What Next - Who Failed Hawaii?
Hawaii is in flames, with the death toll from fires on Maui exceeding 100. Now, the search for where the failure—or multiple failures—occurred begins.Guest: Brianna Sacks, reporter covering climate ch...
17 Aug 202318min
Slow Burn - Decoder Ring: Think Catchphrases Are Dead? Eat My Shorts.
Once you start listening for catchphrases in everyday life—you can’t stop hearing them. From the radio era’s “Holy mackerel!” to Fonzie’s “Ayyy!” to Urkel’s multiple go-to lines on Family Matters, we ...
16 Aug 202336min
Outward: Slate's LGBTQ podcast - Red, White & Really Bad
This month, hosts Christina Cauterucci, Jules Gill-Peterson, and Bryan Lowder discuss Amazon Prime’s adaptation of Casey McQuiston’s best-selling queer rom-com Red, White & Royal Blue. They also speak...
16 Aug 20231h 1min
ICYMI - You Just Missed This Year’s Most Important Episode of Reality TV
On today’s show, Candice Lim is joined by Slate producer Cheyna Roth to dissect the recent troubling events that happened on Below Deck: Down Under. Two crew members were fired after separate filmed i...
16 Aug 202343min
Culture Gabfest - Ninja Turtle...Masterpiece?
This week, the panel begins by dissecting Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, a zany piece of intellectual property that’s been taken off the shelf by Jeff Rowe, Seth Rogan, and a slew of ani...
16 Aug 202354min
What Next - Fani Willis Takes on Trump
The fourth shoe dropped this week, when Fulton County DA Fani Willis announced Donald Trump’s latest indictment, charging the former president, along with 18 others, for engaging in a sprawling crimin...
16 Aug 202322min
What Next - The Trials of Hunter Biden
Earlier this summer, it looked like Hunter Biden’s legal team had reached a plea deal. But last week, the Justice Department announced a special counsel was being appointed to his case. What happened ...
15 Aug 202321min
Hang Up and Listen - Simone Biles Is Back
Josh Levin, Stefan Fatsis, and the Atlantic’s Vann Newkirk talk about ESPN’s embrace of gambling. They also discuss the alleged suspension of Baltimore Orioles announcer Kevin Brown for alluding to th...
14 Aug 20231h 11min
