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For readers who are listeners, for listeners looking for something to read—this feed includes book discussions and conversations with authors from across the Slate Podcast network.
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What Next TBD: America’s Killer Car Problem
U.S. infrastructure doesn't prioritize the lives of pedestrians. Why?
32 min
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How To!: Hack Your Bureaucracy
Marina Nitze on busting through government red tape.
42 min
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How To!: Love it Or Leave It: How To Be Happy A...
Samantha Clarke on finding fulfillment through balance
34 min
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How To!: Sharing the Covers: Every Couple’s Gui...
Part two of Dr. Wendy Troxel’s tips for getting a good night’s rest.
29 min
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What Next: Can’t Stand the Heat
The smoke, the malaria, the straining infrastructure—it’s all exacerbated by heat.
26 min
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Political Gabfest: Rural Arkansas Explored in a...
Monica Potts’ new memoir The Forgotten Girls asks what happens to the women you leave behind.
25 min
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The Waves: Can Fairy Tales Be Feminist?
How fairy tales can speak to today’s audiences and the gendered nature of telling stories.
28 min
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Future Tense Fiction: Who Gets to Escape the Cl...
In the June episode of Future Tense Fiction, Matt Bell discusses his short story “Empathy Hour.”
72 min
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A Word: Black and Proud
25 min
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Political Gabfest Reads: The Case for Treating ...
The 1975 Animal Liberation Now gets an update by author and animal-rights activist Peter Singer
30 min
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A Word: More Than A Hashtag
Police shooting survivor Leon Ford hated cops. Now he works with them.
37 min
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Outward: Lesbian Bars: A Love Story
Krista Burton and Naomi Gordon-Loebl visited every U.S. dyke bar.
29 min
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Slate Money: The SEC’s Crypto Crackdown
Slate Money breaks down SEC lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase
51 min
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The Waves: Finding Love Without Romance
Author Amy Key explores a life without romantic love, but with a lot of Joni Mitchell.
32 min
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Outward Pride Special: Is “I Do” Best for You?
A better way to protect all kinds of relationships—including queer ones.
34 min
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Mom & Dad: The Daily Dad
Author Ryan Holiday on finding parenting perspective.
31 min
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Working: A Prolific Novelist Takes a Breather
46 min
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A Word: My Father, the Spy
Martin Luther King Jr., a Black police mole, and the lie that brought them together.
23 min
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The Waves: The Hustle of Being Beautiful
How can we interrogate the problems with beauty culture…while still enjoying our face masks and lip gloss?
37 min
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Future Tense Fiction: When Robots Go to War
In the May episode of Future Tense Fiction, Justina Ireland discusses her short story “Collateral Damage.”
58 min
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The Waves: I Don’t Care If You Like Me
Are female characters on shows like Killing Eve, Fleabag and 90s Rosanne anti-heroes, or just fully formed women?
33 min
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Outward: Queer Utopian Fiction and Dystopian Re...
Netflix’s queer dating show features pets, processing, and very little sexual chemistry.
69 min
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Slate Money: The Felix Wrote A Book Episode!
Slate Money talks about Felix’s new book, The Phoenix Economy: Work, Life, and Money in the New Not Normal.
45 min
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Amicus: The Supreme Court's Dangerous Return to...
The Supreme Court’s revanchism and scandals are cratering its legitimacy at the very moment it needs it most.
45 min
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A Word: The Privilege of Play
How “blerds” and other geeks of color are diversifying hobby games.
32 min