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On this week\u2019s show, Dana and Stephen are joined by Supreme Friend of the Podcast (SFOP) Isaac Butler, author of The Method:\u200c How the Twentieth Century Learned to\u200c Act. The trio first explores The Wild Robot, DreamWork Animation\u2019s handcrafted, lovingly made film that\u2019s the surprise of the year. Lupita Nyong\u2019o voices ROZ, an old-fashioned robot powered by supremely advanced A.I. who must learn about and adapt to her new wild surroundings.\nThen, they dissect Nobody Wants This, a new Netflix series starring Kristen Bell (who plays a sex podcaster) and Adam Brody as a hot rabbi. Although there are obvious charms, the show\u2019s \u201cwill they, won\u2019t they\u201d rom-com beats can often feel, at best, gratingly familiar, and at worst, bizarre and unthoughtful, particularly in its portrayal of Jewish women.\xa0\nFinally, the Criterion Collection, is \u201ca catalog so synonymous with cinematic achievement that it has come to function as a kind of film Hall of Fame,\u201d writes Joshua Hunt for The New York Times. The panel dives into the wonderful world of \u2018Closet Picks,\u2019 a viral video format in which celebrities and movie buffs head into the Criterion Collection stockroom and pluck high-quality DVDs and Blu-rays off its shelves while explaining their personal significance.\xa0\nAlso mentioned in this episode:\u200c\n\n\u201cThe Wild Robot Has an Intelligence That\u2019s Anything But Artificial\u201d by Dana Stevens for Slate.\n\n\u201c\u2018Nobody Wants This\u2019 Pits Jewish Women Against \u2018Shiksas.\u2019 Nobody Wins.\u201d By Jessica Grose for The New York Times.\n\n\nIn the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel extols the joys of being on the ground. Inspired by Chris Black\u2019s column for GQ, \u201cHow I Learned to Love a Layover,\u201d the trio discusses how they spend their time in airports.\xa0\nEmail us at culturefest@slate.com.\xa0\nEndorsements:\nDana:\u200c \u201cAbbas Kiarostami\u2019s Childhood Films,\u201d\u200c a collection of 17 films by the renowned Iranian filmmaker made about or for children.\nIsaac:\u200c The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, directed by Isao Takahata.\nStephen:\u200c \u201cThe Song That Connects Jackson Browne, Nico and Margot Tenenbaum\u201d\u200c by Bob Mehr for The New York Times.\nPodcast production by Jared Downing. Production assistance by Kat Hong.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices