Slate's Latest Podcasts
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April 29, 2009
"Specter's Defection": A Pennsylvania senator gives an early 100th-day present to President Obama, John Dickerson reports. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.
April 27, 2009
"An Outbreak of Opportunism": John M. Ackerman explains how Mexico's president is trying to use swine flu to consolidate his power. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.
April 26, 2009
"We're All Torturers Now": Will anything about U.S. torture ever scandalize us again? asks Dahlia Lithwick. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.
April 24, 2009
"The Tighty Whitie Podcast": John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon talk politics. This week: More on the torture memos, the Supreme Court takes on school strip searchs, and Chávez. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.
April 22, 2009



“Stink Onions,” “Heart’s Farm,” “Place to Find Gold”: Literal Names of U.S. Places, Mapped
Why Don’t Cops Believe Rape Victims? Brain Science Explains.
Wu-Tang’s GZA Teaches Kids Science With Least-Lame Classroom Rap Ever