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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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3851
ICYMI: Will You Accept This SponCon?
The war between social media and socially conservative values that’s at the heart of The Bachelor.
26 min
3852
Hit Parade: Taylor’s Version of Country, Part 1
At the turn of the ’10s, Taylor Swift pulled off a masterful country-to-pop crossover, ruling two genres at once.
50 min
3853
What Next TBD: Seduced by Substack
Is leaving a stable job to peddle a newsletter based on your personal brand crazy, or the future?
21 min
3854
A Word: When Police Kill ... Again
As the Derek Chauvin trial winds down, weary Minnesota activists demand justice for Daunte Wright.
19 min
3855
ICYMI: A Vaccine Is Not a Personality
The memes and merch inspired by Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson are not helping the fight against COVID.
26 min
3856
Slate Money: Movies: Working Girl
37 min
3857
Mission Interplanetary: No Space for Columbus
Why should we decolonize space exploration?
38 min
3858
ICYMI: Everything Is Tumblr Now
An interview with the creator of This Is White Privilege. Plus: High Speed Downloads on Khloe Kardashian and Rachel Hollis.
25 min
3859
SPONSORED: Trailer: Season 2 of The Relentless
1 min
3860
A Word: Farming While Black
Covid relief meant a multi-billion dollar payout to struggling Black farmers. Is it enough?
20 min
3861
What Next TBD: The Rise of the Therapy Apps
The pandemic opened up a window to transform mental health care as we know it. Is that a good thing?
22 min
3862
ICYMI: Every Generation Has Its Cringe
Millennials and Gen Z are at war, and the latest battlefront is reaction GIFs.
24 min
3863
Slate Money: Movies: Margin Call
48 min
3864
Mission Interplanetary: Our Mars Fixation
The peculiar story behind our fascination with the Red Planet
33 min
3865
ICYMI: What’s Really “Up” With That TikTok Dance
Mya Johnson and Chris Cotter on the “Up” dance challenge—and what it’s like to see their moves go viral without them.
21 min
3866
What Next TBD: The Fight Over Vaccine Passports
Standardizing vaccine credentials won’t be an easy task.
22 min
3867
Hit Parade: Don’t Know Much About History, Part 2
Another installment of Hit Parade on Sam Cooke's influences and legacy.
49 min
3868
A Word: Battling Georgia’s Backlash Against Bla...
Black voters matter in Georgia. That’s why Republicans want to stop them.
21 min
3869
ICYMI: Lil Nas X Is Going to Hell
Lil Nas X lap dances with the devil, and the big boat finally pulls out.
19 min
3870
Slate Money: Movies: The Devil Wears Prada
49 min
3871
Mission Interplanetary: A Space of One’s Own
Should the first human mission to Mars have an all-women crew?
30 min
3872
ICYMI: Clubhouse Doesn't Want You to Hear This
Plus: High Speed Downloads on Cinnamon Toast Shrimp and Derrick Jaxn
27 min
3873
What Next TBD: The AstraZeneca Saga
By all accounts, Oxford and AstraZeneca made a good vaccine. So why has the path to approval been so painful?
22 min
3874
Thrilling Tales: The Peloton Story
22 min
3875
A Word: The Falcon and the Rise of Black Superh...
Why the Falcon can save the world, but can’t get a loan.
21 min