Culture Gabfest: Unreal World

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🗓️ 31 March 2021

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

This week Steve, Dana, and Julia discuss the film The Father, starring Anthony Hopkins. Next, the group is joined by Slate television critic Willa Paskin to talk about The Real World Homecoming: New York. Finally, the panel dives into the new secrets revealed by a Philip Roth biography. In Slate Plus, Steve and Julia chat with Willa about the books, movies, or shows they've changed their minds about. Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen. Email the hosts at culturefest@slate.com Endorsements Dana: Bertrand Tavernier’s My Journey Through French Cinema Julia: Her recent roadrunner sighting, the Atlantic podcast Floodlines, and I Capture the Castle Steve: The Simpletons and Call My Agent! Slate Plus members get a bonus segment in each episode of the Culture Gabfest and access to exclusive shows like Dana Stevens’ classic movies podcast Flashback. Sign up now to listen and support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Stephen McCaffum, this is the Slate culture gapfest, Unreal World Edition.
0:15.2	It's Wednesday, March 31st, 2021.
0:17.9	On today's show, the father is the latest in our Oscar roundups, it's a best-picture
0:21.8	nominee.
0:22.8	It's about a man in his 80s losing his sense of himself and his world to dementia.
0:27.4	It stars Anthony Hopkins.
0:29.2	Then the real world premiered back in 1992, and when it did, it was the first true reality
0:34.5	TV series.
0:35.5	There's now a reunion show, same loft, the same seven protagonists.
0:39.8	We will discuss real-world homecoming with Slate's TV critic, Willa Paskin.
0:44.3	And finally, a new 800-page plus biography of the novelist, Philip Roth, is making the
0:49.3	rounds.
0:50.3	I've read it, I've reviewed it, so we will interview me about it.
0:53.3	Joining me today is Julia Turner, the deputy managing editor of the LA Times.
0:59.2	Hey Julia.
0:59.5	Hello, hello.
1:00.5	Hi.
1:01.5	And of course, Dana Stevens is the film critic for Slate.
1:03.7	Hey Dana.
1:04.7	Hey greetings.
1:06.4	And Dana, I should say we're going to have you for the first segment on the movie The
1:10.1	Father.
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