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Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - Would You Die To Stop ICE?
The Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire went viral for telling clergy to have their affairs in order as they prepare to defend the most vulnerable, at a prayer…
Slate Daily FeedSlow Burn - Decoder Rings Back | Why the Mona Lisa?
We are really lucky to get lots of listener suggestions for the show, more good questions than we can possibly answer in a mailbag episode once or twice a…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - Should Congress Defund ICE?
Rep. Adam Smith is the ranking member of the House committee that’s supposed to have oversight on the Department of Defense—yes, that’s what he still calls it…
Slate Daily FeedCulture Gabfest - Sydney Sweeney’s Box Office Triumph Edition
Podcasting is a privilege as Steve is joined by Dan Kois and Rebecca Onion to unpack and cackle at the domestic thriller schlockfest The Housemaid. Sydney…
Slate Daily FeedDecoder Ring - Decoder Rings Back | Why the Mona Lisa?
We are really lucky to get lots of listener suggestions for the show, more good questions than we can possibly answer in a mailbag episode once or twice a…
Slate Daily FeedICYMI - Get In Loser, We’re Friction-Maxxing
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Kathryn Jezer-Morton, writer of The Cut column Brooding, and author of the viral article, In 2026, We Are…
Slate Daily FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Why Autopsies Are in Decline and Why it Matters
In the 1950s, about 50% of patients who died in a hospital in the U.S. received an autopsy. Today, that figure is in the single digits, which is a big loss…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - The Case for a Blue Wave
Midterm elections are typically bad for the president’s party. Given how Trump’s second term is going, do the Democrats have a chance to do something historic?…
Slate Daily FeedHang Up and Listen - The Wildest Wild-card Weekend
Hosts Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh unpack a thrilling wild-card round of the NFL playoffs. Lindsay’s Panthers are out, John Harbaugh has…
Slate Daily FeedCare and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - Actually Helpful Parenting Advice
On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are digging into parenting styles. The new book on the block is Lighthouse Parenting: Raising…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - Emperor Trump Wants Greenland
Is Trump genuinely interested in expanding America’s borders or is this all just to further their mission of “looking tough online”? For the people surprised…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - How Grok Filled X With Deepfake Porn
To kick off the new year, users on X have been asking Grok to nudify people - and kids - at an astonishing rate. And X leadership is egging them on. Guest…
Slate Daily FeedAmicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Renee Good and Trump’s Age of Immunity
You saw it. We all saw it. We all saw what happened in Minneapolis when an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good for the crime of being in her car. This week on…
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ICYMI - Meta Glasses Are Making Us Nervous
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by internet culture writer Christianna Silva, who recently covered the TikTok Awards while wearing America’s…
Slate Daily FeedSlate Money - Trump Is Stuck in the '80s
This week: The Trump administration kidnapped the president of Venezuela. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, Emily Peck, and guest Lizzie O'Leary, host of What…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Betting on Venezuela
While the U.S. was busy capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, someone online was busy placing bets on prediction markets on the ouster. And these…
Slate Daily FeedPolitical Gabfest - Seize and Sell
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss what the so-called “Donroe Doctrine” means for international order after the US military…
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Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - New Year's Resolutions are Trash. We Made Some Anyway.
On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are talking New Years Resolutions. Do they kinda suck? Maybe! But the ‘Rents are sharing their…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - Everyone Saw ICE Kill Renee Good
After the Trump administration launched a massive Immigrations and Customs Enforcement operation in Minnesota, protesters gathered to defend immigrant…
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Culture Gabfest - The Timothée Chalamet vs. the Blue Aliens Edition
This week, Julia and Steve welcome guest host Sam Adams to deconstruct the aggravating, yet strangely charming, table tennis phenom on the make that is Marty…
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ICYMI - The Great Meme Reset of 2026
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by meme historian Aidan Walker to discuss “the great meme reset.” Internet users, exhausted by social media…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - The Scandal That Took Down Tim Walz
How a mixture of real investigations, wild allegations, evidence of actual fraud, and the right-wing echo chamber ended Tim Walz’s governor campaign in…
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Death, Sex & Money - Stories About Death, Sex and Money to Start the New Year
Anna hosted Selected Shorts, an evening where professional actors read short stories in front of a live studio audience at Symphony Space in New York. The…
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Slate Money - Money Talks: Barbie’s Dirty Laundry
In this Money Talks: Journalist and author Tarpley Hitt joins Emily Peck to discuss her new book Barbieland: The Unauthorized History which reveals the shady…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - The Jan 6ers: Where Are They Now?
The investigation into the 2021 attack on the Capitol was the largest in FBI history. Then Trump came back into office—and started undoing it. Guest: Ryan…
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Hang Up and Listen - Kansas Bends the Knee for the NFL
Hosts Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh are joined J.C. Bradbury, professor and author of the forthcoming book This One Will Be Different: False…
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Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - The Best of Our Slate Plus Bonus Episodes (For Freeeeeeeee!)
On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are going into the vault. In a very special episode, we’re sharing some of our favorite Slate…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - Don’t Call It a Regime Change
The Trump administration has a handful of answers to the question “Why did the United States pluck Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela?”—it was for narcoterrorism…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Are We Over the Moon?
