Slate Race and Identity
The Slate Race and Identity feed features new episodes from a variety of shows in the Slate podcast network. From One Year, to What Next, to A Word...With Jason Johnson and more, you’ll get informative and thoughtful reporting and analysis on the many ways race and identity shape the world around us.
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Working: A Black Bird-Watcher Welcomes More Int...
41 min
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What Next TBD: Seeking Asylum Via App
CBP’s glitchy smartphone app leaves desperate people searching for instructions, wifi and even phones to use it.
33 min
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A Word: Build Black Better
Black Women Build harnesses community spirit to restore Baltimore.
20 min
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Dear Prudence: I Think Black Tourists Are in Da...
Plus, trying to save friends from bad relationships, and a spouse who puts the dog before the kids.
35 min
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The Waves: What the Hart Family Murders Reveal ...
When Devonte Hart and his siblings were killed by their foster moms, why were those women viewed as victims?
31 min
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A Word: When a Race War Threat Was Real
Martin Luther King Jr.’s murder broke Black America’s spirit. It never fully healed.
28 min
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Working: A ‘70s Crime Classic Gets a Musical Redux
47 min
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A Word: No More “Black Picket Fence”
Black, unmarried, childfree adults are a growing middle-class force
23 min
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How To!: Make Imposter Syndrome Your Superpower
Dr. Jessica Esquivel on bringing your whole self to your job.
36 min
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Dear Prudence: Should I Have A Baby? Help!
I want a baby, but severe mental health issues run in our family, and I’m worried.
32 min
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A Word: Screaming in Color
Has diversity slayed Hollywood’s racial horror rule?
29 min
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What Next: The Fight To Return Native Remains t...
UC Berkeley alone still holds the remains of 10,000 people.
21 min
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ICYMI: The Internet Hates Hogwarts Legacy
A new video game set in the Harry Potter universe lays bare the mediocrity of Rowling’s world.
38 min
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A Word: De La Soul is Alive
The “Me Myself and I” trio’s music –now streaming– exemplified the best of rap’s collective spirit.
28 min
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A Word: Ranching, Racism, and Rumors
Black ranchers in Colorado claim racist neighbors and cops are targeting them.
19 min
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A Word: Lights, Camera, Diversity in Action
A path for Black scribes to rewrite the Hollywood script.
28 min
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ICYMI: The Internet’s Black Emo Renaissance
Paramore is for Black people.
37 min
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A Word: Surviving “Driving While Black”
The original “Green Book” was a literal life-saver for Black travelers.
26 min
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What Next: How Florida’s School Censorship Spreads
This culture war didn't start with canceling AP African American Studies. It's not ending there, either.
25 min
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A Word: A Killing in Cop City
Manuel Teran lost his life fighting Atlanta’s “Cop City.” What happens now?
24 min
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Political Gabfest: Is Police Reform Possible?
The killing of Tyre Nichols; Alec MacGillis on violence interruption efforts; and the State of the Union.
55 min
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What Next: From Rodney King to Tyre Nichols
After decades of outrage and activism, why is this still happening?
26 min
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A Word: The Fire This Time?
Does Tyre Nichols’ death prove “the reckoning” failed?
29 min
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Political Gabfest: DeSantis University
The rise of Marjorie Taylor Greene; Ron DeSantis’ anti-anti-racist academics; & the bipartisan bashing of monopolist Ticketmaster.
50 min
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ICYMI: American Girl’s Addy Is More Than a Slave
It seems like every six months another person brings this discourse back online.
35 min