Culture Gabfest: Meghan Markle Sprinkles Potpourri on You

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🗓️ 12 March 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

On this week’s show, we throw a flower-sprinkled dinner party for a space clone (personal beehive not included). Slate culture staff writer Nadira Goffe sits in for Dana, and the hosts discuss the new Bong Joon Ho film Mickey 17, followed by Meghan Markle's uncanny homemaking show With Love, Meghan on Netflix. Finally, we invite Slate writer Dan Kois to discuss his new cover story “How Giant White Houses Took Over America.” Endorsements: Julia: The Slate article “Cracking the Code” by Henry Grabar Steve: The New York Review essay “Angles of Approach” by Sally Rooney Nadira: Kelela’s album In The Blue Light Podcast production and research by Vic Whitley-Berry. Email us at [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:40.2	Hey there.
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0:42.2	And Kate Lindsay from I-C-Y-M-I.
0:44.8	Slate's podcast about internet culture.
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1:10.2	Okay. Hello and welcome to the Slate Culture Gab Fest, Megan Markle sprinkles
1:26.0	potpourri on you edition.
1:28.6	It's Wednesday, March 12th, 2025, and on today's show, we're talking about Mickey 17,
1:34.3	the new space satire from director Bong Joon Ho, which stars Robert Pattinson as a downtrodden
1:39.8	member of an interstellar underclass. Then, with love, Megan is the latest media venture from Megan Sussex,
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