Slate Daily Feed

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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3401
ICYMI: Lil Nas X Is Going to Hell
Lil Nas X lap dances with the devil, and the big boat finally pulls out.
19 min
3402
Mission Interplanetary: A Space of One’s Own
Should the first human mission to Mars have an all-women crew?
30 min
3403
Slate Money: Movies: The Devil Wears Prada
49 min
3404
ICYMI: Clubhouse Doesn't Want You to Hear This
Plus: High Speed Downloads on Cinnamon Toast Shrimp and Derrick Jaxn
27 min
3405
Thrilling Tales: The Peloton Story
22 min
3406
What Next TBD: The AstraZeneca Saga
By all accounts, Oxford and AstraZeneca made a good vaccine. So why has the path to approval been so painful?
22 min
3407
A Word: The Falcon and the Rise of Black Superh...
Why the Falcon can save the world, but can’t get a loan.
21 min
3408
ICYMI: RIP Online Celebrity
David Dobrik, Kylie Jenner, and a revealing week (not to mention year) for influencers.
24 min
3409
Hit Parade: Don’t Know Much About History, Part 1
Sam Cooke was a hit-maker, soul pioneer, label boss … and a social activist, well before that One Night in Miami.
47 min
3410
Mission Interplanetary: Our Celestial Bodies, O...
Planets get all the press. But what can an asteroid tell us about the history of our solar system?
32 min
3411
Slate Money: Movies: There Will Be Blood
39 min
3412
What Next: Why Don’t We Know More About the Atl...
The conversation is complicated by the politics of race and sex.
24 min
3413
Flashback: The Apartment (1960)
A tight script and superb acting from Shirley MacLaine and Jack Lemmon bring together this Billy Wilder classic.
73 min
3414
Amicus: Live From SXSW, With Sen. Jeff Merkley
Democracy reform, voting rights, and the legislation he hopes will ensure both.
11 min
3415
What Next TBD: Hate, Lies, and AI
Artificial Intelligence transformed technology across Facebook. But it’s not being employed to fix the company’s biggest problem.
23 min
3416
A Word: The Fight for Water Justice
With Jackson, Mississippi’s crisis making headlines, water access rises as a racial justice cause.
19 min
3417
Thrilling Tales: Tower Records
21 min
3418
Slate Money: Movies: The Social Network
60 min
3419
Thrilling Tales: The Story of Marvel
24 min
3420
What Next TBD: Does Google Actually Want to Hir...
The tech giant’s partnerships with HBCUs are still coming up short.
21 min
3421
A Word: Remembering Breonna Taylor
Kentucky lawmaker Attica Scott put her career, reputation and safety on the line, fighting for justice for Breonna Taylor.
22 min
3422
Slate Money: Movies: Wall Street
56 min
3423
What Next TBD: The Failing Lifeline for Low-Inc...
A Reagan-era program designed to provide phone access for the poor has hardly changed in 40 years.
20 min
3424
Thrilling Tales: Weight Watchers
29 min
3425
A Word: Calling Out Cancel Culture
The debate over cancel culture is spreading.
22 min