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b'This week, Stephen and Dana are joined by long-time friend of the pod and co-host of Slate\\u2019s Working podcast, June Thomas. The panel begins by puzzling over the return of Kenneth Branagh\\u2019s Hercule Poirot in A Haunting in Venice, the actor-director\\u2019s third Agatha Christie whodunit adaptation. Then, they dig into Jann Wenner\\u2019s disastrous New York Times interview with David Marchese in which the Rolling Stone co-founder manages to disgrace himself in almost every conceivable way. Finally, the trio concludes by discussing Naomi Klein\\u2019s new book, Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World, which captures the strange ways selfhood is performed in the internet age.\\xa0\\n\\nIn the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel reveals their cleaning playlists and audio accompaniments, inspired by Lindsay Zoladz\\u2019 essay for The New York Times, \\u201cA 20-Minute Cleaning Playlist.\\u201d\\n\\nEmail us at culturefest@slate.com.\\xa0\\n\\nEndorsements:\\n\\nDana: The wonderful world of Better Call Saul table reads (which can be found on YouTube), specifically, the one for \\u201cSwitch,\\u201d Season 2, Episode 1.\\xa0\\n\\nJune: As someone who enjoys reading biographies of unpleasant people, June endorses A Thread of Violence by Mark O\\u2019Connel, which chronicles the gripping tale of one of the most scandalous murders in modern Irish history.\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\nStephen: The West Cork podcast, a non-fiction series reported and hosted by Sam Bungey and Jennifer Forde about the 1996 murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.\\xa0\\n\\nOutro music: \\u201cMother\\u201d by The Big Let Down.\\n\\nPodcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.\\xa0\\n\\nIf you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows. You\\u2019ll also be supporting the work we do here on the Culture Gabfest. Sign up now at Slate.com/cultureplus to help support our work.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'