30 Best Slate Podcasts

1. Slate News

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Daily news updates from across the Slate Podcast network.
Hosts Virginia Heffernan, Leu00f3n Krauze
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 1.4MTwitter 1.6MInstagram 91.8K Avg Length 45 min Since Mar 2016 Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Political Gabfest

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Voted 'Favorite Political Podcast' by Apple Podcasts listeners. Stephen Colbert says 'Everybody should listen to the Slate Political Gabfest.' The Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz, is the kind of informal and irreverent discussion Washington journalists have after hours over drinks.Want more Political Gabfest? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Political Gabfest show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate...MORE Hosts John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, David Plotz
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Facebook 1.4MInstagram 91.8K Avg Length 62 min Get Email Contact

3. Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts

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A show about the law and the nine Supreme Court justices who interpret it for the rest of America.Want more Amicus? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes with exclusive legal analysis. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Amicus show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/amicusplus to get access wherever you listen.MORE Host Dahlia Lithwick
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 1.4MTwitter 1.6MInstagram 91.8K Avg Length 58 min Get Email Contact

4. The Gist

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For thirty minutes each day, Pesca challenges himself and his audience, in a responsibly provocative style, and gets beyond the rigidity and dogma. The Gist is surprising, reasonable, and willing to critique the left, the right, either party, or any idea.MORE Host Mike Pesca
Producer/Network Peach Fish Productions
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 1.4MTwitter 11.6KInstagram 91.8K Avg Length 45 min Since Jun 2017 Get Email Contact

5. Hang Up and Listen

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A weekly sports discussion from Slate.
Hosts Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, Ben Lindbergh, Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 1.4MTwitter 1.6MInstagram 91.8K Avg Length 69 min Since Apr 2014 Get Email Contact

6. Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia

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What makes a song a smash? Talent? Luck? Timing? All that—and more. Chris Molanphy, pop-chart analyst and author of Slate's 'Why Is This Song No. 1?' series, tells tales from a half-century of chart history. Through storytelling, trivia and song snippets, Chris dissects how that song you love—or hate—dominated the airwaves, made its way to the top of the charts and shaped your memories forever.Want more Hit Parade? Join Slate Plus to unlock monthly early-access episodes, bonus episodes of 'The Bridge,' and ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts...MORE Host Chris Molanphy
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 1.4MTwitter 1.6MInstagram 91.8K Avg Length 60 min Since Apr 2017 Get Email Contact

7. Slate Culture

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Get the Culture Gabfest and all of Slate's culture coverage here.
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Facebook 1.4MTwitter 1.6MInstagram 91.8K Avg Length 50 min Since Mar 2014 Video Podcast YouTube
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8. Slate Debates

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A feed from the Slate podcast network featuring episodes with enlightening conversations, opposing views, and plenty of healthy disputes. You'll get a curated selection of episodes from programs like What Next, The Waves, and the Political Gabfest, with deep discussions that go beyond point-counterpoint and shed light on the issues that matter most.MORE Hosts Nicole Holliday, Ben Zimmer, John McWhorter
Producer/Network Slate Podcasts
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 1.4MTwitter 1.6MInstagram 91.8K Avg Length 62 min Since Feb 2012 Get Email Contact

9. Slate Business

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Get the latest from Slate Money and the entire Slate network's takes on the latest in the world of business and business news.
Host Seth Stevenson
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 1.4MTwitter 1.6MInstagram 91.8K Avg Length 40 min Since May 2020 Get Email Contact

10. Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show

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Jamilah Lemieux, Zak Rosen, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Lucy Lopez share triumphs and fails and offer advice on parenting kids from toddler to teens.Want more Care and Feeding? Subscribe to Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes with exclusive advice. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking 'Try Free' at the top of the Care and Feeding show page. Or, visit slate.com/careplus to get access wherever you listen.MORE Hosts Elizabeth Newcamp, Zak Rosen, Lucy M. Lopez, Jamilah Lemieux
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Facebook 1.4MTwitter 1.6MInstagram 91.8K Avg Length 49 min Since Dec 2013 Get Email Contact

