Slate History
A feed with the best history coverage from Slate’s wide range of podcasts. From narrative shows like Slow Burn, One Year, and Decoder Ring, to timely analysis from ICYMI and What Next, you’ll get the fascinating stories and vital context you need to understand where we came from and where we're going.
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Slow Burn: The Rise of Fox News - Ep. 4: Beacon...
The Daily Show Ridiculed Fox News. And Fox News Loved It.
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Decoder Ring: Selling Out (Encore)
How we all became sellouts.
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Well, Now: What It’s Really Like to Take Ozempic
In Magic Pill, journalist Johann Hari dives into the science and history of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, all the while taking Ozempic himself.
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Slow Burn: The Rise of Fox News - Ep. 3: The Ot...
Life at CNN was pretty darn sweet. Then came Fox News.
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Hit Parade: What’s 1984 Got to Do with It Editi...
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Slow Burn: The Rise of Fox News - Ep. 2: A Netw...
The Fox News story began with the death of a dream.
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Decoder Ring: Calling Dick Tracy! It’s Warren B...
Why is Oscar-winner Warren Beatty still playing comic book detective Dick Tracy, 30 years later?
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Well, Now: The Truth About IUDs
IUDs are safe and extremely effective, but they could be much better.
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Calling Dick Tracy! It’s Warren Beatty Again
Why is Oscar-winner Warren Beatty still playing comic book detective Dick Tracy, 30 years later?
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Slow Burn: The Rise of Fox News - Ep. 1: We Rep...
How Fox News went from bumbling to seemingly invincible.
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Hit Parade: What’s 1984 Got to Do with It Editi...
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Decoder Ring: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie… Wil...
How a popular children’s book got caught up in the culture wars.
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A Word: The Dark Side of the Force
Why racism charges have always dogged New York police, and how can the force be fixed.
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Hit Parade: Building a Herstory Edition Part 2
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ICYMI: The Internet History of Kamala Harris
How the meme-able presidential candidate went from California’s “top cop” to brat-in-chief.
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Decoder Ring: Chuck E. Cheese Pizza War (Encore)
In the 1980s, two restaurant chains duked it out to become the preeminent robot pizza arcade.
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Outward: Collecting LGBT+ History with Corey Se...
Jules talks to Art Specialist Corey Serrant about collecting pieces of queer art and history
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Gabfest Reads: Where Does the American Jewish E...
Joshua Leifer’s new book, Tablets Shattered, is an empathic and lived-in discovery of Jewish history
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Hit Parade: Building a Herstory Edition Part 1
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Hit Parade: Song(s) of the Summer Edition Part 2
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Gabfest Reads: Understanding the World Through ...
Roland Allen, author of The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper joins John Dickerson to talk about their shared favored pastime.
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Decoder Ring: The Secret Life of Lawn Ornaments
Gnomes, flamingos, and lawn jockeys—every garden decoration has a message for us.
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Hit Parade: Song(s) of the Summer Edition Part 1
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Slow Burn: Gays Against Briggs - Ep 7: Turn Aro...
After an infuriating verdict, gay San Franciscans took their anger to the streets.
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What Next TBD: Why Are IUDs Still a Mystery?
From a murky, painful start to a symbol of reproductive freedom.
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