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.

Jan. 9, 2009

"What Is the Most Disloyal Dog Breed? An answer to the Explainer's 2008 Question of the Year," by Daniel Engber. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Jan. 8, 2009

"Self-Mutilation for Dummies Is there a right way for Shiites to lash themselves on Ashura?" by Brian Palmer. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Jan. 7, 2009

"How Many Albinos Are in Tanzania? More than you might think," by Juliet Lapidos. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Jan. 6, 2009

"Uh … Mind if I Sit Here? What's going to happen to the Minnesota and Illinois Senate seats?" by Nina Shen Rastogi. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Jan. 2, 2009

"What Do Timekeepers Do? Listen to radio waves; drink café au lait," by Brian Palmer. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Dec. 31, 2008

"How Many Civilians Are Dead in Gaza?: Figuring out who's who among the casualties," by Juliet Lapidos. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Dec. 30, 2008

"Stuck on Santa: What should you do if your costume fuses with your skin?" By Nina Shen Rastogi. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

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.