Podcast Episodes

What Next TBD | Will the Supreme Court Save TikTok?

Will a First Amendment defense keep TikTok running in America? 

Guest: Emily Baker White, tech reporter for Forbes. 

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1 year, 6 months ago

Mom’s the Favorite. Dad’s Mad.

A note: this episode was recorded just minutes after the Palisades Fire reportedly ignited in California. Jamilah and her family are safe as of the a…

1 year, 6 months ago

What Next | Blake Lively Vs. Hollywood

After a summer on the receiving end of the internet’s ire, Blake Lively is back in the news, as her relationship with her former director and co-star…

1 year, 6 months ago

Culture Gabfest: The Brutalist’s Outsized Ambition

On this week’s show, it’s an all-movie week! Isaac Butler — author of The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act and host of the new Criter…

1 year, 6 months ago

ICYMI: Should I Join Bluesky?

Candice Lim is joined by Slate business and tech writer Nitish Pahwa and internet culture writer Steffi Cao to debate, defend, and decide how they’re…

1 year, 6 months ago

Outward: Conversion Therapy and Survival with Lucas Wilson

Bryan Lowder talks with writer and scholar Lucas Wilson about his new book, Shame Sex: Survivors’ Stories of Conversion Therapy. They chat about Wils…

1 year, 6 months ago

How To! | Become an Expat

Before the 2024 election, Maureen and Jayna had hoped to attend a historic inauguration for Kamala Harris in Washington, D.C. But when Donald Trump w…

1 year, 6 months ago

Death, Sex & Money | Paid to Care: The Magic, and Mess, of Care Work

Whether it's a nanny taking us to school or a home health aide helping us age in place, most of us will rely on paid caregivers at some point in our …

1 year, 6 months ago

Slate Money | Money Talks: Selling The American Dream

In this Money Talks: Jane Marie has spent years reporting on the tangled web of multi-level marketing companies, or MLMs, with her podcast The Dream …

1 year, 6 months ago

Hang Up | Manchester’s Supersonic Soccer Downfall

Hosts Alex Kirshner, Ben Lindbergh, and Lindsay Gibbs talk about Premier League Soccer and how sputtering performances could leave Manchester City an…

1 year, 6 months ago