On this week’s show, the hosts begin by reviewing Babes, Pamela Adlon’s (Better Things, Louie) directorial feature debut starring Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau. Through raunch-comedy and body horror, Babes explores childbirth and pregnancy through a refreshingly unromanticized lens, but does it succeed as a drama? Then, the three switch gears and turn to ... Show More
Yesterday
Glen Powell Does The Running Man Edition
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On this week’s show, Julia, Dana, Steve are off to the dystop ... Show More
1h 4m
Nov 14
The Slate Culture Gift Guide
Hark, the holiday season is upon us—and with it the most solemn of festive traditions: a gift guide! In this video and podcast special, Slate hosts Dana Stevens, Chris Molanphy, and Willa Paskin beam-in from their collective hearths to deliver unto the internet their favorite gif ... Show More
49m 40s
Nov 12
The Creator of Breaking Bad is Back—with Polite Zombies Edition
On this week’s show, Steve, Dana, and Julia merge their consciousnesses—so to speak—to reflect on Pluribus, the latest television saga from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan. In this unlikely body snatchers/sci-fi mashup, Rhea Seehorn plays a woman intent on saving the world fr ... Show More
1h 3m
Feb 2022
Bande-annonce - Simone et le garçon progressiste
Léo, artiste trentenaire, est jeune père et résolument progressiste. Enfin, c’est ce qu’il croyait. Alors que la venue de ce bébé bouleverse sa vie, il découvre que ses idées féministes sont bien fragiles lorsqu’elles viennent se fracasser contre le choix existentiel qui s’impose ... Show More
1m 33s
Mar 2020
The Nest, The Truth, The Bass Rock, Cranach at Compton Verney and Home Entertainment Recommendations
The Nest is the new Sunday night drama on BBC1 that raises questions around the ethics of surrogacy as a wealthy couple invite a young woman whose past is not known to them into their lives. The Truth is a French/Japanese production directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda who won the Palme ... Show More
46m 17s
Apr 2021
Lamorne Morris
Lamorne Morris [New Girl, Woke, Call me Kat, Game Night, BrainRush] talks with Anna about his love for Chicago, learning to improvise, his fear of ex-girlfriends listening to this podcast, team leadership, his Hollywood Video boss who would have sex in the lunchroom, Michael Jord ... Show More
1h 21m