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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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1101
Slate Money: How Salt Built America
Author Ed Conway discusses the seemingly mundane materials that gave rise to civilizations
59 min
1102
The Bridge: Can’t Tell Me Nothin’
53 min
1103
What Next TBD: How Deepfake Porn Infected a School
Once an image is on the internet, it’s out of your control—just ask the girls at Westfield High.
21 min
1104
A Word: Rebirth of a Nation
Reconstruction was supposed to usher in a multi-racial democracy. What happened?
35 min
1105
The Waves | The Golden Bachelor Recap: Fantasy ...
But how sweet were they really?
37 min
1106
Dear Prudence: My Family Won't Let Me Host for ...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by Slate writer Dan Kois.
44 min
1107
Political Gabfest: You’ll Miss Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin leaves the U.S. Senate and might hit the No Labels presidential campaign trail; the Supreme Court gets a code of conduct; and collateral damage from the Israel-Hamas war includes Democratic politics.
55 min
1108
Mom & Dad: The World Is Messy and Ugly. Do My K...
Slate’s parenting podcast on preventing pessimism.
27 min
1109
The Waves: The Bravo Cinematic Universe
From Below Deck to Vanderpump Rules, the Andy Cohen led network has some explaining to do.
36 min
1110
Working: Escape Your Creative Comfort Zone
29 min
1111
What Next: What If Gaza Boils Over?
Could Israel vs. Hamas become a regional conflict?
20 min
1112
What Next: Trump’s Second Term
A senior national security official compared an experienced President Trump to the velociraptors learning to open doors in Jurassic Park.
20 min
1113
Culture Gabfest: Nicolas Cage is Your Nightmare
55 min
1114
Decoder Ring: The Forgotten Video Game About Sl...
In 1992, the company behind The Oregon Trail tried to simulate Black history. It did not go well.
43 min
1115
ICYMI: The Internet Used to be a Haven for Peop...
What happens when weird edges of the internet get sanded down to pave the way for monetized “content.’
41 min
1116
Big Mood, Little Mood: Mother Go’ Round
with guest Marisa Renee Lee, author of Grief is Love: Living with Loss
37 min
1117
Hear Me Out: It’s Time To Sunset Social Security
It’s a transfer of wealth, and not to the people who need it.
43 min
1118
What Next: How the Israel-Gaza War Rages in Ame...
A conversation over a broken discourse.
29 min
1119
How To!: Get Through Menopause
NYT’s Susan Dominus on the misinformation surrounding a still-taboo subject.
44 min
1120
Hang Up: The Trial of Jim Harbaugh
73 min
1121
Slate Money: Travel | Jet-setting Like A Journ...
Being a foreign correspondent has its share of exciting moments
30 min
1122
Mom & Dad: My Partner’s Parenting Style Is Stuc...
Slate’s parenting podcast on handling a partner who is unwilling to learn new tactics.
26 min
1123
What Next: The Rise of a Red State Democrat
Kentucky's Andy Beshear won reelection decisively. What can other Dems learn from his victory?
22 min
1124
What Next TBD: Will A.I. Take My Job?
A newsroom finds itself wondering if these mysterious new contributors are even real people.
18 min
1125
Working: Home Staging With a Pop of Color
39 min