11. What Next | Daily News and Analysis

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The problem with the news right now? It's everywhere. And each day, it can feel like we're all just mindlessly scrolling. It's why we created What Next. This short daily show is here to help you make sense of things. When the news feels overwhelming, we're here to help you answer: What next? Look for new episodes every weekday morning.MORE Host Mary Harris
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Facebook 1.4MTwitter 1.6MInstagram 91.8K Avg Length 32 min Get Email Contact

12. Slate Technology

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Technology coverage from across the Slate Podcast network
Hosts Kate Lindsay, Candice Lim, Rachelle Hampton
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 1.4MTwitter 1.6MInstagram 91.8K Avg Length 37 min Get Email Contact

13. Slate Money

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A weekly roundup of the most important stories from the worlds of business and finance, hosted by Felix Salmon.Want more Slate Money? Subscribe to Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking 'Try Free' at the top of our show page. Or, visit https://slate.com/moneyplus to get access wherever you listen.MORE Hosts Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, Elizabeth Spiers
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Facebook 1.4MTwitter 1.6MInstagram 91.8K Avg Length 50 min Since May 2014 Get Email Contact

14. How To!

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You've got questions. Together, we get answers.We all need advice, but sometimes it's hard to know where to turn. Each week, Courtney Martin and Carvell Wallace bring a listener on to the show to solve their toughest problems with the help of world-class experts. It's free therapy, and you're invited.MORE Hosts Courtney Martin, Carvell Wallace
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Facebook 1.4MTwitter 1.6MInstagram 91.8K Avg Length 45 min Since Jun 2019 Get Email Contact

15. Decoder Ring

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Decoder Ring is the show about cracking cultural mysteries. In each episode, host Willa Paskin takes a cultural question, object, or habit; examines its history; and tries to figure out what it means and why it matters.MORE Host Willa Paskin
Producer/Network Slate Podcasts
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 1.4MTwitter 1.6MInstagram 91.8K Avg Length 50 min Since Apr 2018 Get Email Contact

16. ICYMI

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Join Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay twice a week as we gaze deep into the online abyss—and tell you what's gazing back.
Hosts Rachelle Hampton, Madison Malone Kircher, Candice Lim, Kate Lindsay
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Apple Rating 3.9/5Facebook 1.4MTwitter 1.6MInstagram 91.8K Avg Length 37 min Get Email Contact

17. One Year

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The people and struggles that changed America—one year at a time. In each episode, host Josh Levin explores a story you may have forgotten, or one you've never heard of before. What were the moments that transformed politics, culture, science, religion, and more? And how does the nation's past shape our present?MORE Host Josh Levin
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Facebook 1.4MTwitter 1.6MInstagram 91.8K Avg Length 50 min Get Email Contact

18. Big Mood, Little Mood with Daniel M. Lavery

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Every week, Danny M. Lavery brings on a guest to answer questions from listeners before diving into conversation about relationships, dissatisfaction, drives, regrets, estrangement, embarrassment, self-assessments, and feelings from the monumental to the minute.MORE Host Daniel M. Lavery
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Facebook 1.4MTwitter 1.6MInstagram 91.8K Avg Length 42 min Since Jun 2016 Get Email Contact

19. A Word … with Jason Johnson

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America doesn't need another conversation about race. At least, not the kind we've been having ... the ones that are sparked by a crisis and move quickly from shock, to empty promises, to forgetting. No. What America needs are REAL conversations about race … ones that shine a light on the facts, the history, and the reality of how race plays out in our politics and society. That's what Slate offers each week on A Word With Jason Johnson...MORE Host Jason Johnson
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 12.8KTwitter 273.9K Avg Length 38 min Get Email Contact

20. Working

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Hosts Isaac Butler, Ronald Young Jr., and June Thomas interview creative people about how they write, compose, paint, and more.
Hosts Isaac Butler, June Thomas, Ronald Young Jr.
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Facebook 1.4MTwitter 1.6MInstagram 91.8K Avg Length 42 min Since Oct 2014 Get Email Contact

