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we had a little bit of a technical mishap today with our audio so i might sound a little

different at points during the show i'm stephen mccath and this is the Slate Culture Gap Fest.

Netflix's InCell Tragedy Adolescence Edition.

It's Wednesday, March 26th, 2025.

On today's show, Adolescence is a huge hit on Netflix.

The British import follows the story of the 13-year-old boy,

accused of murdering a classmate.

It stars and was co-created and co-written by Stephen Graham,

best known as an actor, but his writing here is marvelous. And then Lady Gaga returns with a new

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