Slow Burn - One Year: Elvis, the Pledge, and Extraterrestrials
Three stories from one day in August 1977. Elvis Presley dies, and the National Enquirer goes after the ultimate tabloid scoop: a photo of the King in his coffin. A New Jersey high schooler becomes a ...
5 Aug 202154min
What Next - Washington’s Most Broken Institution?
The Federal Election Commission can barely get anything done. With its commissioners stuck in partisan gridlock, one is finding new ways to make sure election law is upheld. Guest: Ellen Weintraub, co...
5 Aug 202126min
Death, Sex & Money - Financial Therapy: A Secret Gambling Addiction
In the first of three financial therapy sessions, a couple we're calling Cora and Garrett talk with therapist Amanda Clayman about the events that led to a breakdown of financial trust between them.Fi...
4 Aug 202131min
What Next - Cuomo vs. Everyone
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is back on his heels again, following the release of the state attorney general’s extensive report on his pattern of sexually harassing women working around him. Now, ev...
4 Aug 202126min
Culture Gabfest - Heads Are Gonna Roll
This week, Stephen Metcalf and Dana Stevens are joined by Working co-host and longtime Slate contributor Isaac Butler. First, the panel discusses David Lowery’s new movie The Green Knight, a retelling...
4 Aug 202158min
ICYMI - Inside the Reaction Video Economy
On today’s episode, Madison and Rachelle try to answer a listener question about whether over-the-top DIY videos are secretly kink content. They end up get pulled into the world of online reaction vid...
4 Aug 202124min
What Next - Why Republicans Compromised
After months of negotiation, an infrastructure bill is finally on its way to the Senate floor. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are touting their one big successful bipartisan move, but what’s act...
3 Aug 202124min
Slate Money - Slate Money: Movies: Glengarry Glen Ross
Welcome to Slate Money Goes to the Movies, a miniseries in which Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and a different guest each week discuss popular business-themed movies. Mary Childs of Planet Money joins Fel...
3 Aug 202153min
