nosedive into insufferable
i'm a longtime listener, and i've always resented stephen and his flat boring pretentious het white man takes, but dana and julia more than compensated with their intelligence and insights. but these recent weeks brought a series of ignorant, privileged takes on the coronavirus, and have anchored stephen firmly at the center of the show. this was a podcast i used to look forward to; now i can't even get through a single segment without tuning out in disgust. can we get rid of stephen and replace him with, say, a person of color? queer? woman? anyone. please consider for the sake of your show's quality.Read full review »
nfdusaofhdsuiablf via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 04/01/20
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Twice each month, a small blue dot announces the posting of a new Culture Gabfest, and my stomach swoops in anticipation. I try to await some ideal time to find a quiet room or placid place outdoors with a good drink and maybe a snack and sit down with my most cherished non-IRL friends, but I...Read full review »
Msr Smith via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 05/07/09
I enjoy the discussion but I really, really loathe Stephen Metcalf's voice. He chews every word, he says "kind of" way too often, I don't know how his fellow podcasters stand him. He really needs to swallow whatever it is that is living in his throat and learn new ways to phrase...Read full review »
ShanB67 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 02/12/09
Sometimes this chatshow does manage to get to the heart of cultural matters, but often seems to digress into other weird topics. They spend a lot of time veering onto political topics. I get the feeling that they want to express the zeitgeist, but they often seem to miss the mark. They would be...Read full review »
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