"The Culture Gabfest, The Girl with the Wealth of Boring Details Edition": In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Michael Agger, Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss the Stieg Larsson obsession, our brains on the Internet (revisited) and World Cup mania. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

June 7, 2010

"Hang Up and Listen: The Out, Damned Fouls Edition": In this week's episode of Slate's sports podcast, Hang Up and Listen, Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the NBA Finals, Armando Galarraga's near-perfect game, Stephen Strasburg's debut, John Wooden's legacy, and college conference realignment. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

"Fracking, Oil Sands, and Deep-Water Drilling": The dangerous new era of "extreme energy," by Daniel Gross. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

June 4, 2010

"The Not My Spittle Gabfest": Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The BP oil spill continues, the Gaza flotilla, and the White House meddles again. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

June 3, 2010

"DoubleX Gabfest: The Big Red F Edition": In this week's Gabfest, DoubleX Founding Editors Emily Bazelon and Hanna Rosin and Managing Editor Jessica Grose discuss Al and Tipper Gore's separation, Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitman's California races, and the backlash to the Sex and the City 2 backlash. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

June 2, 2010

"The Culture Gabfest, Truffle Fries Edition": In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss the pop star MIA's beef with the New York Times, the new documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop, and a Wired article that asks whether the Internet has uncivilized our brains. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.