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A Sociopath’s Guide to Death, Sex, and Money

Patric Gagne says being a sociopath is like having an emotional learning disability. In this episode, she talks about the good and the bad of having limited access to shame and guilt, how she overcame violent compulsions, and becoming a wife and mother.

News & Politics

A Word … With Jason Johnson

Tough, smart, and surprising conversations about race in American politics and society.

Amicus

A legal podcast with Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick.

Hear Me Out

Slate’s discussion and debate podcast.

One Year: 1977

Slate’s new history podcast covers 1977: a year when gay rights hung in the balance, Roots dominated the airwaves, and Jesus appeared on a tortilla.

One Year: 1995

The new season of One Year covers 1995, a year when homegrown terrorists attacked Oklahoma City, America went online, and the Macarena took over nightclubs.

One Year: 1986

The third season of One Year covers 1986, a year when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, the mystery of Al Capone’s vaults got solved, and a sea lion named Herschel caused chaos in Seattle.

One Year: 1942

The fourth season of One Year covers 1942, a year when inflation threatened to sink America, disinformation was rampant, and a worker revolt changed music forever.

One Year: 1955

The new season of One Year covers 1955, a year when a team of 12-year-old Little Leaguers became civil rights pioneers, “weather girls” took the country by storm, and a conspiracy theory about communist brainwashing infected the nation’s politics.

One Year: 1990

The new season of One Year covers 1990, a year when a controversial art exhibit became a First Amendment battleground, a single dad with a secret identity took on Big Tobacco, and President George H.W. Bush spoke out against his most-hated enemy: broccoli.

Political Gabfest

Where sharp political analysis meets informal and irreverent discussion.

Slow Burn: Watergate

What did it feel like to live through the scandal that brought down President Nixon?

Slow Burn: The Clinton Impeachment

A fresh reexamination of the scandals that nearly destroyed the 42nd president and forever changed the life of a former White House intern.

Slow Burn: Biggie and Tupac

How is it that two of the most famous performers in the world were murdered within a year of each other—and their killings were never solved?

Slow Burn: David Duke

America’s most famous white supremacist came within a runoff of controlling Louisiana. How did David Duke rise to power? And what did it take to stop him?

Slow Burn: The Road to the Iraq War

Eighteen months after 9/11, the United States invaded a country that had nothing to do with the attacks. Who’s to blame? And was there any way to stop it?