Get A Load Of This Clown Edition

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4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2016

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss the Amazon show Fleabag, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's divorce, and they talk with Slate culture writer Aisha Harris about race and the history of American Girl dolls. Culture Gabfest is brought to you by Audible, with an unmatched selection of audiobooks, original audio shows, news, comedy, and more. Get a free audiobook with a 30-day trial at Audible.com/story. And by Money Mind, a new podcast from Prudential. Learn how to financially plan for every stage of life. Download and subscribe to Money Mind wherever you find your podcasts, and learn more at Slate.com/MoneyMind. And by Casper. Get the great night’s sleep you deserve. For $50 toward any mattress purchase, just go to Casper.com/culture and use promo code culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	Because anything goes this Christmas. even sprouts on a pizza or
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0:57.2	The following podcast contains explicit language. I'm Stephen Macaff and this is the slate culture gap fest.
1:07.0	I'm Stephen Macaffin.
1:11.0	This is the Slate Culture Gapfest. Get A Load of this Clown Edition.
1:15.0	It's Wednesday, September 28, 2016.
1:18.0	On today's show, what started as a Fringe Festival monologue is now a six-parter on Amazon.
1:23.0	Fleabag is a witheringly cynical and funny look at a young London woman's life in disarray,
1:28.1	sexual and otherwise.
1:29.7	And then, like the sun burning out, we knew it would come but lived in denial of the inevitable
1:34.0	it's an extinction level event the end of the biggest glitziest most
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