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Slate Culture FeedCulture Gabfest - Anthony Rising Edition
Dana Stevens, Stephen Metcalf, and Julia Turner Discuss Brad Bird's The Incredibles 2, the 30 For 30 podcast series about Bikram yoga, and the re-emergence of…
Slate Culture FeedHang Up and Listen - The Crying Neymar Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin discuss the World Cup with Ken Early of the Irish Times, the fate of the DH and Major League Baseball expansion with Ben Lindbergh…
Slate Culture FeedDecoder Ring - Clown Panic
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. Decoder Ring…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Manhood, Now
"You kind of learn what you're supposed to do. But nobody tells you anything." A conversation about what it means to be a man today, in partnership with…
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Culture Gabfest - Unkindest Cut of All Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Isaac Butler, and Laura Miller discuss the horror film Hereditary, the return of The Staircase with Rebecca Lavoie, and Isaac's Shakespeare…
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Hang Up and Listen - The 54 O’s Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin discuss the World Cup with Slate’s Nick Greene and Slate’s Jim Newell joins to talk about golf’s U.S. Open. Plus, an interview…
Slate Culture FeedHit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Music Trivia: The MTV and Alt-Rock Edition
The Bridge is back, and this time it's tackling some music trivia about the heyday of MTV, and some alt-rock favorites. Play along at home and quiz yourself by…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Hot Dates: Help from an OKCupid Guru
Louis is at his wit's end with dating apps...so we called in reinforcements. Plus, some musings from Ceci. All summer, we're following a group of listeners as…
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Culture Gabfest - Elan Deficit Edition
Julia Turner, Dana Stevens, and Stephen Metcalf discuss the movie Ocean's 8, the theory and practice of Instagram Stories, and the legacy of Anthony Bourdain…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Monday Morning Center Back Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by ESPN’s Dave McMenamin to talk about LeBron James' next stop; by Bruce Arena to discuss why the U.S. missed the World…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Hot Dates: Do As I Say, Not As I Do
One of our summer daters has had some big changes in his love life already. Subscribe to our weekly email newsletter, if you haven't already. Every Wednesday…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - John Prine Wanted to Be Normal
John Prine has been in the music business for 47 years, and at this point, he's fine being a self-proclaimed "oddball." Subscribe to our weekly email…
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Culture Gabfest - Secret Summer Getaway Edition
Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and Stephen Metcalf are live at S&S Farm Brewery in Nassau, NY for a secret summer getaway show. They discuss the c-word, the film…
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Hang Up and Listen - The As Excited As Pat Sajak Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin discuss the NBA finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors and the crazy story of anonymous Twitter accounts…
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Decoder Ring - The Johnlock Conspiracy
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. Who gets to…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Hot Dates: Romance Right Now
Dating in 2018 can be frustrating. But a lot of you are doing it anyway...and some of you are letting us listen in. Subscribe to our weekly email newsletter…
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Culture Gabfest - Whiskey and Pepto Bismol Edition
Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and Stephen Metcalf discuss the film First Reformed, the podcast My Favorite Murder with production assistant Daniel Schroeder, and…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Bricks, Bricks, and Additional Bricks Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by ESPN’s Kevin Pelton to discuss the fourth straight Cavs-Warriors NBA Finals. NPR’s Gene Demby also joins to talk…
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Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - The Twerking and Chatrouletting Edition
Even before the launch of MTV, the music video has been making pop songs buzzworthy. And since the early ’80s, it has transformed also-rans into hitmakers—from…
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Culture Gabfest - Guillotine in the Mists Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss the royal wedding with Simon Doonan, the death of author Tom Wolfe with Laura Miller, and the way TV…
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Hang Up and Listen - The My Favorite House Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by the Athletic’s Marcus Thompson to discuss the Warriors and Steph Curry. Bloomberg’s Ira Boudway also joins to talk…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Tayari Jones on Frills and Freedom
The bestselling author of An American Marriage talks about writing her own rules for adulthood. Subscribe to our weekly email newsletter, if you haven't…
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Culture Gabfest - Smoke-N-Chill Novelties Edition
Dana Stevens, Sam Adams discuss the new film The Rider with Inkoo Kang, Childish Gambino's song and video for This Is America with Aisha Harria, and Jia…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Seven Dwarves Versus Four Giants Edition
Stefan Fatsis and guest host Mike Pesca discuss the start of the NBA conference finals and the debate over the debate over who’s the greatest, Michael Jordan…
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Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Music Trivia: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Edition
Think you know music? Hit Parade, the pop-chart history podcast from Slate, is back with a new episode of The Bridge. In this monthly mini-episode of Hit…
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Culture Gabfest - [Laugh Track] Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens, discuss the new film Tully with Slate's Willa Paskin, who sticks around to talk about her new podcast Decoder…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Little Tikes Hoop With a Saggy Pamper Edition
Stefan Fatsis is joined by ESPN’s Dave McMenamin to break down the epic buzzer-beater by LeBron James in Game 3 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference playoffs and by…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Your Student Loan Updates
Thousands paid off. Cuts to the beauty budget. A foster daughter. Our listeners share what's happened since appearing in our student loans episodes last year…
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Culture Gabfest - The Monkfish Was Fine Edition
Julia Turner, Dana Stevens, and Stephen Metcalf discuss the Netflix documentary series Wild, Wild, Country, the flap over the White House Correspondents…
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Hang Up and Listen - The No Texts or Nothin’ Edition
Josh Levin, Wosny Lambre, and Ethan Sherwood Strauss discuss the NBA playoffs. They also talk about Meek Mill’s release from prison and his relationship with…
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Decoder Ring - The Laff Box
