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Slow Burn: The Rise of Fox News - Ep. 4: Beacon...
The Daily Show Ridiculed Fox News. And Fox News Loved It.
59 min
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Outward: What Arabic LGBTQ+ Slang Tells Us with...
June sits down with Marwan Kaboour, editor of The Queer Arab Glossary, the first published collection of Arabic LGBTQ+ slang
32 min
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What Next: Diddy Was Indicted. Conspiracies Ran...
Since his arrest, more details and accusations against the mogul have been emerging.
24 min
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What Next: The Supreme Court’s Back. Uh Oh.
This year, the nine justices will address gender-affirming care, ghost guns, and, of course, the November election.
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Hang Up: No More Locker Room Talk
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What Next: October 7th, One Year Later
A Palestinian journalist and a Jewish writer reflect on Hamas’s attack—and Israel’s year-long assault on Gaza.
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Well, Now: What It’s Really Like to Take Ozempic
In Magic Pill, journalist Johann Hari dives into the science and history of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, all the while taking Ozempic himself.
49 min
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What Next TBD | A.I. Goes Nuclear
Why Microsoft is reopening Three Mile Island.
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Outward: Surviving Hate and Finding Joy as a Tr...
Nico Lang traveled the country to talk to trans teenagers about the reality of their lives in red states and blue states.
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Slate Money: Why Were the Striking Dockworkers ...
The Money team discusses the Longshoremen’s strike, OpenAI’s $6 billion investment round, and Dish Network aquiring DirecTV and its massive debt.
53 min
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Amicus | What We’re Watching This New Supreme C...
It’s not the cases, it’s the mayhem.
48 min
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A Word: Latinos for Trump…for Real
Trump vilifies Latino immigrants, but wins over lots of Latino voters. Why?
32 min
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What Next TBD: Helene Proves Nowhere is Safe
Why Americans keep moving into disaster zones.
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Political Gabfest: JD Vance's Damning Non-Answer
VP candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance have a “nice” debate; Israel and Hezbollah and Iran fire missiles and 2,000 Lebanese die; and New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleads not guilty
49 min
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Care & Feeding: How Do I Raise Jewish Kids Righ...
Slate’s parenting podcast on Rosh Hashanah.
44 min
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What Next: Experts Feared a Wider War. It's Fin...
We’re in a “history defining moment that will shape the Middle East for years to come.”
25 min
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What Next: Vance and Walz Debate
Was that a vision of MAGA-after-Trump?
25 min
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Slow Burn: The Rise of Fox News - Ep. 3: The Ot...
Life at CNN was pretty darn sweet. Then came Fox News.
51 min
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Amicus | Sneak Preview: The RFK Jr Ballot Mess ...
A dissenting Justice explains why it was a sad day for the court and the state.
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What Next: How To Debate JD Vance, From His Las...
To prepare, find someone you’re ready to absolutely loathe, to play Vance.
25 min
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What Next: Will Eric Adams Cost the Dems the Ho...
New York Democrats remain in disarray.
22 min
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Well, Now: The Truth About IUDs
IUDs are safe and extremely effective, but they could be much better.
30 min
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What Next TBD: American Life is a Highway
Another lane isn’t going to unsnarl the traffic.
20 min
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A Word: Tech’s Race Reckoning
Silicon Valley might drive progress in business, but it lags behind on race.
28 min
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Slate Money: How Nike Shoes Got Lame
Bloomberg’s Kim Bhasin joins the money troupe to discuss Nike’s CEO shakeup, the tycoon of mall “zombie brands,” and the DOJ lawsuit against Visa.
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