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On this week\u2019s show, the hosts begin by reviewing Babes, Pamela Adlon\u2019s (Better Things, Louie) directorial feature debut starring Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau. Through raunch-comedy and body horror, Babes explores childbirth and pregnancy through a refreshingly unromanticized lens, but does it succeed as a drama? Then, the three switch gears and turn to Interview With the Vampire, AMC\u2019s Anne Rice adaptation that\u2019s now in its second season. What a weird show! The series\u2013starring Jacob Anderson as Louis de Pointe du Lac and Eric Bogosian as the titular cynical interviewer\u2013brings the novel\u2019s queer subtext to the surface, and is camp in every sense of the word.\xa0Finally, the trio is joined by Mikael Wood, the Los Angeles Times\u2019 pop music critic to discuss Billie Eilish\u2019s latest album, Hit Me Hard and Soft. (You can read Wood\u2019s review here.) Produced with her brother Finneas, Hit Me Hard and Soft offers a new way of thinking about the 22-year-old, and features songs like \u201cBirds of a Feather\u201d and \u201cLunch,\u201d a fun, lusty track about being into girls.\xa0\n\nIn the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel answers a question from long-time listener, James: \u201cWhat things that you love have you been introduced to by advertising?\u201d\n\nEmail us at culturefest@slate.com.\xa0\n\nEndorsements:\n\nDana: This week\u2019s endorsement comes with a brag: Dana\u2019s daughter is going to Julliard! Through that, they discovered the wonderful documentary, Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy.\xa0\n\nJulia: Two clarifications and an extremely sumptuous sweater recommendation. First, the fashion Substacks mentioned on a previous episode were I Want to be Her!, Girls of a Certain Age, and Blackbird Spyplane. Second, a wool sweater from Dana Lee Brown.\xa0\n\nStephen: The Time of the Last Persecution, an album by the English singer-songwriter Bill Fay, released in 1971.\xa0\n\nPodcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Kat Hong.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices