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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Mom & Dad: Traveling The World With a Blended, ...
Author Alana Best shares how she did it – and how you can too.
30 min
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Working: Paving the Way for Designers of Color
46 min
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A Word: Black Cop, White Mob
How January 6th still haunts Capitol Police.
25 min
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One Year: 1990 - Mandrake the Magician
How a single dad with a secret identity took on Big Tobacco.
46 min
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A Word: Quinta Brunson: Comedy’s Class Act
A second helping of Abbott Elementary’s top teacher.
22 min
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A Word: Rebirth of a Nation
Reconstruction was supposed to usher in a multi-racial democracy. What happened?
35 min
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Decoder Ring: The Forgotten Video Game About Sl...
In 1992, the company behind The Oregon Trail tried to simulate Black history. It did not go well.
43 min
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What Next: How the Israel-Gaza War Rages in Ame...
A conversation over a broken discourse.
29 min
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ICYMI: Keith Lee vs. Atlanta
How a traveling food critic riled up the city of Atlanta (and Cardi B)
50 min
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A Word: Black Voters, Blue Waves?
Despite their role in Tuesday’s Democratic wins, will Black voters back Biden in 2024?
22 min
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What Next: Israeli Life Will Never Be the Same
One month after Hamas' attack, a documentarian is grappling with her subjects' pain—and her own.
23 min
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ICYMI: Hasan Minhaj’s “Emotional Truths” Are Ad...
Where’s the line between comedic license and deception?
48 min
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ICYMI: How First-Gen Kids Are Healing Online
Why the internet loves immigrant mom content
46 min
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A Word: Sidelined by Racism?
Football journalist Jim Trotter says his tough questions cost him his job.
35 min
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The Waves: Get on the WNBA Train Already!
Women’s sports are increasing in popularity. Here’s what you need to know to not get left behind.
44 min
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Hear Me Out: You Don’t Need to Post About Israe...
Social media is never compulsory.
37 min
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A Word: Courting a Voting Rights Disaster
Drawing racist voting maps is illegal. But how do you prove it?
24 min
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Amicus: Justice Samuel Alito Got Out Of Bed on...
SCOTUS turned into a trial court this week as conservatives sought to refute evidence of a racial gerrymander in South Carolina
46 min
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A Word: Cruel and Usual Punishment
Is better data the way to make American prisons humane?
25 min
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The Waves: The Case For Taking A Sabbatical
Because sometimes the grind demands a hard reset.
36 min
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Hear Me Out: Columbus Day Is Worth Celebrating
It’s an important date in history — whatever you choose to call it.
35 min
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A Word: Black Grief, White Grievance
Why white feelings often seem to matter more than Black lives.
24 min
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One Year: 1955 - The Hiroshima Maidens
A decade after the U.S. dropped the atomic bomb, 25 Japanese women put their lives in the hands of American surgeons.
50 min
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A Word: Talk That Talk
Black culture shapes the national conversation, even among those who hate it.
32 min
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The Waves: The Afghan Women Left Behind - Gende...
What one family’s experience trying to get from Afghanistan to America says about the nation’s gender politics.
45 min