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Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Sarah Smarsh & Nick Smarsh: Are You Different Than Me?
The bestselling author and Kansan talks with her dad about what happens when you grow up believing the hard way is the best way, and then cross over into a…
Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - Culture Gabfest: You Don't Get to Hate It
Stephen Metcalf, Willa Paskin, and Marissa Martinelli discuss Big Little Lies season two, the movie The Last Black Man in San Francisco, and The Sims 4, with…
Slate Culture FeedHang Up and Listen - The Finals Destination Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Canadian soccer player Diana Matheson to discuss the Women’s World Cup; Sports Illustrated’s S.L. Price talks about…
Slate Culture FeedHit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - The Bridge: The "Give My Regards" Edition
Think you know music? Hit Parade, the music history podcast from Slate, is back with a new episode of The Bridge. In this mini-episode of Hit Parade, Host…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Mahershala Ali & Rafael Casal: Envy Is A Hell Of A Drug
The Oscar-winning actor interviews the co-creator of one of his favorite movies of 2018, Blindspotting, about his childhood as a "knucklehead" in the Bay Area…
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Culture Gabfest - Culture Gabfest: Live From the High Line Edition
The Culture Gabfest is live from The High Line in New York City to discuss the movie Late Night with Inkoo Kang, the life and work of Dr. John with Chris…
Slate Culture FeedDecoder Ring - Chuck E. Cheese Pizza War
Slate Plus members get ad-free podcasts and bonus episodes of shows like Dear Prudence and Slow Burn. Sign up now to listen and support our work. The King was…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Golden State Calf Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by the Athletic’s Marcus Thompson to discuss the Raptors’ rise and the possible end of the Warriors’ dynasty. Louisa…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Alia Shawkat & Esther Perel: Life In Our 30s, And 60s
The last time Alia Shawkat was on the show, she was offering advice about being in your 20s. Now she's back, this time, getting advice about her 30s from…
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Culture Gabfest - Culture Gabfest: All This Science I Don't Understand Edition
Dana Stevens and Stephen Metcalf are joined by a rotating third chair of Slatesters to discuss Rocketman with Forrest Wickman, HBO's Chernobyl with Sam Adams…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Andre the Provocateur Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by ESPN’s Kevin Arnovitz to discuss the NBA Finals. ESPN’s Julie Foudy also joins to talk about the Women’s World Cup…
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Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - The Invisible Miracle Sledgehammer Edition
When a band member leaves to go solo, usually it means the band’s best days are over. That’s what everybody thought when Peter Gabriel left Genesis in the…
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Culture Gabfest - Culture Gabfest: Barbie Body Dream Sequence Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss the movie Booksmart, what it's like to lose 250 thousand dollars on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire on…
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Hang Up and Listen - The If The Raptors Don't Get Stage Fright Edition
Stefan Fatsis, and substitute co-host by Gene Demby, are joined by Bruce Arthur to talk about the Raptors, Lindsay Gibbs to talk WNBA and Howard Bryant to talk…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Tressie McMillan Cottom & Trevor Noah: Optimistic and Depressed
The Daily Show host says he sometimes struggles to get out of bed. But he's comfortable saying that with a smile. This episode is part of our 2019 Maternity…
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Culture Gabfest - Culture Gabfest: Fourth Wall of the Fourth Wall Edition
Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and Stephen Metcalf discuss the new, third film in the John Wick saga, the second season of Amazon's Fleabag, and the New York…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Three-Body Problem Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by The Athletic’s Ethan Strauss to discuss the Warriors and Zion Williamson. NFL retiree and mathematician John Urschel…
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Hang Up and Listen - Introducing The Queen
Linda Taylor was a con artist, a kidnapper, maybe even a murderer. She was also America’s original “welfare queen,” the villain Ronald Reagan needed to create…
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Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - The Bridge: Monster Drums Edition
Think you know music? Hit Parade, the music history podcast from Slate, is back with a new episode of The Bridge. In this mini-episode of Hit Parade, Host…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Al Letson & Nikole Hannah-Jones: Sensitive, Not Scared
Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones self-describes as "super sensitive." But that's not the same thing as being scared. This episode is part of our 2019 Maternity…
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Culture Gabfest - Culture Gabfest: Oh, Oops, Ha, or Hmmm Edition
Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf, and Dana Stevens discuss the movie Long Shot, Netflix's new series Dead to Me, and the legacy of camp and the MET Gala with…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Bounce Bounce Bounce Bounce Win Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin discuss Kawhi Leonard’s Game 7 buzzer-beater with ESPN’s Kevin Arnovitz. Slate’s Joel Anderson also talks about Warriors-Rockets…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Jason Isbell & Will Welch: Somebody Needs Me
The Nashville singer-songwriter and the editor-in-chief of GQ Magazine sit down together to talk about their close friendship, Will's recent cancer diagnosis…
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Culture Gabfest - Culture Gabfest: Taking Up Space Edition
Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf, and Isaac Butler discuss the new documentary Knock Down the House about women competing in Democratic primaries, the new…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Kawhi Gets the Last Laugh Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin discuss the Kentucky Derby with Sports Illustrated’s Tim Layden; author David Epstein talks about the Court of Arbitration for…
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Hang Up and Listen - Introducing Man Up
Josh Levin talks with Aymann Ismail, the host of Man Up, the new Slate podcast about masculinity in the modern world. The two discuss Ep. 1 of Man Up, which…
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Culture Gabfest - De-snappening Edition
Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf, and Dana Stevens discuss Avengers: Endgame with Marvel-ologist Jamelle Bouie, the FX series Fosse/Verdon, and the dispute…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Mouth Full of Bread Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin discuss Warriors-Rockets and Kevin Durant with the Athletic’s Marcus Thompson; the NFL draft with ESPN’s Mina Kimes; and ESPN’s…
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Decoder Ring - Videomate: Men
Slate Plus members get ad-free podcasts and bonus episodes of shows like Dear Prudence and Slow Burn. Sign up now to listen and support our work. Videomate…
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Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - The Posthumous Hits Edition, Live from Seattle
Spin̈al Tap was right: Death sells. When musical icons die, their songs and albums climb the charts all over again—sometimes, a legendary artist even scores…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Damon Young & Kiese Laymon: The "Good Dude" Closet
The writers on why the label covers a multitude of sins. Don't forget to subscribe to our weekly email newsletter! Every Wednesday we send out podcast…
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Culture Gabfest - Harm to Ongoing Matters Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stephens, and the New York Times' Aisha Harris discuss Beyonce's Homecoming documentary, Jordan Peele's new Twilight Zone, and the…
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Hang Up and Listen - The I’m Kevin Durant Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin discuss NBA playoff beefs with Slate’s Nick Greene. ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski joins to talk about the NHL playoffs. Finally, Sports…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - John Cameron Mitchell & Marilyn Maye: I Will Survive
The actor and Hedwig and the Angry Inch creator talks with 91-year-old cabaret singing legend Marilyn Maye about love affairs, alcoholism and their hopes and…
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Culture Gabfest - Free Rein on Some Gargoyles Edition
Dana Stevens, Stephen Metcalf, and Dan Kois discuss the fire at Notre Dame cathedral with New Yorker staff writer Lauren Collins, the new animated film Missing…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Tiger! Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin discuss Tiger Woods’ Masters win with Slate’s Jim Newell. The New Yorker’s Vinson Cunningham joins to talk about Kyle Korver’s…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Lisa Ling & Awkwafina: Shut Up, Let Me Shine
The Crazy Rich Asians actor talks with guest host Lisa Ling about how Bambi helped her process her mom's death, and why she has no qualms about turning down…
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Culture Gabfest - Energy Vampire Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss the stunning film Diane, FX's What We Do in the Shadows, and the debut album by Billy Eilish: WHEN WE…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Make America Cheat Again Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin discuss the women’s NCAA tournament with Lindsay Gibbs of ThinkProgress. Sports Illustrated’s Chris Ballard also joins to talk…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - The 2019 Maternity Leave Lineup
For the next few months, some of our favorite past Death, Sex & Money guests—and some new folks, too—are taking a turn in the host chair and interviewing the…
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Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Coming Soon: Hit Parade, Live in Seattle!
