Josh Levin
Josh Levin Josh Levin

Josh Levin is Slate's executive editor.

Hang Up And Listen
March 2 2015 6:28 PMHang Up and Listen: The Good News for People Who Love Stat News EditionSlate’s sports podcast on the state of sports analytics, Larry Sanders quitting the NBA, and tennis match-fixing.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
Hang Up And Listen
Feb. 23 2015 4:42 PMHang Up and Listen: The Two Guys Punching Each Other in the Face EditionSlate’s sports podcast on Mayweather–Pacquiao, Alex Rodriguez and Kobe Bryant, and rules for making baseball games fasterStefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
Hang Up And Listen
Feb. 10 2015 12:38 PMThe “In Soviet Russia, We Pay You Not to Play” Bonus SegmentStefan, Josh, and Mike discuss Diana Taurasi’s decision to sit out the WNBA season.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
Hang Up And Listen
Feb. 2 2015 5:09 PMHang Up and Listen: The 1 Yard From Stardom EditionSlate’s sports podcast on the Super Bowl, featuring interviews with Grantland’s Bryan Curtis and NBC’s Fred Gaudelli.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
Hang Up And Listen
Jan. 20 2015 5:00 PMHang Up and Listen: The Deflated Balls EditionSlate’s sports podcast on the NFL playoffs, how the Super Bowl gets produced, and the NHL at midseason.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
Hang Up And Listen
Jan. 5 2015 4:27 PMHang Up and Listen: The Great Scott EditionSlate’s sports podcast on the NFL and college football playoffs and the death of ESPN’s Stuart Scott. Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
Hang Up And Listen
Dec. 22 2014 7:08 PMHang Up and Listen: The Inside the NBA Insider EditionSlate’s sports podcast on Kentucky basketball, the future of sports television, and Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
Hang Up And Listen
Dec. 15 2014 5:05 PMHang Up and Listen: The I Love It When a Plan Comes Together EditionSlate’s sports podcast on Kobe Bryant, baseball’s winter meetings, and cheerleaders suing NFL teams. Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
Sports Nut
Dec. 6 2014 7:30 PMIt’s About Ethics in Sports JournalismFlorida State football fans are the new Gamergate.Josh Levin
Hang Up And Listen
Dec. 1 2014 5:43 PMHang Up and Listen: The Rice Reinstated EditionSlate’s sports podcast on an arbitrator’s repudiation of Roger Goodell, the injury-riddled careers of Derrick Rose and RG3, and the tragic death of cricket player Phillip Hughes.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
The Slatest
Nov. 24 2014 11:16 PMFerguson’s Tank ManJosh Levin
The Slatest
Nov. 23 2014 9:31 PMOdell Beckham Jr. Makes Greatest Catch EverJosh Levin
The XX Factor
Nov. 20 2014 5:06 PMBill Cosby’s Career Is Over. What Will It Take to Bring Down R. Kelly?Josh Levin
Hang Up And Listen
Nov. 18 2014 5:40 PMThe Superfest East, Live in Brooklyn EditionSlate’s mega-podcast on Obama’s immigration reform push, the rise of emoji, and Adam Silver’s call to legalize sports betting.Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, Stefan Fatsis, Dan Kois, Josh Levin, Stephen Metcalf, Mike Pesca, David Plotz, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner
Hang Up And Listen
Nov. 3 2014 5:14 PMHang Up and Listen: The SEC Ganks Noobs EditionSlate’s sports podcast on ESPN and SEC bias, Lauren Hill’s inspirational moment, and the rise of e-sports.Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin
Hang Up And Listen
Feb. 24 2015 12:14 PMThe “Special K-Balls” Bonus SegmentStefan, Josh, and Mike discuss the latest absurd turn in the NFL’s Deflategate investigation.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
Hang Up And Listen
Feb. 17 2015 5:12 PMHang Up and Listen: The Twerking Unicorns EditionSlate’s sports podcast on Kevin Durant calling out the media, a Little League baseball scandal, and a new free-throw distraction technique.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
