Culture Gabfest: Did the Succession Finale Succeed?

Published: May 31, 2023, 7 a.m.

b'This week, the panel begins by dissecting (and spoiling) the Succession finale. Then, the three discuss You Hurt My Feelings, a great new comedy by writer/director Nicole Holofcener starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Finally, they examine the Obama\\u2019s Netflix docuseries Working: What We Do All Day.\\xa0\\n\\nIn the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel gets deep with a question from Julia Turner: What is one small life thing you\\u2019re absolutely terrible at?\\xa0\\n\\nEmail us at culturefest@slate.com.\\xa0\\n\\nEndorsements:\\n\\nStephen: Jury Duty\\u2019s finale \\u2014 After last week\\u2019s discussion, Stephen finished Jury Duty and discovered one of the better hours of television he\\u2019d seen in a long time, calling it \\u201cthe antidote to reality TV: a genuinely wonderful show that is in a class of its own.\\u201d\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\nDana: Studs Terkel\\u2019s Radio Archive \\u2014 WFMT-FM in Chicago published an archive of over 1,000 digitalized audio tapes that originally aired over 45 years on Studs Turkel\\u2019s radio show. No one interviews quite like him, a man of the people who can talk to pretty much anyone about anything. A stand out: this interview with Buster Keaton.\\xa0\\n\\nJulia: Frozen sliced bread \\u2014 Discovering this life hack changed everything: crusty bread saved for later, sliced and stowed in the freezer. Is this the best thing since\\u2026 sliced bread? Or, as Dana quips, \\u201cYou can\\u2019t spell sliced bread without \\u2018iced bread.\\u2019\\u201d\\n\\xa0\\nOutro music: "Blue Nights and Yellow Days" by Matt Large\\n\\nPodcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Kat Hong.\\xa0\\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'