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“I have been listening to this show faithfully for about eight years now, and I have rarely missed an episode. This show avoids the Podcast Banter Problem™️ perfectly in my opinion. There isn’t much chit chat, and every segment is a well produced, highly edited and succinct conversation about the topic at hand. I don’t want to sit around listening to random people talk to each other, that’s not why I listen to a podcast. I listen to a podcast to learn things.
More importantly, however, these three are truly brilliant cultural critics. Their academic backgrounds make for very high-level analysis and conversation. They’re outrageously smart, savvy, articule hosts.
My only quibble is I kind of wish they would never talk about music. There is a distinctly white, indie, Gen X point of view there that is just too narrow. It’s kind of like listening to NPR that way, I just skip the music discussion altogether.
Ditto for all the discussions of tentpole Marvel movies. I understand it’s important to cover what Americans are actually watching, but those are segments I always skip.
Otherwise this is a perfect show, and I always call it “my favorite podcast” for good reason. 10/10!”
jiminy crickey via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/04/22
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“I used to listen to the Slate Culture Gabfest for years but overtime Stephen seemed to somehow get even more pretentious?? Like that was possible. And after the events of 2020 as a person from the BIPOC community, I can no longer tolerate three white affluent people telling me what culture is....”Read full review »
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06/20/21
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“I’ve been loving thinking along with these folks as a listener for ~10 years. The show’s given me lots to chew on and helped me sharpen my own analyses, even (or especially) when I quibble with one of the host’s takes (ok, it’s usually Steve’s ;).
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United States of America ·
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“This is a shout out to the Hudson Valley Hero of the Hued who spent his time slandering healthcare workers during the endorsement segment of the most recent episode. Lesser people like I might deem it ill-advised to tar and feather doctors and nurses as vicious racists, especially during a global...”Read full review »
Schadenfreude2 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
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