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Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Downsizing After Divorce
Jaimie Seaton got used to a lavish upper class lifestyle while married to her banker husband and living overseas. Then she got divorced, and her financial…
Slate Culture FeedICYMI - How AIM Changed the Internet 4ever
AOL Instant Messenger launched 25 years ago, but at the time nobody understood exactly how important it would be in shaping the way we all interact online. On…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - Crushing Responsibility
This week, the panel begins by pondering Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut, The Lost Daughter. Then, the panel gushes about the fresh workplace comedy…
Slate Culture FeedHang Up and Listen - Ja Morant’s Moment
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss the NFL’s Super Wild Card Weekend. Then they talk about the rise of the Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant…
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ICYMI - Why the Internet Is Abuzz About Yellowjackets
Yellowjackets is a new series on Showtime about a team of high school girls who, while on a flight to a soccer game, crash in the Canadian wilderness. It…
Slate Culture FeedHit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Rock ’n Soul, Part 1
Daryl Hall and John Oates: Their songs were earworms, their videos cheap and goofy. John Oates’s mustache and Daryl Hall’s mullet are relics of their time…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - A New Year's Pep Talk From Robin Arzón
The author and popular Peloton instructor tells me about running through trauma, changing careers, and how motherhood has changed how she values her time…
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ICYMI - Since When Is Everyone an Empath?
Empaths and the great book exchange pyramid scheme are filling up our feeds again. On the show today, Rachelle and Madison explain why every few months, posts…
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Culture Gabfest - We're All Going to F---ing Die
This week, author and co-host of Slate’s Working podcast, Isaac Butler fills in for Steve (pre-order Isaac's book!). First, the panel debates the merits of…
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Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - One Year: Hey Macarena!
Hey Hit Parade fans! Here's an episode from another show we think you’ll like. Slate's history podcast One Year introduces you to people and ideas that changed…
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Hang Up and Listen - Georgia Dethrones Bama
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss Georgia’s win over Alabama in the college football title game. Then they break down the wild ride that was…
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ICYMI - Why Everyone’s Talking About Elmo
Elmo has been filling up the TikTok and Twitter feeds these past few weeks with his unique pronunciations and feud with a pet rock. On today’s episode…
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ICYMI - Vax Daddy Is Feeling 2022
Huge Ma, founder of the website TurboVax, a.k.a. “Vax Daddy,” is running for office, and Taylor Swift has claimed 2022 as her own. On the show today, Madison…
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Culture Gabfest - Station 2022
This week, the panel begins by breaking down just what makes HBO’s pandemic series Station Eleven so successful with Slate’s senior managing producer of…
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Hang Up and Listen - Why Isn’t Becky Hammon an NBA Head Coach?
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss the College Football Playoff and bowl game opt-outs. ESPN’s Mechelle Voepel also joins for a conversation…
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ICYMI - Encore: You’re Using “Woke” Wrong
From “woke bae” to “woke-a-cola,” the word woke has taken the internet and mainstream media by storm. But how many people who use the word actually know what…
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Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Chestnut Roasters, Part 2
In part 2 of this holiday episode of Hit Parade, Chris Molanphy dives deep into radio, streaming and Billboard chart data of some your favorite holiday…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Why I Steal
"I want it, so I take it." A serial shoplifter explains why she steals, and how—and we hear about what's happened in her life since we first talked four years…
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ICYMI - Goodbye to All That 2021 Internet
It’s the final episode of the year, and a chance to look back at all the ways the internet has gone wrong in 2021. On today’s show, Rachelle and Madison invite…
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Culture Gabfest - Annual Call-In Show: 2021
This week, Steve, Dana, and Julia tackle some listener questions in our annual call-in show. Topics include: favorite pieces of art, culture their children…
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Hang Up and Listen - The NBA’s COVID Christmas
Josh Levin and Joel Anderson are joined by ESPN’s Kevin Arnovitz to talk about Christmas Day in the NBA. Washington Post health reporter Dan Diamond also joins…
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ICYMI - Is Martha Stewart an Instagram Scammer?
Martha Stewart loves to tell people on Instagram about the products she likes, but these posts look suspiciously like ads. On today’s episode, Madison and…
Slate Culture FeedDecoder Ring - Custer's Revenge
Custer's Revenge is widely considered one of the worst video games ever made. Originally released as part of a series of Swedish Erotica-branded adult games…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - A Season to Savor
I share some of the advice, tools, movies, and TV shows that I savored in 2021. Looking for The Favorites File from Kendra Adachi? Find it here at The Lazy…
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ICYMI - The Fall of Neopets
Neopets, a kid-friendly site from the early 2000s that let users raise digital pets and play games with them, has fallen far from its peak popularity. The…
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Culture Gabfest - I Love Brucy
This week, the panel discusses Aaron Sorkin’s Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz biopic, Being the Ricardos. Next, the panel is joined by contributing writer for the…
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Hang Up and Listen - Urban Meyer Is Out
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Slate’s Ben Mathis-Lilley talk about COVID running rampant through every sports league, again. Next, they discuss the end of…
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ICYMI - Nancy Reagan, Blow Job Queen?
