Slate.com's critics debate the week in culture, from highbrow to pop. http://www.slate.com/culturefest ©2008 Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive Co. LLC en Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:11:19 -0500 podcasts@slate.com Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:07:47 -0500 FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1); http://www.FeedForAll.com/ Slate.com's critics debate the week in culture, from highbrow to pop. Slate.com's critics debate the week in culture, from highbrow to pop. slate, culture, gabfest, culturefest, cultural, metcalf Slate Magazine podcasts@slate.com Slate Magazine no http://media.slate.com/media/slate/Podcasts/Culturefest/art/iTunesCultureGabfest144x144.jpg http://www.slate.com/culturefest 144 144 In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the Malcolm Gladwell phenomenon, Michelle Obama's role as First Lady and Mom-in-Chief, and the post-Obama buzz kill of Prop 8. http://www.slate.com/id/2204661/ podcasts@slate.com http://www.slate.com/id/2204661/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:10:04 -0500 Slate's Culture Gabfest with Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner. In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the Malcolm Gladwell phenomenon, Michelle Obama's role as First Lady and Mom-in-Chief, and the post-Obama buzz kill of Prop 8. 00:32:12 culture gabfest, gabfest, slate, barack obama, obama, beyonce, charles mingus, wnyc, david garland, michelle obama, prop 8, gay marriage, proposition 8, malcolm gladwell, outliers, new yorker Slate Magazine no In this week’s Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss Obama, Obama, and Obama. What happened with the election, how the media covered it and what lies ahead for culture under future President Barack Obama. http://www.slate.com/id/2203733/ podcasts@slate.com http://www.slate.com/id/2203733/ Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:55:50 -0500 Slate's Culture Gabfest with Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner. In this week’s Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss Obama, Obama, and Obama. What happened with the election, how the media covered it and what lies ahead for culture under future President Barack Obama. 34:05 culture gabfest, gabfest, slate, barack obama, obama, election, southern strategy, boys on the bus, five thirty eight, president, 2008, CNN, Walt Whitman, Donovan, Giorgio Morandi, A Tale of Two Utopias, Paul Berman, Timothy Crouse, John King Slate Magazine no In this week’s Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the catharsis they felt watching Oliver Stone's W., and revisit past Gabfest topics, including the ongoing Fey/Palin tragicomedy, Rachel Maddow's success and environmentalism after the financial crisis. http://www.slate.com/id/2202430/ podcasts@slate.com http://www.slate.com/id/2202430/ Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:05:30 -0400 Slate's Culture Gabfest with Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner. In this week’s Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the catharsis they felt watching Oliver Stone's W., and revisit past Gabfest topics, including the ongoing Fey/Palin tragicomedy, Rachel Maddow's success and environmentalism after the financial crisis. 31:06 culture gabfest, gabfest, slate, sarah palin, tina fey, snl, oliver stone, american wife, george bush, michael pollan, rachel maddow, oatmeal, starbucks, Claudia Roth Pierpont, James Wolcott, Vanity Fair Slate Magazine no In this week’s Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the Nobel Prize for Literature's snub of American writers, Tina Fey's pitch-perfect imitation of Governor Palin, and the lack of interest in the recent trial of OJ Simpson. http://www.slate.com/id/2201330/ podcasts@slate.com http://www.slate.com/id/2201330/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:43:56 -0400 Slate's Culture Gabfest with Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner. In this week’s Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the Nobel Prize for Literature's snub of American writers, Tina Fey's pitch-perfect imitation of Governor Palin, and the lack of interest in the recent trial of OJ Simpson. 28:38 culture gabfest, gabfest, slate, david foster wallace, sarah palin, tina fey, joe biden, oj simpson, arguing the world, new york magazine, architecture, nobel, philip roth, literature, gerald ford, chevy chase, obama Slate Magazine no In this week’s Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the financial meltdown, a trillion and counting, the ominous death of author David Foster Wallace, and more from that lovable comedy duo, Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld. http://www.slate.com/id/2200152/ podcasts@slate.com http://www.slate.com/id/2200152/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:55:31 -0400 Slate's Culture Gabfest with Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner. In this week’s Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the financial meltdown, a trillion and counting, the ominous death of author David Foster Wallace, and more from that lovable comedy duo, Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld. 26:53 culture gabfest, gabfest, slate, david foster wallace, gordon gekko, wall street, trillion, bill gates, jerry seinfeld, pc, mac, liar's poker, Crispin Porter & Bogusky, 30 rock, edmund wilson Slate Magazine no In this week’s Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the dissection of Sarah Palin's personal life in the tabloids, the new Rachel Maddow show on MSNBC and the hyper-quirky PC ad featuring heroes from yesteryear, Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld. http://www.slate.com/id/2199255/ podcasts@slate.com http://www.slate.com/id/2199255/ Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:44:19 -0400 Slate's Culture Gabfest with Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner. In this week’s Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the dissection of Sarah Palin's personal life in the tabloids, the new Rachel Maddow show on MSNBC and the hyper-quirky PC ad featuring heroes from yesteryear, Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld. 31:42 culture gabfest, gabfest, slate, msnbc, rachel maddow, sarah palin, tabloids, national