The best of Slate podcasts for the week of July 11.

Why the United States Is So Good at Gymnastics: This Week’s Best Podcasts

Why the United States Is So Good at Gymnastics: This Week’s Best Podcasts

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Best of Slate Podcasts
A weekly audio digest.
July 15 2016 3:14 PM

The Best of Slate Podcasts

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In this edition of our members-only podcast digest, listen to the best segments of the week:

  • Hang Up and Listen on what to expect from the ascendant U.S. women’s gymnastics team at the Rio Olympics (begins at 00:00:35);
  • The DoubleX Gabfest on the sexual assault lawsuit against Fox News boss Roger Ailes (00:17:10);
  • The Culture Gabfest on cosmetic surgery in Hollywood (00:31:10);
  • And the Political Gabfest on what to make of another terrible week of police shootings and gun violence (00:49:30).
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