Culture Gabfest

The Culture Gabfest, “Bunny Emergency” Edition

Listen to Slate’s show about the new TV dramas Pan Am and The Playboy Club, the breakup of R.E.M., and the robots who are coming for your job.

Listen to Culture Gabfest No. 158 with Farhad Manjoo, Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner by clicking the arrow on the audio player below or opening this player in another tab:

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Here are some links to the things we discussed this week:

Troy Patterson’s Slate reviews of Pan Am and The Playboy Club.
Pan Am
, The Playboy Club, and the representation of women in the new TV season, at the New York Times.
A.V. Club’s interview with Pan Am star Christina Ricci.
The Playboy Club Vs. Pan Am: Which does the 60’s better?” at Cinemablend.com.
New York’s Vulture blog’s shot-by-shot comparison of The Playboy Club and Mad Men.
The official sites for Pan Am and The Playboy Club.
Slate’s Bill Wyman on R.E.M. and the indie revolution it sparked.
Bassist Mike Mills on why  R.E.M. is calling it quits, at Rolling Stone.
Rolling Stone’s list of R.E.M.’s 15 greatest music videos.
The Atlantic’s Eric Harvey calls R.E.M. ” Americas Greatest Band.”
R.E.M.’s official site.
Farhad Manjoo’s Slate series ” Will Robots Steal Your Job ?
Martin Ford’s blog econ future looks at the future of the economy in an automated world.
“HowStuffWorks” founder Marshall Brain’s lecture on ” Automation and Unemployment.” 
NPR’s All Things Considered on the rise of a robot sportswriter.
The New York Times asks when a robot will outsmart man.The Culture Gabfest weekly endorsements:

Dana’s pick: The 1982 Francis Ford Coppola flop One From The Heart gets a new DVD release.
Julia’s pick: Brush up on your 21st-century business-ese at the Web Economy Bullshit Generator.
Steve’s picks: The Making of the English Working Class by E.P. Thompson and the crime classic In Cold Blood by Truman Capote.

Outro: R.E.M’s “The One I Love.” You can e-mail us at culturefest@slate.com.

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