Culture Gabfest: Is Spirited a Holiday Triumph or a Tap-Dancing Disaster?
b'This week, the Gabfest team starts by discussing Spirited, the new AppleTV+ musical comedy starring Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell. Then, they talk about comedian Matt Rogers\\u2019 new Showtime special, Have You Heard of Christmas?. Finally, a chat about the sending and receiving of holiday cards.\\xa0\\n\\nIn Slate Plus, the panel talks about when the holiday season officially begins for each of them.\\n\\nEmail us at culturefest@slate.com.\\n\\nEndorsements\\n\\nDana: Natalie Walker is a wonderful actress, singer, and performer. My Christmas gift to you is to send you down a rabbit hole of her work, and I suggest that you start with her performance of the song Cabaret. She was in Matt Rogers\\u2019 special but not singing or performing cabaret.\\xa0\\n(Also, listeners can learn about Dana\'s weeklong series in Berkeley here: https://bampfa.org/program/camera-man-buster-keaton.)\\n\\nJulia: About 10 years ago on the show I described my favorite childhood picture book which was long out of print. Well now for some reason the book is being republished in a new edition in the U.S. and Australia. The book is Need a House? Call Miss Mouse! and it is written by George Mendoza and illustrated by Susan Smith.\\xa0I am so glad this book is going to be available.\\xa0\\n\\nSteve: This is one of the weirder endorsements I think I\\u2019ve ever dropped. I\\u2019m endorsing Lana Del Rey. She joins a list of artists who manage to get deep, deep, deep into the weird shallows of the American character. I think there\\u2019s something special happening in her music.\\xa0\\n\\nPodcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.\\n\\nOutro music is "What Do You Want From Me" by OTE.\\n\\nIf you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows. You\\u2019ll also be supporting the work we do here on the Culture Gabfest. Sign up now at Slate.com/cultureplus to help support our work.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'