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🗓️ 11 January 2012

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Listen to Slate's show about House of Lies, the dangers of Yoga, and the closingof Filene’s Basement.

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0:00.0	The following podcast contains explicit language.
0:08.1	I'm Stephen Metcalf, and this is the Slate Culture Gab Fest Flectuous Brainsicle edition.
0:13.3	It's Wednesday, January 11th, 2012.
0:16.1	On today's program, the new showtime series, House of Lies.
0:20.0	Julia, break it to me gently.
0:21.6	Is Slate a House of Lies?
0:23.5	No, we're a House of Truth.
0:25.1	House of Truth, a Hall of Mirrors.
0:27.3	We're a Hall of Truth as well.
0:28.8	A quagmire of deception.
0:30.6	No, we're just a bog of truth, too.
0:33.7	I don't believe.
0:34.5	This is exactly what a person fronting for a labyrinth of untruth would say.
0:41.1	So, proven, case proven.
0:44.1	Anyhow, moving on.
0:45.1	Is yoga slowly killing its devotees and...
0:48.8	That is it an elaborate framing.
0:51.6	I was wondering if you'd let me get away with that. All right. We will debate. Let it stand. And let's just get through the introduction and do a show. And good night, Filene's. The original bargain basement is going out of business, disappearing forever. Joining me today, our Slate's deputy editor, Julia Turner.
1:11.2	Hello, Julia.
1:11.9	Hi, Steve.
1:12.7	Hi, nice to see you.
1:13.5	And our film critic, Dana Stevens.
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