Listen to Slate's Explainer column wherever you go. The most recent Explainer Podcasts are listed below, or you can subscribe  to Explainer Podcast on iTunes.

Dec. 29, 2008

"Happy Birthday, Dear Yeshua, Happy Birthday to You!: Was Jesus a common name at the beginning of the first century?" by Brian Palmer. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Dec. 22, 2008

"Explainer's Christmas Roundup: Your Christmas-related questions, with answers from our archives," by Sophie Gilbert. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Dec. 18, 2008

"The Questions We Never Answered in 2008: Digging through the bottom of the Explainer mailbag," by Daniel Engber. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Dec. 17, 2008

"Slate's Field Guide to Financial Scams: Ponzis, pyramids, and bucket shops," by Juliet Lapidos. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Dec. 16, 2008

"Voting With Their Feet: What do Iraqis find so insulting about shoes and feet?" by Brian Palmer. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Dec. 15, 2008

"Is Cybersquatting Against the Law? When is it OK to buy up an expired domain name?" by Christopher Beam. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Dec. 11, 2008

"Ejection Seats 101: What's the protocol for using an ejection seat?" by Juliet Lapidos. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Dec. 10, 2008

"Can Blagojevich Still Appoint a New Senator? How the Illinois legislature might try to stop him," by Noreen Malone. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Dec. 9, 2008

"Is a $1 Salary Paid in Installments? Plus, wouldn't that be less than minimum wage?" by Nina Shen Rastogi. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Dec. 8, 2008

"Pleased To Meet You—Again: Do amnesiacs realize they have amnesia?" by Christopher Beam. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Dec. 5, 2008

"Depth in Venice: How will the city's underwater dam work?" by Jacob Leibenluft. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Dec. 4, 2008

"What Were Orthodox Jews Doing in Mumbai? Making better Jews," by Christopher Beam. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Dec. 3, 2008

"Bear Naked: Why is it so hard to tell boy polar bears from girl polar bears?" by Juliet Lapidos. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Dec. 2, 2008

"Google's Blind Spots" Can governments get Google Earth to obscure images of sensitive locations?" by Nina Shen Rastogi. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Nov. 28, 2008

"Start the Presses? What it means for the Fed to start 'printing money,' " by Jacob Leibenluft. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Nov. 26, 2008

"Are Private Jets Safer Than Commercial Airliners? The Big Three auto companies say they are," by Juliet Lapidos. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Nov. 25, 2008

"The Turkey-Industrial Complex How do farmers produce so many birds for Thanksgiving?" by Nina Shen Rastogi. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Nov. 24, 2008

"The Off-White House: How much can an incoming president change the décor at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.?" by Juliet Lapidos. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Nov. 21, 2008

"Explainer's Pirate Roundup: Your questions about pirates with answers from our archives," by Noreen Malone. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Nov. 20, 2008

"Measuring the National Carbon Footprint: How do you total up the greenhouse-gas emissions for an entire country?" by Brian Palmer. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.