The Best of Slate Podcasts
Only have time for one podcast this week? Make it this one.
In this edition of our members-only podcast digest, listen to the best segments of the week:
- Hang Up and Listen on the short, joyous life of Miami Marlins pitcher José Fernández, with special guest Ben Lindbergh of the Ringer. They also talk to Chicago Cubs superfan Chris Hayes, the MSNBC host, about the team’s connection to Donald Trump (begins at 00:00:35).
- The Culture Gabfest on the making of Addy Walker, the first black character in the American Girl doll series (00:34:05).
- The Political Gabfest on the state of the race after the first debate (00:54:20).