Culture Gabfest: One of Them Movies About Women That Stuns Hollywood by Being a Hit

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🗓️ 29 January 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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On this week’s show, Dan Kois sits in for Dana Stevens. First, the hosts discuss One of Them Days, a new buddy comedy starring Keke Palmer and SZA that’s quickly becoming a critical darling — and a box office success. Then, they dive into Asura, Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Netflix show that’s about the dynamics between three sisters and is “totally uninterested in the rhythms of a TV show.” Finally, it’s time to explore the “manosphere.” The trio dissected a deftly reported package from Bloomberg, “The Second Trump Presidency, Brought to You by YouTubers.” Also, we’re looking for a new Production Assistant! Please send your resume and two ideas for segments to [email protected]. In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel tackles modern TV title sequences and asks the age-old question: do you skip or play? This conversation was inspired by James Poniewozik’s article for The New York Times, “Why Do TV Title Sequences Have So Much… Stuff?” Email us at [email protected]. Endorsements: Dan: Playworld by Adam Ross. Julia: A cookbook by Ben Mims, Crumbs: Cookies and Sweets from Around the World. Steve: (1) Bar Merenda, a restaurant located right outside of Melbourne. (2) “For the Love of the World” by Daegan Miller for Poetry Foundation. Kat: Calmly Writer Online, a distraction-free text editor. Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry. Production assistance by Kat Hong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What kind of weekend are you in the mood for?
0:03.0	Well, with Disney Plus, anything is possible.
0:06.0	Whether that be two days of twists and turns with only murders in the building,
0:11.0	drama and fine dining with The Bear,
0:13.0	or a journey back to feudal Japan with Shogun.
0:17.0	January weekends just got better with Disney Plus.
0:20.0	Tap the banner to learn more. 18 plus subscription required. Learn better with Disney Plus. Tap the banner to learn more.
0:22.1	18 plus subscription required.
0:24.0	Learn more at Disneyplus.com.
0:46.6	I'm Julia Turner and this is the Slate Culture Gab Fest, one of them movies about women that stuns Hollywood by being a hit edition.
0:57.2	It's Wednesday, January 29th, 2025. Apologies to everyone last week who we informed that it was still 2024. We wish,
1:03.3	not so. It is in fact 2025 and near the end of January. And on today's show, we're going to talk about the new hit film, One of Them Days, a buddy comedy from producer Issa Ray, about two
1:09.0	broke girls in South L.A. trying to scare up the rent.
1:12.4	Then Asura, a new Netflix series from cult favorite Japanese director, Hirokazu, Koreeda,
1:19.1	about four adult sisters in 1970s Japan, and how they handle it when they discover their father
1:23.9	has been conducting a long-term affair. Finally, the second Trump presidency
1:29.3	brought to you by YouTubers is the title of a new package from Bloomberg that tracks the rise
1:34.9	of the podcasting Manosphere and offers an analysis of the role it may have played in electing Trump.
1:41.4	Joining me today is Steve Metcalf. Hello, Steve. Hello, Julia.
1:45.1	And in for Dana Stevens is Dan Koyce.
1:47.5	Hello, Dan.
1:48.2	Hello, I'm still writing 2024 on all my podcasts, too.
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