Culture Gabfest: Double, Double Rogan in Trouble

Published: Feb. 2, 2022, 8 a.m.

b'This week, the panel is first joined by author and co-host of Slate\\u2019s Working podcast, Isaac Butler, to discuss the new Joel Coen rendition of The Tragedy of Macbeth. (Buy Isaac\\u2019s new book!) Then, the panel is joined by author and Slate correspondent, Justin Peters, to explain the phenomena of Joe Rogan and the recent Spotify controversy. Finally, the panel discusses the decision to rebrand the famous advertising characters of the Mars candy M&M\\u2019s.\\nIn Slate Plus, the panel answers listener questions about culture\\u2019s relationship to climate change.\\nEmail us at culturefest@slate.com.\\nEndorsements\\nDana: An episode of the public radio show On the Media from WNYC called \\u201cHumans, Being.\\u201d\\nJulia: The endorsement: the Chez Panisse Vegetables cookbook from Alice Waters, owner of the famous California restaurant Chez Panisse. And a request for listeners to send in their favorite salad dressing recipes.\\nSteve: The song \\u201cSweet Baby\\u201d by Prince and The New Power Generation.\\nBuy Dana\\u2019s book, Isaac\\u2019s book, and a ticket to Dana and Isaac\\u2019s book event at The Strand (hosted by our very own Stephen Metcalf)!\\nPodcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.\\nOutro music is "Blue Nights and Yellow Days" by Matt Large.\\nSlate Plus members get ad-free podcasts, a bonus segment in each episode of the Culture Gabfest, full access to Slate\'s journalism on Slate.com, and more. Sign up now\\xa0at slate.com/cultureplus.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'