Culture Gabfest: Might As Well Jump

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🗓️ 14 October 2020

⏱️ 63 minutes

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This week Dana, Steve, and Julia talk about Kirsten Johnson's new documentary, Dick Johnson is Dead, in which Johnson documents her father's experience with dementia. Then the hosts are joined by LA Times television editor Matt Brennan to discuss Luca Guadagnino's HBO series We Are Who We Are. And finally, Slate's pop critic Jack Hamilton joins the show to talk about Eddie Van Halen and the appeal of screeching guitar solos. 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 Metcalf and this is the Slate.
0:07.0	I'm Stephen.
0:10.0	I'm Stephen Metcalf and this is the Slate Culture Gap Fest might as well jump edition. It's Wednesday
0:15.4	October 14th, 2020 on today's show in the documentary Dick Johnson is dead the filmmaker
0:21.5	Kirsten Johnson tries to gain emotional and narrative control over the entire Johnson is
0:23.2	a filmmaker Kirsten Johnson tries to gain emotional and narrative control over the impending loss of her father to dementia.
0:26.8	She does this by faking his death over and over again on camera.
0:30.1	It's streaming on Netflix.
0:31.6	And then we are who we are as an HBO limited about an American military based in Italy and all the many
0:37.6	Psychosexual dramas contained therein it's from Luca Guaraninio, the director of Call Me By Your Name.
0:43.0	I think he's best known for that.
0:44.3	Matt Brennan, the TV editor from the LA Times, will join us for that segment.
0:47.7	And finally, Eddie Van Halen, perhaps the godliest guitar god of them all has died.
0:53.1	We discuss a monumental rock and roll legacy
0:55.3	with Slate's own, Jack Hamilton.
0:58.2	Joining me is the deputy managing editor at the LA Times.
1:02.2	Julia Turner, hey Julia, hey.
1:03.8	Hello, hello.
1:04.9	And of course, Slate's film critic,
1:06.5	Dana, Hey Dana.
1:08.0	Hello, hello, good to be back.
1:09.8	Yeah, I love our subjects today.
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