Slate Daily Feed

The Slate Daily feed includes new episodes from more than 30 shows in the Slate Podcast Network. You'll get thought provoking analysis, storytelling, and commentary on everything from news and politics to arts, culture, technology, and entertainment. Discover new shows you never knew you were missing.

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1
What Next: TBD | A24 Meets A.I.
Risk alienating your “auteurs”—or risk being left behind?
22 min
2
Slate Money | Sycophantic Suck-Up Machines
52 min
3
ICYMI | Gavin Newsom’s Sh*tposting
The California governor is now tweeting like Trump.
42 min
4
Amicus | Is The National Guard Coming To Your C...
The legal loopholes that enabled Trump to call in the troops, and what can stop him.
54 min
5
Hit Parade | The White and Nerdy Edition Part 2
Novelty songs were a tough way to make a music career. Until one self-proclaimed Weird guy turned parodies into pop classics.
43 min
6
What Next: TBD | The Great Celebrity Spotify Pl...
What the “Panama Playlists” revealed, other than JD Vance’s taste.
23 min
7
Political Gabfest | Dial M for Mortgage Fraud
Fed governor Lisa Cook resists Trump’s attempt to fire her and smash Fed independence; an executive order expands the National Guard’s law enforcement role; and the Trump administration assaults wind energy.
63 min
8
What Next | Could Artificial Blood Save Lives?
The hunt for a shelf-stable, life-saving substitute for human blood.
23 min
9
Care & Feeding | Extra Parenting, Extra Guilt
Slate’s parenting podcast on balancing one child’s needs without losing another’s trust.
32 min
10
What Next | What the John Bolton Raid Means
Scooch over, National Guard, and make room for a “chilling effect” descending on Washington.
24 min
11
ICYMI | The Summer That Broke BookTok
Two failed conventions highlight a troubling truth about BookTok.
40 min
12
Decoder Ring | Jane Fonda’s Workout, Part 1: Ja...
The relationship that changed exercise forever.
54 min
13
Culture Gabfest: Denzel and Spike Remix a Class...
On this week’s show, the panel holds court on Weapons, the new Spike Lee joint Highest 2 Lowest, and what exactly a “Performative Male” is.
59 min
14
What Next | The Man Behind Trump’s Firing of Li...
Meet the president's attack dog.
27 min
15
How To! | Be a Better Coach (Encore)
“If you get the culture right, you can get a lot wrong,” according to Doug Lemov.
27 min
16
Death, Sex & Money | Your Moving Stories
Why you’re boxing up and shipping out.
43 min
17
Hang Up | ESPN Gambles on Streaming
The broadcasting giant rolled out a new streaming app. They still want you to have cable.
57 min
18
What Next | The Womanosphere Wants To Make Amer...
Is the future of MAGA female?
27 min
19
Care & Feeding | The Secret to Becoming the Han...
Slate’s parenting podcast on why it’s not the ping pong table—it’s the vibe.
33 min
20
What Next: TBD | Trump Vs. Cancer Research
Wait, it’s ‘Vs. Cancer,’ right? No? Wow.
26 min
21
Slate Money | ATM Scam Summer School
53 min
22
ICYMI | ChatGPT Has Ruined the Em Dash
Artificial intelligence has drawn enemy lines along the em dash, and it’s making our writing worse.
36 min
23
Amicus | Punished For Their Pregnancies
Women are being prosecuted for “crimes” against fetuses and even embryos. Meet the lawyer who’s fighting back.
45 min
24
What Next: TBD | The CDC Under Fire
A widespread suspicion of public health—something HHS head RFK Jr. does nothing to tamp down—has metastasized into something much more dangerous.
21 min
25
Political Gabfest | Is This Martial Law?
63 min