Culture Gabfest: The Oscars Go Streaming

On this week’s show, we preview the Oscars and Trump’s demolition
throughout renowned institutions of art. Isaac Butler — author of
The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act and host of
the new Criterion Channel series, The Craft of Acting — sits in for
Stephen Metcalf. First, the hosts discuss I’m Still Here and the
continued addition of non-English speaking films getting some of
the biggest Oscar buzz. Then we tackle the latest Trump shakeups at
the National Endowment for the Arts and The Kennedy Center.
Finally, Dana and Julia sit down with the CEO of the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Bill Kramer. Endorsements: Dana:
The documentary Pictures of Ghosts (2023) Julia: Doppelganger: A
Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein, also discussed on
Culture Gabfest in September 2023 Isaac: The film Z (1969),
available on streaming Podcast production and research by Vic
Whitley-Berry. Email us at culturefest@slate.com. Learn more about
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