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Culture Gabfest: Democracy Shaken, Not Stirred

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Arts, Music, Tv & Film

4.2 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2020

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

On this week’s episode, Steve and Dana are joined by guest host Isaac Butler, writer and co-host of Slate’s Working podcast. First, the group talks about What the Constitution Means to Me, the Broadway play now streaming on Amazon. Next, they talk about the legacy of Sean Connery, who passed away last week. Finally, they discuss the new Netflix documentary series Song Exploder, based on the podcast. In Slate Plus, the hosts talk with Isaac about the future of the theater industry in pandemic times. Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Whitney Tesi and Rachael Allen. Outro Music: A Sail by Lisa Hannigan Endorsements Dana: Isaac’s interview with Alex Lacamoire on Slate’s Working podcast To Be or Not to Be and Criterion’s accompanying commentary track Isaac: John M. Ford’s The Dragon Waiting The Danish political drama Borgen Steve: Cowboy Junkies’ cover of “Flirted With You All My Life” Lisa Hannigan’s “A Sail” Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Culture Gabfest each episode, and access to exclusive shows like Dana Stevens’ classic movies podcast Flashback. Sign up now to listen and support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I'm Stephen MacHaffin, this is the slate culture gap fest.

0:10.0

I'm Stephen McCaffin, this is the slate culture gap Fest Democracy Shake and Not Sturd edition. It's Wednesday November 4th

0:17.0

2020 on today's show what the Constitution means to me was a Broadway is a Broadway play

0:22.3

It was filmed. it's now streaming on

0:24.0

Amazon it is a mostly one woman show written and performed by Heidi Schreck about the

0:28.5

relationship of our cherished document to the lived experiences of abortion

0:32.3

violence sexual violence, and

0:34.4

misogyny. And then, yes, the Untouchables, yes, Marnie, yes, the Wind and

0:40.3

the Lion, okay, the Man Who Would Be King, great movie, but Sean Connery is the original

0:46.3

and forever the only James Bond.

0:49.9

He died this past week.

0:50.9

We're going to remember him in part by having re-watched the movie

0:53.9

Goldfinger. He loves only gold! All right and then finally songiter, it was a podcast about the exquisitely occult processes by which songs are born are turned into something from nothing.

1:10.6

Now, it's a pretty super cool Netflix show. We will discuss that too with

1:15.6

Isaac Butler. Isaac I'm looking at your list here. You're a quintuple threat or

1:19.3

something. You're a writer, you're a director, a teacher, a union member.

1:23.0

I do too many things.

1:24.8

No, no, no, not at all.

1:25.6

Co-host of Slate's Working Podcast,

1:27.6

and your forthcoming book, which we are going to discuss

1:30.4

without fail is about Stanislowski, and it's called the method.

1:34.4

It's out in sometime in 2021 I take it?

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