Hang Up And Listen
Feb. 9 2015 4:44 PMHang Up and Listen: The Not-So-Menacing Red Menace EditionSlate’s sports podcast on the death of Dean Smith, the rise of U.S. ski racing, and a Soviet view on the Miracle on Ice.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
Hang Up And Listen
Jan. 26 2015 5:06 PMHang Up and Listen: The Good Sport, Bad Sport EditionSlate’s sports podcast on Deflategate. Plus, interviews with Super Bowl photographer John Biever and tennis player Tim Smyczek.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
Hang Up And Listen
Jan. 12 2015 4:55 PMHang Up and Listen: The Football Move EditionSlate’s sports podcast on Dez Bryant’s disputed catch, the NBA’s surprising Hawks and Pistons, and the first free ascent of El Capitan’s Dawn Wall.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
Hang Up And Listen
Dec. 29 2014 5:31 PMHang Up and Listen: The Troubleshooter, the Faluter, and the Kid EditionSlate’s sports podcast takes your questions in a special year-end call-in show.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
Brow Beat
Dec. 18 2014 6:25 PMSerial Wasn’t a Satisfying Story. It Was a Master Class in Investigative Journalism.Josh Levin
Hang Up And Listen
Dec. 8 2014 6:05 PMHang Up and Listen: The Transactions vs. Transgressions EditionSlate’s sports podcast on the college football playoff, UAB cutting its football team, and Robert Lipsyte’s tenure as ESPN’s ombudsman. Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
Hang Up And Listen
Dec. 5 2014 12:54 PMHang Up Extra: Brooklyn’s Baseball GravesSlate’s sports podcast pays a visit to the final resting places of Henry Chadwick and Charles Ebbets.Josh Levin and Mike Pesca
Lexicon Valley
Nov. 25 2014 1:20 PMThe Judge Who Coined “Indict a Ham Sandwich” Was Himself IndictedJosh Levin
Hang Up And Listen
Nov. 24 2014 9:17 PMHang Up and Listen: The Beckham Doesn’t Need Stickum EditionSlate’s sports podcast on Odell Beckham Jr.’s amazing catch, painkiller usage in the NFL, and Adrian Peterson’s extended suspension.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
The Slatest
Nov. 23 2014 1:15 PMThe Time Bill Cosby Humiliated Marion BarryJosh Levin
Culture Gabfest
Nov. 19 2014 10:36 AMBattle of the Slate Podcast Empire!Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, Stefan Fatsis, Dan Kois, Josh Levin, Stephen Metcalf, Mike Pesca, David Plotz, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner
Hang Up And Listen
Nov. 10 2014 5:16 PMHang Up and Listen: The Whore No More EditionSlate’s sports podcast on LeBron’s return to Cleveland, the NFL in London, and ESPN’s documentary Brothers in Exile.Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca
The Slatest
Oct. 28 2014 11:44 AMWatch One of the Most Bizarre Endings to a Tennis Match EverJosh Levin

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  News & Politics
History
March 4 2015 11:45 PM Red Summer In 1919, white Americans visited awful violence on black Americans. So black Americans decided to fight back. Rebecca Onion
Will the Logic That Gutted Obamacare in 2012 Save It This Time?
Ferguson’s Police and City Officials Are the True Criminals
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Defense Attorney: “It Was Him”
Obamacare Arguments at the Supreme Court Were Silly, Bombastic, and Condescending
Will Kennedy Save Obamacare? Why He Might Spare the Law to Defend a Conservative Principle.
The Gun Deaths of Two Children in Houston Weren’t “Accidents.” They Never Are.
Supporting Prison Reform Is Easy. Deciding Which Prisoners to Set Free Is a Lot, Lot Harder
  Business
Moneybox
March 4 2015 6:33 PM All Hail Austin, Texas, the Boomingest Big City of All Jordan Weissmann
Just Over Half of Americans Want Congress to Fix Obamacare if the Supreme Court Wrecks It
Samsung Can Mock Apple All It Wants, but the iPhone Is Officially Outselling It
There Are No Rich People in America
Virginia’s Sweet Briar College Has a $94 Million Endowment. Why Is It Closing?
