Culture Gabfest: Heads Are Gonna Roll
b'This week, Stephen Metcalf and Dana Stevens are joined by Working co-host and longtime Slate contributor Isaac Butler. First, the panel discusses David Lowery\\u2019s new movie The Green Knight, a retelling of the medieval story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Next, they talk about Billie Eilish\\u2019s new album Happier Than Ever with Slate music critic Carl Wilson. Finally, the hosts dig into the questions raised by Scarlett Johansson\\u2019s breach-of-contract lawsuit over the way Disney handled the release of her movie Black Widow, with Peter Labuza, a historian of creative industries. In Slate Plus, the careers the hosts almost pursued.\\nOutro music is "Pike Place Market" by Rockin\' For Decades\\nEmail us at\\xa0culturefest@slate.com.\\nPodcast production by Cameron Drews.\\nEndorsements\\nDana: The word maieutic\\nIsaac: The audiobooks of Simon Armitage\\u2019s translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, narrated by Bill Wallis, and The Death of Arthur, by Sir Thomas Malory, narrated by Philip Madoc\\nSteve:\\xa0Picture, by Lillian Ross and Crash Landing on You on Netflix\\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'