30 Best Slate Podcasts

1. The Gist

For thirty minutes each day, Pesca challenges himself and his audience, in a responsibly provocative style, and gets beyond the rigidity and dogma. The Gist is surprising, reasonable, and willing to critique the left, the right, either party, or any idea.
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Host Mike Pesca
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Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 1.4MTwitter Followers 1.8MInstagram Followers 87.1K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 40 min Since Jun 2017 Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Political Gabfest

The Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz, is the kind of informal and irreverent discussion Washington journalists have after hours over drinks. Listen for the debates, stay for the cocktail chatter.
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Hosts John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, David Plotz
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Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 1.4MTwitter Followers 35.6KInstagram Followers 87.1K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 50 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

3. Trumpcast

A quasi-daily podcast from Slate chronicling Donald Trump's rise to the presidency and his current administration. Journalists Virginia Heffernan and León Krauze talk to reporters, historians, psychiatrists, and other experts to help explain who this man is and why this is happening, right now, in the United States of America.
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Hosts Virginia Heffernan, León Krauze
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Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 1.4MTwitter Followers 1.8MInstagram Followers 87.1K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 40 min Since Mar 2016 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

4. Hang Up and Listen

A weekly sports discussion from Slate. Hang Up and Listen features Slate sports editor Josh Levin, writer Stefan Fatsis (author of A Few Seconds of Panic), Slate writer and Slow Burn host Joel Anderson, and a selection of interesting guests from around the sports world.
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Hosts Josh Levin, Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis
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Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 1.4MTwitter Followers 1.8MInstagram Followers 87.1K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 68 min Since Apr 2014 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

5. Hit Parade

Chris Molanphy, a pop-chart analyst and author of Slate's 'Why Is This Song No. 1?' series, tells tales from a half-century of chart history. Through storytelling, trivia, and song snippets, Chris dissects how that song you love or hate dominated the airwaves, made its way to the top of the charts and shaped your memories forever.
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Host Chris Molanphy
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Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 1.4MTwitter Followers 1.8MInstagram Followers 87.1K Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 61 min Since Apr 2017 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

6. Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick

A show about the law and the nine Supreme Court justices who interpret it for the rest of America.
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Hosts Dahlia Lithwick, Katie Rayford
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Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 1.4MTwitter Followers 1.8MInstagram Followers 87.1K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 42 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

7. Thrilling Tales of Modern Capitalism

Navigating the marketplace is the original choose-your-own adventure. Thrilling Tales of Modern Capitalism takes a company in the news and looks at its history to figure out why it finds itself in its present circumstances. Host Seth Stevenson brings you stories you may not have heard about the brands that shape how you live and work. And whether they have succeeded or failed, these companies have been on more of an adventure than you may have imagined.
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Host Seth Stevenson
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Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 1.4MTwitter Followers 1.8MInstagram Followers 87.1K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 38 min Since May 2020 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

8. Culture Gabfest

New York Times critic Dwight Garner says, 'The Slate Culture Gabfest is one of the highlights of my week.' The award-winning Culturefest features Slate culture critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner debating the week in culture, from highbrow to pop.
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Hosts Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf
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Apple Rating 4.2 / 5Facebook Followers 1.4MTwitter Followers 1.8MInstagram Followers 87.1K Frequency 6 episodes / day Avg Length 43 min Since Mar 2014 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

9. Slate Money

A weekly roundup of the most important stories from the worlds of business and finance, hosted by Felix Salmon.
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Hosts Felix Salmon, Emily Peck
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Apple Rating 4.2 / 5Facebook Followers 1.4MTwitter Followers 1.8MInstagram Followers 87.1K Frequency 2 episodes / week Avg Length 46 min Since May 2014 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

