{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69612bcd1f21449d6dec2ccb/69612c0bb2f9591842511a80?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Silicon Valley Pricks","description":"<p>This week, the panel begins by hashing out Hulu’s new Silicon Valley miniseries <em>The Dropout</em>. Then, the panel breaks down Pedro Almodóvar’s recent film <a href=\"https://www.yearendlists.com/2021/dana-stevens-the-10-best-movies-of-2021\"><em>Parallel Mothers</em></a><em>. </em>Finally, the panel is joined by author and Slate writer Dan Kois to rant about the <a href=\"https://slate.com/business/2022/02/suvs-pickups-heavy-huge-deadly-dont-buy-em.html\">growing dangers of pickup trucks</a>.</p><p>In Slate Plus, the panel answers the classic celebrity hall pass question.</p><p>Email us at <a href=\"mailto:culturefest@slate.com\">culturefest@slate.com</a>.</p><p><strong>Endorsements</strong></p><p><strong>Dana:</strong> The website <a href=\"https://www.timemaps.com/\">Timemaps.com</a>, where you can view maps of the world over time and focus on specific places to get historical summaries.</p><p><strong>Julia: </strong>The instagram account <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thesussmans/?hl=en\">@TheSussmans</a>, which posts consistently funny hospitality industry memes.</p><p><strong>Steve:</strong> The most recent long read from Oliver Bullough for The Guardian, “<a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/mar/08/gas-powered-kingmaker-uk-welcomed-putin-dmitry-firtash-ukraine\">Gas-powered kingmaker: how the UK welcomed Putin’s man in Ukraine</a>,” which provides insight into the deeper motivations behind the Russia-Ukraine conflict.</p><p>Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira Goffe.</p><p>Outro music is \"Ruins\" by Origo.</p><p>Slate Plus members get ad-free podcasts, a bonus segment in each episode of the Culture Gabfest, full access to Slate's journalism on Slate.com, and more. Sign up now at slate.com/cultureplus.</p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}