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b"This week, the panel is first joined by Slate senior editor Sam Adams to review Past Lives, Celine Song\\u2019s gentle yet affecting directorial debut. Then, Dana and Stephen dive into The Ultimatum: Queer Love with Slate\\u2019s June Thomas. Finally, the trio debate the virtues of closed captioning, based on a recent piece by The Atlantic, \\u201cWhy Is Everyone Watching TV With the Subtitles On?\\u201d\\xa0\\n\\nIn the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Dana and Stephen are joined by Slate senior editor Rebecca Onion to discuss the ways therapy language has found its way into everyday conversations, inspired by The Rise of Therapy Speak (Katy Waldman, The New Yorker) and \\u201c\\u2018Doing the Work\\u2019 and the Obsession With Superficial Self-Improvement (Jessica Grose, The New York Times).\\n\\nEmail us at culturefest@slate.com.\\xa0\\n\\nEndorsements:\\n\\nStephen: A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov \\u2014 \\u201cAn expression of Byronism as it reaches Russian shores.\\u201d Written in 1939 by one of the great Russian poets, A Hero of Our Time follows a nihilistic anti-hero on his many misadventures.\\xa0\\n\\nDana: Everything Isn\\u2019t Terrible by Dr. Kathleen Smith (Audio book)\\xa0\\u2014 To go with this week\\u2019s Plus segment, Dana recommends this very good self help book. The audio book is partly narrated by the author Dr. Kathleen Smith, who works as a family systems therapist.\\n\\nJune: Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel (Audio series) \\u2014 Based on the beautifully written comic strip, Dykes to Watch Out For is an Audible series adapted by Pulitzer Prize finalist Madeleine George that features voices from Roxane Gay, Jane Lynch, Carrie Brownstein, and more.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nOutro music: \\u201cWhat We Didn't Do\\u201d by Particle House\\n\\nPodcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.\\xa0\\n\\n__\\nThis Pride Month, make an impact by helping Macy\\u2019s and The Trevor Project on their mission to fund life-saving suicide prevention services for LGBTQ youth. Go to macys.com/purpose to learn more.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"