Podcast Episodes

Outward | Archiving the Spirit of Ballroom with Michael Roberson

This week, Bryan is joined by theologian, activist, and ballroom historian Michael Roberson to discuss his new book, Ballroom: A History, A Movement,…

1 year, 3 months ago

Introducing The Sporkful | Is Your Recipe Lying To You?

If you look at any list of best-selling cookbooks, certain words come up over and over again: quick, easy, fast, effortless. But is it actually possi…

1 year, 3 months ago

How To! | Stop Giving 110%

Kate is juggling a lot: work, kids, caregiving for an elder, a dance troupe, the PTA, community organizing. Oh, and she runs a ‘90s-themed DJ night, …

1 year, 3 months ago

Death, Sex & Money | What Military Service During “Peacetime” is Really Like

Ray Christian joined the U.S. Army in 1978, as a way to get his life started. He became a paratrooper, an infantryman, and a drill sergeant. He also …

1 year, 3 months ago

Hang Up | The LeBron and Giannis Loyalty Test

Hosts Alex Kirshner, Ben Lindbergh, and Lindsay Gibbs break down an unexpectedly quiet start to NBA free agency while big trade rumors keep swirling.…

1 year, 3 months ago

Care & Feeding | Becoming a Parent Is a Process

On this episode: Slate’s own Aymann Ismail is with us to talk about his new book, Becoming Baba – which is out TOMORROW! 

We’ll talk about the book. …

1 year, 3 months ago

ICYMI | Not Even Lawsuits Can Stop AI

Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are joined by Slate senior tech editor Tony Ho Tran to parse through what Meta’s victory in a recent AI lawsuit means fo…

1 year, 4 months ago

Care & Feeding | Comebacks For “I’m Bored”

On this episode: Zak, Elizabeth and Jamilah talk about summer boredom. We get questions about this every year — so we’re coming in early this year wi…

1 year, 4 months ago

The White Noise Boom

White noise has a very precise technical definition, but people use the term loosely, to describe all sorts of washes of sound—synthetic hums, or nat…

1 year, 4 months ago

ICYMI | The Most Famous Facelift on TikTok

Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay discuss an American woman in her 50s who is going viral for her plastic surgery journey. Michelle Wood is a mom who trav…

1 year, 4 months ago