Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - We Invented the Remix Part 1
Today on Hit Parade, we trace the multifarious history of the remix: a musical term with a universe of meanings. Rethinks. Reboots. Reinventions. Re-recordings. Even instances where the so-called remi...
19 Feb 20221h 4min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - "Rampant Racism" at Tesla
Last week, California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing sued Tesla. It accuses the electric vehicle maker of fostering a workplace rife with racism and discrimination.What's happening inside...
18 Feb 202218min
Political Gabfest - Angry Parents
Josie Duffy Rice, David Plotz and John Dickerson discuss America's radicalized parents; what the midterms may bring; and the Sandy Hook families’ victory.Here are some notes and references from this w...
17 Feb 202250min
Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - The “I Love You, Even When You’re Mad” Edition
On this week’s episode: Zak, Jamilah, and Elizabeth answer a complicated question about navigating unwanted attention—especially if the attention may be chalked up to a child’s appearance. Then they a...
17 Feb 202247min
What Next - The Olympics’ Latest Doping Scandal
Olympic athletes and commentators were stunned this week to learn that 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will be allowed to compete in Beijing’s Winter Games, despite testing positive i...
17 Feb 202226min
Outward: Slate's LGBTQ podcast - Two Revivals: "No Promo Homo" and Shortbus
Christina, Bryan, and Jules discuss a proposed Florida bill that would ban all discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in the state, and the 4K-restored re-release of John Cameron Mitchel...
17 Feb 20221h 3min
Death, Sex & Money - Where is Lisa Fischer's Backup?
You've heard Lisa Fischer singing backup vocals for everyone from the Rolling Stones to Beyoncé. But after decades of touring with rock stars, Fischer lives in a far more humble reality.Find our Break...
16 Feb 202228min
ICYMI - We’re All Trapped in the Scam-Industrial Complex
On today’s show, Rachelle Hampton is joined by Allegra Frank to talk about two new pieces of scammer-tainment from Netflix: the documentary The Tinder Swindler, which chronicles a con man’s exploitati...
16 Feb 202225min