JPMorgan Adds Another $50 Million to Its Gigantic Settlements Tally
Some Law Schools Will Now Accept Students Who Didn’t Take the LSAT. That’s an Awful Idea.
Ignore the Gurus, Baby Boomers. Your Retirement Is Inevitable.
  Life
Outward
March 5 2015 9:53 AM What Syriza’s Victory Means for LGBTQ Rights in Greece Liam Hoare
Study Finds Students Give Lower Ratings to Asian Professors. Is Racism to Blame?
Mark Twain's Memory Builder Game Will (Probably Not) Help You Learn Historical Dates 
Why Do People Steal Palm Trees?
Teachers Are Constantly Bombarded With New Reforms Only to See Them Abandoned. Why Even Try?
Do Recruiters Read Cover Letters?
Help! I’m Dating a Much Shorter Man. Should I Warn People?
Brilliant Use of X-Rays Shows the Superficiality of Prejudice (Video).
  Double X
The XX Factor
March 4 2015 1:37 PM Two-Thirds of Unintended Births Are Paid For by the Government Amanda Marcotte
There Are More Men Named John Than Women Running Large Companies
CPS Finds “Free Range” Parents Responsible for Unsubstantiated Child Neglect. Now What?
How Barbara Mikulski Transformed the Senate 
Why Do Poor Women Have More Abortions?
What’s Wrong With the New Documentary About Rape on College Campuses
Todd Akin Is Thinking About Running for Senate. Legitimately.
This Drug for Binge-Eating Disorder May Be Shady. That Doesn’t Mean the Disease Isn't Real.
  Slate Plus
Frame Game
March 4 2015 10:53 AM Slate Voice: “Shag the Dog” Listen to Will Saletan read his 2001 essay about the merits of zoophilia. William Saletan
Gabfest Bonus Segment: Why Parks and Rec Was a National Treasure
I Was a Slate Commenter; Now I’m a Slate Writer. Ask Me Anything.
Walking Dead Podcast Early Release: Episode 12, "Remember" 
A Spoiler-Filled Podcast on Downton Abbey Episode 9
  Arts
Books
March 5 2015 9:55 AM How Should We Make the Most Important Decisions of Our Lives? A philosophical debate. L.A. Paul and Paul Bloom
This Year’s MTV Movie Awards Might Be Better Than the Oscars
Your TV Small-Talk Is Ruining Dinner Parties
Ian McKellen Plays a Rarely-Seen Retired Sherlock Holmes in His New Movie
The Best Teen Movie Ever Made About Cyberbullying? The Duff.
The Action-Packed New Avengers: Age of Ultron Trailer Unveils a New Character
The Legend Is True: Prince Was a Basketball Star (and He Had an Epic Afro)
  Technology
Future Tense
March 4 2015 2:41 PM Netizen Report: China Continues to Crack Down on Virtual Private Networks
A New Approach to Education Technology Takes Emotions Into Account
How Technology Is Changing Our Choices and the Values That Help Us Make Them
You’re Paying Too Much for Wireless. Google Is About to Change That.
Did Hillary Clinton Compromise Her Email Security or Make It Stronger?
Can a 3-D Printing Company Stop People From Printing Their Own Guns?
Designing for Happiness: The Ultimate Sustainability Solution?
  Health & Science
Bad Astronomy
March 5 2015 7:30 AM Taking a Dusty View Phil Plait
If You Shake With Someone, Do You Sniff Your Hand Afterward?  
Thinking About God Makes People More Willing to Take Risks
Google Updates Health Page Results to Promote Vaccination
Rosetta Dips Close to a Comet and Spots Its Shadow
That Photo of a Weasel on a Flying Woodpecker Is Real. Here’s How The Photographer Got the Shot.
Dawn Sees Sunset on an Alien World
  Sports
Sports Nut
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How John Wall Became the Most Entertaining Player in the NBA
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