Slate's Latest Podcasts
"Hang Up and Listen: The Hanley Hustle Edition": In this week's episode of Slate's sports podcast, Hang Up and Listen, Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, Mike Pesca discuss the NBA playoffs, cyclist Floyd Landis' drug admission, Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov's media blitz, and Hanley Ramirez's lack of hustle. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.
"The Sporkful: Apples vs. Oranges": On Mondays in May, the Slate Daily Podcast welcomes The Sporkful, a food podcast hosted by Dan Pashman and Mark Garrison. On today's episode, Dan, Mark, and guest eater Win Rosenfeld attempt the impossible—comparing apples and oranges. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.
May 22, 2010
"The Rise and Fall of Prohibition": The Big Money presents Every Day I Read the Book, featuring Daniel Gross. Dan's guest is Daniel Okrent, author of the book, Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.
May 21, 2010
"The Tea Party Tea Leaves Gabfest": Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz. This week: Arlen Specter loses in Pennsylvania, Rand Paul wins in Kentucky, and Richard Blumenthal puts Connecticut in the tossup column. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.
May 20, 2010
"The Which Lie Is Worse Edition": In this week's Gabfest, Emily Bazelon, and Hanna Rosin of DoubleX and The New Yorker's Margaret Talbot discuss Elena Kagan's singledom, Republican Mark Souder's sex scandal, and Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's lie about his war record. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.
May 19, 2010
"The Culture Gabfest, First Ever Live Gabfest Edition": In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner discuss director Ridley Scott's retelling of the Robin Hood myth starring Russell Crowe, Sam Lipsyte's novel The Ask and the ongoing dispute over Facebook's privacy setings. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.



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