Culture Gabfest: Annual Call-In Show: 2021

Published: Dec. 29, 2021, 8 a.m.

b'This week, Steve, Dana, and Julia tackle some listener questions in our annual call-in show. Topics include: favorite pieces of art, culture their children introduced them to, and previous years\\u2019 endorsements that have become staples in the panel\\u2019s lives.\\nIn Slate Plus, the panel continues to field some stellar listener questions.\\xa0\\nEmail us at culturefest@slate.com.\\nThere are no endorsements this week, but here are links to some of the things mentioned in the episode:\\nHere\\u2019s Julia\\u2019s former (Dana approved) Cooks Illustrated blueberry muffin recipe endorsement that\\u2019s sourced from The New Best Recipe. Here\\u2019s her current favorite blueberry muffin recipe. Dana\\u2019s suggestions for content that might help with grief features Francois Couperin\\u2019s Le\\xe7ons de T\\xe9n\\xe8bres. Some songs Steve would like played at his funeral include: Everything but the Girl\\u2019s cover of Captain Beefheart\\u2019s \\u201cMy Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains;\\u201d Nina Simone\\u2019s version of \\u201cWho Knows Where the Time Goes;\\u201d Charles Mingus\\u2019s \\u201cMyself When I Am Real;\\u201d and The Go-Between\\u2019s \\u201cCattle and Cane.\\u201d Julia\\u2019s picks include: Felix Mendelssohn\\u2019s \\u201cOp. 62 No.3\\u201d and Superchunk\\u2019s \\u201cMe & You & Jackie Mittoo.\\u201d Here\\u2019s Dana\\u2019s Spotify playlist of her picks.\\nPodcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.\\nOutro music is "Lonely Calling" by Arc De Soleil.\\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'