Culture Gabfest: Cool Cats and Kittens

Published: April 1, 2020, 9 a.m.

b'This week on the Culture Gabfest, Stephen Metcalf is joined by Slate senior editor Sam Adams and Slate podcast producer Daniel Schroeder discuss the wildness of Tiger King. Then, Steve teams back up with Dana Stevens and Julia Turner to talk about one of his favorite comfort watches: Paddington 2. Finally, the panel analyzes celebrity in the age of coronavirus by exploring the two recent telethons respectively hosted by Elton John and James Corden.\\nOn the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel discusses Bob Dylan\\u2019s newest song.\\nSlate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Culture Gabfest each week, and access to exclusive shows like Dana Stevens\\u2019 classic movies podcast Flashback.\\xa0Sign up now\\xa0to listen and support our work.\\n\\nPodcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.\\xa0\\n\\nOutro Music: "The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)" by Julie London\\n\\nEndorsements\\n\\nDana: The singer Julie London\\n\\nJulia: Hoosker Doosker Tug of War game\\n\\nSteve: \\u201cThey Survived the Spanish Flu, the Depression and the Holocaust,\\u201d by Ginia Bellafante in the New York Times\\n\\n\\u201cA Star in a Stoneboat,\\u201d by Robert Frost\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'