Join Chris Molanphy for an evening of stories and trivia, at the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle Washington, Saturday, April 13th, 2019. Tickets are going…
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Culture Gabfest - St. Louis Style Edition
Julia Turner and Dana Stevens are joined by The Atlantic film critic and co-host of the Blank Check podcast David Sims to discuss Tim Burton's remake of Dumbo…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Farewell to Zion Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Mike Pesca break down the NCAA men’s basketball Final Four and are joined by Lindsay Gibbs of ThinkProgress to discuss the women’s…
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Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - The Everybody Say YEAH! Edition
When you think of Stevie Wonder’s legendary career, what chart-toppers come to mind? “Superstition,” right? Maybe “I Wish”? Okay, but what about the start of…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - A Father and Daughter Talk About Layoffs
We asked for your stories about being laid off. A listener named Stephanie wrote in about her dad. Take our survey about losing a job by going to…
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Culture Gabfest - Talkin’ Traz Edition
Julia Turner, Dana Stevens, and Willa Paskin discuss Jordan Peele's new film Us, Hulu's comedy series Shrill, and the bestselling book Dreyer's English with…
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Hang Up and Listen - The March Equals Madness Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin discuss Duke’s crazy NCAA Tournament win over UCF. They also talk about Michigan State coach Tom Izzo’s sideline behavior, and Ian…
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Decoder Ring - Truck Nutz
Slate Plus members get ad-free podcasts and bonus episodes of shows like Dear Prudence and Slow Burn. Sign up now to listen and support our work. Truck Nutz…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Daniel K. Isaac Is Opting For The Gray Area
As a teen, Daniel K. Isaac fought his sexuality. But accepting that part of himself as an adult has meant finding new, complicated ways of relating to his…
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Culture Gabfest - Queen of Shade Edition
Dana Stevens, Isaac Butler, and Benjamin Frisch discuss HBO's documentary The Inventor about the Theranos scandal, the meteoric rise of Rupaul's Drag Race, and…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Poorly Photoshopped Water Polo Action Shot Edition
Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Ben Mathis-Lilley talk about the field for this year’s NCAA tournament and Zion Williamson’s return to the court. They also…
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Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - The Bridge: Cover Queens and The Boy Wonder
Host Chris Molanphy reflects on the previous full length episode of the show, and invites one Slate Plus member to play some music trivia related to an…
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Culture Gabfest - Come as You Were Edition
Julia Turner, Dana Stevens, and Stephen Metcalf discuss the blockbusting Captain Marvel, Hulu's girl-puberty comedy Pen15, and the article Guilty with Seth…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Sorting Out the Winners From the Losers Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin talk about the basketball recruiting scandal at LSU. The New York Times’ Joe Drape also joins to discuss the deaths of 21 horses…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - José Andrés Googled ‘How To Be A Father’
José Andrés is at the helm of more than a dozen restaurants and is famous for his humanitarian work. But when it comes to parenting, he says he's often felt…
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Culture Gabfest - Michael Jackson Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens break our usual format to do an in-depth discussion of the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland by director Dan…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Rabbit Out of His Head Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Jemele Hill of the Atlantic to discuss what’s gone wrong with LeBron James and the Lakers. They also talk about…
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Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - The Bad Moon on the Rise Edition
In just a couple of years, Creedence Clearwater Revival generated one of the most amazing runs of hits in American pop history: from “Proud Mary” to “Green…
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Culture Gabfest - Jason Momoa Scrunchie Edition
Julia Turner, Dana Stevens, and Stephen Metcalf discuss the Oscars ceremony and its various controversies, Comedy Central's new show The Other Two, and how…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Breaks of the Game Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Damon Young to discuss Zion Williamson and the NCAA. ESPN’s Scott Eden also joins to talk about disgraced NBA ref…