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. Welcome to…
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Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Hit Parade: The You Give Rock a Bad Name Edition
Bon Jovi are many things: platinum-selling, chart-topping and now, Hall of Fame–inducted. That angers music critics, who have been slagging off this band of…
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Culture Gabfest - It's Hammer Time Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens discuss the new BBC America series Killing Eve, the film from Lynne Ramsay, You Were Never Really Here, and ask…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Bill Belichick’s Best Friend Edition
Josh Levin and Stefan Fatsis discuss the NBA playoffs with Slate’s Nick Greene. The Irish Times’ Ken Early joins to talk about Arsene Wenger’s departure as…
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Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Music Trivia: Welcome to Hit Parade—The Bridge
Think you know music? Hit Parade, the pop-chart history podcast from Slate, is rolling out a new feature. Every month, the show will test a listener contestant…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - When 'Daddy Dates' Pay The Bills
A 22-year-old who calls herself a “professional sugar baby” explains why she goes on dates with much older men for money—and why the men don’t always think of…
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Culture Gabfest - Apocalypse Mom Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss the hit horror film A Quiet Place, the new adaptation of Howard's End on the BBC and Starz, and Barbara…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Not Michael Jordan Edition
Josh Levin and Stefan Fatsis discuss the musical Small Ball with Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey. ESPN’s Bill Barnwell joins to talk about why the NFL is bad at…
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Culture Gabfest - Neo-Maxi-Zoom-Dweebie Edition
Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and Willa Paskin discuss the return of ABC's Roseanne, Kacey Musgraves' album Golden Hour with Slate's Carl Wilson, and Molly…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Everybody Hates Patrick Edition
Josh Levin and Stefan Fatsis discuss Patrick Reed’s Masters win with Slate’s Jim Newell. The Toronto Star’s Bruce Arthur also joins to talk about the Humboldt…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - A Son, A Mother, and Two Gun Crimes
Dwayne Betts committed a carjacking when he was 16 years old. For his mom, Gloria Hill, it was just the first in a series of events in her life involving a…
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Culture Gabfest - Midnight at the OASIS Edition
Dana Stevens, Christina Cauterucci, and Sam Adams discuss the new Steven Spielberg film Ready Player One, HBO's new assassination comedy series Barry, and the…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Goalie Is an Accountant Edition
Josh Levin and Stefan Fatsis discuss the women’s NCAA tournament with Jere Longman and Kara Lawson. Patrick Fort also joins to talk about emergency hockey…
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Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Hit Parade: The Veronica Electronica Edition
In 1998, Madonna was at a career crossroads. After dominating the ’80s with hits like “Like a Virgin” and “Open Your Heart,” she spent the first half of the…
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Culture Gabfest - The Great Work Begins Edition
Dana Stevens, Dan Kois, and Isaac Butler discuss the revival of Tony Kushner's Angels in America which recently arrived on Broadway, The World Only Spins…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Everyone Is Going Through Something Edition
Josh Levin, ESPN’s Joel Anderson, and NPR’s Gene Demby discuss March Madness. They also talk about the sports world’s response to the police killing of Stephon…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - 15 Years Later, An Iraq Veteran Looks Back
Thom Tran was grazed by a bullet four days into his deployment in Iraq in 2003. He's spent the last 15 years figuring out what that moment means for him going…
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Culture Gabfest - We Are a Sacred Troupe Edition
Julia Turner, Dana Stevens, and Gabriel Roth discuss Armando Iannucci's new film The Death of Stalin about the power struggle's in the days after Stalin's…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Humble Swagger Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by the New York Times’ Marc Tracy to discuss UMBC. Deadspin’s Dom Cosentino comes on to talk about Kirk Cousins’ new…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - From Indie Rockers to Full-Time Caregivers
When musician Johnny Solomon hit rock bottom, he turned to his mom for help. Now, as his mom's health declines, he and his wife—and bandmate—have moved in with…
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Culture Gabfest - 10th Anniversary Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner, and Dana Stevens celebrate the 10th anniversary of the show live at The Bell House in Brooklyn New York. They discuss the film A…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Passing Is an Expression of Failure Edition
Josh Levin and Stefan Fatsis talk with Slate’s Ben Mathis-Lilley about the NCAA Tournament, Slate’s Jim Newell joins to talk about Tiger Woods’ comeback, and…
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Culture Gabfest - Dana the Octophile Edition
Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and Stephen Metcalf discuss this year's Oscar ceremony, the surprise hit film "Game Night", and Daniel Engber's Slate cover story…
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Hang Up and Listen - The Golden Age of Tanking Edition
Guest hosts Daniel Engber and David Epstein talk with Carl Bialik about robot line judges in tennis, Mike Pesca joins for a review of NBA tanking, and…
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Culture Gabfest - Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment Edition
Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf, and Dana Stevens discuss The Florida Project as part of the run-up to the Oscars, the hit podcast Atlanta Monster, and New York…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Sharing DNA, and Nothing Else
Amy took a mail-in DNA test to find out more about her genealogy...and learned more than she bargained for. Help us build the Death, Sex & Money starter kit!…
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Hang Up and Listen - The "Here Comes Diggins!” Edition
Stefan Fatsis welcomes Slate’s Justin Peters and NBC Nordic skiing commentator Chad Salmela to recap the Winter Olympics. And journalist Ben Strauss and sports…
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Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Hit Parade: The Def Jams Edition
Watching this year’s Grammy Awards, it’s clear hip-hop is the dominant genre in popular music. But back in the ’80s, it was an influential but still…
Slate Culture FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Lena Waithe Says Have a Dream... and a Sponsor
The actor and writer is having a big year—but it took a lot of work, patience, and some financial help from her mom to get here. Check out the newest addition…
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Culture Gabfest - Redneck Margarita Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Willa Paskin discuss Black Panther with Carvell Wallace, the return of Queer Eye with Bryan J. Lowder, and the state of the…