10. Care and Feeding

Jamilah Lemieux, Dan Kois, and Elizabeth Newcamp share triumphs and fails and offer advice on parenting kids from toddlers to teens.
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Hosts Katie Rayford, Sam Adams, Elizabeth Newcamp, Zak Rosen, Lucy M. Lopez, Jamilah Lemieux
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Apple Rating 4.4 / 5Facebook Followers 1.4MTwitter Followers 1.8MInstagram Followers 87.1K Frequency 2 episodes / week Avg Length 36 min Since Dec 2013 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

11. What Next with Mary Harris

The problem with the news right now? It is everywhere. And each day, it can feel like we are all just mindlessly scrolling. It is why we created What Next. This short daily show is here to help you make sense of things. When the news feels overwhelming, we are here to help you answer: What next? Look for new episodes every weekday morning.
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Host Mary Harris
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Apple Rating 4.4 / 5Facebook Followers 1.4MTwitter Followers 1.8MInstagram Followers 87.1K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 30 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

12. A Word … with Jason Johnson

A veteran political commentator, Johnson will bring his incisive wit to thoughtful discussions with leaders, journalists, and other change-makers who will tell the truth about America's challenges around race and offer ideas on the way forward.
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Host Jason Johnson
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Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 12.6KTwitter Followers 1.8M Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 34 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

13. Slate Technology

Technology coverage from across the Slate Podcast network
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Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 1.4MTwitter Followers 1.8MInstagram Followers 87.1K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 35 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

14. Working

Hosts Rumaan Alam, Isaac Butler, and June Thomas interview creative people about how they write, compose, paint, and more.
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Hosts Isaac Butler, June Thomas, Ronald Young Jr.
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Apple Rating 4.2 / 5Facebook Followers 1.4MTwitter Followers 1.8MInstagram Followers 87.1K Frequency 6 episodes / month Avg Length 42 min Since Oct 2014 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

15. ICYMI

Join Madison Malone Kircher and Rachelle Hampton twice a week as they gaze deep into the online abyss and tell you what's gazing back.
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Hosts Rachelle Hampton, Madison Malone Kircher
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Apple Rating 4 / 5Facebook Followers 1.4MTwitter Followers 1.8MInstagram Followers 87.1K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 43 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

16. Slate Debates

A podcast that explores language and plays with it. Linguist Nicole Holliday and Wall Street Journal language columnist Ben Zimmer discuss the ways language is changing, talk to scholars and writers, and set and solve word puzzles.
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Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 1.4MTwitter Followers 1.8MInstagram Followers 87.1K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 41 min Since Feb 2012 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

17. Decoder Ring

Decoder Ring is the show about cracking cultural mysteries. In each episode, host Willa Paskin takes a cultural question, object, or habit; examines its history; and tries to figure out what it means and why it matters.
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Host Willa Paskin
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Apple Rating 4.6 / 5Facebook Followers 1.4MTwitter Followers 1.8MInstagram Followers 87.1K Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 39 min Since Apr 2018 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

18. How To!

You've got questions. Together, we get answers. We all need advice, but sometimes it's hard to know where to turn. Each week, Courtney Martin and Carvell Wallace bring a listener on to the show to solve their toughest problems with the help of world-class experts. It's free therapy, and you're invited.
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Hosts Carvell Wallace, Courtney Martin
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Apple Rating 4.3 / 5Facebook Followers 1.4MTwitter Followers 1.8MInstagram Followers 87.1K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 40 min Since Jun 2019 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

19. One Year

The people and struggles that changed America one year at a time. In each episode, host Josh Levin explores a story you may have forgotten or one you've never heard of before. What were the moments that transformed politics, culture, science, religion, and more? And how does the nation's past shape our present?
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Host Josh Levin
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Apple Rating 4.2 / 5Facebook Followers 1.4MTwitter Followers 1.8MInstagram Followers 87.1K Frequency 11 episodes / year Avg Length 50 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

