WTF Were You Thinking Edition

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4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2017

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and Stephen Metcalf discuss the new Anne Hathaway film Colossus, Andy Daly's Comedy Central sitcom Review, and Pepsi's recent ad controversy. The Slate Culture Gabfest is brought to you by ThirdLove, the lingerie brand using real women’s measurements to design better-fitting bras. Try one of their best-selling bras for free for 30 days by visiting thirdlove.com/culture And by Casper, an online retailer of premium mattresses. Get 50 dollars toward any mattress purchase by going to Casper.com/culture and using the promo code culture. And by The Black Tux. For high-quality rental suits and tuxedos delivered right to your door, go to TheBlackTux.com/culture and you’ll receive free shipping both ways, plus 20 dollars off your purchase. 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 ink,
0:12.0	or building a playlist that will even get your
0:14.8	nann 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 Metcalf and this is the slate culture Gap Fest of What the fuck were you thinking of Dition?
0:44.8	It's Wednesday, April 12th 2017 on today's show colossal is it must be today a
0:50.1	colossally weird michy mashy of a high low concept movie it stars Anne Hathaway as an American
0:56.3	woman who discovers much to her surprise and hours that her own bodily movements determine the
1:02.0	movements of a giant Godzilla-like creature
1:05.3	destroying Seoul, South Korea. I would have loved to have been at that pitch meeting.
1:09.5	And then we finally review, review, a comedy central gem now that its beloved run is over, but better late than never, we discuss its
1:16.6	cringing genius.
1:17.8	And finally, Dana and Julia, I would say that we strive every week to come up with a title that covers all three topics and our title
1:25.9	this week throws a giant tarp in my estimation over all three with room to spare.
1:31.2	Pepsi-Cola, what the fuck were you thinking. Joining me today is
1:36.1	Slate's editor Julia Turner. Hello Julia. Hi Steve. And of course
1:40.6	Slate's film critic Dana, Dana, Slate's, hey Dana.
1:42.8	Hey, Stephen.
1:44.6	The three of us, if I'm not mistaken,
1:46.0	have not done a show together for weeks now.
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