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Slate Debates
A feed from the Slate podcast network featuring episodes with enlightening conversations, opposing views, and plenty of healthy disputes. You'll get a curated selection of episodes from programs like What Next, The Waves, and the Political Gabfest, with deep discussions that go beyond point-counterp...
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ICYMI | Kendra Fell In Love With Her Psychiatrist—Then She Met TikTok
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by senior supervising producer Daisy Rosario to talk about Kendra, the woman whose 25-part TikTok seri...
ICYMI | Viral Debates: Crossing the Aisle or Clickbait?
On today’s episode, hosts Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are joined by Slate staff writer Aymann Ismail to discuss the controversial YouTube channel, Ju...
ICYMI | Is Partiful Cancelled?
Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay start off with two sounds of the summer from a divisive Love Island USA contestant and a popstar “standing on business.”...
Amicus | Sneak Preview: Unanimous Opinions Out Front, Desperate Dealmaking Out Back
This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June. The best way to support our work is by joi...
ICYMI: Kate Mackz Can’t Outrun Politics
Kate Lindsay and Candice Lim check in with the “Caveman Skincare” method and they pour one out for Skype. Then, they dive into the internet controvers...
Culture Gabfest: Netflix’s Incel Tragedy Adolescence
On this week’s show, Slate’s Rebecca Onion sits in for Julia. The team discusses Netflix’s current number 1 program Adolescence and what it says about...
Culture Gabfest: Cate Blanchett Is a Sexy Super Spy
On this week’s show, Slate’s Dan Kois sits in for Stephen Metcaff. The hosts discuss the new Mr. & Mrs. Smith-like film Black Bag, starring Cate Blanc...
Culture Gabfest: The SNL 50th Anniversary Industrial Complex
On this week’s show, the hosts reflect on 50 years of music, culture, and comedy with the 50th anniversary of SNL and QuestLove’s new documentary Ladi...
Well, Now: The Future of Wellness
After a year of nuanced conversations on wellness, we say goodbye by reflecting on how these discussions expanded what it means to live a full, well-b...
Well, Now: Is Longer Life Really Possible?
For eons, humans have been trying to find ways to live longer.
It’s a quest that’s inspired legends and myths across cultures and continues to...
Well, Now: Staying Sober This Holiday Season
For many, the holiday season is both a joyful time with friends and family and a period of high stress with dangerous ways to cope. This can be especi...
Care & Feeding: My Mom’s Obsessed With My Baby
On this episode: Elizabeth, Lucy and Zak help a member of the Slate Parenting Facebook group who’s struggling with wrangling her new baby… and the bab...
Hear Me Out: Podcasting Is Dead
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: a fond farewell.
This is the last episode of Hear Me Out. And it comes at a volatile, strange time in...
What Next | Should Parents Face Charges for Kids’ Crimes?
After the school shooting in Georgia last week, charges were brought against the 14-year-old alleged gunman—and also against his father. Who’s really...
Hear Me Out: Presidential Pardons Need Reform
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: pardon interruption.
What’s the purpose of the presidential pardon? Well, depends on who you ask — hyp...
Hear Me Out: There’s No Lesser-Evil Candidate
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: PSL (not the drink).
Claudia de la Cruz cannot, mathematically, win the presidency. But she’s running...
Hear Me Out: Schools Do Too Much (Often Badly)
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: sharpen up.
Public schooling in this country has had a lot of champions — including some that you migh...
Hear Me Out: Fact-Checks Make Audiences Suspicious
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: pants on fire.
The fact-check is a critical tool in the journalist’s toolbox – and now more than ever,...
Well, Now: No, Netflix Isn’t Forcing You to Go Vegan
Research going back decades shows adding more fruits, vegetables, and non-animal sources of protein helps us live longer, healthier lives.
A st...
Hear Me Out: The Olympics Are a Tool of Oppression
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: opening ceremonies (and a can of worms).
We come to you midway through the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris...
Hear Me Out: Pop Stars Run Politics Now
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: who runs the world?
Kamala Harris is having a brat summer, which means that you’re likely seeing lots...
Hear Me Out: You Don’t Need A BFF
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: make the friendship bracelets. Or don’t.
Like all relationships, friendships can grow, change… and, y...
Hear Me Out: 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 concer...
Well, Now: The Full Truth About Ozempic
Few drugs in the last century have changed the landscape of healthcare and weight management like GLP-1 agonist drugs — drugs like Ozempic and WeGovy....
Hear Me Out: Jeff Bezos Could Save The Post (Again)
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: Bezos vs. the British invasion.
The Washington Post, like most legacy media outlets, can’t seem to cat...
Hear Me Out: Federal Job Training Doesn’t Work
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: get back to work.
When your job becomes obsolete, is it the government’s job to teach you to do someth...
Well, Now: Psychedelics' Long Strange Trip to the Doctor's Office
For years, psychiatrists have been researching new methods to help people with treatment-resistant mental illness. These include severe cases of depre...
Hear Me Out: Tradwives Show Us Feminism’s Failures
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: aprons off.
Has there ever been a better time to be a woman in America? Probably not… but that’s a low...
Hear Me Out: Pride Is For Everyone (Except Cops and Politicians)
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: all aren’t welcome.
Pride Month festivities have a complicated legacy. On the one hand, being out, pro...
Hear Me Out: Biden Is Courting Voters Who Don’t Exist
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: base instincts.
Democratic strategists are reportedly freaking out about Joe Biden. Despite his oppone...
Hear Me Out: Election Betting Should Be Legal
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: placing bets.
Betting on the results of elections is illegal in the United States – though that hasn’t...
Hear Me Out: Term Limits Could Ruin Congress
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: self-limiting.
Congress is historically unpopular; it’s one of the few things that people on both side...
Well, Now | “As Little Regulation as Guns”: How Social Media Hurts Youth Mental Health
Youth mental health has hit a crisis point.
Just last year, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released an advisory connecting young people’s us...
Hear Me Out: Trump Isn’t a Bug. He's a Feature.
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: live from Seattle.
Hear Me Out had its first-ever live show on May 4, 2024 — and it was such a great c...
Hear Me Out: Punishing A Shooter’s Parents Misses The Point
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: prosecuting parents.
Ethan Crumbley’s parents didn’t pull the trigger that killed 4 students in 2021 —...
What Next: The Jewish Case for Protest
As some members of Congress call for crackdowns, how do college administrators ensure the safety of their entire student body – while also respecting...
What Next: Columbia Calls the Cops
Protests at Columbia University have become a talking point across national media, but does the situation on campus actually resemble the one in the p...
Hear Me Out: Legalize Weed, But Not Like This
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: blaze it.
Ahead of the honorary stoner holiday that is 4/20, we’re taking a look at the marijuana land...
A Word: Candace Owens: Back to Black?
Commentator Candace Owens’ messy fall from grace in conservative media coincided with her appearances on popular Black chat shows. That includes The B...
Hear Me Out: Interracial Marriages Can Still Be Racist
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: amore, but make it anti-racist.
Honoring interracial marriage has only been the law of the land for a...