Culture Gabfest: What's Love Got to Do With It?

Published: April 7, 2021, 9 a.m.

This week Steve and Dana are joined by Slate senior editor Allegra Frank. First the hosts discuss the Oscar contender Judas and the Black Messiah and the performances of its two stars, Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield. Then pop critic and UVA professor Jack Hamilton joins the show to offer his thoughts on Tina, the new documentary about the life of rock n' roll icon Tina Turner. After that, the hosts talk to Slate writer Rebecca Onion about her re-examination of The Beauty Myth, a modern feminist classic with an increasingly controversial author.\nIn the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Steve, Dana, and Allegra talk about being evangelists for the art they like and discuss whether pushing your cultural taste on other people is a good or bad practice.\nOutro music: "Death Dance" by Luftmensch\nPodcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen.\nEmail the hosts at\xa0culturefest@slate.com\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