Culture Gabfest: Alien Superstar

Published: Aug. 3, 2022, 7 a.m.

b'This week, the panel begins by trying to tackle Jordan Peele\\u2019s most recent sci-fi, western, horror film NOPE. Then, the panel is joined by author and host of Slate\\u2019s Working podcast, Isaac Butler, to discuss the new HBO series The Last Movie Stars. Finally, Slate\\u2019s editorial assistant and production assistant for Culture Gabfest, Nadira Goffe, joins to discuss Beyonc\\xe9\\u2019s 7th studio album Renaissance.\\nIn Slate Plus, the panel gets into some NOPE spoilers.\\nEmail us at culturefest@slate.com.\\nEndorsements\\nDana: The proper name pronunciation of two Irish artists from our Spoiler Special episode: Roisin Murphy and Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson (aka CMAT). In that vein, an endorsement for CMAT\\u2019s album If My Wife Knew I\\u2019d Be Dead. \\xa0\\nJulia: An endorsement from \\u201cRecipe Julia\\u201d for Alison Roman\\u2019s Mustardy Green Beans with Anchovied Walnuts from her cookbook Nothing Fancy.\\nSteve: From a previous Julia endorsement: the app Merlin. Also, alto saxophonist Sonny Red\\u2019s album Out of the Blue.\\nPodcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.\\nOutro music is "What We Didn\'t Do" by Particle House.\\nSlate Plus members get ad-free podcasts, a bonus segment in each episode of the Culture Gabfest, full access to Slate\'s journalism on Slate.com, and more. Sign up now\\xa0at slate.com/cultureplus.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'