Culture Gabfest: You Lost Me at Bonjour

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🗓️ 7 October 2020

⏱️ 65 minutes

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This week, Stephen Metcalf and Julia Turner are joined by guest-host Laura Miller, Slate's books and culture columnist, to discuss the new Gloria Steinem biopic, The Glorias. Then they're joined by New Yorker writer Lauren Collins who helps them decide if there's anything to like about Darren Star's new Netflix series, Emily in Paris. For their final segment, the hosts frame the president's COVID-19 diagnosis as part of a narrative arc. In Slate Plus, Laura Miller recommends books to read this fall. Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Culture Gabfest each episode, 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 Metcalf and this is the Slate Culture Gapfest.
0:10.0	I'm Stephen Metcalf and this is the Slate Culture Gapfest, You Lost Me at Bonjure Edition.
0:15.0	It's Wednesday, October 7, 2020.
0:18.0	On today's show The Glorious is a Julie Tamer directed biopic of the feminist icon Gloria Steinem. It's based on
0:23.9	Steinem's own memoir, My Life on the Road, and it stars Julianne Moore, among others.
0:28.3	And then Darren Star is best known, I would say, as the creator of Sex and the
0:31.7	city, his new show is on Netflix it's called
0:34.3	Emily in Paris and we will be joined by Lauren in Paris that's Lauren Collins of the New Yorker
0:39.0	to discuss the show and finally the reality show known as reality continues with its wildest episode yet
0:46.1	Trump has COVID.
0:48.1	Joining me today is Laura Miller who is the books and culture columnist for slate.
0:53.0	com. Hey Laura.
0:54.0	Hi Steve.
0:55.0	And of course Julia Turner is the deputy managing editor of the LA Times.
1:00.0	Hey Julia.
1:01.0	Hello, hello.
1:02.4	And we should note Steve that the reason Dana is not here this week is her continuing new profession
1:07.7	as a stage mom, but she'll be back with us soon.
1:11.2	And Laura, we can't wait to talk with you. Is she what's known as a mamager?
1:14.7	I mean she's clearly headed in that direction. We've all we've all seen her
1:19.0	dark and controlling side lo this decade or so so could go to a tough place.
1:23.6	Yeah, it's intervention time.
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