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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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ICYMI: Wendy Williams Said What Now?
The return of High Speed Downloads, plus a surprising number of internet outrages about cats.
23 min
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Slate Money: Movies: The Fountainhead
47 min
3753
Decoder Ring: Who Killed The Segway?
This is the story of the invention and development of a potentially revolutionary device, how the hype got out of control, and how that speculation helped birth the modern internet.
41 min
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Sponsored: Striking a Transformative Tone with ...
34 min
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ICYMI: The Pro-Trump Social Network Has an Anim...
Is GETTR done?
24 min
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A Word: The Cruelty Was the Point. Is It Still?
Adam Serwer on how Donald Trump’s weaponized cruelty outlasted his presidency.
22 min
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What Next TBD: So, What Happens to WFH Now?
White-collar workers are heading back to the office. Will anything be different after a year and a half away?
25 min
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Thrilling Tales: The Story of Supercuts
22 min
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The Waves: Amy Coney Barrett Is Following in th...
The newest Supreme Court justice wants to be seen as a deeply academic thinker, but her shadow docket rulings reveal her long game.
35 min
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One Year: 1977: Anita Bryant's War on Gay Rights
The pop singer who launched an anti-gay movement, and the activists who fought back.
60 min
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ICYMI: How Zola Went From Twitter Thread to Maj...
Jeremy O. Harris talks about adapting 148 tweets into a screenplay that feels like the internet.
28 min
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Slate Money: Movies: The Hudsucker Proxy
40 min
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Decoder Ring: The Sign Painter
What happens, to an artist—to anyone—when they’re good enough, but that’s not enough?
54 min
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Sponsored: Game-Changing Leadership with Cynt M...
37 min
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ICYMI: Dance Challenge TikTok Is on Strike
Black choreographers on TikTok are refusing to create dances for Megan Thee Stallion’s new song because white influencers can’t stop stealing their work.
27 min
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Hit Parade: Say My Name, Say My Name, Part 2
Chris Molanphy's deep dive on when rappers started singing, continued.
66 min
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Thrilling Tales: The Story of Dollar General
21 min
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What Next TBD: It’s Time to Talk About UFOs
A new report shows that the government is changing its tune on unidentified aerial phenomena.
21 min
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A Word: No Flag, No Anthem, No Apologies
Gwen Berry is a leading woman in the Kaepernick Era of activist athletes, but she’s not alone.
21 min
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The Waves: Should You Become a Mom at 25?
Writer Elizabeth Bruenig talks about the backlash to her article on young motherhood, the public nature of pregnancy, and how she approaches Twitter.
32 min
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ICYMI: There’s No Easy Way to Log Off
As Bo Burnham points out in his new special, the internet is inescapable.
27 min
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Slate Money: Movies: Magic Mike
45 min
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Decoder Ring: That Seattle Muzak Sound
Muzak, the purveyors of elevator music, had become a complete joke by the 1990’s when it found many of the players in the Seattle grunge scene working in its offices.
41 min
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ICYMI: Was #FreeBritney Right All Along?
What Britney Spears’ dramatic statement changes in the battle over her conservatorship.
28 min
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Sponsored: How Can We Innovate to Put Customers...
33 min