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“Sadly, the Slate Culture Gabfest doesn't hold a candle to the Political Gabfest. Even for a culture snob like me, this show is a little hard to take. One problem is the main host, Stephen Metcalf. He has a creepy way of overenunciating—it sounds like he chews each word twelve times before swallowing it. That, combined with his use of pretentious phrases like "the creative underclass" (referring to himself) and occasional lapses into French, induce mild nausea after prolonged exposure.
The other participants, Turner and Stevens, are easier on the ears and slightly more down-to-earth. And all of the hosts are clearly intelligent and well-informed. But since they all have two conflicting opinions about almost everything, the conversation gets bogged down and goes nowhere. Everything good is a guilty pleasure, and everything bad has some sort of redemptive flipside. And you can cut the pretension in the air with a knife.
The Culture Gabfest needs a co-host with a functioning BS detector. Someone smart and funny, who can state strong opinions in an entertaining way, and who can stick a pin into Stephen Metcalf once in a while to let the air out. (How about Emily Bazelon and David Plotz, from the Slate Political Gabfest? They deflate John Dickerson regularly.)”Read full review »
tormogen via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/29/08
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“If you enjoy listening to thirty-something psuedo-intellectuals scoff at anything with general public appeal (because you're only cool if you hate things regular people like), than this is the show for you. The hosts are incredibly pretentious, to the point of being obnoxious. If these are...”Read full review »
nhmarie via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/21/08
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“...I don't want to come down on the Culture Gabfest or its hosts just for trying to "sound smart." I love the idea that there's a show out there attempting to link pop-culture with larger themes in the arts and literature. Unfortunately, the chemistry is not all that fun, and they...”Read full review »
med302 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/04/09
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“Yes, Stephen Metcalf is a little too pretentious for his own good, but that doesn't eliminate that fact that he still has some very interesting things to say. An often entertaining and insightful podcast that just thinks of itself as a little more erudite than it really is. Overall, pretty good.”Read full review »
FilmFan5 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/10/09
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