21. Outward: Slate's LGBTQ podcast

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Outward, Slate's queer podcast, is a whip-smart monthly salon in which hosts and guests deepen the audience's understanding of queer culture and politics, delight them with unexpected perspectives, and invite listeners into a colorful conversation about the issues animating LGBTQ communities.MORE Hosts Christina Cauterucci, Jules Gill-Peterson, Bryan Lowder
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Apple Rating 4/5Facebook 2.1KTwitter 5.5KInstagram 91.8K Avg Length 45 min Since Aug 2018 Get Email Contact

22. The Waves: Gender, Relationships, Feminism

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Each week a pair of writers and guests talk through one news story we can't stop thinking about, and unpack what gender has to do with it.
Hosts Cheyna Roth, Vic Whitley-Berry
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Apple Rating 4.2/5 Avg Length 40 min Get Email Contact

23. Thirst Aid Kit

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Thirst is natural… so let's celebrate it! Join Bim Adewunmi and Nichole Perkins as they dig deep into the various ways women express their thirst, asking: why do we desire who we desire? At a time when men are Not Doing Great, Bim and Nichole want to ask keep asking questions about Hollywood inclusion and opportunity, through illuminating and hilarious conversations with special guests, original fanfic designed to make you sit up, and of course [REDACTED]. Bring a straw… and come thirst with us.MORE Hosts Bim Adewunmi, Nichole Perkins
Producer/Network Slate Podcasts
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Apple Rating 4.9/5 Avg Length 60 min Get Email Contact

24. The Authority: Exploring the Worlds of His Dark Materials

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Go deeper inside the world of HBO's adaptation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials. Join Slate's scholars of experimental theology, Laura Miller and Dan Kois, as they discuss Dust, daemons, the Magisterium, and more—and, of course, break down the events of each episode. New episodes air Mondays at 9 p.m. on HBO.MORE Hosts Laura Miller, Dan Kois
Producer/Network Slate Podcasts
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 1.4MTwitter 1.6MInstagram 91.8K Avg Length 42 min Since Sep 2019 Get Email Contact

25. Hi-Phi Nation

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Hi-Phi Nation is philosophy in story-form, integrating narrative journalism with big ideas. We look at stories from everyday life, law, science, popular culture, and strange corners of human experiences that raise thought-provoking questions about things like justice, knowledge, the self, morality, and existence. We then seek answers with the help of academics and philosophers. The show is produced and hosted by Barry Lam of UC Riverside.MORE Host Barry Lam
Producer/Network Slate Podcasts
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 2.6KTwitter 5.6KInstagram 91.8K Avg Length 46 min Since Dec 2016 Get Email Contact

26. Slate's Spoiler Specials

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On Slate's Spoiler Specials, Slate critics, such as Dana Stevens and Willa Paskin, discuss new movies and TV shows in spoiler-filled detail. We dissect twist endings, plot holes, and other secrets you won't read in reviews. WARNING: This podcast contains spoilers (duh).MORE Hosts Dana Stevens, Willa Paskin
Producer/Network Slate Podcasts
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Apple Rating 3.3/5Facebook 1.4MTwitter 1.6MInstagram 91.8K Avg Length 45 min Since Jun 2006 Get Email Contact

27. How to Do It with Stoya and Rich

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For three years, Stoya and Rich Juzwiak have been giving advice to Slate readers on all things sex—mismatched libidos, secret desires, (bad) sexting, surprising fetishes, and assorted other wild things. Now they're joining forces to answer their most jaw-dropping questions yet, sometimes with the help of special guests. Whatever you want to know about sex—truly, whatever—they'll tell you how to do it.MORE Hosts Jessica Stoya, Rich Juzwiak
Producer/Network Slate Podcasts
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Apple Rating 3.6/5Facebook 1.4MTwitter 1.6MInstagram 91.8K Avg Length 25 min Get Email Contact