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Gael García Bernal and Gay Lucha Libre
This week, Dana and Stephen are once again joined by Kat Chow, author of the memoir Seeing Ghosts. The panel begins by jumping into the ring with Cas…
2 years, 8 months ago
A Haunting in Venice Kicks Off Spooky Season
This week, Stephen and Dana are joined by long-time friend of the pod and co-host of Slate’s Working podcast, June Thomas. The panel begins by puzzli…
2 years, 8 months ago
Is Rotten Tomatoes Certified Rotten?
This week, Stephen and Dana are joined by guest host Kat Chow, journalist and author of the 2021 memoir Seeing Ghosts. The panel begins by wading thr…
2 years, 8 months ago
Bottoms Queers the High School Comedy
This week, the panel jumps into Bottoms, the chaotic second feature from director and co-writer Emma Seligman that satirizes… something (what that th…
2 years, 8 months ago
Gran Turismo is Cynical and Glorious
This week, Julia is joined by Slate associate culture writer Nadira Goffe and Jamelle Bouie, opinion columnist at The New York Times. The panel begin…
2 years, 8 months ago
Passages Is Not For the Prudes
This week, Dana is joined by Slate’s books and culture columnist, Laura Miller, and senior editor Rebecca Onion (who are filling in for Julia and Ste…
2 years, 9 months ago
Ninja Turtle...Masterpiece?
This week, the panel begins by dissecting Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, a zany piece of intellectual property that’s been taken off th…
2 years, 9 months ago
Summer Strut 2023
This week, the panel is joined by pop critic and chart analyst (and host of Slate’s Hit Parade podcast) Chris Molanphy for our annual Summer Strut ep…
2 years, 9 months ago
Theater Camp Breaks a Leg
This week, the panel begins by diving into Theater Camp, a mockumentary-style comedy about gloriously talented misfits. Then, they pay tribute to Sin…
2 years, 9 months ago
Barbenheimer Blockbuster Bonanza
This week, the panel begins by examining Barbie, Greta Gerwig’s hot pink, record-breaking movie about the iconic Mattel doll. Then, the trio dives in…
2 years, 10 months ago