The Trump administration wants NASA to land astronauts on the moon by 2027. They also want them to do it with their budget slashed, a leadership carousel and…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Fast Track To Autocracy
In a special new year retrospective, Amicus host Dahlia Lithwick revisits an important episode from early 2025. Back at the beginning of February, Kim Lane…
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ICYMI - Twitter Is Dead (Really, We Mean It)
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by The Atlantic staff writer and host of the Galaxy Brain podcast, Charlie Warzel. Charlie has been following…
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Slate Money - Schrödinger’s Equities
This week: 2025 ended on high for the US stock market but no one seems too pleased with its performance. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck, unpack…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - Bonus: What It’s Going to Take
Host Mary Harris appeared on stage a few weeks back to speak in response to a night of “Resistance Theater,” considering how she, as a journalist, is preparing…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - 2025: Dystopian Tech of the Year
Artificial intelligence boosters spent the year wedging the tech into our lives – whether we wanted it or not. But one new product brought A.I. from every app…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - 2025: The Music of the Year
2025 might not have been a great year —but the music sure was stellar. Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole…
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Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - ENCORE! Managing Screen Time Without Losing Your Mind
The hosts are on vacation this week! So we're taking you back in time with one of our favorite episodes of the year. Elizabeth and Zak talk with Ash Brandin…
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Political Gabfest - Greatest Hits
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz revisit several favorite segments from Gabfests past to celebrate their 20th anniversary: the…
Slate Daily FeedDecoder Ring - A New Year’s Message from Willa
We can’t make this show without you, our listeners. Today, you can help support Decoder Ring – and get a really good deal. To join Slate Plus for just…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - 2025: The Advice of the Year
With rising authoritarianism, terrifying speech crackdowns, and violence in the streets, this year we found ourselves turning to our friends over at How To for…
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Culture Gabfest - The 2025 Call-In Spectacular Edition
In the waning moments of 2025, Julia, Dana, and Steve say goodbye to the year that was with a beloved annual end-of-year tradition… our listener call-in show!…
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Death, Sex & Money - The Family Drama of Inheritance
Your stories about inheritance: Gwynn wrestles with her mother's will that would cut out her sister; Trevor inherited money from his father and questions about…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - 2025: The Movie(s) of the Year
If you were to sum up 2025 in a film, which would you pick? The question that nearly wrecked the brain of Slate’s chief movie critic. Guest: Dana Stevens…
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Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - What We Learned From Our Biggest Parenting Triumphs and Fails
On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are looking back on 2025, but keeping an eye on 2026. They discuss their biggest parenting fails…
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Hang Up and Listen - Prediction Season
Hosts Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh look into their crystal balls and tell us what to look out for in the sports world of the future! Will we…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - 2025: The Game of the Year
Canada and the United States usually have a pretty good-natured sports rivalry—but from hockey to baseball, that was not the case in 2025. Guest: Alex…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - 2025: The Meme of the Year
With so much online content, it can be hard for a meme to stay in the collective consciousness for more than a few days. But one meme this year managed to…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - What We Got Wrong About SCOTUS in 2025
Over the past calendar year, the Supreme Court’s center has shifted to the right and then more to the right, and the justices’ decisions have time and again…
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ICYMI - Our Year of Brain Rot and Tech Dystopia
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by internet culture writer Kat Tenbarge to break down the most important internet moments of 2025. But not just…
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Slate Money - 2025 Hot Takes
This week: We’re celebrating a year full of hot takes! Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck, debate and rate the hottest takes they’ve heard this…
Slate Daily FeedHit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - The Bridge: Slate’s Music Club 2025
The Slate Music Club returns, in this special year-end edition of Hit Parade’s The Bridge! Host Chris Molanphy joins New York Times pop music critic Lindsay…
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Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Hooked to the Silver Screen Edition Part 2
If you need confirmation of Hollywood’s vast influence on mass culture, look no further than the pop charts. From the 1937 classic Snow White and the Seven…
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Political Gabfest - 2025 Conundrums!
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, David Plotz, and special guest Stephen Colbert answer listeners’ conundrums of all kinds: the meaningful, the…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Is the A.I. Bubble Bursting? | 2025 in Review
All this week, What Next and What Next: TBD are re-airing some of our favorite conversations from throughout the year and checking back with the people in…
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Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - From What Next: What Kids Aren’t Learning About US History
The hosts are on vacation this week! But we’ve got an episode from What Next for you that we think you’ll love. Conservatives have long complained that…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - A Rabbi’s Plea for Peace | 2025 in Review
All this week, What Next and What Next: TBD are re-airing some of our favorite conversations from throughout the year and checking back with the people in…
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Culture Gabfest - We Found Our Archives: The Abstract Noun Edition
After thinking it was lost to the sands of internet time, our team uncovered a 2013 gem from the archives. In the “The Abstract Noun Edition,” your favorite…
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ICYMI - Encore: Jubilee Is Making Debating Worse
On today’s encore episode, hosts Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are joined by Slate staff writer Aymann Ismail to discuss the controversial YouTube channel…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - Gutting Our National Parks | 2025 in Review
All this week, What Next and What Next: TBD are re-airing some of our favorite conversations from throughout the year and checking back with the people in…
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Death, Sex & Money - The Chaste Sexiness and Fantasy of Hallmark Holiday Rom-Coms
When screenwriter Russell Hainline first moved to L.A., his goal was to write high-budget monster movies and thrillers. Then one day, he was prompted to write…
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Slate Money - Money Talks: Altruism After USAID
In this Money Talks: Planet Money’s Mary Childs joins Felix Salmon to share what she learned reporting on how private philanthropy is trying to cope with the…