Dan Kois
Dan Kois Dan Kois

Dan Kois is Slate’s culture editor and co-host of Mom and Dad Are Fighting. He is writing a book called How to Be a Family and co-writing, with Isaac Butler, an oral history of Angels in America.

Mom and Dad Are Fighting
May 31 2016 12:00 PMHow to Pull Off a Bar Mitzvah for Your Atheist SonMom and Dad Are Fighting chats with a mother who forced her son to have a bar mitzvah.Allison Benedikt and Dan Kois
Cover Story
May 30 2016 8:00 PMThe Black Film CanonThe 50 greatest movies by black directors.Aisha Harris and Dan Kois
Mom and Dad Are Fighting
May 26 2016 11:34 AMMom and Dad Are Fighting: The Extreme Bedtime EditionListen to Slate’s parenting podcast about absurdly early bedtimes and summer pinkie swears.Allison Benedikt and Dan Kois
TV Club Podcast
May 16 2016 3:21 PMGame of Thrones PodcastJoin our members-only TV Club to listen to a spoiler-filled discussion of Episode 4.Dan Kois and Mac Rogers
Mom and Dad Are Fighting
May 12 2016 2:21 PMMom and Dad Are Fighting, the “Is Grit Good?” EditionListen to Slate’s parenting podcast on grit, game theory, and online message boards.Allison Benedikt and Dan Kois
Culture Gabfest
May 5 2016 1:17 PMIs It OK to Mourn Your Idols All Over Social Media?Those annoying social media mourners might have a point about Prince.Dan Kois, Stephen Metcalf, Gabriel Roth, and June Thomas
Culture Gabfest
May 4 2016 3:07 PMThe Culture Gabfest “The Worst Man in the World” EditionSlate’s Culture Gabfest on The Meddler, The Night Manager, and Donald Trump, the baby boomer.Dan Kois, Stephen Metcalf, and June Thomas
Mom and Dad Are Fighting
April 29 2016 11:50 AMMemories of Our Moms Mom and Dad Are Fighting shares loving memories in anticipation of Mother’s Day.Allison Benedikt and Dan Kois
Well-traveled
April 27 2016 8:00 AM“I Sit There Naked Until the Day I Die”How a debate over sauna nudity almost tore Iceland apart.Dan Kois
Culture Gabfest
April 20 2016 6:04 PMWhat Accents Are Our Hosts Hiding?The Culture Gabfest folks dissect their hometown intonations.Dan Kois, Stephen Metcalf, and Julia Turner
Mom and Dad Are Fighting
April 15 2016 8:00 AMShould You Ever Discipline Another Parent’s Kid? Mom and Dad Are Fighting navigates a tricky playground faceoff.  Allison Benedikt and Dan Kois
Books
April 8 2016 1:03 PMWorst-Case ScenariosJordan Crane’s comics explore the bad, bad places our minds can go.Dan Kois
Mom and Dad Are Fighting
March 31 2016 10:05 AMThe Defending Easter Edition Listen to Slate’s parenting podcast about maintaining a healthy relationship with your school principal and the crumminess of Easter. Allison Benedikt and Dan Kois
Movies
March 31 2016 9:14 AMEverybody Wants Some!!Richard Linklater’s easygoing masterpiece will make you fall in love with one of the most reviled figures in American culture: the bro. Dan Kois
Mom and Dad Are Fighting
March 18 2016 12:53 PMThe Trump Is a Very Bad Man EditionListen to Slate’s parenting podcast about talking to your kids about Trump and raising a transgender child. Allison Benedikt and Dan Kois
Brow Beat
May 30 2016 8:01 PMWatch A Video Tribute to the 50 Greatest Films by Black DirectorsJacob T. Swinney, Aisha Harris, and Dan Kois
Brow Beat
May 30 2016 10:25 AMThis Week’s Worst Person in Westeros: The Waif Jacob Brogan and Dan Kois
Mom and Dad Are Fighting
May 25 2016 5:31 PMBedtime BarteringMom and Dad Are Fighting podcast host Dan Kois debates his 8-year-old daughter on her bedtime.Dan Kois
Brow Beat
May 12 2016 10:04 PMGeek Love Author Katherine Dunn Dies at 70Dan Kois
Slate Fare
May 11 2016 11:51 AMSlate Comes to Amazon Echo!Ask Alexa for a briefing from inside the Slate offices.Dan Kois
Books
May 5 2016 11:43 AMRules for Dating My DaughterA cartoonist wrestles with the tough questions of modern parenting in a collection of clever graphic essays.Dan Kois
TV Club Podcast
May 2 2016 3:41 PMGame of Thrones PodcastJoin our members-only TV Club to listen to spoiler-filled discussions of every episode.Dan Kois, Willa Paskin, and Mac Rogers
Mom and Dad Are Fighting
April 29 2016 11:31 AMMom and Dad Are Fighting: The Mothers and Meddlers EditionListen to Slate’s parenting podcast for great stories about great moms and an interview with Susan Sarandon.  Allison Benedikt and Dan Kois
Brow Beat
April 21 2016 3:43 PMWhy U Can’t Find Prince’s Music OnlineDan Kois
Culture Gabfest
April 20 2016 9:22 AMThe Culture Gabfest “I Just Didn’t Believe He Was Raised by Wolves” EditionSlate’s Culture Gabfest on The Jungle Book, Confirmation, and the fate of NPR.Dan Kois, Stephen Metcalf, and Julia Turner
Mom and Dad Are Fighting
April 14 2016 4:17 PMMom and Dad Are Fighting: The Positive Opposites EditionListen to Slate’s parenting podcast about vegan preschools and non-punishments.Allison Benedikt and Dan Kois
Mom and Dad Are Fighting
March 31 2016 5:12 PMHow to Make It Across the Country With a Toddler in TowSlate’s new director of technology shares a traveling triumph.Allison Benedikt, Dan Kois, and Greg Lavallee
Brow Beat
March 31 2016 10:02 AMIs It Too Late to Save the Superhero Movie?Gabriel Roth, Dan Kois, Laura Hudson, Jamelle Bouie, Forrest Wickman, and Jacob Brogan
Mom and Dad Are Fighting
March 18 2016 3:25 PMMy Doula Talked Me Into Hypnobirthing Can the kooky-sounding class really ease your natural childbirth? Here’s what we thought. Allison Benedikt and Dan Kois
Slate Plus
March 15 2016 12:08 PMKeeping Up Staying on top of the ceaseless flow of culture is a full-time job, especially when it is in fact your job. Laura Bennett and Dan Kois

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