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The Slate Daily feed includes new episodes from more than 30 shows in the Slate Podcast Network. You'll get thought provoking analysis, storytelling, and commentary on everything from news and politics to arts, culture, technology, and entertainment. Discover new shows you never knew you were missing.

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The Waves: Amy Coney Barrett Is Following in th...
The newest Supreme Court justice wants to be seen as a deeply academic thinker, but her shadow docket rulings reveal her long game.
35 min
3302
One Year: 1977: Anita Bryant's War on Gay Rights
The pop singer who launched an anti-gay movement, and the activists who fought back.
60 min
3303
ICYMI: How Zola Went From Twitter Thread to Maj...
Jeremy O. Harris talks about adapting 148 tweets into a screenplay that feels like the internet.
28 min
3304
Slate Money: Movies: The Hudsucker Proxy
40 min
3305
Decoder Ring: The Sign Painter
What happens, to an artist—to anyone—when they’re good enough, but that’s not enough?
54 min
3306
Sponsored: Game-Changing Leadership with Cynt M...
37 min
3307
ICYMI: Dance Challenge TikTok Is on Strike
Black choreographers on TikTok are refusing to create dances for Megan Thee Stallion’s new song because white influencers can’t stop stealing their work.
27 min
3308
Hit Parade: Say My Name, Say My Name, Part 2
Chris Molanphy's deep dive on when rappers started singing, continued.
66 min
3309
What Next TBD: It’s Time to Talk About UFOs
A new report shows that the government is changing its tune on unidentified aerial phenomena.
21 min
3310
A Word: No Flag, No Anthem, No Apologies
Gwen Berry is a leading woman in the Kaepernick Era of activist athletes, but she’s not alone.
21 min
3311
Thrilling Tales: The Story of Dollar General
21 min
3312
The Waves: Should You Become a Mom at 25?
Writer Elizabeth Bruenig talks about the backlash to her article on young motherhood, the public nature of pregnancy, and how she approaches Twitter.
32 min
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ICYMI: There’s No Easy Way to Log Off
As Bo Burnham points out in his new special, the internet is inescapable.
27 min
3314
Slate Money: Movies: Magic Mike
45 min
3315
Decoder Ring: That Seattle Muzak Sound
Muzak, the purveyors of elevator music, had become a complete joke by the 1990’s when it found many of the players in the Seattle grunge scene working in its offices.
41 min
3316
ICYMI: Was #FreeBritney Right All Along?
What Britney Spears’ dramatic statement changes in the battle over her conservatorship.
28 min
3317
Sponsored: How Can We Innovate to Put Customers...
33 min
3318
What Next TBD: Welcome to Bitcoin Beach
Can El Salvador’s seaside crypto experiment really work as a national policy?
19 min
3319
A Word: The Racial Reckoning Soundtrack
The summer of protest ignited an explosive reaction in Black music.
21 min
3320
Thrilling Tales: The Story of Whole Foods
21 min
3321
The Waves: It’s Not a Billionaire Ex-Wives Club...
Mackenzie Scott and Melinda French Gates are doing very different things, with their lives and their money.
29 min
3322
ICYMI: The Saga of Nina Simone’s Twitter Accoun...
It all started with Chloe Bailey’s sexy Juneteenth rendition of “Feeling Good.”
29 min
3323
Slate Money: Movies: Thank You For Smoking
52 min
3324
Decoder Ring: The Invention of Hydration
How did bottled water transform itself from a small, European luxury item to the single largest beverage category in America?
33 min
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ICYMI: You’re Using “Woke” Wrong
The evolution of an increasingly meaningless word.
27 min