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The Secret Life of Lawn Ornaments
Lawn ornaments are everywhere—but for something so ubiquitous, they’re also mysterious. What’s the person with the flamingo or the gargoyle in their …
2 years, 3 months ago
How To!: Be a Mindful Grandparent
Shirley Showalter and Marilyn McEntyre know that grandparenting is more than just cookies and Play-Doh. Don’t get us wrong, those things are fun! But…
2 years, 3 months ago
AI’s Threat to Democracy Flopped
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: tried and Turing tested.
Coming into the 2024 election cycle, generative AI was one of the main concerns for democr…
2 years, 3 months ago
Death, Sex & Money: The Mayor of the Most Controversial City in the U.S.
San Francisco mayor London Breed grew up learning again and again about the dangers of drugs and addiction. She lived in public housing in the city i…
2 years, 3 months ago
Hang Up: Chaos at the Copa
Copa America (7:03): A security breakdown outside the stadium marred Argentina’s 1-0 win over Colombia.
U.S. soccer ( 21:19): Will a big-name European…
2 years, 3 months ago
Working: An Author’s Mission to Make Her Readers Belly Laugh
This week, host Isaac Butler talks to Sally Franson, the author of two novels: A Lady’s Guide to Selling Out and the brand new release Big in Sweden,…
2 years, 3 months ago
ICYMI: The “Hawk Tuah Girl” Is the New Scott Disick
Candice Lim is joined by Slate culture writer Nadira Goffe to play a game of High Speed Downloads, where they get 60 seconds to break down an interne…
2 years, 3 months ago
Hit Parade: Song(s) of the Summer Edition Part 1
“Summer in the City.” “I Feel the Earth Move.” “Bette Davis Eyes.” “Whoomp! There It Is.” “Get Lucky.” “Espresso.” What do these big summer hits all …
2 years, 3 months ago
Dear Prudence: My BFF Bullied Her Husband Into Allowing Her to Sleep With Other Men. Help!
In this episode, Ronald Young Jr. (host of Weight For It and Slate’s Working) joins Prudie (Jenée Desmond-Harris) to answer letters from readers abou…
2 years, 3 months ago
A Word: Blerd Up
It's convention season, and nerds everywhere may be suiting up to attend the Cons, gatherings of hardcore science-fiction, comic book, fantasy or ani…
2 years, 3 months ago