Culture Gabfest: The Mario Movie's Star Power
This week, host Julia Tuner is joined by guest-hosts Jamelle Bouie and Nadira Goffe. In the first segment, they discuss The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which currently tops the box office and stars Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, and numerous other big stars. After that, the panel talks about Chimp Empire, a new Netflix nature series narrated by Mahershala Ali. Then they wrap things up with a conversation about A.I. music and the song Heart on My Sleeve, which sounds like a collaboration between Drake and The Weekend, but\u2026isn\u2019t.\xa0\n\nEndorsements\nJamelle Bouie: The 1971 film Carnal Knowledge, directed by Mike Nichols.\xa0\nNadira Goffe: Ackee and saltfish, a delicious Jamaican breakfast.\nJulia Turner: The 2011 documentary Sing Your Song about Harry Belafonte.\xa0\n\nQuestions? Comments? Email us at culturefest@slate.com\xa0\n\nProduction assistance by Yesica Balderama. Production by Cameron Drews.\xa0\n\nOutro music: \u201cWhat We Didn't Do\u201d by Particle House.\n\n__\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 at slate.com/cultureplus.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices