Mom and Dad Are FightingMay 17 2018 2:01 PMMom and Dad Are Fighting: “Great Grandma Name Debate” EditionDoes a grandma get to name herself “Nema”?Isaac Butler, Rebecca Lavoie, and Carvell Wallace
Lend Me Your EarsMay 8 2018 1:28 PMLend Me Your EarsIntroducing Slate’s new podcast miniseries on Shakespeare and politics.Isaac Butler
Brow BeatMay 1 2018 8:00 AMBarry’s Class ActThe HBO series’ hit-man-goes-to-acting-school conceit gives way to a subtle satire on the lust for fame.Isaac Butler
Brow BeatMarch 16 2018 11:28 AMErrol Morris on His Movie—and Long Friendship—With Stephen HawkingThe Brief History of Time filmmaker remembers one-liners, lobster dinners, and the time the astrophysicist offered to speak to his son’s math teacher about a grade.Isaac Butler
Wide AngleFeb. 13 2018 7:30 AMAngels in North CarolinaHow one Southern theater won a culture battle but lost the culture wars.Dan Kois and Isaac Butler
Wide AngleFeb. 2 2018 5:47 AMHe Already Has Two Tonys and a Pulitzer. Now Tracy Letts Is Having Another Moment.A mostly truthful interview with the actor and playwright about finding his place in Hollywood and why his new play isn’t about Trump.Isaac Butler
TelevisionDec. 15 2017 5:55 AMWhy Errol Morris Reinvented His Approach for His New Netflix SeriesThe master documentarian on abandoning the Interrotron, doubling down on dramatizations, and why he’s still not done with Wormwood.Isaac Butler
Culture GabfestOct. 11 2017 10:34 AMThe Culture Gabfest “We’ve Seen Things You People Wouldn’t Believe” EditionSlate’s Culture Gabfest on Blade Runner 2049, Season 4 of Transparent, and Harvey Weinstein.Isaac Butler, Stephen Metcalf, and Dana Stevens
Culture GabfestAug. 30 2017 11:19 AMThe Culture Gabfest “#NoFilter” EditionSlate’s Culture Gabfest on Ingrid Goes West, Rick and Morty, and Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede.Isaac Butler, Stephen Metcalf, and Dana Stevens
Brow BeatAug. 25 2017 7:03 AMArya and Sansa’s Conflict Is the Most Realistic Part of Game of ThronesIsaac Butler
Brow BeatAug. 14 2017 12:56 PMGame of Thrones TV Club: Who Will Remain Loyal?June Thomas, Seth Stevenson, and Isaac Butler
Brow BeatJuly 31 2017 4:42 PMThe Genius of Sam Shepard Was Relentless, Without a BreakIsaac Butler
Brow BeatJuly 25 2017 7:33 AMWhy We Shouldn’t Want Great Stage Actors to Make the Leap to FilmIsaac Butler and Dan Kois
Brow BeatJuly 17 2017 1:48 PMThe Game of Thrones Podcast Is Back for Season 7Isaac Butler, Seth Stevenson, and June Thomas
Culture GabfestJune 15 2017 3:23 PMThe Unexpected Genius of Car BoysWhat makes two dudes simulating car crashes such compelling viewing?Isaac Butler, Stephen Metcalf, and Dana Stevens
TrumpcastMay 14 2018 12:30 PMThe Psychic Tyranny of Shakespeare’s TyrantsHow the work of the playwright is useful to understanding our modern politics.Isaac Butler and Virginia Heffernan
Lend Me Your EarsMay 8 2018 12:14 PMLend Me Your Ears: Julius CaesarWhy was Shakespeare so fascinated by the fall of the Roman Republic?Isaac Butler
Culture GabfestMarch 28 2018 10:57 AMThe Culture Gabfest “The Great Work Begins” EditionSlate’s Culture Gabfest on Angels in America, The World Only Spins Forward, and Love, Simon.Isaac Butler, Dan Kois, and Dana Stevens
Culture GabfestFeb. 14 2018 11:31 AMThe Culture Gabfest “Trundle-Tail Dog” EditionSlate’s Culture Gabfest on BPM, Babylon Berlin, and Shakespeare’s plagiarism.Isaac Butler, Stephen Metcalf, and Dana Stevens
Brow BeatFeb. 9 2018 9:00 AMPlagiarism Software’s New Discovery About Shakespeare Is an Opportunity to Rethink His GeniusThe Bard of Avon wasn’t a plagiarist, but genius isn’t born in a vacuum.Isaac Butler
Brow BeatJan. 24 2018 12:08 PMWhere to Start With Ursula K. Le GuinIsaac Butler
Brow BeatOct. 16 2017 9:35 AMWhere to Start With Rick and Morty? Try This Episode.Isaac Butler
Brow BeatSept. 27 2017 7:33 AMTransparent Is the Most Jewish TV Show EverIsaac Butler
Brow BeatAug. 28 2017 2:11 PMGame of Thrones TV Club: Family Ties Get TangledJune Thomas, Seth Stevenson, and Isaac Butler
Brow BeatAug. 21 2017 1:45 PMGame of Thrones TV Club: Suspending Belief Beyond the WallJune Thomas, Seth Stevenson, and Isaac Butler
BooksAug. 14 2017 7:45 AMNowhere ManIn this extraordinary Korean comic, a cartoonist and his wife escape to the country, and everything goes wrong.Isaac Butler
Brow BeatJuly 31 2017 1:09 PMGame of Thrones TV Club: Cersei Gets Her RevengeIsaac Butler, Seth Stevenson, and Rachel Withers
Brow BeatJuly 24 2017 1:41 PMGame of Thrones’ Latest Sadistic Villain Arrives on the High SeasJune Thomas, Isaac Butler, and Sam Adams
Conspiracy ThrillersJune 20 2017 8:00 AMConspiracy Thrillers Movie Club: The Conversation and Enemy of the StateBefore 9/11, the idea of constant government surveillance seemed extreme. Now we take it for granted.Sam Adams and Isaac Butler
Culture GabfestJune 14 2017 10:40 AMThe Culture Gabfest “Thus Always to Tyrants” EditionSlate’s Culture Gabfest on Mommy Dead and Dearest, the Public Theater’s Julius Caesar controversy, and the new podcast Hi-Phi Nation.Isaac Butler, Stephen Metcalf, and Dana Stevens
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