This week Dana is joined by Slate senior editor Sam Adams and Vulture critic Kathryn VanArendonk. First, the panel discusses the HBO mini-series Mare of Easttown. Next, they talk about Bo Burnham’s Netflix special Inside. Finally, Dana and Sam dive into the recent Amazon-MGM deal.
In Slate Plus, the panel talks spoilers galore about Mare of Easttown.
Email us at culturefest@slate.com.
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Rachael Allen. 
Outro Music: "On the Keys of Steel" by Dusty Decks
Endorsements
Dana: MGM: Hollywood’s Greatest Backlot
Sam: Lucy Dacus’s song “VBS” from her upcoming album Home Video
Further Reading
“Mare of Easttown’s Creator on Its Final Shocking Twist” by Sam Adams for Slate
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