Culture Gabfest: Beau is Afraid and Ari Aster is Unwell

Published: April 19, 2023, 7 a.m.

This week, Slate\u2019s Sam Adams joins Dana and Stephen to talk about auteur Ari Aster\u2019s newest film, Beau is Afraid. Then they discuss the new Hulu limited series, Tiny Beautiful Things.\xa0Finally, they chat about the state of the music business as inspired by this recent article: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/music-industry-ipod/\n\nIn Slate Plus, the panel goes deep into spoilers and specifics about Beau is Afraid.\xa0\n\nEmail us at culturefest@slate.com.\n\nEndorsements:\xa0\nDana: Sir John Soane\u2019s Museum in London.\xa0\nSam: The Voyager by Jenny Lewis\nStephen: Multitudes by Feist, as well as the Feist and Kings of Convenience collaboration \u201cRed Wing\u201d (mislabeled as \u201cRewind\u201d on YouTube).\xa0\n\nPodcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.\n\nOutro music: "Did I Make You Wait" by Staffan Carlen\n\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 at slate.com/cultureplus.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices