On this week’s show, the hosts begin by discussing Challengers, Luca Guadagnino’s sexy tennis flick in which Zendaya stars as Tashi Duncan, the muse and lover of two male players, Art (Mike Faist) and Patrick (Josh O’Connor). It’s a smart but silly movie, one that paints a beautifully nested portrait of friendship and rivalry, and explores the complexities of desire. Then, the three dissect Baby Reindeer, an incredibly constructed and emotionally intense psychodrama–and a true-ish tale–by creator and star Richard Gadd. The seven-part series is currently dominating Netflix and explores themes including masculinity, sexuality, and abuse. Finally, what is a magazine now? The hosts consider this question, inspired by Jessica Testa’s article for The New York Times profiling Highsnobiety, a store-website-production agency-clothing line hybrid that recently won a National Magazine Award for general excellence, the publication’s first nomination and win at the “Oscars of the magazine world.”
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel jumps into a classic spoiler special and discusses the final scene of Challengers.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Outro music: "The Red Light Special" by Matt Large
Endorsements:
Dana: A piece of Britain everyone can access: Mr Bates vs The Post Office on Hulu.
Julia: Samin Nosrat’s recipe for Clam Pasta, which can be found in her book, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat.
Steve:
“How Penelope Fitzgerald became a late blooming novelist.” By Henry Oliver.
Hosts
Dana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Death, Sex & Money: Why You’re Not Having Sex
Working: A Classic Opera Gets an Overdue Update
What Next TBD: Why Hospitals Keep Getting Hacked
John Dickerson’s Notebooks: Time Travel Via an Assortment of Journal Entries
ICYMI: The Ethics of the Therapist-Influencer
Amicus Opinionpalooza: A Bad June Rising At SCOTUS
Endless Shrimp In This Economy!?
Amicus Opinionpalooza: Justice Alito Flies the Flag for Racial Gerrymanders (Preview)
What Next TBD: Scarlett Johansson vs OpenAI
Dear Prudence: My Nonreligious Boyfriend Is Meeting My Ultra-Religious Parents. Help!
A Word: Haitian Chaos, American Neglect?
Political Gabfest: Justice Alito's Upside Down Flag
Care & Feeding: Do My Kids Need Their Own Rooms?
What Next: Diddy’s Reckoning
What Next: Does Netanyahu Have an Exit Strategy?
Decoder Ring: Why Are We Still Using Fat Suits?
Culture Gabfest: Can Babes Make Childbirth Funny?
Slow Burn: Gays Against Briggs - Ep. 1: A Hotbed of Homosexuality
Well, Now | “As Little Regulation as Guns”: How Social Media Hurts Youth Mental Health
Outward: Behind the Scenes of ‘Gays Against Briggs’ with Christina Cauterucci
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Slow Burn
Slate Debates
What Next | Daily News and Analysis
Decoder Ring
How To!