20. Outward: Slate's LGBTQ podcast

Outward, Slate's queer podcast is a whip-smart monthly salon in which hosts and guests deepen the audience's understanding of queer culture and politics, delight them with unexpected perspectives, and invite listeners into a colorful conversation about the issues animating LGBTQ communities.
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Hosts Bryan Lowder, Jules Gill-Peterson, Christina Cauterucci
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Apple Rating 4 / 5Facebook Followers 2.1KTwitter Followers 6KInstagram Followers 87.1K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 47 min Since Aug 2018 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

21. Big Mood, Little Mood

Whether it's a challenge with a lover, a fight with a difficult roommate or boss, or you just like to hear about the challenges other people face, Dear Prudence is the podcast for you. Every week, Prudie and special guests answer questions about relationships, sex, work, family, and life.
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Host Daniel M. Lavery
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Apple Rating 3.5 / 5Facebook Followers 1.4MTwitter Followers 1.8MInstagram Followers 87.1K Frequency 3 episodes / month Avg Length 37 min Since Jun 2016 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

22. Thirst Aid Kit

Join Bim Adewunmi and Nichole Perkins as they dig deep into the various ways women express their thirst, asking: why do we desire who we desire? At a time when men are Not Doing Great, Bim and Nichole want to keep asking questions about Hollywood inclusion and opportunity, through illuminating and hilarious conversations with special guests, original fanfic designed to make you sit up, and of course. Bring a straw and come thirst with us.
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Hosts Bim Adewunmi, Nichole Perkins
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Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 1.4MTwitter Followers 1.8MInstagram Followers 87.1K Since Oct 2017 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

23. The Authority

Go deeper inside the world of HBO's adaptation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials. Join Slate's scholars of experimental theology, Laura Miller and Dan Kois, as they discuss Dust, daemons, the Magisterium, and more and, of course, break down the events of each episode.
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Hosts Laura Miller, Dan Kois
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Apple Rating 4.7 / 5Facebook Followers 1.4MTwitter Followers 1.8MInstagram Followers 87.1K Since Sep 2019 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

24. Hi-Phi Nation

Hi-Phi Nation is philosophy in story-form, integrating narrative journalism with big ideas. We look at stories from everyday life, law, science, popular culture, and strange corners of human experiences that raise thought-provoking questions about things like justice, knowledge, the self, morality, and existence. We then seek answers with the help of academics and philosophers. The show is produced and hosted by Barry Lam of Vassar College.
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Host Barry Lam
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Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 2.5KTwitter Followers 4.8KInstagram Followers 87.1K Since Dec 2016 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

25. The Waves

The Waves is a weekly conversation about news and culture examined through the lens of gender and feminism. Slate staff writer Christina Cauterucci, Marcia Chatelain of Georgetown University, Thirst Aid Kit's Nichole Perkins, and Slate Podcasts' June Thomas conduct frank discussions about the ways gender shapes everything. Our name reflects generations of women from the various waves of feminism, the sound waves that carry us to your ears, and the waves we intend to make.
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Apple Rating 4.2 / 5Facebook Followers 1.4MTwitter Followers 1.8MInstagram Followers 87.1K Frequency 30 episodes / year Avg Length 41 min Since May 2012 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

26. How to Do It

For three years, Stoya and Rich Juzwiak have been advising Slate readers on all things sex mismatched libidos, secret desires, (bad) sexting, surprising fetishes, and assorted other wild things. Now they're joining forces to answer their most jaw-dropping questions yet, sometimes with the help of special guests.
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Hosts Jessica Stoya, Rich Juzwiak
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Apple Rating 3.6 / 5Facebook Followers 1.4MTwitter Followers 1.8MInstagram Followers 87.1K Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

27. Slate's Spoiler Specials

On Slate's Spoiler Specials, Slate critics, such as Dana Stevens and Willa Paskin, discuss new movies and TV shows in spoiler-filled detail. We dissect twist endings, plot holes, and other secrets you won't read in reviews.
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Hosts Dana Stevens, Willa Paskin
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Apple Rating 3.3 / 5Facebook Followers 1.4MInstagram Followers 87.1K Since Jun 2006 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact