Culture Gabfest
Hosted by Steve and Dana and Julia and DANA STEVENS and Nadira Goffe and STEVE METCALF · Slate Podcasts
4.5from 686 ratings
- 938
- Episodes
- 136
- Transcribed
- 686
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2008
- First episode
About Culture Gabfest
New York Times critic Dwight Garner says “The Slate Culture Gabfest is one of the highlights of my week.” The award-winning Culturefest features critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner debating the week in culture, from highbrow to pop. For more of Slate’s culture podcasts, check out the Slate Culture feed. Get more Culture Gabfest with Slate Plus! Join to unlock weekly bonus episodes—plus ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from our show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or visit slate.com/cultureplus to get access wherever you listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Slate Podcasts
- Category
- arts · news · tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 14 Feb 2008
- Latest episode
- 21 Aug 2026
Latest episodes
136 of 938 episodes have a transcript.
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Announcing: Julia's New Show!
Published 21 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
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- Julia Turner
- June Thomas
- Dan Kois
- Wesley Morris
- Isaac Butler
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 447 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 239 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100
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- 95
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 96
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Who hosts Culture Gabfest?
Steve and Dana and Julia and DANA STEVENS and Nadira Goffe and STEVE METCALF host the show. Published by Slate Podcasts.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes monthly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Culture Gabfest take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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