Culture Gabfest: Pongs of the Past

Published: Dec. 23, 2020, 10 a.m.

b'This week Stephen and Dana are joined by Slate editor and writer Dan Kois. First, they discuss the new Steven Soderbergh movie Let Them All Talk, starring\\xa0Meryl Streep, Dianne Wiest, and Candice Bergen. Then they talk to Slate TV critic Willa Paskin about the trends in TV this year and why "popular" TV isn\'t always "good" TV. After that, the hosts talk about a new project in the UK that aims to revive smells from the past.\\nIn Slate Plus, the hosts debate whether the labels "movie" and "TV show" have lost some of their meaning in the age of streaming.\\nPodcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.\\nOutro Music: "If Only I Was a Poet" by Staffan Carlen\\nSlate Plus members get a bonus segment in each episode of the Culture Gabfest and access to exclusive\\xa0shows\\xa0like Dana Stevens\\u2019 classic movies podcast Flashback.\\xa0Sign up now\\xa0to listen and support our work.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'