A doctor and a novelist on the life-changing power of post-mortem investigations.

On this week’s show, the hosts volley over Marty Supreme, Avatar: Fire and Ash, and the persistent question of Avatar's cultural impact.

Out with the brain rot, in with Big Chungus.

Short stories read by your favorite comedians and actors, including Phoebe Robinson, Peter Francis James, and Amy Ryan.

Why fumble the giant bag of taxpayer money when you can simply hand it over?

A new location feature exposed the app’s smoke and mirrors.

Bad Bunny continued to dominate—but newcomers like Cameron Winter and his band Geese also shined.

This week, you asked, we answered. It’s our annual call-in show.

Two films especially felt like they couldn’t have come out at any other time.

Carvell and Courtney check in with listeners. Plus, what’s ahead for How To! in 2026.

You told us about when inheritance was a surprise, when it felt like a control tactic, or an expression of love.

One man’s presence loomed over U.S. sports, like a xenophobic Goodyear Blimp.

The hosts look ahead to 2026 and make predictions across the sports world.

The most important internet moments of 2025.

Our critics’ roundtable recaps how Bad Bunny became imperial, Geese took flight and a trio of Demon Hunters made K-pop golden.

A century of hit soundtracks—after Barbie, Wicked and KPop Demon Hunters, is movie music making a chart comeback?

Two podcast hosts versus one Slate writer…

A beloved Gabfest from the lost archives gets into the elements of language.

Jackie Kelley on the best way to have a conversation about the dishes.

A writer behind numerous feel-good Christmas movies (including Netflix’s Hot Frosty) breaks down his recipe for cozy G-rated romance.

We look back at the biggest sports stories from each month of the past year.