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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Hang Up | Micah and Jerry’s Dallas Standoff
What the Micah Parsons contract dispute reveals about the Cowboys' endless cycle of drama.
58 min
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What Next | Gutting Our National Parks
“America’s best idea” slams into some of its worst tendencies.
25 min
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Care & Feeding | Separation Anxiety in Overdrive
Slate’s parenting podcast on handling the fears that won’t quit
28 min
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Slate Money | Money Travels: Does Travel Really...
29 min
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What Next: TBD | Here Comes the A.I. Music Slop
No singer, no songwriter, all slop…but paid equally.
26 min
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ICYMI | Viral Debates: Crossing the Aisle or Cl...
Two podcast hosts versus one Slate writer…
47 min
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Amicus | Who Gets Left Out of Originalism?
How and why an incomplete history of our country gets told in the courtroom.
36 min
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What Next: TBD | What Happened After Meta Fired...
The truth is, Zuckerberg’s new system isn’t working very well.
25 min
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What Next: TBD | What Happened After Meta Fired...
The truth is, Zuckerberg’s new system isn’t working very well.
25 min
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Political Gabfest | Putting the BS in BLS
A less-than-rosy revised jobs report leads Trump to cry foul and fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics; the Texas GOP’s gerrymandering effort ignites a nationwide redistricting arms race; and self-appointed loyalty enforcer Laura Loomer gains increasing access to the president.
66 min
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What Next | Donald Trump Vs. Reality Itself
You can’t change the weather by firing the weatherman. The rain will fall.
23 min
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Care & Feeding | My Kid is Not a Helper
Slate’s parenting podcast on making “helping” a habit
23 min
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What Next | A Rabbi’s Plea for Peace
More than a thousand Jewish leaders want an end to starvation in Gaza. She’s one of them.
27 min
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ICYMI | Your Next Favorite Book Will Be Fanfiction
Why is fanfiction going mainstream, and did someone leave their Labubu on Karl Marx’s grave?
42 min
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Outward | From Hit Parade: The Hidden History o...
From Little Richard to Chappell Roan, queer artists have always been vanguards of pop, even when they have not been out.
59 min
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Culture Gabfest: Summer Strut 2025 Edition
On this week’s show, it’s finally time to reveal the rollicking, warm-weather playlist of pure bops generated by you, our listeners. It’s Summer Strut 2025!
77 min
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What Next | Don’t Mess With Texas’s Election Maps
The Lone Star State’s attempt to tip the House of Representatives to the GOP could have nationwide repercussions.
24 min
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Slate Money | Money Talks: The Fabulous Wealth ...
28 min
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How To! | Let Go of ADHD Shame
Dr. Sarah Wheeler on loving your ADHD brain—and letting go of perfection.
43 min
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Death, Sex & Money | How the Ultra-Rich Think…a...
Writer Evan Osnos guides us into the bizarre world of the “haves and the have-yachts.”
55 min
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Hang Up | Trump vs. the IOC
International athletes keep getting caught up in Trump’s immigration policies. Could kicking out athletes draw the ire of the Olympic Committee – and imperil L.A. 2028?
52 min
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What Next | Was Democracy Voted Out?
Is America still a democracy? Was it ever?
22 min
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Slate Money | Money Travels: The Eternal Baggag...
14 min
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Care & Feeding | How Busy Is Too Busy?
Slate’s parenting podcast on keeping family time sacred amid endless activities.
19 min
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What Next: TBD | The A.I. Data Center Push That...
The Trump administration touted Stargate as a 500 billion dollar investment in American data centers. So far, it hasn't panned out.
24 min