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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Outward: Mary & George's LGBTQ Historical Drama
Bryan Lowder and Jules Gill-Peterson review the new series from Starz with guest host June Thomas
38 min
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Hear Me Out: Student Protests Can Backfire (Badly)
It’s the law of unintended consequences.
41 min
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John Dickerson’s Navel Gazing: The Power of Fou...
Noticing longer, gray lockboxes, a soul-crushing teacher, Georgia O’Keeffe and more are explored in this week’s audio essay from John Dickerson.
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Hit Parade: We Want It That Way Edition Part 2
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Hear Me Out: Third Parties Are Saving Democracy
It’s just that their job isn’t winning (yet).
32 min
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John Dickerson’s Navel Gazing: Remembering Geor...
Easing into the day, remembering his dog George, feeling absences in your bones, and more are explored in this week’s audio essay from John Dickerson.
24 min
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Political Gabfest Reads: Can America Survive It...
David Sanger’s book, New Cold Wars, delves into America’s volatile relationships with nuclear powers – China and Russia.
39 min
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Outward: A History of the Gay Right with Neil J...
Bryan and Neil dive into the history of his new book Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right
31 min
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Well, Now: We Don’t Need to Cure Autism
“If your kid didn’t have autism anymore, they would be a different person. A person that doesn’t exist.”
37 min
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John Dickerson’s Navel Gazing: Sending our Son ...
Drawing grand conclusions, neon lights, dorm room greeters, giving advice, and more are explored in this week’s audio essay from John Dickerson.
24 min
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Hit Parade: We Want It That Way Edition Part 1
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Decoder Ring: Can the “Bookazine” Save Magazines?
Why is there a magazine all about Robert Redford in the CVS checkout lane?
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Hit Parade: Gotcha Covered Edition Part 2
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Decoder Ring: Andrew Wyeth's Secret Nudes
Why did America’s favorite artist hide 240 pieces of artwork from his wife?
50 min
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A Word: Love, Family, and Freedom’s Ultimate Price
An assassin ended Medgar Evers’ life. His widow Myrlie Evers-Williams still nurtures his dream.
25 min
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Hit Parade: Gotcha Covered Edition Part 1
A smash remake of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” has reminded us of the power of cover songs. But why are hit covers so rare today?
53 min
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A Word: Black Country Renaissance
After Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” tops charts, the spotlight shines on Black women in country music.
37 min
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Decoder Ring: Why Stylists Rule the Red Carpet
Avery Trufelman and Melissa Rivers on what the fashion police hath wrought.
38 min
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Hear Me Out: The House Should Elect The President
Not we the people… at least, not directly.
41 min
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Well, Now: Ending Racism in Healthcare
In her new book Legacy, Dr. Uché Blackstock honors her late mother while also tracing the history of racism in U.S. healthcare.
27 min
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Decoder Ring: The Gen X Soda That Was Just "OK"
Thirty years ago, OK Soda arrived in select stores and offered up a fizzy irony.
39 min
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Hear Me Out: Un-Cancel Woodrow Wilson
It’s time to reassess what a great president looks like.
41 min
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Hear Me Out: The Constitution Can’t Save Us
And we should stop pretending like it can.
34 min
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A Word: True Crime in Black and White
What a decades-old murder and hoax tells us about race and policing today.
22 min
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What Next: How Trump Gets Kicked off the Ballot
The Constitution pretty clearly states he should be booted. Will the Supreme Court agree?
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