Culture Gabfest: We're All Going to F---ing Die
This week, author and co-host of Slate\u2019s Working podcast, Isaac Butler fills in for Steve (pre-order Isaac's book!). First, the panel debates the merits of Adam McKay\u2019s star-studded cautionary tale Don\u2019t Look Up. Then, the panel is joined by film historian and journalist Mark Harris to outline the debt we owe to the late Sidney Poitier\u2014a legend whom he speaks about in his book Pictures at a Revolution. Finally, the panel is joined by author and staff writer for the New Yorker, Kathryn Schulz, to discuss her new memoir Lost & Found.\nIn Slate Plus, the panel lists some reboots and remakes that they actually would like to see.\nEmail us at culturefest@slate.com.\nEndorsements\nDana: David Ehrlich\u2019s, chief film critic for Indiewire, video montage countdown of the best films of 2021, an annual tradition he\u2019s been doing for several years.\nJulia: The LEGO set \u201cFlower Bouquet\u201d (set #10280) which ingeniously replicates a bouquet using some creative LEGO pieces.\nIsaac: The novel I Am Not Sidney Poitier by Percival Everett.\nPre-order Dana\u2019s book and buy a ticket to Dana and Isaac\u2019s book event at The Strand (hosted by our very own Stephen Metcalf)!\nPodcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.\nOutro music "I Want a Change" by The Big Let Down\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