Culture Gabfest: Pregnancy and Prayer

Published: Sept. 16, 2020, 9 a.m.

b'On this week\\u2019s episode, Steve, Dana, and Julia are joined by Slate\\u2019s Aymann Ismail to discuss the Emmy-nominated series Ramy (check out Aymann\\u2019s story for Slate on Ramy Youssef here). Next, the panel talks with Glenn Whipp, an entertainment columnist for the LA Times, about the new inclusion requirements the Oscars recently announced. Finally, the panel dives in HBO Max\\u2019s movie Unpregnant.\\xa0\\nIn Slate Plus, the hosts open up about the first thing they\\u2019ll want to do in a post-pandemic world and what things, to their surprise, they will not want to return to doing.\\xa0\\nSlate Plus members get a bonus segment on the\\xa0Culture\\xa0Gabfest each episode, and access to exclusive\\xa0shows\\xa0like Dana Stevens\\u2019 classic movies podcast Flashback.\\xa0Sign up now\\xa0to listen and support our work.\\nEndorsements:\\nDana: \\u201cAquarium\\u201d from \\u201cCarnival of the Animals\\u201d by Camille Saint-Sa\\xebns (as heard in Days of Heaven)\\nJulia: R\\xf6sle Stainless Steel Mincing Garlic Press\\nSteve: Hilltown Hot Pies (\\u201cFeast your eyes!\\u201d)\\nPhoebe Bridgers\\u2019 cover of \\u201cTeenage Dirtbag\\u201d by Wheatus\\nPodcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.\\nOutro Music: Last Sunday by OTE\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'