Culture Gabfest: Aristocrats at Sea
b'This week, Steve is joined by author and Slate editor and writer, Dan Kois, and Slate staff writer, Heather Schwedel. The panel begins by discussing the French film Happening with Susan Matthews, Slate\\u2019s news director and the host of Slow Burn Season 7, which will focus on Roe v. Wade. Then, the panel sails the high seas with HBO\\u2019s Our Flag Means Death. Finally, Julia pops in for a surprise guest segment as the panel discusses Kim Kardashian\\u2019s Marilyn Monroe-inspired Met Gala appearance.\\nIn Slate Plus, the panel discusses culture that shaped their ideas of 40s and 50s adulthood.\\nEmail us at culturefest@slate.com.\\nEndorsements\\nDan: A contemporary novel about a very bad art friend that was somewhat overlooked in January, Last Resort by Andrew Lipstein.\\nHeather: Hersey\\u2019s Colliders\\u2014a two-part refrigerated dessert.\\nSteve: The 2002 Brazilian epic crime film City of God.\\nPodcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.\\nOutro music is "Self Made Woman" by Katharine Appleton.\\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'