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Updated Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, at 2:14 PM ET

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Use the audio players below to listen to Slate's daily podcast, which includes articles, the "Political Gabfest," the "Culture Gabfest," and "Money Talks" from The Big Money, or subscribe to the iTunes feed.

Dec. 13, 2009

"Are Republicans Serious About Fixing Health Care?": No, says Jacob Weisberg—and here's the proof. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Dec. 10, 2009

"The You Say Tomato Gabfest": Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, and David Plotz. This week: A compromise brewing on health care, Obama's Nobel speech, and texting traps. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

"Money Talks": The Big Money Editor James Ledbetter leads a discussion with Daniel Gross and Marion Maneker on the state of the TARP and unemployment. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Dec. 9, 2009

"The Culture Gabfest: That's My Gingerbread Edition": In this week's Culture Gabfest, Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Jody Rosen, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss the decade of change in the music business, the art of selling out, and the everlasting Facebook. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Dec. 7, 2009

"Hang Up and Listen: The Axis of Gyro Edition": In this week's episode of Slate's sports podcast, Hang Up and Listen, Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the 12-0 New Orleans Saints, Marion Jones' hoops comeback, the latest BCS imbroglio, the World Cup draw, and Allen Iverson's legacy. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Dec. 6, 2009

"Quantum of Lawless": The critics of the KSM trial can't ask for more law and less law at the same time, says Dahlia Lithwick. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Dec. 4, 2009

"The Endless Afghanistan Gabfest": Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, and David Plotz. This week: Obama's Afghanistan plan, the climate change e-mail dust-up, and potential political problems for Mike Huckabee. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Dec. 2, 2009

"DoubleX Gabfest: The Between Tiger and Desire Edition": Emily Bazelon and Hanna Rosin, editors of Slate's new women's magazine, DoubleX.com, discuss topics in the news. This week: Slate's Jack Shafer joins to talk about Tiger Woods, Abortion and Pro Choice, and the mystery of female desire. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Dec. 1, 2009

"The Culture Gabfest, They'll Remember Me 100 Years From Now Edition": In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss White House party crashers, the "decade from hell," and Eva Tanguay, the first rock star. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Nov. 30, 2009

"Hang Up and Listen: The Tiger in His Tank Edition": In this week's episode of Slate's sports podcast Hang Up and Listen, Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss Vince Young's resurgence, the insanity surrounding Tiger Woods, the Nets' 0-17 start, and the latest on concussions and the NFL. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

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Nov. 29, 2009

"Obama's Brilliant First Year": By January, he will have accomplished more than any first-year president since Franklin Roosevelt, argues Jacob Weisberg. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Nov. 25, 2009

"The McKinsey War Gabfest": Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, and David Plotz. This week: The Administration's decision on Afghanistan, Obama's approval ratings drop below 50 percent, and troubled times at Thanksgiving. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Nov. 24, 2009

"The Culture Gabfest, Tangled Up in Yule Edition": In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Jody Rosen, June Thomas, Julia Turner and Dana Stevens discuss Bob Dylan's Christmas CD Christmas in the Heart, the South African sprinter Caster Semenya and filmmaker Frederick Wiseman's new documentary Le Danse. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Nov. 23, 2009

"Hang Up and Listen: The Bad Luck of the Irish Edition": In this week's episode of Slate's sports podcast, Hang Up and Listen, Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss soccer's MLS Cup finals, the Ireland-France handball imbroglio, NASCAR's Jimmie Johnson, and baseball players who study advanced stats. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Nov. 22, 2009

"Stupid Drug Story of the Week": Jack Shafer writes on huffing and NBC's Today show. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Nov. 19, 2009

"The Following of Nutters Gabfest": Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, and David Plotz. This week: Trying five terrorists in New York City, confusing, conflicting information about mammograms, and Sarah Palin turns a new page. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Nov. 18, 2009

"DoubleX Gabfest: The Rogue Edition": Emily Bazelon and Hanna Rosin, editors of Slate's new women's magazine, DoubleX.com, and New Yorker writer Margaret Talbot discuss topics in the news. This week: Sarah Palin's new book Going Rogue, the Stupak Amendment, and the movie Precious. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Nov. 18, 2009

"The Culture Gabfest, Plutonium Blonde Edition": In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and guests Troy Patterson and Juliet Lapidos discuss what's so great about Lady Gaga, anyway, filmmaker Wes Anderson's latest, and how to translate "nuclear waste" to society some 10,000 years from now. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Nov. 16, 2009

"Hang Up and Listen: The Should I Punt or Should I Go Edition": In this week's episode of Slate's sports podcast, Hang Up and Listen, Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the Colts' tight win over the Patriots, college football's BCS rankings, and the Larry Bird/Magic Johnson book When the Game Was Ours. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Nov. 15, 2009

"Audio Book Club: Raymond Carver": Meghan O'Rourke, Katie Roiphe, and Troy Patterson compare two versions of a story by Raymond Carver—"The Bath" and "A Small Good Thing." One version was heavily edited by Gordon Lish. We recommend, but don't insist, that you read the stories before listening to this audio program. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Nov. 13, 2009

"The Nightmare Agenda Live Gabfest": Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, and David Plotz. This week: Health Care Reform, the Obama Presidency, and the shootings at Fort Hood. Plus, questions from our live audience. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

"Money Talks": The Big Money Editor James Ledbetter leads a discussion with Daniel Gross and Heidi Moore on running bailed-out companies, job growth, and Sen. Dodd's plan for economic recovery. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Nov. 12, 2009

"The Nightmare Agenda Live Gabfest": Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, and David Plotz. This week: Health Care Reform, the Obama Presidency, and the shootings at Fort Hood. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.

Nov. 10, 2009

"The Culture Gabfest, The Cute vs. Evil Edition": In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens and Julia Turner take on the film Precious, the novel Black Dogs (about the fall of communism), and the nauseating, exploitative menace otherwise known as cute. To listen to the podcast, click on the audio player below. You can also download the program here.