The best of Slate podcasts for the weekend of Aug. 18.

Why the Monuments Must Go, in This Week’s Best Podcasts

Why the Monuments Must Go, in This Week’s Best Podcasts

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Aug. 18 2017 6:19 PM
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The Best of Slate Podcasts

Only have time for one podcast this week? Make it this one.

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A statue of Stonewall Jackson atop his horse looks over Henry Hill at the battlefields of Manassas, or Bull Run, as it was generally known in the North, on July 5, 2005 in Manassas, Virginia.

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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 baseball’s best team (begins at 00:00:30)
  • The Culture Gabfest on a major controversy rocking the world of YA Twitter (00:16:00)
  • The Political Gabfest on the aftermath of Charlottesville (00:35:40) 
  • And from Slate Voice, an open letter from the great-great-grandsons of Stonewall Jackson (00:52:10)