For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss consuming escapist vs. difficult art and the turmoil of modern marriage through The Drama and Beef Season 2.

Netflix on YouTube: BEEF: Season 2 | Official Trailer | Netflix (video 1:40 long)

A24 on YouTube: The Drama | Official Trailer HD | A24 (video 2:16 long)

Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexandra Schwartz for Critics at Large (a podcast from The New Yorker): “Beef,” “The Drama,” and the New Marriage Plot

Inga Parkel for the Independent: In Beef season 2, one couple screams, the other stays silent — both are in trouble

Anna Martin for The New York Times: Modern Love: Zendaya and Robert Pattinson on Marriage and Secrets

Tammy LaGorce for The New York Times: Why Marriage, for So Many, Is Less Appealing Than Ever

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Podcast production by Nina Porzucki

Research by Emily Ditto

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Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz

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