# Ryan Gosling’s Pet Rock Edition

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Podcast: [Culture Gabfest](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-gabfest-830145)
Published: 2026-03-25T07:05:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/culture-gabfest/episodes/ryan-goslings-pet-rock-edition
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Duration seconds: 3650

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This week, Dana, Julia (fresh from the launch of her new media venture L.A. Material ), and guest host Dan Kois set their gaze to the heavens with a discussion of the lost-in-space adventure yarn Project Hail Mary. Based on the book by Andy Weir and directed by genre movie savants Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the sci-fi blockbuster stars Ryan Gosling and a big rock creature puppet. Next, they hop across the pond for the launch of SNL UK , the British revamp of the venerable American comedy institution. Slate UK contributor and author of Deep Down , Imogen West-Knights joins to share her two pence on the show’s local reception. Finally, the panel turns to Dan Kois’s epic, 8,500 word Slate essay on… bar soap . His opus—or “soapus," if you will— makes a persuasive case for why bar soap is a superior form of foam. In an exclusive Slate Plus bonus segment, the gang gets into a listener question about analog media. Endorsements Julia: In addition to subscribing to L.A. Material , the great American junk food that is the corndog—the vibes and graphic design of Hot Dog on a Stick at the Santa Monica Pier are swell but seeking listener recommendations for the very best place to get a corndog. Dan: For some '"higher gossip " and a bit of 1800s history, the book Parallel Lives: Five Victorian Marriages by Phyllis Rose. Dana : The work of voice actor Ray Porter in the audiobook of Project Hail Mary and the interview Porter gives on the book podcast Off the Shelf . -- Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com .  Podcast production by Benjamin Frisch. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch. Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? If you subscribed through Slate.com, check out our FAQ at slate.com/podcastfaqs for easy instructions. Members subscribed via Apple Podcasts g…

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