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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A Word: Screaming in Color
Has diversity slayed Hollywood’s racial horror rule?
29 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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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
240
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
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A Word: Haiti: Fear of a Black Republic
Historically, has American “help” pushed Haiti to the brink of failure?
26 min
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A Word: Shut Up and Teach?
Florida’s anti-”woke” law is already scaring educators into silence.
20 min
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How To!: End Political Violence (From an Ex-Gan...
Curtis Toler on using the future to reduce harm in the present.
34 min
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A Word: Dying for Football?
Damar Hamlin’s collapse reminded fans of football’s dangers. Can anything make it safer?
23 min
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A Word: Season’s Streamings
What to watch as you unwind over the holidays.
16 min
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The Waves: Are Women of Color Disappearing From...
Comedian Aida Rodriguez shares her tough road in comedy. And why she’s always trying to lift up “the kids”.
31 min
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A Word: HBCU Football Blues
Deion Sanders said God called him to coach Jackson State University football. Not anymore.
19 min
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A Word: Is Rikers Island a Death Trap?
This year, a record number of prisoners could die at the infamous jail. Why?
19 min
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The Waves: The World Record Book of Racist Stories
Comedians Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar explain why humor is the only way to get through the pain
34 min