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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: RIP Online Celebrity
David Dobrik, Kylie Jenner, and a revealing week (not to mention year) for influencers.
24 min
3877
Hit Parade: Don’t Know Much About History, Part 1
Sam Cooke was a hit-maker, soul pioneer, label boss … and a social activist, well before that One Night in Miami.
47 min
3878
Mission Interplanetary: Our Celestial Bodies, O...
Planets get all the press. But what can an asteroid tell us about the history of our solar system?
32 min
3879
Slate Money: Movies: There Will Be Blood
39 min
3880
What Next: Why Don’t We Know More About the Atl...
The conversation is complicated by the politics of race and sex.
24 min
3881
Flashback: The Apartment (1960)
A tight script and superb acting from Shirley MacLaine and Jack Lemmon bring together this Billy Wilder classic.
73 min
3882
Amicus: Live From SXSW, With Sen. Jeff Merkley
Democracy reform, voting rights, and the legislation he hopes will ensure both.
11 min
3883
A Word: The Fight for Water Justice
With Jackson, Mississippi’s crisis making headlines, water access rises as a racial justice cause.
19 min
3884
Thrilling Tales: Tower Records
21 min
3885
What Next TBD: Hate, Lies, and AI
Artificial Intelligence transformed technology across Facebook. But it’s not being employed to fix the company’s biggest problem.
23 min
3886
Slate Money: Movies: The Social Network
60 min
3887
Thrilling Tales: The Story of Marvel
24 min
3888
What Next TBD: Does Google Actually Want to Hir...
The tech giant’s partnerships with HBCUs are still coming up short.
21 min
3889
A Word: Remembering Breonna Taylor
Kentucky lawmaker Attica Scott put her career, reputation and safety on the line, fighting for justice for Breonna Taylor.
22 min
3890
Slate Money: Movies: Wall Street
56 min
3891
Thrilling Tales: Weight Watchers
29 min
3892
What Next TBD: The Failing Lifeline for Low-Inc...
A Reagan-era program designed to provide phone access for the poor has hardly changed in 40 years.
20 min
3893
A Word: Calling Out Cancel Culture
The debate over cancel culture is spreading.
22 min
3894
Slate Money: Movies: 9 to 5
31 min
3895
A Word: White Nationalists in Uniform
The Capitol insurrection laid bare the links between violent white nationalist groups, US law enforcement, and the military.
23 min
3896
Thrilling Tales: The Story of Pantone
20 min
3897
What Next TBD: Australia’s Kinda-Sorta Win Over...
A new type of legislation could change the way governments and big tech do business.
19 min
3898
Hit Parade: The AC/DC Rule, Part 2
From AC/DC to Lady Gaga, follow-up albums often do better on the charts than more-loved classics.
73 min
3899
Slate Money: Movies: Michael Clayton
40 min
3900
What Next TBD: Why Texas Went Dark
The state is no stranger to extreme weather. But not like this.
20 min