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 i...
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On the show
- Nadira Goffe4 eps
- Dan Kois3 eps
- Isaac Butler3 eps
Also: June Thomas, Caity Weaver, Richard Lawson, Imogen West-Knights, Rebecca Onion, Carl Wilson, Leon Neyfakh, Sam Adams, Laura Miller, Jamelle Bouie, Wesley Morris, Chris Molanphy
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Total monthly reach
Based on 1 signal.
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By chart position
- 🇺🇸United States · Entertainment NewsHOME#8721K to 114K
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom · Entertainment News#337.6K to 40K
- 🇰🇷South Korea · Entertainment News#147.1K to 38K
- 🇨🇦Canada · Entertainment News#741.3K to 6.9K
- 🇹🇷TR · Entertainment News#38891 to 4.7K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
42K to 220K🎙 Monthly cadence·933 episodes·Last published 2mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
46K to 244K🇺🇸52%🇬🇧18%🇰🇷17%+7 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
18K to 98K
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* Data sourced directly from platform APIs and aggregated hourly across all major podcast directories.
| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/21/26 | Los Angeles newspodcast announcement+3 | — | L.A. Material | Los Angeles | L.A. WorldJulia Turner+3 | — | 23m 58s | ||
| 7/1/26 | farewell episodecultural reflection+4 | June Thomas | Slate PlusDrafting the Past+2 | — | Culture GabfestJuno+7 | — | 1h 37m 03s | ||
| 6/24/26 | Toy Story 5indie comedy+3 | Dan KoisWesley Morris | Dropout TVThe New York Times+3 | — | Toy Story 5Pixar+5 | — | 1h 20m 49s | ||
| 6/17/26 | filmculture+4 | Isaac ButlerChris Molanphy | The Perfect Moment: God, Sex, Art, and the Birth of America's Culture Wars | — | Steven SpielbergDisclosure Day+4 | — | 1h 27m 11s | ||
| 6/10/26 | Taylor SwiftMasters of the Universe+4 | Nadira GoffeJamelle Bouie | Hampshire CollegeMasters of the Universe+3 | — | Taylor SwiftMasters of the Universe+4 | — | 1h 22m 51s | ||
| 6/3/26 | BackroomsOnlyFans+4 | Leon Neyfakh | Happy TodayA24+5 | — | BackroomsOnlyFans+6 | — | 1h 14m 40s | ||
| 5/27/26 | film analysisreality TV+3 | — | The Artificial Language MovementFamesick+6 | — | Boots RileyI Love Boosters+6 | — | 58m 37s | ||
| 5/20/26 | romantic relationshipsindie horror+4 | Isaac ButlerSam Adams+1 | ObsessionMake Believe: On Telling Stories to Children+4 | Widow’s Bay | Obsessionindie horror+6 | — | 55m 22s | ||
| 5/13/26 | movie reviewTV adaptation+3 | Laura Miller | New York TimesSheep Detectives+7 | — | Sheep DetectivesLord of Flies+3 | — | 59m 10s | ||
| 5/6/26 | The Devil Wears PradaBEEF+4 | Rebecca OnionCarl Wilson | New York TimesThe Devil Wears Prada 2+2 | — | The Devil Wears Prada 2BEEF+5 | — | 57m 52s | ||
| 4/29/26 | Michael Jackson legacybiopic discussion+3 | — | T MagazineMichael+6 | — | Michael Jacksonbiopic+6 | — | 58m 22s | ||
| 4/22/26 | MotherhoodFilm+4 | Caity Weaver | The Improvised Shakespeare CompanyThe Atlantic+9 | — | Mother MaryMargo’s Got Money Troubles+3 | — | 1h 02m 03s | ||
| 4/17/26 | comedycultural icons+4 | — | Big LivesBBC+3 | — | Richard Pryorcomedy+5 | — | 43m 43s | ||
| 4/15/26 | filmcomedy series+4 | Dan Kois | New York Review of BooksWFUV+5 | — | The ChristophersThe Miniature Wife+5 | — | 57m 41s | ||
| 4/8/26 | film analysisrom-com+3 | — | The DramaThe Madison+3 | — | The DramaThe Madison+7 | — | 1h 02m 07s | ||
| 4/1/26 | comedytelevision+3 | Nadira GoffeRichard Lawson | Jury Duty Presents: Company RetreatBait+7 | — | James Bondcomedy+3 | — | 53m 03s | ||
| 3/27/26 | film analysisculture+3 | Nadira Goffe | Spirited Away | Japan | Spirited AwayHayao Miyazaki+4 | — | 29m 05s | ||
| 3/25/26 | sci-fifilm+3 | Dan KoisImogen West-Knights | L.A. MaterialSNL UK+4 | — | Ryan GoslingProject Hail Mary+3 | — | 1h 00m 50s | ||
| 3/24/26 | moneydating+4 | Nadira Goffe | MaterialistsSpirited Away | — | moneydating+6 | — | 27m 04s | ||
| 3/20/26 | financefilm analysis+3 | — | Slate MoneySlate+4 | — | Margin Callfinance+6 | — | 27m 47s | ||
| 3/18/26 | PixarHBO series+3 | Isaac Butler | The Perfect Moment: God, Sex, Art, and the Birth of America's Culture WarsDTF St. Louis+2 | — | PixarDTF St. Louis+3 | — | 1h 02m 53s |
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Chart history for Culture Gabfest
Peaked at #14 in South Korea, currently #14 in South Korea.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #33 | #33 | — |
| TR | — | #38 | #38 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #50 | #50 | — |
| Canada | — | #74 | #74 | — |
| Finland | — | #84 | #84 | — |
| PE | — | #84 | #84 | — |
| Italy | — | #86 | #86 | — |
| United States | — | #87 | #87 | — |
| Sweden | — | #100 | #100 | — |
| ID | — | #102 | #102 | — |
| SG | — | #104 | #104 | — |
| PL | — | #107 | #107 | — |
| SA | — | #107 | #107 | — |
| HK | — | #110 | #110 | — |
| MY | — | #126 | #126 | — |
| CZ | — | #129 | #129 | — |
| Norway | — | #130 | #130 | — |
| Ireland | — | #140 | #140 | — |
| Germany | — | #148 | #148 | — |
Chart Positions
29 placements across 29 markets.
Chart Positions
29 placements across 29 markets.