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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ICYMI | Side-Eyeing at H Mart
A video about white people at Asian grocery stores has divided TikTok.
43 min
2
Amicus | The Forgotten Lawsuits Targeting Trump...
The Alien Enemies Act litigation may have fallen off the front pages, but it’s about to make headlines again.
58 min
3
What Next | Why Antisemitism Is Everywhere
Australia’s mass shooting is just the latest attack on Jews. Why is antisemitism rising? And who should be responsible for stopping it?
26 min
4
Amicus | One Amendment Explains It All
A decades-long conservative project to reject the reconstruction amendments is riding the coattails of Trump’s lawless chaos all the way to SCOTUS.
62 min
5
Death, Sex & Money | What Hearing Aids and Ange...
British poet Raymond Antrobus explains how miscommunication has informed his upbringing, his love life, and the way he manages his emotions.
61 min
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What Next: It’s the Alt-Right’s GOP Now
21 min
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ICYMI | “Danish Deception” or Danish Delusion?
A former Bachelor contestant came forward with a scammer story. TikTok turned on her instead.
47 min
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Death, Sex & Money | When Your Famous Dad Can C...
Wally "Famous" Amos built a cookie empire and discovered Simon and Garfunkel. His daughter Sarah grew up in the chaos of his success and downfall.
47 min
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What Next | What Kids Aren't Learning About US ...
Books like his are being banned from classrooms—so that’s where his book tour went.
28 min
10
ICYMI | TwitchCon’s Sexual Harassment Problem
An incident at the 2025 convention has added new urgency to streamer safety.
47 min
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What Next | Why So Many Racist Group Chats?
From the chats to the policy proposals, no one’s hiding that the goal is a whiter America.
23 min
12
ICYMI | The Streamer and the Shock Collar
Conservative clout-chasers accuse Hasan Piker of animal abuse on livestream.
38 min
13
Amicus | Voting Rights, But Mainly for White Pe...
Didn’t you hear? SCOTUS says racism’s over.
50 min
14
ICYMI | Podcaster Theo Von Is A Manosphere Mystery
And the comedian might be outgrowing it.
44 min
15
What Next | How the Supreme Court Legalized Rac...
According to the court, college admissions offices can’t consider race. ICE, however…
26 min
16
ICYMI | Kendra Fell In Love With Her Psychiatri...
How a TikTok series became more like a ‘Black Mirror’ episode.
41 min
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ICYMI | Viral Debates: Crossing the Aisle or Cl...
Two podcast hosts versus one Slate writer…
47 min
18
How To! | Gossip for Good
Normal Gossip’s Rachelle Hampton spills the tea on … spilling the tea.
43 min
19
How To! | Be an Ethical Hater
Slate’s Scaachi Koul on talking trash for the betterment of humankind.
37 min
20
ICYMI | How Coming Out Videos Changed YouTube
We sit down with YouTuber Ingrid Nilsen to reflect on the 10-year anniversary of her most popular video to date.
44 min
21
ICYMI: It’s International Bestselling Author Qu...
Why the prolific street lit author keeps going viral
38 min
22
What Next | George Floyd Square, Five Years Later
Searching for progress, in Minneapolis and America.
30 min
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What Next | Legally Dead—And Pregnant
Adriana Smith is being kept on life support, at her family’s expense, until her fetus reaches 32 weeks.
25 min
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What Next | Is Immigration Still Trump’s Strong...
Voters may be getting what they voted for, but not what they want.
25 min
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ICYMI: The Harry Potter Fandom Faces Its Bigges...
49 min