Culture Gabfest

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Culture Gabfest episodes

February 20, 2013 The Culture Gabfest: Only Beyoncé Could Make me Not Like Beyoncé Edition
Slate critics Dana Stevens, Stephen Metcalf and Slate Deputy Editor Julia Turner discuss Beyoncé's documentary, Kindling Quarterly, a new magazine on fatherhood and the Oscar-nominated documentary "Searching for Sugarman"

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47 min
February 13, 2013 The Culture Gabfest: Hump the Host Edition
Slate's Dana Stevens, Stephen Metcalf and June Thomas discuss the Broadway revival of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", the life and death of Aaron Swartz and the bigtime Oscar contender "Lincoln."

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44 min
February 06, 2013 The Culture Gabfest: 6 Seconds of My Life Manages to Bore Even Me Edition
Slate's Dana Stevens, Julia Turner and Brow Beat blog editor David Haglund discuss Netflix's new series "House of Cards," the movie-making app Vine and gear up for the Oscars with "Silver Linings Playbook."

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43 min
January 30, 2013 The Culture Gabfest: First, We Kill All the Cats Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss the song "Thrift Shop" with Jody Rosen, unpack Dana's coined phrase "artisenal horror" and discuss the end of cats.

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49 min
January 23, 2013 Slate Culture Gabfest: This is an Aztec Sacrifice of my Time Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss 'Zero Dark Thirty,' celebrity journalism and remember Pauline Phillips a.k.a. 'Dear Abby' with Slate columnist Emily Yoffe

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46 min
January 16, 2013 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."

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42 min
January 09, 2013 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.

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46 min
January 03, 2013 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.

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54 min
December 26, 2012 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 performance, and their favorite high school coming-of-age movies.

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51 min
December 19, 2012 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 Myers-Briggs personality test.

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48 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…