Culture Gabfest - Party Down Parties Again

This week, Dana, Julia, and Stephen begin by talking about the return of the Starz comedy Party Down. Then they discuss Andrea Riseborough’s Oscar-nominated performance in To Leslie. Finally, NPR’s Aisha Harris joins to chat about the newest entries to the Black Film Canon; a collaboration between Slate and NPR. In Slate Plus, the panel talks about the controversial changes to Roald Dahl’s books. Email us at [email protected]: Dana: Nathan Hiller’s article ‘The End of the English Major’ in The New Yorker.Julia: Art But Make It Sports on InstagramStephen: ‘Are You Sure’ by Willie Nelson from The Demos Project: Volume OnePodcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.Outro music: "Backwards" by Staffan Carlen.If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows. You’ll also be supporting the work we do here on the Culture Gabfest. Sign up now at Slate.com/cultureplus to help support our work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.