Culture Gabfest: Hamilton in the Trump Era

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🗓️ 8 July 2020

⏱️ 59 minutes

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On this week’s episode, Steve, Dana, and Julia are joined by New Yorker staff writer Doreen St. Félix to talk about I May Destroy You. Then, Steve and Dana are joined by Isaac Butler, writer and co-host of this season of Slate’s Working podcast, to discuss the filmed version of Hamilton, now streaming on Disney Plus. Finally, the panel dives into Julia’s comfort-watch pick of the week: the 1996 disaster film Twister. In Slate Plus, the hosts continue to talk with Isaac about Hamilton, its ending, its significance in 2020, and more. Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen. Outro Music: Smartface by Smartface Endorsements Dana: Scott Brick’s narration of Ron Chernow’s Alexander Hamilton. Julia: The movie Dave. Steve: “Wanting Wrong” by Anne Enright in the New York Review of Books. 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 Metcapp and this is the Slate Culture Gap Fest Hamilton in the Trump era edition
0:15.2	It's just depressing even to say it isn't it? It's Wednesday July 8th 2020 on today show I may destroy you as the latest must-see premium streamer it's on HBO and is written
0:24.0	co-directed and stars Michaela Cole as a young East London creative struggling with the
0:29.5	aftermath of a sexual assault. We'll be joined for that segment by Doreen St. Felix of the New Yorker
0:34.8	Julia will sit out. And then a gigantic legacy comes to the small screen Hamilton, the mega
0:41.1	musical event of our lifetime it's now on Disney
0:43.4	plus we watched and pondered how a relic of the Obama era holds up in darker
0:47.3	times and how a musical holds up on TV we're joined for that segment by
0:50.6	Isaac Butler a very good friend of this program.
0:53.1	And finally, this week's comfort pick comes courtesy of The Dana Twister, 1996 high concept
0:59.2	action blockbuster with a Spielberg pedigree, stars Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt as tornado
1:04.8	chasers I did just say those words joining me today is joining me today is the
1:10.1	Dana you are the Dana there There's no other data, right? I mean there's there's
1:15.6	someone out there named Bruce, right? But that person's not Springsteen, right? There's
1:20.8	someone out there named Madonna, whose nickname is Madonna, but that's not. there's
1:23.0	nickname is Madonna,
1:24.0	but that's not,
1:25.0	so you're the Dana.
1:26.0	Dana Stephen's the film critic of slate.
1:28.0	Good morning and flying cows to you, Stephen.
1:31.0	Good morning and flying cows to you, and of course we're joined by Julia Turner who is the deputy
1:36.4	managing editor of the LA Times. Hey Julia how's it going?
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