Podcasts

The 2012 Conundrums Gabfest 

Listen to Slate's special year-end show featuring the conundrums that stumped us in 2012.

Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz | GABFEST | Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, at 11:12 AM ET

DoubleX Gabfest: The Home for the Holidays Edition

Listen to Slate’s show about women and guns, This Is 40, and the agony (or ecstasy) of going home for the holidays.

Allison Benedikt, Noreen Malone, and Hanna Rosin | DOUBLEX GABFEST | Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at 8:36 AM ET

The Culture Gabfest: First Time, Long Time Edition

A special call-in edition of Slate’s culture podcast.

Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner | CULTURE GABFEST | Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, at 10:57 AM ET

Hang Up and Listen: The Pesca and the Pelicans Edition

The special, year-end, call-in edition of Slate’s sports podcast.

Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca | HANG UP AND LISTEN | Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, at 11:00 AM ET

Why Fiscal Cliff Is Such a Powerful Metaphor

Listen to Slate’s show about the ubiquity of spatial metaphors in our language.

Mike Vuolo | LEXICON VALLEY | Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at 4:52 PM ET

The Last Shot Gabfest

Listen to Slate's show about the political legacy of the Newtown shootings, Boehner’s Plan B, and the legacy of Robert Bork.

Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz | GABFEST | Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at 2:35 PM ET

The Man With 18 Miles of Books

An interview with Fred Bass, owner of New York’s Strand bookstore.

June Thomas | THE AFTERWORD | Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, at 8:30 AM ET

The Culture Gabfest: Trapped in a Glass Box With Dwarves Edition

Slate's podcast about The Hobbit, the A&E series Duck Dynasty, and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator at 50.

Daniel Engber, Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner | CULTURE GABFEST | Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, at 11:48 AM ET

Hang Up and Listen: The Bionic Running Back Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on Adrian Peterson’s incredible return from ACL surgery and baseball’s West Coast power shift. Plus, an interview with NBC Sports’ Stan Van Gundy.

Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca | HANG UP AND LISTEN | Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, at 6:18 PM ET

The Union-Made Gabfest

Listen to Slate's show about Michigan’s new right-to-work law, the Supreme Court’s decision to tackle gay marriage, and torture in Zero Dark Thirty.

Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz | GABFEST | Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, at 2:37 PM ET

DoubleX Gabfest: The Old Sperm Edition

Listen to Slate’s show about the risks of older parenthood, gender-neutral toys, and the sustaining tradition that says men are responsible for all marriage proposals.

Allison Benedikt, Noreen Malone, and Hanna Rosin | DOUBLEX GABFEST | Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, at 8:44 AM ET

The Culture Gabfest: “I Normally Have To Be Drunk Off My Ass To Do This” Edition

Slate's podcast about Beasts of the Southern Wild, why the art world is so despicable, and Beck’s Song Reader.

Simon Doonan, David Haglund, Stephen Metcalf, Jody Rosen, and Dana Stevens | CULTURE GABFEST | Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012, at 1:15 PM ET

Hang Up and Listen: The Worth Its Wait in Gold Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on Johnny Manziel’s Heisman Trophy win, the Army-Navy game, and shot putter Adam Nelson’s belated Olympic victory.

Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca | HANG UP AND LISTEN | Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, at 6:55 PM ET

The Doomsday Scenario Gabfest

Listen to Slate's show about the fiscal cliff negotiations, lessons from the 2012 campaign, and the New York Post’s tragic cover photo.

Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz | GABFEST | Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at 10:23 AM ET

How the Iron Curtain Survived for So Long

An interview with Anne Applebaum.

June Thomas | THE AFTERWORD | Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, at 9:45 AM ET