Culture Gabfest

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Culture Gabfest episodes

November 27, 2013 The Culture Gabfest: Over the River and Through the Woods Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss the new film "Nebraska", social media shopping site The Prowl and the ins and outs of the Thanksgiving meal. Show notes at www.slate.com/culturefest.

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56 min
November 20, 2013 The Culture Gabfest: Ignoring My Own Beautiful Face Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss the new film "The Dallas Buyer's Club", Rupert Murdoch with NPR Media Correspondant David Folkenflik and working conditions in academia.Show notes at www.slate.com/culturefest.

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53 min
November 13, 2013 The Culture Gabfest: Ambivalent Elegy Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss the hit TV show Scandal, the new book Provence 1970 with author Luke Barr, and the closing of Blockbuster Video’s last stores. Show page at www.slate.com/culturefest.

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52 min
November 06, 2013 The Culture Gabfest: Two Thirds French Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and June Thomas discuss the controversial film Blue is the Warmest Color, French TV show, the Returned and speak with author Claudia Roth Pierpont about her new book Roth Unbound. Show notes at www.slate.com/culturefest.

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52 min
November 05, 2013 The Culture Gabfest: Romeo had Juliet Edition (LOUDER VERSION)
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner and Dana Stevens discuss Rock 'n' Roll great Lou Reed, Shakespeare and the effect of the internet on poetry. Show notes at www.slate.com/culturefest.This version corrects the quiet audio of the original.

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55 min
October 23, 2013 The Culture Gabfest: Radiators and Bassoons Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner and Dana Stevens discuss director Steve McQueen's new film, 12 Years a Slave, Alec Baldwin's move to TV talk show host and podcast Welcome to Night Vale. Show notes at www.slate.com/culturefest.

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53 min
October 16, 2013 The Culture Gabfest: We're Not Here to Fish Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner and Dana Stevens discuss the Tom Hanks thriller Captain Phillips, the SAT's essay section, and Alice Munro's Nobel Prize. Show page at www.slate.com/culturefest.

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48 min
October 09, 2013 The Culture Gabfest: Watch Out for the Dildo Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner and Dana Stevens discuss the Sandra Bullock/George Clooney movie Gravity, the new Showtime series Masters of Sex, and the evolution of cool.

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46 min
October 02, 2013 The Culture Gabfest: Bitchery and Butchery Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner and Dana Stevens discuss the hip-hop artist Drake's new album “Nothing Was the Same,” the merits and downsides of hatchet-job books reviews, and the redesign of Apple's iOS7.

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53 min
September 25, 2013 The Culture Gabfest: Live from Brooklyn Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner and Dana Stevens discuss the Nicole Holofcener film "Enough Said" and Brooklyn as a global brand, plus New York Times contributor Chris Suellentrop guests for a discussion of video games as art and Grand Theft Auto V. Watch video of the hosts playing Grand Theft Auto and get other show links on the .

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1 hr 9 min

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New York Times critic Dwight Garner says “The Slate Culture Gabfest is one of the highlights of my week.” The award-winning Culturefest features critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia…