Culture Gabfest - The Oscars Are Back, Baby!
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4.2 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 15 March 2023
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
This week, Dana, Julia, and Stephen start by discussing the wins and losses of Oscar night. Then, they’re joined by Slate’s Sam Adams to talk about his recent piece, “Peak TV Is Over. Welcome to Trough TV,” and the current state of streaming television. Finally, they try out TikTok’s new “Bold Glamour” filter and discuss how they feel about it.
In Slate Plus, the panel discusses the recent New Yorker profile, “Agnes Callard’s Marriage of the Minds.”
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements:
Dana: “Fat Suit Fart Attack: The Whale,” by Lindy West in her newsletter Butt News
Julia: The monthly Cartoon Club at the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles.
Stephen: The live music and food at the Lagniappe House in Miami.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro Music: “200 Dont’s” by Conditional
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| 1:10.8 | I'm Stephen Metcalf, and this is the Slate Culture Gapfest Oscars or Back Baby edition. |
| 1:16.0 | It's Wednesday, March 15th, 2023. |
| 1:18.8 | On Thursday's show, well, we marched to the Oscars, didn't we, for months, in fact. |
| 1:22.6 | And we finally got there. |
| 1:24.4 | We discussed winners, losers, snub, surprises, ratings. |
| 1:28.0 | And as always, the state of the cinematic arts. |
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