enquirer, america's next top model, cave painters, naked capitalism, seinfeld, bill gates, pc, vista Slate Magazine no In this week’s Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the merits and frivolities of Mad Men, the odds that Tropic Thunder will revive Tom Cruise's career, and the new documentary film, Man On Wire. http://www.slate.com/id/2197532/ podcasts@slate.com http://www.slate.com/id/2197532/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:33:16 -0400 Slate's Culture Gabfest with Stephen Metcalf, John Swansburg, and Julia Turner. In this week’s Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the merits and frivolities of Mad Men, the odds that Tropic Thunder will revive Tom Cruise's career, and the new documentary film, Man On Wire. 32:06 man on wire, mad men, tom cruise, tropic thunder, ben stiller, philip roth, neil diamond, hunter s. thompson, amc, world trade center Slate Magazine no In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the Beijing Olympics and "The Redeem Team," the too-famous-too-fast Seth Rogen and his new film, Pineapple Express, and the death of comedian Bernie Mac. http://www.slate.com/id/2196894/ podcasts@slate.com http://www.slate.com/id/2196894/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:40:19 -0400 Slate's Culture Gabfest with Josh Levin, Stephen Metcalf, and Dana Stevens. In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the Beijing Olympics and “The Redeem Team”, the too-famous-too-fast Seth Rogen and his new film, Pineapple Express, and the death of comedian Bernie Mac. 30:35 slate, culture, gabfest, beijing, olympics, redeem team, bernie mac, seth rogen, pineapple express, isaac hayes, Mahmoud Darwish Slate Magazine yes In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss Joss Whedon's new web-only musical show "Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog," Starbucks' abrupt move to shutter a sizable number of its stores in the US and abroad, and Google's newest challenger in the search field, Ceil. http://www.slate.com/id/2196253/ podcasts@slate.com http://www.slate.com/id/2196253/ Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:49:26 -0700 Slate's Culture Gabfest with Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner. In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss Joss Whedon’s new web-only musical show “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog”, Starbucks’ abrupt move to shutter a sizable number of its stores in the US and abroad, and Google’s newest challenger in the search field, Ceil. 32:44 slate, culture, gabfest, joss whedon, neal patrick harris, dr. horrible's sing-along blog, starbucks, google, berlin trilogy, Philip Kerr, jo stafford, boggle Slate Magazine no In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the new Batman movie The Dark Knight, the New Yorker Magazine's cover depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as anti-American Mujahideen, and the mysterious relationship between Madonna and Alex Rodriguez. http://www.slate.com/id/2195317/ podcasts@slate.com http://www.slate.com/id/2195317/ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:34:29 -0700 Slate's Culture Gabfest with Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner. In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the new Batman movie The Dark Knight, the New Yorker Magazine’s cover depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as anti-American Mujahideen, and the mysterious relationship between Madonna and Alex Rodriguez. 28:15 Batman, Dark Knight, heath ledger, new yorker, barack, michelle obama, barry blitt, alex rodriguez, madonna, curtis sittenfeld, Christopher lasch Slate Magazine no In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the re-release of Liz Phair's feminist indie rock masterpiece Exile in Guyville, the media’s semi-hysterical reaction to news of a "pregnancy pact" amongst teenage girls at a high school in Gloucester, MA, and the death of comedian George Carlin. http://www.slate.com/id/2194327/ podcasts@slate.com http://www.slate.com/id/2194327/ Tue, 1 Jul 2008 20:14:14 -0700 Slate's Culture Gabfest with Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner. In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the re-release of Liz Phair’s feminist indie rock masterpiece Exile in Guyville, the media’s semi-hysterical reaction to news of a “pregnancy pact” amongst teenage girls at a high school in Gloucester, MA, and the death of comedian George Carlin. 28:15 slate, culture, gabfest, George Carlin, comedy, gloucester, pregnancy, pact, liz phair, exile in guyville, summer song Slate Magazine yes In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss Vanity Fair's sprawling, dishy takedown of President Clinton, Sex and the City's boffo success in movie theatres, and the ear-splitting arrival of mixed martial artist Kimbo Slice on CBS. http://www.slate.com/id/2192375/ podcasts@slate.com http://www.slate.com/id/2192375/ Tue, 3 Jun 2008 22:52:45 -0700 Slate's Culture Gabfest with Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner. In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss Vanity Fair’s sprawling, dishy takedown of President Clinton, Sex and the City’s boffo success in movie theatres, and the ear-splitting arrival of mixed martial artist Kimbo Slice on CBS. 32:41 slate, cultural, gabfest, Sex and the City, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Vanity Fair, Todd Purdum, Kimbo Slice, Elite XC, CBS, MMA Slate Magazine no Our critics discuss the counter-evolutionary nature of monogamy, the aesthetically promiscuous -- and recently departed -- artist Robert Rauschenberg, and Barack Obama's affinity for the work of novelist Philip Roth, the great bard of infidelity. http://www.slate.com/id/2191397/ podcasts@slate.com http://www.slate.com/id/2191397/ Tue, 20 May 2008 23:51:51 -0700 Slate's Culture Gabfest with Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner. Our critics discuss the counter-evolutionary nature of monogamy, the aesthetically promiscuous -- and recently departed -- artist Robert Rauschenberg, and Barack Obama's affinity for the work of novelist Philip Roth, the great bard of infidelity. 32:54 slate, cultural, gabfest, Philip Roth, Barack Obama, infidelity, monogamy, Robert Rauschenberg, Philip Weiss Slate Magazine no