Culture Gabfest: Dead Ringers' Gynecological Horror

Published: May 10, 2023, 7 a.m.

This week, Dana, Julia, and Stephen begin by talking about the new Amazon series,\xa0Dead Ringers. Then the L.A. Times\u2019 Anousha Sakoui joins to discuss the WGA strike.\xa0Finally, Slate\u2019s Dan Kois sits in to talk about the writing and revising of the story of digital media and Ben Smith\u2019s book "Traffic.\u201d\n\nIn Slate Plus, the panel gets into the health of alcohol and caffeine, inspired by this Slate article:\nhttps://slate.com/technology/2023/04/alcohol-wine-drinking-healthy-dangerous-study.html\n\nEmail us at culturefest@slate.com.\n\nEndorsements:\xa0\nDana: Newsreels from the UCLA Film & Television Archive\nJulia: The Ultimate L.A. Bookshelf\nStephen: Jan Lisiecki - Chopin: Complete Nocturnes\n\nPodcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.\n\nOutro music: "The Red Light Special" by Matt Large.\n\nIf you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows. You\u2019ll also be supporting the work we do here on the Culture Gabfest. Sign up now at Slate.com/cultureplus to help support our work.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices