Culture Gabfest: Lava, Thunder, and Screaming Goats

Published: July 13, 2022, 7 a.m.

This week, New York Times columnist and Slate graduate Jamelle Bouie fills in for Julia as the panel begins by taking on Thor: Love and Thunder with staff writer at The Atlantic and co-host of the podcast Blank Check, David Sims. Then, the panel feels the heat with the new documentary Fire of Love. Finally, the panel ranks their favorite content streaming services.\nIn Slate Plus, the panel discusses movie cliches they\u2019d rather do without.\nEmail us at culturefest@slate.com.\nEndorsements\nDana: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the new-ish series on Paramount+.\nJamelle: A re-watch of Universal Soldier, and then: Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning.\nSteve: \u201cOpus 40,\u201d an art installation built out of the earth in the Catskills.\nPodcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.\nOutro music is "Death Dance" by Luftmensch"Death Dance" by Luftmensch.\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