Culture Gabfest: Sexiest Man Alive

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🗓️ 17 November 2021

⏱️ 60 minutes

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This week, Steve and Dana are joined by writer extraordinaire Karen Han. First, the panel discusses Rebecca Hall’s adaptation of Nella Larsen’s novel, Passing. Next, the panel dives into The Shrink Next Door. Finally, the panel talks about People’s 2021 Sexiest Man Alive, Paul Rudd. In Slate Plus, the panel answers a classic time travel question. Email us at [email protected]. Endorsements Dana: Rebecca Hall’s amazing performance in the 2016 film Christine, about news reporter Christine Chubbuck. Karen: Swedish artist Agnes’s new album Magic Still Exists. Specifically her song “Here Comes the Night.” Steve: First, the entire discography of Devonté Hynes aka Blood Orange—more recently, his work on the soundtrack for Passing. Second, Nick Lowe and Daryl Hall doing a marvelous acoustic version of Lowe’s hit from the ‘70s “Cruel to Be Kind.” Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe. Outro music is “Edge of Life” by OTE. Slate Plus members get ad-free podcasts, a bonus segment in each episode of the Culture Gabfest, full access to Slate's journalism on Slate.com, and more. Sign up now at slate.com/cultureplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Steven McCaffin, this is the Slateculture Gapfest, sexiest man-alive edition.
0:15.1	It's Wednesday, November 17th, 2021.
0:18.6	On today's show, Passing, it's a feature film on Netflix and an adaptation of the classic
0:22.8	Harlem Renaissance novel by Nello Larson tells the story of two friends, both Black,
0:27.9	one of whom passes one who doesn't, whose reunion after years apart results in agonizing
0:33.2	soul-searching over their shared and unshared identities, it stars Tessa Thompson and Ruth
0:38.0	Negga.
0:39.2	And then Apple TV gives us an adaptation of the marvelous podcast, The Shrink Next Door,
0:44.7	the story of a Shrink's long con undertaken against his poor, vulnerable patient.
0:50.1	It stars Will Ferrell and Paul Redd.
0:52.8	And finally, Paul Redd, did someone say Paul Redd?
0:55.6	He's gone from that guy from clueless to deliciously ubiquitous to yes, it's true,
1:00.8	the sexiest man-alive.
1:02.5	For some reason we're talking about this, we're getting ready today.
1:06.3	Joining me is a culture writer extraordinaire, Karen Han.
1:10.5	Karen, welcome back.
1:12.0	Thank you so much for having me back.
1:14.2	I'm so intrigued by your Twitter bio and the letters NDA, Karen.
1:25.6	So yeah, I am working on something but not publicly allowed to talk about it yet.
1:30.8	But I mean, if I come back at a time when I am allowed to talk about it,
1:34.9	rest assured that is all I will talk about.
1:36.7	We're also joined by Dana Stevens, of course, the film critic for Slate,
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