decided to make…
- Slate Culture Feed
ICYMI - Ethan Klein’s Attack on Fauxmoi
Kate Lindsay and Candice Lim break down YouTuber Ethan Klein’s attack on Fauxmoi and why public figures are starting to fire back at snark pages. Earlier this…
- Slate Culture Feed
Death, Sex & Money - I Was Ready to Write About My Domestic Abuser—Then Lawyers Said No.
When comedian Chelsea Devantez began writing her memoir, she knew exactly where to start: with a teenage relationship that spiraled into domestic violence. But…
- Slate Culture Feed
Hang Up and Listen - A Reckoning for Luis Rubiales
Hosts Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh speak to the Athletic’s Dermot Corrigan about the trial of former Spanish women’s soccer chief Luis…
- Slate Culture Feed
ICYMI - Welcome to the TikTok Pharmacy
Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay aren’t immune to TikTok marketing, even when it comes to healthcare. From Hims and Hers to nutritional gummies to something called…
- Slate Culture Feed
Culture Gabfest - 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…
- Slate Culture Feed
ICYMI - The Wishbone Kitchen vs. Bon Appétit Food Fight
Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay talk about the social media battle between Wishbone Kitchen’s Meredith Hayden and Bon Appétit. Hayden’s popularity exploded as a…
- Slate Culture Feed
Hang Up and Listen - The NHL Puts Up a Fight
Hosts Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh talk about the 4 Nations Face-off which kicked off with intense brawls and continued with high-stakes…
- Slate Culture Feed
Death, Sex & Money - Manhood: It’s Complicated
Six and a half years ago, in the wake of the #MeToo movement, we asked our listeners how they think about manhood–how to be, what’s hard, where they feel lost…
- Slate Culture Feed
ICYMI - Thrifting in the Time of TikTok
Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay may not agree on thrifting, but they can confirm we’re living through a “digital thrift revolution.” From Depop to ThredUp, it’s…
- Slate Culture Feed
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Material Girl in an Imperial World Edition Part 1
In the late 1980s, the English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys dominated the U.K. pop charts and staged an invasion of the American charts. Years later, founding…
- Slate Culture Feed
Culture Gabfest - 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 &…
- Slate Culture Feed
ICYMI - The Brilliance of “Montoya, Por Favor”
Kate Lindsay and Candice Lim dive into two internet stories they can’t stop thinking about. First, they explain how Montoya from Temptation Island became…
Slate Culture FeedDecoder Ring - The Scratch-Off Ticket’s Instant Win
You may never have thought very hard about scratch-off tickets, but that’s part of their power. They’re a form of gambling that’s simply a pedestrian part of…
- Slate Culture Feed
Death, Sex & Money - After Sobriety, Chasing Goosebumps Instead of Highs
When the poet and writer Kaveh Akbar likes something, he really likes it. As a high school student, he got hooked on poetry. In college, it was alcohol. This…
- Slate Culture Feed
Hang Up and Listen - The Not-So-Super Chiefs
Hosts Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh examine how the world-beating Chiefs ran into the brick wall that was the Philadelphia Eagles at the…
- Slate Culture Feed
ICYMI - The TikTokification of Sports
Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are not the world’s biggest sports fans, but are now more tuned in than ever thanks to TikTok. In today’s episode, the pair talk…
- Slate Culture Feed
Culture Gabfest - 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…
- Slate Culture Feed
ICYMI - Will Memes Save 2025?
Episode notes: Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are joined by meme historian and researcher Aidan Walker, whose Substack travels into the depths of meme lore. 2025…
- Slate Culture Feed
Death, Sex & Money - The “Chest-Clenching Fear” of My Ex-Husband’s Jan 6 Commutation
In 2023, Anna and On The Media’s Micah Loewinger traveled to Montana to talk to Tasha Adams, the ex-wife of Stewart Rhodes, who founded the far-right…
- Slate Culture Feed
Hang Up and Listen - Luka’s A Laker
Hosts Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh look at the trade heard round the world that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. The panel also…
- Slate Culture Feed
ICYMI - So You’ve Fallen For A Smear Campaign
Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay, still recovering from Justin Baldoni’s leaked voice memo to Blake Lively, dive into the online war being waged between the two It…
- Slate Culture Feed
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - The Freewheelin’ Edition Part 2
At the movies, A Complete Unknown depicts Bob Dylan as a 1960s “it” boy—played by a 2020s “it” boy, Timothée Chalamet. But the film ends in 1965. What happened…
- Slate Culture Feed
Culture Gabfest - One of Them Movies About Women That Stuns Hollywood by Being a Hit
On this week’s show, Dan Kois sits in for Dana Stevens. First, the hosts discuss One of Them Days, a new buddy comedy starring Keke Palmer and SZA that’s…
- Slate Culture Feed
Decoder Ring - Jump, Jive and Fail: The ’90s Swing Craze
When we got multiple listener emails asking about the swing revival of the late 1990s, host Willa Paskin’s first, knee jerk reaction was just: no. She lived…
- Slate Culture Feed
ICYMI - Social Media Has Become A Minefield
Kate Lindsay and Candice Lim discuss how so many of their favorite social media platforms have gone openly pro-Trump since the election, and how they feel…
- Slate Culture Feed
Death, Sex & Money - The Kind of Man a Bullied Boy Becomes
Comedian Gary Gulman is used to dealing with bullies. He grew up with older brothers, who he describes as "aggressive" and “unenlightened,” and he’s witnessed…
- Slate Culture Feed
Hang Up and Listen - Chiefs vs. Bills: Different Year, Same Story
Hosts Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh discuss the Bills' astonishing proclivity to lose to the Chiefs, plus how the Eagles steamrolled the…
- Slate Culture Feed
ICYMI - TikTok Is Back…Are We?
Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay make sense of TikTok’s surprise return, and what’s going on with the influencers who said goodbye to the app by sharing…
- Slate Culture Feed
Culture Gabfest - Chalamet Goes Electric
On this week’s show, the hosts dive into A Complete Unknown, director James Mangold’s surprisingly charming Bob Dylan biopic that’s all about fame and what it…
- Slate Culture Feed
ICYMI - Rawdogging, Brainrot, and Brat
Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are joined by ICYMI producer (and resident linguist) Alexandra Botti, who shares her experience attending the American Dialect…
- Slate Culture Feed
Hang Up and Listen - The Buckeyes Are Champs Again
Hosts Alex Kirshner, Ben Lindbergh, and Lindsay Gibbs examine college football’s first twelve-team playoff and how Ohio State won it all. The panel then talks…
- Slate Culture Feed
Death, Sex & Money - ‘Babygirl’ Director Wants Women Not to Suppress Their Beast
Babygirl, the new erotic thriller starring Nicole Kidman, features an age-gap romance and a power imbalance. But according to the filmmaker Halina Reijn, it’s…
- Slate Culture Feed
ICYMI - The Last Days of Legal TikTok
Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are joined by Slate business and tech writer Nitish Pahwa to recap what the (possibly) last days of legal TikTok have been like…
- Slate Culture Feed
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - The Freewheelin’ Edition Part 1
At the movies, A Complete Unknown depicts Bob Dylan as a 1960s “it” boy—played by a 2020s “it” boy, Timothée Chalamet. But the film ends in 1965. What happened…
- Slate Culture Feed
Culture Gabfest - Babygirls and Nickel Boys
On this week’s show, Slate staff writer Nadira Goffe sits in for Stephen. First, the panel explores Babygirl and its kinks. The latest feature from Dutch…
Slate Culture FeedDecoder Ring - I am Tupperware, I Contain Multitudes
The storage container is a stealthy star of the modern home. It’s something we use to organize more of our stuff than ever before, and also something other…
- Slate Culture Feed
ICYMI - We Have Some News
On today’s episode, Candice Lim is joined for the first time by ICYMI’s new co-host. Tune in to hear about their relationship to MuggleNet, Shrimp Jesus, and…
- Slate Culture Feed
Death, Sex & Money - Paid to Care: When Class, Power, and Caregiving Collide
When Delores moved to New York City from Jamaica nearly thirty years ago she didn’t know anyone. But soon she found a community of other nannies and learned…
- Slate Culture Feed
Hang Up and Listen - Doinks and Domination
From the Steelers' predictable collapse to the Commanders’ doink-fueled victory in Tampa, hosts Alex Kirshner, Ben Lindbergh, and Lindsay Gibbs get into the…
- Slate Culture Feed
ICYMI - Scaachi Koul on Terrible Emails, Moo Deng, and Orlando Bloom Fanfiction
Candice Lim is joined by Slate culture writer Scaachi Koul, the host of Scamfluencers and the author of the upcoming book Sucker Punch (coming out this March)…
- Slate Culture Feed
Culture Gabfest - The Brutalist’s Outsized Ambition
On this week’s show, it’s an all-movie week! Isaac Butler — author of The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act and host of the new Criterion…
- Slate Culture Feed
ICYMI - Should I Join Bluesky?
Candice Lim is joined by Slate business and tech writer Nitish Pahwa and internet culture writer Steffi Cao to debate, defend, and decide how they’re going to…
- Slate Culture Feed
Death, Sex & Money - Paid to Care: The Magic, and Mess, of Care Work
Whether it's a nanny taking us to school or a home health aide helping us age in place, most of us will rely on paid caregivers at some point in our lives. For…
- Slate Culture Feed
Hang Up and Listen - Manchester’s Supersonic Soccer Downfall
Hosts Alex Kirshner, Ben Lindbergh, and Lindsay Gibbs talk about Premier League Soccer and how sputtering performances could leave Manchester City and…
- Slate Culture Feed
ICYMI - An Influencer Hates To See This Subreddit Coming
Candice Lim is joined by media scholars Dr. Jess Maddox and Dr. Jess Rauchberg to discuss the subreddit r/NYCInfluencerSnark: In the early 2020s, influencer…
- Slate Culture Feed
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Introducing Broken Record: "Norah Jones Begins Again"
To kick off the New Year, we're sharing a podcast that we think Hit Parade listeners are going to love: Broken Record. Check out this episode with…