Death, Sex & Money - From Fan to Friend: The Unlikely Friendship Between Pico Iyer and Leonard Cohen
Pico Iyer, author of "The Half-Known Life," reflects on deliberately walking away from his dream job, his decades-long friendship with Leonard Cohen, and surrendering to the unknown.Did you know we ha...
18 Jan 202332min
ICYMI - MrBeast Dethroned a Child to Become the Most Successful YouTuber
On today’s episode, Rachelle Hampton is joined by BuzzFeed’s Kelsey Weekman for a crash course in the history and significance of YouTuber MrBeast. Kelsey tells Rachelle all about how he first got sta...
18 Jan 202334min
Outward: Slate's LGBTQ podcast - The War on Drag
This month, hosts Christina Cauterucci, Jules Gill-Peterson, and Bryan Lowder take an in-depth look at the latest fixation of the far right: drag, an art form as old as gender itself, which has brough...
18 Jan 20231h 18min
What Next - The Spike at the End of “Zero COVID”
In the wake of mass protests and a depressing effect on its economy, China has ended its “zero COVID” policy. But with cases now rising, is the country ready for the upcoming Spring Festival, a huge h...
18 Jan 202324min
Culture Gabfest - Can a Video Game Really Be Turned Into a TV Show?
This week, Dana and Julia are joined by Slate writer Dan Kois. They start by discussing HBO’s new series, The Last of Us, a video game adaptation with culture editor and writer at The New Yorker, Alex...
18 Jan 202356min
Hang Up and Listen - Bye-Bye Brady?
Joel Anderson and Josh Levin are joined by Bomani Jones to discuss the Cowboys’ blowout win over the Bucs and other storylines from the opening weekend of the NFL playoffs. They also talk about all th...
17 Jan 20231h 5min
What Next - Hospice for Profit
Since the 1980s, hospice has been covered by Medicare, and it’s come to be an expected part of the healthcare that millions of Americans receive at the end of their lives. But beneath the pamphlets of...
17 Jan 202326min
Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - Summer, Already?!?
On this episode: Jamilah, Zak, and Elizabeth do a hard pivot from winter break to summer break. They help a new parent who wants to know how she should best structure the summer for her kid and hersel...
16 Jan 202324min
