Slate Daily Feed

This week, Dana and Julia hold down the fort in Steve’s absence while Slate’s book critic, Laura Miller, fills in as a third host. First, the panel breaks down the Neil Gaiman adaptation that no one thought would happen, The Sandman. Then, the panel discusses the new installment in the Predator franchise: Prey. Finally, supplemented by Laura’s great piece on the author, the panel attempts to answer: Who is Colleen Hoover?In Slate Plus, the panel discusses pairs of notable people that they’d like to see in conversation with one another.Email us at culturefest@slate.com.EndorsementsDana: Pulling a Julia with a food endorsement: Off-Script’s Samin-Nosrat-inspired thyme pistachio pesto.Julia: More Summer Strut afterglow: “I Wish That I Could See You Soon” by Herman Dune.Laura: The New Zealand comedy series, Wellington Paranormal, which is a spin-off of the original What We Do in the Shadows film. Specifically: season 4 episode 3, “The Coolening.”Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Nadira