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Come as You Were Edition Mar 13, 2019

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Julia Turner, Dana Stevens, and Stephen Metcalf discuss the blockbusting Captain Marvel, Hulu's girl-puberty comedy Pen15, and the article Guilty with Seth Stevenson, about Seth coming to terms with being part of jury that convicted a man who didn't deserve it. In Slate Plus, Seth and the panel discuss their own personal experiences on a jury.

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Spoilers: Captain Marvel Mar 08, 2019

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Dana Stevens, Marissa Martinelli and Jonathan Fischer spoil the latest Marvel movie, Captain Marvel.

Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder

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Michael Jackson Edition Mar 06, 2019

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Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens break our usual format to do an in-depth discussion of the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland by director Dan Reed about two men allegedly abused by Michael Jackson. First the panel discuss the documentary, then are joined by Slate writer Christina Cauterucci to discuss how the film treats the victims for good and ill, and then discuss the future of Jackson's musical legacy with Slate music critic Carl Wilson.

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Hit Parade: The Bad Moon on the Rise Edition Feb 28, 2019

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In just a couple of years, Creedence Clearwater Revival generated one of the most amazing runs of hits in

American pop history: from “Proud Mary” to “Green River,” “Bad Moon Rising” to “Travelin’ Band.”

Reportedly, they even outsold the Beatles in America in 1969. But for all their success with those John

Fogerty–penned classics, CCR never held the No. 1 spot on the Hot 100. All of those hits were No. 2s: a

dubious Billboard chart record they hold to this day, for most No. 2s without a No. 1. True, it was the late ’60s,

and CCR had the bad luck to be competing with such chart titans as Paul Simon and Sly Stone…but

sometimes they were held back by No. 1 songs that are barely remembered today. In this episode of Hit

Parade, we break down the sequence of events that relegated CCR—a future first-ballot Rock and Roll Hall of

Fame band—to the charts’ permanent runner-up slot.

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Jason Momoa Scrunchie Edition Feb 27, 2019

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Julia Turner, Dana Stevens, and Stephen Metcalf discuss the Oscars ceremony and its various controversies, Comedy Central's new show The Other Two, and how letter boards took over Instagram and our visual culture.

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Decoder Ring: Baby Shark Feb 25, 2019

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Baby Shark is an megaviral YouTube video, an unstoppable earworm, a top 40 hit, a Eurodance smash, a decades old campfire song, and the center of an international copyright dispute. This month on Decoder Ring we explore the strange history and conflicted future of the song, what makes it so catchy, and how it came to be.

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Spoilers: Isn't It Romantic Feb 22, 2019

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In this week’s episode, Marissa Martinelli is joined by Slate culture intern Aja Hoggatt and Slate staff write Heather Schwedel to discuss Isn’t It Romantic. Was this movie even a parody? When did we first realize that that was not Chris Hemsworth? Is this going to be the new way of the rom-com? Listen to them discuss!

Podcast Production by Danielle Hewitt.

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As In Her Royal Highness Edition Feb 20, 2019

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Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and K. Austin Collins discuss the film Bohemian Rhapsody, the bonkers true crime documentary Abducted in Plain Sight, and the death of the Mars rover Opportunity.

To skip our spoiler segment on Abducted in Plain Sight, skip ahead to timecode 41:15.

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Spoilers: Russian Doll Feb 15, 2019

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In this week’s episode, Willa Paskin is joined by Dana Stevens and Rachel Syme to discuss the Netflix original series Russian Doll. What does this show have to say about New York City? Would the show still work without Natasha Lyonne? Will we watch the second season? Listen to them discuss!

Podcast production by Danielle Hewitt.

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Steampunk Deer Edition Feb 13, 2019

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Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and Stephen Metcalf discuss the film If Beale Street Could Talk, the TV phenomenon The Masked Singer with The Gist's Mike Pesca, and finally they deconstruct "The Stew"—the viral recipe that's seemingly everywhere.

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