The Tree is a Colander Edition

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Arts, Tv & Film, Music

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2017

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Julia Turner, Dana Stevens and June Thomas discuss Steven Soderbergh's new film Logan Lucky, the eclipse with Atlas Obscura's David Plotz, and speech on the internet after Charlottesville. The Slate Culture Gabfest is brought to you by Rocket Mortgage from Quicken Loans. Home plays a big role in your life. That’s why Quicken Loans created Rocket Mortgage. It lets you apply simply and understand the entire mortgage process fully, so you can be confident that you’re getting the right mortgage for you. To get started, go to RocketMortgage dot com/Culture. And by the Platinum Card from American Express. There’s a world of experiences waiting to open up with the Platinum Card. Backed by the services and security of American Express. And by The Bureau, Sundance Now’s exclusive spy series called “both cerebral and gadget-filled” by the New York Times. Start your free 30-day trial of Sundance Now today by going to sundancenow.com and using the promo code Culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The new Samsung Galaxy Z-Flip 5 and Chromebook are better together.
0:07.0	Take hands-free selfies which automatically sync to your Chromebook, ready to edit, and access
0:11.5	recent chrome tabs across both devices.
0:14.0	The new Galaxy Z Flip5 and Chromebook, better together.
0:18.0	Available on Sky Mobile.
0:20.0	Bluetooth and internet connection required.
0:22.0	You must be signed into the same Google account on both your phone and Chromebook.
0:27.0	The following podcast a calendar edition. I'm Julia Turner and this is the Slate Culture Gab Fest, The Tree is a Collander Edition.
0:45.8	It's Wednesday, August 23rd, 2017 and on today's show, Logan Lucky, the new caper from
0:51.6	Stephen Sauterberg, it's been called Oceans 11 for Red State
0:54.7	America, we'll discuss.
0:56.7	Then the Eclipse briefly distracted us from everything else happening in the world.
1:01.6	We watched it together in Brooklyn and
1:03.2	we'll also discuss with David Plots of Alice Obscura who experienced the totality.
1:08.3	And finally, after Charlottesville many companies began to cut internet services of various kinds to white supremacist sites and to white supremacists themselves.
1:18.8	Is this progress or a dangerous precedent?
1:22.0	Today I'm joined as always by Dana Stephen,
1:24.0	slates film critic.
1:24.9	Hi Dana, hey Julia.
1:26.8	And since Steve Metcalf is still on vacation,
1:29.0	we're joined by managing producer of slate podcasts June Thomas. Hey Julia, Dana.
1:34.0	It is so fun to have June on the show.
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