This past week, Nancy Reagan trended for her alleged oral talents, and an orange cat named Jorts kept locking himself in a closet. On today’s episode, High…
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Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Chestnut Roasters, Part 1
Bing. Nat. Dean. John and Paul. Darlene. Mariah. Ariana. Musicians so famous, with so many classic hits, you don’t even need their last names. Now here are a…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - The Weight Of Love
Your stories about how navigating weight and body size inside a relationship has sometimes made your partnerships stronger...and sometimes broken them apart…
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ICYMI - One Year: The Spot
On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison are excited to share an episode from One Year: 1995, a Slate podcast focused on telling a series of stories from 1995…
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Culture Gabfest - Sex and Violence in the City
Dana Stevens and Stephen Metcalf are joined by Isaac Butler to discuss Steven Spielberg’s new adaptation of West Side Story. Then Slate staff writer Heather…
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Decoder Ring - The Fame That Got Away
Today on Decoder Ring: Three stories about fame, and one about monkeys. Are primates susceptible to celebrity endorsements? What does fame do to the mind of a…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Chess King Wins Again
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Slate’s Alex Kirshner talk about the controversial ending to the Formula 1 season. Next, they examine the opening months of…
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ICYMI - The Toothpaste Mystery Taking Over TikTok
The ICYMI mailbag has started to get full so it’s time for another round of Read Receipts. On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison answer some listener…
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Hang Up and Listen - What Next: What Peng Shuai Started
Hi Hang Up and Listen listeners, we thought you'd be interested in this episode of What Next, Slate's daily news podcast. Enjoy! When Chinese tennis player…
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ICYMI - Unwrapping TikTok's Advent Calendar Drama
On today’s episode, Madison and Rachelle examine two strange new phenomena taking over TikTok. First, Madison explains why Chanel’s advent calendars have…
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Culture Gabfest - Where You Once Belonged
This week, Julia is back! First, the panel discusses Jane Campion’s big comeback, The Power of the Dog. Next, the panel wades through Peter Jackson’s eight…
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Decoder Ring - Truly Tasteless Jokes
Note: This episode is about offensive material, and so contains explicit and offensive language. Truly Tasteless Jokes were a series of joke books that…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Oklahoma City Thunder Lost by 73
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin break down college football’s playoff match-ups and Brian Kelly’s move to LSU. Insider’s Bradford William Davis…
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ICYMI - Anthony Ramos and the Curse of the Wife Guy
Actors Anthony Ramos and Jasmine Cephas Jones, who became a beloved couple online after meeting during rehearsals for Hamilton, have reportedly ended their…
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Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Be the One to Walk in the Sun, Part 2
In Part 2 of this episode, Chris Molanphy continues his analysis of how Cyndi Lauper, Aimee Mann, and The Bangles, three contemporary female acts with rock…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Why Alan Cumming Doesn't Do Drama
The Scottish actor and I talk about body image, celebrating aging, why he isn't in a monogamous marriage, and the joys of taking ecstasy. If you or a loved one…
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ICYMI - The Subreddits That Ruined the Internet
The subreddit r/TumblrInAction started out in the early 2010s as a place to mock the sorts of oversimplified social justice posts all over Tumblr, but it…
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Culture Gabfest - Into the Woods
This week, Steve and Dana are joined by senior managing producer of Slate podcasts and co-host of Slate’s Working podcast, June Thomas. First, the panel…
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Decoder Ring - The Philosophy of Vampires
In literature, the choice to become a vampire is a metaphor for transformative experiences. On this episode, we bring you a story from Slate's Hi-Phi Nation…
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Hang Up and Listen - Michigan Finally Beat Ohio State
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin talk with Slate’s Ben Mathis-Lilley about the Michigan football team’s big win over Ohio State. They also discuss…
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ICYMI - The End of the Dislike Button
YouTube recently announced that it’s doing away with publicly displaying the dislike count on videos. The buttons will still be there, but the numbers will be…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Becoming A Parent Of Six, At 25
On the air, Yesi Ortiz is a warm, flirty host for a popular L.A. hip hop station. Off the air, she's a single parent of six adopted kids. Managing both roles…
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ICYMI - An ICYMI Friendsgiving Spectacular
So much has happened on the internet in 2021, from Bernie in his mittens to the big boat stuck in the Panama Canal. On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison…
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Culture Gabfest - Hello, It's Me Again
This week, Steve and Dana are joined by New York Times columnist and Slate graduate Jamelle Bouie. First, the panel discusses the Richard Williams—father of…
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Decoder Ring - You Just Lost The Game
When you think about the game, you lose the game. When you lose the game you must declare that you have lost the game, causing all others in your vicinity to…
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Hang Up and Listen - Where Is Peng Shuai?
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by the New Yorker’s Vinson Cunningham to talk about Peng Shuai and the future of sports in China. Next, they discuss…
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Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Be the One to Walk in the Sun, Part 1
Thirty-five years ago, in the fall of 1986, women with rock foundations and pop sensibilities were doing quite well on the charts. Three acts in particular…
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ICYMI - How a Harry Potter Fanfic Took Over the Internet
The realm of fan fiction is a wild, magical place to be, especially if that fan fiction is set at Hogwarts. On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison talk about…
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ICYMI - The Yassification of the Internet
You might have seen a bot on Twitter tweeting out facetuned versions of anybody you could think of, like Robert Pattinson or Mrs. Doubtfire, and wondered where…
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Culture Gabfest - Sexiest Man Alive
This week, Steve and Dana are joined by writer extraordinaire Karen Han. First, the panel discusses Rebecca Hall’s adaptation of Nella Larsen’s novel, Passing…
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Decoder Ring - The Alberta Rat War
Rats live wherever people live, with one exception: the Canadian province of Alberta. A rat sighting in Alberta is a major local event that mobilizes the local…
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Hang Up and Listen - USA Dos, Mexico Cero
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Grant Wahl to talk about the U.S. men’s national team’s dominant win over Mexico. Stefan, Josh, and Joel Anderson…
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ICYMI - Taylor Swift Knows the Internet All Too Well
Taylor Swift just released her version of the 2012 album Red, but if you’d asked her fandom what was coming the answers would’ve included all sorts of…