Dan Kois Dan Kois

Dan Kois is Slate's culture editor, co-host of Mom and Dad Are Fighting, and a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine.

Behind the Scenes
Jan. 29 2015 10:02 AMListen to Our Conversation With Patton Oswalt About MoviesA podcast from our live event, exclusively for Slate Plus members.Dan Kois and Patton Oswalt
Culturebox
Dec. 18 2014 11:48 AMBehind the Year of Outrage Here’s how Slate tracked down everything we were angry about in 2014. Allison Benedikt, Dan Kois, and Jennifer Lai
Slate Picks
Oct. 30 2014 6:03 PMListen to Our October Music RoundupYour autumn playlist to put on repeat, exclusively for Slate Plus members.Boer Deng, Courtney Duckworth, Jack Hamilton, Aisha Harris, Dan Kois, Dee Lockett, Chris Molanphy, and Forrest Wickman
Slate Picks
Aug. 13 2014 7:31 AMSongs That Make Slate NostalgicA roundup of the music from high school that staffers still love.L.V. Anderson, Eliza Berman, Jamelle Bouie, David Haglund, Aisha Harris, Laura Helmuth, Jane C. Hu, Derreck Johnson, Dan Kois, Rachael Larimore, Dahlia Lithwick, Dee Lockett, Rebecca Onion, Vivian Selbo, Mark Joseph Stern, June Thomas, Julia Turner, Lindsey Underwood, and Katy Waldman
Slate Plus
July 2 2014 12:06 PMThe Game of Thrones Podcast: The Complete Fourth SeasonSpoiling everything in one convenient place.Dan Kois and Willa Paskin
Slate Plus
June 9 2014 5:00 PMThe Game of Thrones Podcast, Episode 9“The Watchers on the Wall” edition.Dan Kois and Willa Paskin
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May 19 2014 5:34 PMThe Game of Thrones Podcast, Episode 7The “close the moon door” edition.Dan Kois and Willa Paskin
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May 12 2014 1:09 PMThe Editor’s CreedTwo Slate editors debate their very different editing philosophies.Dan Kois, Laura Helmuth, and Jennifer Lai
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April 28 2014 6:20 PMThe Game of Thrones Podcast, Episode 4The “sometimes they’re stoic while killing people and sometimes they’re stoic while stealing babies” edition.Dan Kois and Chris Wade
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April 20 2014 10:01 PMSlate Plus Sneak Peek: The Game of Thrones Podcast, Episode 3A spoiler-filled discussion of Season 4, Episode 3.Dan Kois and Willa Paskin
Slate Plus
April 7 2014 9:54 AMThe Slate Plus Game of Thrones Recap, “Lots of People Name Their Swords” EditionA spoiler-filled discussion of Season 4, Episode 1.Dan Kois and Willa Paskin
Slate Archives
March 18 2014 5:39 PMThe Slate Archives Podcast: “The Recline and Fall of Western Civilization”Listen to a former flight attendant talk to Slate editor Dan Kois about his polarizing airplane-seat proposal.Jeff Friedrich and Dan Kois
Behind the Scenes
Dec. 31 2014 1:16 PMSlate Staffers Pick Their Out-of-Left-Field Favorite Slate Articles of 2014Allison Benedikt, Jamelle Bouie, David Haglund, Laura Helmuth, Dan Kois, Joshua Keating, Chris Kirk, Miriam Krule, Dahlia Lithwick, and Katy Waldman
Behind the Scenes
Nov. 28 2014 5:00 PMOur Media Thanksgiving ListThe podcasts, websites, and apps Slate-sters are thankful for.L.V. Anderson, Jeff Friedrich, Aisha Harris, Laura Helmuth, Chris Kirk, Dan Kois, Jennifer Lai, Rachael Larimore, Abby McIntyre, Ayana Morali, David Plotz, June Thomas, Julia Turner, Katy Waldman, Forrest Wickman, and Betsy Woodruff
Slate Picks
Sept. 2 2014 10:21 AMListen to Our August Music RoundupOur official monthly Spotify playlist exclusively for Slate Plus members.Eliza Berman, Dee Lockett, Dan Kois, Katy Waldman, and Forrest Wickman
Slate Picks
July 31 2014 12:54 PMListen to Our July Music RoundupOur official monthly Spotify playlist exclusively for Slate Plus members.Eliza Berman, Aisha Harris, Derreck Johnson, Dan Kois, Dee Lockett, Lindsey Underwood, and Forrest Wickman
Slate Plus
June 16 2014 4:21 PMThe Game of Thrones Podcast, Episode 10“The Children” season finale edition.Dan Kois and Willa Paskin
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June 2 2014 3:52 PMThe Game of Thrones Podcast, Episode 8“The Mountain and The Viper” edition.Dan Kois and Willa Paskin
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May 12 2014 9:29 PMThe Game of Thrones Podcast, Episode 6The flaming goats edition. Dan Kois and Willa Paskin
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May 5 2014 6:57 PMThe Game of Thrones Podcast, Episode 5The “long may he reign” edition. Dan Kois and Willa Paskin
Slate Picks
April 25 2014 12:23 PMWhat Happened at Slate This Week? A Weekly Roundup From Slate Staff.Senior editor Dan Kois shares highlights from the past week, as well as what he considers the “wrongest piece in the history of Slate.”Dan Kois
Slate Plus
April 13 2014 10:31 PMThe Slate Plus Game of Thrones Recap, "The One Where Someone Gets It" EditionA spoiler-filled discussion of Season 4, Episode 2.Dan Kois and Willa Paskin
Behind the Scenes
March 19 2014 2:12 PMShould Slate Change Its G.D. Profanity Policy? Three Editors Debate.David Plotz, Dan Kois, Laura Helmuth, and Jennifer Lai