Culture Gabfest: Exploiting Pamela Anderson...Again?

Published: Feb. 16, 2022, 8 a.m.

b'This week, the panel begins by discussing Hulu\\u2019s new biopic Pam & Tommy. Then, they dive into the Academy Award-record breaking animated Danish film Flee. Finally, the panel discusses Jennifer Senior\\u2019s popular article for The Atlantic, \\u201cIt\\u2019s Your Friends Who Break Your Heart\\u201d about friendships as you age.\\nIn Slate Plus, the panel takes inspiration from the Scriptnotes podcast and ponders what aspects of other languages they would want to borrow for English.\\nEmail us at culturefest@slate.com.\\nEndorsements\\nDana: Charter Books in Rhode Island.\\nJulia: An update on her preferred digital clock, per Twitter request.\\nSteve: Thomas Nagel\\u2019s article\\u2014\\u201cWhat is rude?\\u201d\\u2014for the London Review of Books which is a review of Benjamin J. B. Lipscomb\\u2019s novel The Women Are Up to Something: How Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley, and Iris Murdoch Revolutionized Ethics.\\nPodcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.\\nOutro music is "If Only I Was a Poet" by Staffan Carlen\\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'