General Hugs Edition

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Arts, Tv & Film, Music

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2017

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and Stephen Metcalf discuss Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the app HQ Trivia with Slate's Forrest Wickman, and the life and death of memes and memetics generally. Plus, the panel learns about Milkshake Duck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Pepsi Max. Christmas is great, but there's loads of ways to make it better.
0:08.0	Like sneaking some chili into the gravy for some extra oint, or building a playlist that will even get your
0:14.8	none up on the table or just cracking open an ice cold Pepsi Max.
0:20.1	Christmas.
0:23.0	Better with Pepsi Max.
0:27.0	The following podcast contains explicit language. I'm Stephen Meckhaffin. This is the Slate
0:39.7	I'm Stephen Meckhaffin. This is the Slate Culture Gap Fest General Hugs Edition.
0:45.0	It's Wednesday, December 20th, 2017.
0:47.8	On today's show The Last Jedi, it's the latest journey into the Star Wars cinematic universe.
0:52.6	It is beloved by critics.
0:53.9	It's a box office smash, so why is it also
0:56.4	somewhat controversial?
0:57.8	And then the live app-based game, HQ trivia
1:00.3	is a huge hit.
1:01.2	It is addictive and fun, we are going to discuss it with
1:03.8	slates own forest wickman and finally what makes a meme into a meme and how and why did
1:09.4	they live and die according to what principle a cult principle I want to know
1:14.0	joining me today is late editor Julia Turner hey Julia
1:18.0	we're gonna figure it out memes explain forever and uh yes, indeed.
1:23.0	And then of course, Dennis Stevens' slates film critic.
1:27.0	Hey Steve, I feel like I should respond with a meme of some kind.
1:30.0	But it means are visual.
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