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.
1976
Working: Meet an Artist Who Writes Comics About...
Graphic novelist Dave Chisholm is also a jazz musician himself.
45 min
1977
What Next TBD: What Instacart’s IPO Means for Tech
After years of post-pandemic turmoil, Instacart managed to do something rare in the gig economy - turn a profit.
23 min
1978
Gabfest Reads: Zadie Smith Knows You're a Fraud
Zadie Smith’s new book The Fraud goes deep into a 19th century criminal trial whose politics speak to modern times.
27 min
1979
Slate Money: What is Your Face Worth?
Facial recognition is coming for us all, and society probably isn’t ready for it.
52 min
1980
Amicus: SCOTUS Is Not Done With Guns and Abortion
The excesses of the 2021 term bleed into a new SCOTUS term with the possibility of gun rights for abusers post-Bruen, and the impossible tension between medicine and the law post-Dobbs.
71 min
1981
ICYMI: Is “Algospeak” D@ngerous?
What experts call linguistic self-censorship has not only taken over TikTok, but spread onto other platforms.
37 min
1982
Dear Prudence: I Don't Want My Dad to Give Me A...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by author Caroline Moss.
42 min
1983
Dear Prudence: I Don't Want My Dad to Give Me A...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by author Caroline Moss.
42 min
1984
What Next TBD: Did AirBnB Need to Go?
Short-term rentals are getting blamed for a lack of affordable housing. Is that fair?
21 min
1985
A Word: School of Destruction
How one southern university’s history is a bitter lesson in race and power.
25 min
1986
Political Gabfest: Who’s Winning The Autoworker...
UAW autoworkers are on strike against the Big Three; the dilemma of social media trust and safety continues to loom large; and parent diplomacy adds to teachers’ workload.
58 min
1987
Mom & Dad: When Does Pushing Kids to Succeed Be...
Slate’s parenting podcast on taming the hustle culture in all of us.
30 min
1988
One Year: 1955 - Siberia, USA
The Communist-hunting housewives who spawned a far-right conspiracy theory about an American gulag.
51 min
1989
The Waves: Incompetent Cervix - The Misogynist ...
Many names in the female reproductive system have roots in misogyny and racism.
40 min
1990
What Next: The Case For Harm Reduction—And Beyond
Getting community support means addressing community needs.
29 min
1991
Working: Creating Like a Child
24 min
1992
Culture Gabfest: A Haunting in Venice Kicks Off...
54 min
1993
ICYMI: Inside the MLM to Life Coach Pipeline
Spoiler alert: it’s a straight line.
38 min
1994
What Next: How Wisconsin is a “Laboratory for D...
State Republicans are trying to cling to power—no matter what the electorate says.
25 min
1995
Outward: Mercury Stardust Helps Queer People Fe...
TikTok’s trans handy ma’am on the emotional dimensions of home maintenance.
62 min
1996
Big Mood, Little Mood: Tainted Love
with guest Auyon Mukharji, a writer and member of the band Darlingside
43 min
1997
Hear Me Out: Bring Back The Draft
It’s the best way to compensate for faltering recruitment.
33 min
1998
How To!: Follow Your Small Business Dream
Coach Mae Chan on why finding joy is part of becoming your own boss
32 min
1999
What Next: The UAW Enters the Ring
Why auto workers are walking off the job now.
24 min
2000
Hang Up and Listen: Aaron Rodgers’ Achilles
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by the Wall Street Journal’s Jason Gay to talk about quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ (possibly) season-ending injury.
71 min