"Toxic Persons": New research shows precisely how the prison-to-poverty cycle does its damage, by Sasha Abramsky. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Oct. 8, 2010

"The Marinating in Anger Gabfest": Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The Democrats move up in the polls, the Palin spat, and defense spending. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Oct. 6, 2010

"DoubleX Audio Book Club: Jonathan Franzen's Freedom": In this week's audio book club, DoubleX's Emily Bazelon and Hanna Rosin and The New Yorker's Margaret Talbot discuss Jonathan Franzen's Freedom. The novel follows Patty and Walter Berglund's failing marriage and serves as a commentary on how we live. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Oct. 6, 2010

"The Culture Gabfest: Barely Legal Edition": In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics discuss Malcolm Gladwell's latest piece on activism and social media, Law & Order L.A. and Civil War tourism with Slate's John Swansburg. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Oct. 4, 2010

"Hang Up and Listen: The Ugly Sweater Shootout Edition": In this week's episode of Slate's sports podcast, Hang Up and Listen, Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the baseball playoffs, golf's Ryder Cup, Australian Rules Football's Grand Final replay, and the height of the rim in women's hoops. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Oct. 3, 2010