Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA Word: Tech’s Race Reckoning
Silicon Valley is a place where big ideas are transformed into thriving businesses and multi-billion dollar fortunes. But it has also built a reputat…
2 years, 1 month ago
There Are Mean Girls in… Kindergarten?
On this episode: Lucy, Zak and Elizabeth answer a question from a listener who’s worried that her preschooler has already encountered a lot of bullyi…
2 years, 1 month ago
ICYMI: Moo Deng Is The New Grumpy Cat
Candice Lim is joined by WUNC’s Anisa Khalifa (The Broadside) and Dr. Jess Maddox (The Internet Is for Cats) to discuss the biggest animal phenomenon…
2 years, 1 month ago
Culture Gabfest: Colin Farrell Quacks Like a Penguin
On this week’s show, two of our favorite Slate-sters, Nadira Goffe (culture writer) and Dan Kois (author of Hampton Heights), fill in for Dana Steve…
2 years, 1 month ago
Slow Burn: The Rise of Fox News - Ep. 2: A Network for Normal People
Season 10 Episode 2
Before he ran Fox News, Roger Ailes launched a very different kind of channel. America’s Talking was his vision of the future of television: a strang…
2 years, 1 month ago
Decoder Ring: Calling Dick Tracy! It’s Warren Beatty Again
Oscar-winner Warren Beatty first secured the rights to the comic book character Dick Tracy in the lead up to his 1990 movie adaptation. Decades later…
2 years, 1 month ago
Well, Now: The Truth About IUDs
Modern IUDs have been used for decades to prevent unwanted pregnancy and have been extremely effective at doing so.
But they’re not without side effec…
2 years, 1 month ago
Outward: Fighting for Non-Binary Inclusivity in Athletics with Cal Calamia
In this episode, Outward hosts Jules Gill-Peterson, Bryan Lowder, and Christina Cauterucci sit down with non-binary marathoner Cal Calamia to talk ab…
2 years, 1 month ago
How To!: Grow Your Podcast
Ari always dreamed of starting his own podcast. When he started interviewing fellow academics for the Taylor Swift class he’s teaching, Ari suddenly …
2 years, 1 month ago
Death, Sex & Money: Bob the Drag Queen says Polyamory is Expensive
If you lived in Columbus, Georgia in the 90s, you might remember a queer club called Sensations. But Bob the Drag Queen knew Sensations by day, not n…
2 years, 1 month ago