Slate Debates
A feed from the Slate podcast network featuring episodes with enlightening conversations, opposing views, and plenty of healthy disputes. You'll get a curated selection of episodes from programs like What Next, The Waves, and the Political Gabfest, with deep discussions that go beyond point-counterpoint and shed light on the issues that matter most.
1
What Next: Columbia Calls the Cops
How student protests have intensified and spread.
26 min
2
Hear Me Out: Third Parties Are Saving Democracy
It’s just that their job isn’t winning (yet).
32 min
3
Hear Me Out: Legalize Weed, But Not Like This
Smoke and mirrors.
34 min
4
A Word: Candace Owens: Back to Black?
What’s next for the conservative provocateur’s redemption tour on Black media.
39 min
5
Hear Me Out: Interracial Marriages Can Still Be...
And their children could pay the price.
34 min
6
Hear Me Out: Don’t Blame Capitalism For The Hou...
For-profit developers could be the solution.
34 min
7
Hear Me Out: Anti-Vaxers Aren’t Just Extremists
They’re often responding to real problems with American healthcare.
33 min
8
Hear Me Out: You Probably Don’t Need Therapy Fo...
The point of therapy is to equip you for success on your own.
41 min
9
Hear Me Out: Purity Is Poisoning the Progressiv...
Incrementalism isn’t a dirty word.
34 min
10
Hear Me Out: The House Should Elect The President
Not we the people… at least, not directly.
41 min
11
Hear Me Out: Horse Race Journalism Is Good, Act...
Giddy up, voters.
41 min
12
Hear Me Out: Un-Cancel Woodrow Wilson
It’s time to reassess what a great president looks like.
41 min
13
Care & Feeding (After Dark): Couples’ Therapy
Our spouses have entered the group chat.
29 min
14
Hear Me Out: The Constitution Can’t Save Us
And we should stop pretending like it can.
34 min
15
What Next: A Mass Shooter’s Mom Found Guilty
Two years after Jennifer Crumbley’s son shot up Oxford High School, she’s been convicted of manslaughter.
20 min
16
Hear Me Out: Campus Assault Hearings Are A Disa...
Restorative justice might be the solution.
33 min
17
Hear Me Out: Actually, Trump Supporters Are Del...
“Death cult” may sound hyperbolic, but it also might be true.
35 min
18
Hear Me Out: Feminism Is Dying (But It Can Be S...
When we say all women, we need to mean it.
32 min
19
Care and Feeding: Private School Guilt
Slate’s parenting podcast on choosing the school that’s right for you.
19 min
20
Hear Me Out: George Santos and Gypsy-Rose Aren’...
Meme responsibly.
40 min
21
Hear Me Out: Trump Voters Are Not Delusional
Writing them off is missing the point.
38 min
22
Hear Me Out: Yes, You Can Self Improve Right Now
F— your gut. Trust your enemies.
44 min
23
Hear Me Out: The Holidays Are Tacky. Embrace It
Stop trying to class it up.
34 min
24
Hear Me Out: Race Isn’t Real. The Census Should...
Checking a box is oversimplifying.
39 min
25
Hear Me Out: The Oppressed Still Have Moral Duties
Fighting fire with fire has its limits.
30 min