Slate Magazine Daily Podcast

Slate Magazine Daily Podcast

Slate--the Internet's informed look at news, politics, and culture. Slate separates the facts from the spin with thought-provoking stories, irreverent humor, and delicious reads.

10 Episodes of this Podcast:

Slate: The Saucy Sarah Gabfest

Published: 2009-07-02 23:22:41

John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon talk politics. This week: That's Senator Franken if you please, Sarah Palin is back, and the Supreme Court rules on New Haven

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Slate: Keeping the Fizz in the Journalism Biz

Published: 2009-07-01 23:50:21

Keeping the Fizz in the Journalism Biz: Thanks to technology, we may be entering a golden age, by Jack Shafer

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Slate: The Culture Gabfest, The Everybody's Dead Edition

Published: 2009-07-01 01:05:36

In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss the recent spate of celebrity deaths, starting with Michael Jackson and the lesser lights – Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahon and Billy Mays – eclipsed by his passing, the way obituaries have changed in the internet era, and what makes a good obit.

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Slate: Your Money or Your Health

Published: 2009-06-29 19:03:40

Your Money or Your Health: Everyone wants to cut costs. But what if saving my life is expensive? by Christopher Beam

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Slate: Denver's Secret

Published: 2009-06-28 22:48:21

Denver's Secret: Why so many green jobs are sprouting in Colorado, by Daniel Gross

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Slate: The Totally Unstable, Lost and Confused Gabfest

Published: 2009-06-25 21:58:53

John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon talk politics. This week: President Obama and Iran, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, and several decisions from the Supreme Court

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Slate: Butt Piracy

Published: 2009-06-24 20:52:47

Butt Piracy: Why ban the tobacco industry when you can hijack it instead? By William Saletan

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Slate: The Culture Gabfest, The Failed Species Edition

Published: 2009-06-24 00:07:38

In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss Woody Allen’s new film Whatever Works, the HBO vampire drama True Blood, and A Vindication of Love, Cristina Nehring’s defense of swooning passion.

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Double X Gabfest: Who's That Scary Lady Edition

Published: 2009-06-23 12:56:23

Emily Bazelon, Meghan O'Rourke, and Hanna Rosin, the editors of Slate's new women's magazine DoubleX.com, discuss topics in the news. This week: martyr myths and the Neda video, passionate marriages, and the downness of "Up."

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The Myth of the Rational Market

Published: 2009-06-22 12:54:16

The Big Money presents Every Day I Read the Book, featuring Daniel Gross. Dan's guest is Justin Fox, author of the book, "The Myth of the Rational Market: A History of Risk, Reward, and Delusion on Wall Street."

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