What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Spotify Unwrapped
Is Spotify’s 2023—ending with layoffs and cancelling critically acclaimed original podcasts—a sign of trouble at the streaming giant, or an adjustment to expectations that’s setting them up for a brig...
8 Dec 202324min
Political Gabfest - Should Liz Cheney Run?
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz gather around John’s dining room table to discuss Liz Cheney, her book, and how far she’ll go to stop Donald Trump; Chris Christie, his presid...
7 Dec 202353min
Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - Parents Have Taken Over My Kid’s Sport. Yikes.
On this episode: a listener writes in from the bench. Their kid is in a sports class that’s been overrun by grown-ups and siblings — on the court, doing the drills, and taking up equipment. What’s goi...
7 Dec 202327min
What Next - Pickleball vs. Everybody
Pickleball’s exploding popularity isn’t an organic grassroots rise. According to a reporter’s intrepid Freedom of Information Act inquiries, enthusiastic pickleball ambassadors are employing the “USA ...
7 Dec 202324min
Slow Burn - One Year: 1990 | 3. Bush vs. Broccoli
In March 1990, a story broke that shocked the nation: George H.W. Bush had banned broccoli from Air Force One. The frenzy that came next would change the fate of a vegetable—and maybe even alter the c...
7 Dec 202336min
Death, Sex & Money - Productive Discomfort: A Job Training Program for Single Moms That Centers Mental Health
Hannah is 34, has two kids, and lives in Casper, Wyoming, where she was born and raised. Hannah’s been working in construction for 3 years, ever since she graduated from Climb Wyoming’s 12 week job tr...
6 Dec 202330min
ICYMI - The Year of Concerts and Being Outside
On today’s episode, Candice Lim is joined by culture journalist Cat Sposato to run down this year in concerts, from the Renaissance alien to the perils of standing room only. They get into the value o...
6 Dec 202340min
Outward: Slate's LGBTQ podcast - Fellow Travelers Brings the Gay Sex and Questionable Anachronism
This week, the Outward hosts discuss Fellow Travelers, a new historical drama from Showtime that takes us into gay D.C during the Lavender Scare of the 1950’s. Bryan, Christina, and Jules dive into th...
6 Dec 202343min
