Culture Gabfest: Has The Bear Jumped the Shark?
On this week\u2019s show, June Thomas (co-host of Slate\u2019s Working podcast and the author of A Place of Our Own) sits in for Julia Turner. The panel first explores The Bear, now in its third season, and questions whether Christopher Storer\u2019s beast has become too self-aware. Then, they discuss Fancy Dance, a profoundly moving film by Native writer-director Erica Tremblay starring Lily Gladstone that\u2019s equal parts road movie, crime procedural, and family drama. Finally, the trio dives deep into their personal relationships with app culture, inspired by Mark Hill\u2019s essay for Slate, \u201cI\u2019m Tired of Using An App For Everything.\u201d\nIn the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel answers a listener question from James: \u201cAs you get older, how do you keep yourself open to new interests, experiences, and ideas? To put it negatively, how do you avoid becoming an old crank?\u201d\nEmail us at culturefest@slate.com.\xa0\nEndorsements:\nJune: A particularly moving video that's making the rounds on social media, in which a large crowd of supporters gather at Carmarthen Railway in Wales to send off Plaid's Anne Davies and sing her the Welsh national anthem.\xa0\nSteve: "I Know It's Over" by The Smiths.\xa0\nDana: Patti Smith reading Fernando Pessoa (or to be more precise, \xc1lvaro de Campos) at the Casa Fernando Pessoa museum in Lisbon.\xa0\nPodcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.\xa0\nHosts\nDana Stephens, June Thomas, Stephen Metcalf\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices