Julia Turner
Culture Gabfest
What Makes a Song a Smash Hit?The Culture Gabfest chats with the host of Hit Parade, a new podcast about our favorite pop songs.
Culture Gabfest
What We Learned on Our Trip to AustraliaThe Culture Gabfest on Australian wildlife, the Melbourne-Sydney rivalry, and the country’s dutiful acknowledgement of its colonial past.
Science
The Rhetorical Tricks of Climate Change DeniersThe Culture Gabfest deconstructs a controversial column by New York Times columnist Bret Stephens.
Television
What Digger Made of the Gilmore Girls ReunionA conversation with Chris Eigeman about the show’s four final words and more.
Culture Gabfest
Can the Mentally Ill Consent to Being Interviewed?Slate’s Culture Gabfest discusses the Washington Post’s profile of a mentally ill Trump supporter.
Culture Gabfest
What TV Shows Should We Be Paying Attention to This Fall?Slate’s Culture Gabfest discusses what not to miss this season.
Year of Great Books
About Barchester TowersEverything Slate’s Year of Great Books learned from Anthony Trollope’s workplace comedy.
Culture Gabfest
Stephen’s Hudson Valley Crash CourseCulture Gabfest host Stephen Metcalf gives us a tour of his Hudson Valley stomping grounds.
Culture Gabfest
Which Dead Writer Should Have Written About This Year’s Election?The Culture Gabfesters answer who would join their zombie crew of journalists.
Culture Gabfest
What’s Brexit Got to Do With Game of Thrones?The Culture Gabfest says the show’s finale is more timely than ever.
Culture Gabfest
Summer Reading, Had Me a BlastThe Culture Gabfest hosts dish on their ultimate summer reading memories.
Culture Gabfest
Should I Break Up With My Cable Company?Everything you should know about cord cutting, on this week’s Culture Gabfest bonus segment.
Culture Gabfest
The Tropes and Gimmicks That Make Narrative Podcasts So Suspiciously SeductiveThe Culture Gabfest unpacks why so many podcasts sound like This American Life.
Slate Plus
Everything Australia Wanted to Know About the Culture GabfestAn audience Q&A from a live taping in Melbourne, Australia.
Culture Gabfest
Reading 1984, the Breakout Novel of 2017What George Orwell taught the Culture Gabfest about “alternative facts.”
Culture Gabfest
From Handwritten Notes to Classic MoviesThe hosts take audience questions from their live show in Santa Monica.
Culture Gabfest
Celebrating Eight Years of the Culture GabfestThe hosts discuss the show’s evolution in honor of Slate’s 20th anniversary.
Culture Gabfest
Radio Drama Has Returned to the Spotlight—Now What?The Culture Gabfest’s producer explains why radio drama isn’t dead.
Culture Gabfest
What Does It Mean to Have Your Mind Blown?The Culture Gabfest hosts discuss their picks for mind-blowing movies.
Culture Gabfest
What Does the Culture Gabfest Think About Fantasy Bachelorette Leagues?The hosts answer audience questions live from the Mount.
Culture Gabfest
What’s the Struttiest Song on Hamilton?The Culture Gabfest talks about the song with the best beat.
Culture Gabfest
Is Watching the News Bad for You?The Culture Gabfest discusses the shootings in Baton Rouge, Minnesota, and Dallas.
Slate Fare
Help Slate Celebrate Its Birthday!Tell us the stories that have stuck with you from our first 20 years.
Culture Gabfest
The Matchmaking Potential of the Culture GabfestAn intern says the podcast helped her get to know her husband when they first started dating.
Culture Gabfest
Technology Ate My Humanities HomeworkThe Culture Gabfest discusses pros and cons of the digital humanities.