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What Next: The Kamala Endorsement (Taylor’s Ver...
If Taylor delivers the Swifties, can it sway the election?
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ICYMI: The Costco Guys Bring the Boom
How a father-son duo in Florida went from food review TikToks to one of Costco’s greatest advocates.
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Hit Parade: What’s 1984 Got to Do with It Editi...
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What Next TBD | TikTok Goes to Court
The law has been signed, but lawmakers are still on the app.
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Dear Prudence | Revisiting Advice from Ashley C...
The author of the bestselling memoir Somebody’s Daughter joins the Dear Prudence podcast to discuss what to do when your partner’s chronic lateness ruins a vacation.
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A Word: How Kamala Harris Stumped Trump
Even Fox panned Donald Trump’s disastrous debate.
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Care & Feeding: My Wife’s Making Me A Deadbeat Dad
Slate’s parenting podcast on who’s in control.
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ICYMI: We May Have A New Bad Art Friend
Why BookTok sleuths are accusing a debut novelist of crossing a line by “plagiarizing” her ex-best friend’s childhood.
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Culture Gabfest: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Revive...
This week, the hosts discuss Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, FX’s English Teacher, and the machinations of podcast chemistry.
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Well, Now: How to Prepare for Back-to-School Se...
A pediatrician’s tips on how families can thrive all year long.
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Decoder Ring: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie… Wil...
How a popular children’s book got caught up in the culture wars.
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Outward: Kamala Harris’ Record on Trans Rights ...
Christina speaks to journalists S.I. Rosenbaum and Josie Reisman about their Slate article looking back on Kamala Harris’ political track record on trans rights.
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How To!: Survive a Disaster
Amanda Ripley on preparing yourself and your community for the unthinkable.
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Hear Me Out: Podcasting Is Dead
At least, podcasting as we knew it.
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Death, Sex & Money: One Man’s Meticulous Quest ...
Author Cody Delistraty talks about how losing his mother inspired him to start researching remedies to move on.
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Hang Up: The NFL's Nine-Figure Quarterback Crisis
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Care & Feeding: Toddlers Can Know Moving Is Sh*tty
Slate’s parenting podcast on big changes.
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Working: A Working Farewell and What We’ve Learned
June, Isaac, and Ronald look back on some of the most useful creative wisdom from the show.
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ICYMI: Land Ho: Our Top Moments from the Ultima...
Before the “best TikTok reality show” anchors in Miami this month, we’re looking back at the highs and lows of the viral 9-month cruise.
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Dear Prudence | My Wife Thinks I Had an Emotion...
Jenée Desmond-Harris is joined by the host of Slate’s What Next: TBD, Lizzie O’Leary.
36 min
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A Word: The Dark Side of the Force
Why racism charges have always dogged New York police, and how can the force be fixed.
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Care & Feeding: Gus Walz Moved You, Too
Slate’s parenting podcast on sharing big feelings.
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Working: Saying Goodbye
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ICYMI: The Internet History of Charli XCX
How MySpace, “Vroom Vroom,” and a quarantine album led Charli XCX to the critical success of Brat Summer.
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Culture Gabfest: Jeff Goldblum Lords Over KAOS
This week, the hosts discuss KAOS on Netflix, Close Your Eyes, and the enshittification of Spotify.
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