Culture Gabfest - The Very Worst Person in the World
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4.2 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 2 March 2022
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
This week, the panel begins by discussing the Norwegian Oscar contenderThe Worst Person in the World. Then, they're joined by Slate’s TV critic and host of the Decoder Ring podcast, Willa Paskin, to digest the New York Time’s latest hit podcast The Trojan Horse Affair. Finally, the panel is joined by screenwriter, director, and journalist Michael Idov to discuss Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s pivot from the entertainment industry to president of Ukraine.
In Slate Plus, the panel answers a question from a listener about their most divisive feelings about certain directors and writers.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Endorsements
Dana: The band She Wants Revenge from the early 2000s, especially their self-titled album from 2006—even more specifically, the single “These Things.”
Julia: A late endorsement for the 2000s show Veronica Mars which is currently on Hulu.
Steve: The original version of the Swedish/Danish show The Bridge, which also had an American remake.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.
Outro music is "Back to Silence" by OTE
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| 0:00.0 | The best thing I got on Depa. |
| 0:01.5 | That's a good question. |
| 0:02.4 | This really nice 80s Adidas jumper. |
| 0:05.3 | The quarter rates which I'm wearing. |
| 0:06.5 | This pink mini skirt. |
| 0:08.2 | This Jessica Torheri. |
| 0:09.4 | Probably my unif choke boots. |
| 0:11.0 | This pair of jeans I wear them all the time. |
| 0:12.6 | The main one I'm quite into the moment is extreme layering. |
| 0:15.6 | Ranch. |
| 0:16.6 | White's okay. |
| 0:17.7 | Relaxed grandpa. |
| 0:19.0 | Part time punk, part time polypocket. |
| 0:20.8 | I think co-cat is the word. |
| 0:22.3 | Baggy relaxed and a bit out there. |
| 0:24.4 | Necher short, I barely short short. |
| 0:26.5 | That's like my favorite outfit at the moment. |
| 0:28.8 | I got it on Depa. |
| 0:30.1 | Heard about Magpie. |
| 0:31.1 | The vegan pie truck that needed a bit of help from GoDaddy. |
| 0:33.5 | One day the owners are like, |
| 0:34.9 | this business hasn't reached this potential. |
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