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The following podcast contains explicit language. The I'm Stephen Meckhaff and this is the Slate Culture Gab Fest summer strut 2018 edition.

This is as our listeners know a format, without music life would be a mistake, without summer strut, let's face it,

we'd be just another podcast. This episode is a giant thank you letter to our fans who crowd source an insanely entertaining an eclectic

playlist. So I guess it's a thank you letter from them as well. I think that's a

perfect equilibrium right there. Before we strut though we do consult with Billboardologist and Zeitgeist

conjurer Chris Milamthi creator and host of the hit parade podcast which is

itself a hit and just a wonderful gem of audio gift to mankind.

Let me introduce my co-panelists, of course Julia Turner, who is the editor of Slate.

Hey Julia.

Hello. And Dana Stevens, the film critic of Slate, hey Dana.

Hey Stephen.

Julia, it's come to our attention that maybe new listeners sometimes arrive at our show

thanks to the summer strut episode, so maybe walk us through what it is

exactly okay so some years ago eight years ago seven years ago I

lamented on the podcast that I needed new music that I was sick of all my music.

I was walking to work. It was summertime and I wanted summer strut music, the kind of music that has like a good lanky lopy beat, a

propulsive sensibility and is like badass and fun that would make me feel like I was

going to conquer the world as I strutted through New York on the way to work.

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