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Slow Burn: The Rise of Fox News - Ep. 5: Ludacr...
For the American left, Fox News was an enemy to be destroyed—but maybe also emulated.
58 min
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Outward | The WNBA’s Very Big Year: New Fandom,...
Guest host Daisy Rosario talks to queer sports reporter Frankie de la Cretaz about the WNBA’s biggest season and what it means for the lesbian and queer fans who’ve been there the whole time.
31 min
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What Next: Gambling on Elections, What Could Go...
Polymarket has people putting their money where their political predictions are.
23 min
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What Next: An Extremely Online Hurricane Season
After the storms came the flood of rumors, A.I. images, and straight-up B.S.
25 min
80
Well, Now: Are Supplements Actually Worth It?
Before you buy the latest celebrity-branded gummy vitamin, arm yourself and your medicine cabinet with the facts.
33 min
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What Next TBD | 23andMe...And a Looming Data Di...
The company is on the ropes. How safe is your DNA?
22 min
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Slate Money: What the Hurricanes Cost
The Money troupe discuss an everyman who struck it big and lost it all on Tesla options, the financial impact of America’s recent storms, and Felix’s impending sabbatical.
50 min
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Amicus | 27 Years On Death Row
Richard Glossip’s case shines a light on the gross inadequacies of American justice, will the Supreme Court look away?
61 min
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A Word: WNBA Finals: Shooting Beyond the Stars
Can the WNBA championship score without Caitlin Clark or Angel Reese?
30 min
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What Next TBD: Trump’s Crypto Gurus
How two shady guys with a history of lawsuits, debts and prison time ended up running the new Trump family crypto venture.
19 min
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Political Gabfest: Is The Blue Wall Cracking?
With Election Day in sight, the race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is too close to call; legal experts are worried about a Trump win; and Hurricanes Helene and Milton prove climate change is real.
59 min
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Care & Feeding: Preparing Your Family For Disaster
Slate’s parenting podcast on go bags.
51 min
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What Next: Getting Out Of Lebanon
Instead of a formal evacuation, Americans in Lebanon are being told to book flights. It’s not going well.
26 min
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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.
25 min
93
Hang Up: No More Locker Room Talk
63 min
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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.
33 min
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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.
23 min
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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.
40 min
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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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What Next TBD: Helene Proves Nowhere is Safe
Why Americans keep moving into disaster zones.
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