Culture Gabfest: Gender Swap
b'This week on the Culture Gabfest, Stephen Metcalf is joined by two guests hosts: Sam Anderson, New York Times Magazine staff writer and author of Boom Time, and Dan Kois, Slate staff writer and author of How to Be a Family. First, the panel discusses The Assistant, the indie film with heavy Harvey Weinstein overtones. Next, they dive into Hulu\\u2019s reboot of High Fidelity, starring Zo\\xeb Kravitz. Finally, the panel breaks down the work of Jenny Odell, including her book How to Do Nothing and her recent Paris Review essay \\u201cThe Myth of Self-Reliance.\\u201d\\nOn the Slate Plus segment this week, the panel discusses Dan Kois\\u2019s recent Slate story on a New Zealand fantasy masterpiece\\u2014an article that catalyzed the book\\u2019s publication in the U.S.\\xa0\\nPodcast production by Jessamine Molli. Production assistance by Rachael Allen. Additional production help by Rosemary Belson.\\nOutro Music:\\xa0\\u2018Lonely World\\u2019 by Moses Sumney\\nEndorsements\\n\\nDan: The writing of Charles Portis, including True Grit and Norwood.\\n\\nSam: John Cage\\u2019s performance of \\u201cWater Walk\\u201d on \\u201cI\\u2019ve Got a Secret\\u201d in 1960 (as Jenny Odell recommends).\\n\\nSteve: Seeing Parasite a second time.\\xa0\\n\\u201cThe Professor of Denial\\u201d by Amanda J. Crawford in The Chronicle of Higher Education.\\nMoses Sumney\\u2019s Aromanticism\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'