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episode notes
Julia Turner is replaced on this week's show by Jamelle Bouie, opinion columnist for The New York Times. The hosts begin with a trip to Ennis, a fictional town in the heart of Alaska. true detective night land, reviews the fourth installment of the HBO Max anthology series. New showrunner Issa Lopez takes the helm, bringing a much-needed fresh take on Lovecraft's works. true detective It will be shown in this format, with the two main characters of the series played by Jodie Foster and Kali Reis.Then the three dissect originan ambitious feature film based on the nonfiction book directed by Ava DuVernay. Caste: the origins of our discontent Written by American journalist Isabel Wilkerson. In the film, we accompany Wilkerson (played by Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor) as he develops a theory of racially formalized subordination in America through the lens of the caste system. Finally, Pitchfork, a rock star's digital paradise and essential music review site, announced it would lay off most of its senior staff and merge with fellow Condé Nast publication GQ. What does that mean for Pitchfork and the future of music criticism? Slate music critic Carl Wilson also joins the discussion.
We celebrate our 25th anniversary with an exclusive Slate Plus segment. the sopranosthe panel will discuss what it means for the stories of Tony, Dr. Melfi, Carmella and more to reach a quarter century, along with the series' amazing legacy.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Ending song: Origo “Ruins”
Recommendations:
Husband: Blood in the Machine: The origins of the rebellion against Big Tech A nonfiction book by Brian Merchant about “the largely forgotten class struggle that led to the collapse of 19th-century Britain.”
Jamel: G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Centurya biography of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover by historian Beverly Gage.
Steve: 2 reviews of Elon MuskSpaceX/Tesla CEO biography by Walter Isaacson: “Ultra Hardcore'' by Ben Tarnoff for the New York Review, “Very Ordinary Men'' by Sam Criss for The Point.
Podcast produced by Cameron Drews. Produced by Cat Hong.
