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b'On this week\\u2019s show, the hosts begin by discussing Challengers, Luca Guadagnino\\u2019s sexy tennis flick in which Zendaya stars as Tashi Duncan, the muse and lover of two male players, Art (Mike Faist) and Patrick (Josh O\\u2019Connor). It\\u2019s a smart but silly movie, one that paints a beautifully nested portrait of friendship and rivalry, and explores the complexities of desire. Then, the three dissect Baby Reindeer, an incredibly constructed and emotionally intense psychodrama\\u2013and a true-ish tale\\u2013by creator and star Richard Gadd. The seven-part series is currently dominating Netflix and explores themes including masculinity, sexuality, and abuse. Finally, what is a magazine now? The hosts consider this question, inspired by Jessica Testa\\u2019s article for The New York Times profiling Highsnobiety, a store-website-production agency-clothing line hybrid that recently won a National Magazine Award for general excellence, the publication\\u2019s first nomination and win at the \\u201cOscars of the magazine world.\\u201d\\xa0\\nIn the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel jumps into a classic spoiler special and discusses the final scene of Challengers.\\xa0\\nEmail us at culturefest@slate.com.\\xa0\\nOutro music: "The Red Light Special" by Matt Large\\nEndorsements:\\nDana: A piece of Britain everyone can access: Mr Bates vs The Post Office on Hulu.\\xa0\\nJulia: Samin Nosrat\\u2019s recipe for Clam Pasta, which can be found in her book, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat.\\xa0\\nSteve:\\xa0\\n\\u201cHow Penelope Fitzgerald became a late blooming novelist.\\u201d By Henry Oliver.\\xa0\\nHosts\\nDana Stephens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'