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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What Next: Georgia Takes on Trump
His phone call to Brad Raffensberger seems to be getting painstaking legal scrutiny.
27 min
3027
Mom & Dad: How Schools Failed the Reading Test
Emily Hanford, host of Sold a Story, explains why some schools aren’t teaching kids how to read.
31 min
3028
What Next TBD: Did a Twentysomething Con Americ...
How the start-up “Frank” went from a shiny new acquisition to “a huge mistake” for JP Morgan Chase.
29 min
3029
Working: The Bold Strategy That Drives One of 2...
46 min
3030
ICYMI: The Anal Bead Cheating Scandal That Rock...
Plus, Mittens the cat is a viscous chess bot.
35 min
3031
Slate Money: The Drug that Debunks Free Will
Cathy O’Neill joins to talk about the NYSE, algorithms at the IRS, and a miracle weight loss drug.
51 min
3032
Sponsored: How Can We Take Action to Build a Be...
31 min
3033
A Word: A Killing in Cop City
Manuel Teran lost his life fighting Atlanta’s “Cop City.” What happens now?
24 min
3034
What Next TBD: How COVID Changes Our Immune Sys...
The data doesn't tell the whole story.
25 min
3035
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
3036
Mom & Dad: Putting Nighttime Worries to Bed
Slate’s parenting podcast debates how to help a kid quiet their racing thoughts.
22 min
3037
What Next: The Plot Against Pope Francis
The 86-year-old knows there are people in the Vatican working to undo everything he’s done once he’s dead—but he has succession ideas of his own.
24 min
3038
The Waves: Are “Cool Moms” A Menace?
Can you be a mom and not totally lose yourself along the way? Plus, a defense of Lean In.
34 min
3039
ICYMI: Has the Internet Made Parenting Easier?
Or has it just created new problems for parents to grapple with?
36 min
3040
Culture Gabfest: Natasha Lyonne's Poker Face
52 min
3041
What Next: The Hysteria Over D.C.’s New Crime Bill
Updating the district’s motley 1901 criminal code patchwork isn’t the “reform” activists have called for—or tough-on-crime types fear.
24 min
3042
Big Mood, Little Mood: Mask And You Shall Receive
with guest Bay Ryan, a postgraduate ecologist
46 min
3043
What Next: From Rodney King to Tyre Nichols
After three decades of outrage and activism, why is this still happening?
26 min
3044
How To!: Command a Room
Radio host Meghna Chakrabarti on how to captivate an audience.
34 min
3045
Hang Up: Mikaela Shiffrin Is Amazing
74 min
3046
What Next: Who Doesn’t Have Classified Documents?
When everything is secret, then nothing is secret.
25 min
3047
Mom & Dad: Heartbreak on the Horizon
Slate’s parenting podcast on helping your teen navigate their first breakup.
23 min
3048
Working: How a Doctor Became a Chef (And Kept B...
36 min
3049
What Next TBD: Did A.I. Write This Headline?
No, but Silicon Valley thinks it can.
31 min
3050
Slate Money: Chip War
Chris Miller joins Slate Money to talk about microchips.
43 min