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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.
3801
A Word: Booked, Busy, and Funny as Hell
Comedian David Alan Grier talks about his long Hollywood career, from ‘In Living Color’ to the Netflix sitcom, ‘Dad Stop Embarrassing Me.’
21 min
3802
What Next TBD: The App That Sparked a Manhunt
Two weeks ago, Citizen made its first foray into real-world crime solving. It didn’t go well.
23 min
3803
The Waves: Can We Still Enjoy Master of None?
Lena Waithe and Aziz Ansari are back with a new season of the once-popular Netflix show. Is it worth watching?
35 min
3804
ICYMI: Why Does TikTok Think I’m an Ex-Mormon?
The app’s algorithm seems to know us better than we know ourselves, until it doesn’t.
24 min
3805
Slow Burn S5 Ep.6: Big, if True
Why the U.S. relied on faulty intelligence from a man code-named Curveball.
39 min
3806
Sponsored: How Can We Connect in More Meaningfu...
28 min
3807
ICYMI: How the Kardashians Broke the Internet
Keeping Up with the Kardashians is ending, but that doesn’t mean they’re going anywhere.
24 min
3808
Hit Parade: Blame It on the Feign, Part 2
Chris Molanphy's analysis of the surprising impact of controversial act Milli Vanilli, continued.
44 min
3809
What Next TBD: Apple and Epic’s Battle Royale
After three weeks of testimony, the future of mobile gaming is caught in limbo.
16 min
3810
A Word: No Whites Allowed?
Chicago’s mayor sparks fury by giving anniversary interviews only to reporters of color.
20 min
3811
The Waves: How to Survive a Post-Roe America
If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade, some things will change, some things won’t, and women will be left to cope.
34 min
3812
ICYMI: The Backyardigans Have the Hottest Song ...
Plus: High Speed Downloads on an alleged celebrity “throuple” and a failed viral romance.
24 min
3813
Slow Burn S5 Ep.5: Four Dicks (and Vice Preside...
The men named Richard who helped determine whether the U.S. would go to war in Iraq.
43 min
3814
Sponsored: Transforming the Auto Industry with ...
Sponsored: Transforming the Auto Industry with Henrik Fisker
28 min
3815
ICYMI: How the Internet Became Shrek’s Swamp
The cartoon ogre’s long online afterlife has led to some weird, messy, and hilarious pockets of fandom.
25 min
3816
What Next TBD: The Hackers Who Took Down the Co...
A voyage into the weird world of the ransomware industry.
22 min
3817
A Word: A Video Vault of Black Excellence
From Barack Obama, to Whoopi Goldberg, to Quincy Jones, The HistoryMakers collects the untold stories of Black icons and leaders.
21 min
3818
Hit Parade: Blame It on the Feign, Part 1
Deceitful as they were, Milli Vanill’s blend of rap and dance-pop topped the charts and made a lasting impression.
54 min
3819
The Waves: A Conversation With One of Blake Bai...
Eve Crawford Peyton talks about her relationship with her former eighth-grade teacher, and her decision to write about her rape 17 years later.
36 min
3820
Slow Burn S5 Extra: More on the Road to Iraq
A few excerpts from Season 5's Slate Plus interviews.
13 min
3821
ICYMI: Should You Post That Israel-Palestine Meme?
Tracing the evolution of a viral infographic—and how to avoid the 2021 equivalent of those black squares.
26 min
3822
ICYMI: Chrissy Teigen Was Never the Good Guy
The Twitter queen’s spat with Courtney Stodden reveals that her friendly persona has always painted over a darker past.
25 min
3823
A Word: White Here, White Now
White Fragility author Robin DiAngelo says the jury is still out on whether self-proclaimed white “allies” will fight racism, or even take it seriously.
21 min
3824
What Next TBD: How the World’s Great Vaccinatio...
The Serum Institute of India is the world’s largest vaccine producer. Somehow, its home country is running out of doses.
20 min
3825
Slow Burn S5 Ep.4: Fighting Words
Intellectuals on the right and left found themselves on the same side in the debate over Iraq.
43 min