# slate plus (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover slate plus. Page: Feed: --- ## [Becoming Justice Gorsuch | 1. Man With a Plan](https://shows.acast.com/amicus-with-dahlia-lithwick-law-justice-and-the-courts/episodes/6a7ba195b8e79c154d017d26) _2026-08-15 · Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts_ Our friends over at the Slate podcast Slow Burn are good at taking events that we think are settled history, then unlocking a new understanding of those stories through interviews, archives, and fresh analysis. They’ve reexamined Supreme Court history several times in recent years, including a new season about Neil Gorsuch we’re featuring on Amicus for the next three weeks. Becoming Justice… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/695ea2381c1db1c5bdf7c59b/e/6a7ba195b8e79c154d017d26/media.mp3) ## [Decoder Ring | McGruff Takes a Bite Out of Crime, Part 1 (Encore)](https://shows.acast.com/slow-burn/episodes/decoder-ring-mcgruff-takes-a-bite-out-of-crime-part-1-encore) _2026-08-12 · Slow Burn_ McGruff the Crime Dog arrived on the scene at the dawn of the 1980s, just as a firehose of anti-drug PSAs was inundating the youth of America. These messages didn’t always work as intended—but they did work their way into the long term memories of the kids who heard them. In the first of two episodes, originally released in 2022, we take a look at PSAs and their strange afterlife through the lens… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6965759d79fe7d554545528a/e/6a7b385360037525731c7556/media.mp3) ## [McGruff Takes a Bite Out of Crime, Part 1 (Encore)](https://shows.acast.com/decoder-ring/episodes/mcgruff-takes-a-bite-out-of-crime-part-1-encore) _2026-08-12 · Decoder Ring_ McGruff the Crime Dog arrived on the scene at the dawn of the 1980s, just as a firehose of anti-drug PSAs was inundating the youth of America. These messages didn’t always work as intended—but they did work their way into the long term memories of the kids who heard them. In the first of two episodes, originally released in 2022, we take a look at PSAs and their strange afterlife through the lens… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/696572d375c092ac4e159c27/e/6a7b3572f91cd396b385bf9e/media.mp3) ## [By the People | Now It’s Your Turn](https://shows.acast.com/amicus-with-dahlia-lithwick-law-justice-and-the-courts/episodes/6a762988d410c25118fe9947) _2026-08-08 · Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts_ In the final episode—for now—of our series on reclaiming constitutional power for every American, Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern urge you to consider the many ways you can make constitutional meaning in your life, your community, and your profession. Joining us to imagine what that has looked like historically and what it might look like tomorrow is New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie,… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/695ea2381c1db1c5bdf7c59b/e/6a762988d410c25118fe9947/media.mp3) ## [By The People | Two Steps Forward, One Step Back](https://shows.acast.com/amicus-with-dahlia-lithwick-law-justice-and-the-courts/episodes/6a6d0c4961ae402f614aaf60) _2026-08-01 · Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts_ Long before the Supreme Court handed down the landmark Obergefell ruling on equal marriage in 2015, activists were canvassing door-to-door, courting any lawmaker who would listen, and losing at the local level—a lot. Their scrappy determination helped convince family members, neighbors and eventually the rest of the country that the Constitution's guarantees of liberty and equality applied to… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/695ea2381c1db1c5bdf7c59b/e/6a6d0c4961ae402f614aaf60/media.mp3) ## [Decoder Ring | The Fight Over Sunlight](https://shows.acast.com/slow-burn/episodes/decoder-ring-the-fight-over-sunlight) _2026-07-29 · Slow Burn_ The sun has always been a hot topic. For centuries, we’ve flip-flopped over whether our health depends on soaking up its rays—or shielding ourselves from them. The current conventional wisdom is clear: Avoid sunburns at all costs, using shade, hats, long sleeves, and the highest SPF sunscreen your drugstore has to offer. But in a historical sense, that advice is pretty new. Not long ago, doctors… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6965759d79fe7d554545528a/e/6a692e6089139487960c6681/media.mp3) ## [The Fight Over Sunlight](https://shows.acast.com/decoder-ring/episodes/the-fight-over-sunlight) _2026-07-29 · Decoder Ring_ The sun has always been a hot topic. For centuries, we’ve flip-flopped over whether our health depends on soaking up its rays—or shielding ourselves from them. The current conventional wisdom is clear: Avoid sunburns at all costs, using shade, hats, long sleeves, and the highest SPF sunscreen your drugstore has to offer. But in a historical sense, that advice is pretty new. Not long ago, doctors… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/696572d375c092ac4e159c27/e/6a692a427e01e420e5cf6022/media.mp3) ## [By the People | For the Children](https://shows.acast.com/amicus-with-dahlia-lithwick-law-justice-and-the-courts/episodes/6a63e5a68c6152b11fb9ebb1) _2026-07-25 · Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts_ In 1867, an 8-year-old girl named Elizabeth Turner became the epicenter of a legal battle that would help define what freedom really meant after the Civil War. Days after Maryland abolished slavery, her former enslaver had her re-indentured under a sham "apprenticeship" law used to seize Black children. Elizabeth’s mother—and thousands of other parents—refused to accept it. In this second episode… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/695ea2381c1db1c5bdf7c59b/e/6a63e5a68c6152b11fb9ebb1/media.mp3) ## [By the People | Who Owns the Constitution?](https://shows.acast.com/amicus-with-dahlia-lithwick-law-justice-and-the-courts/episodes/6a5a948e7a878a33808b7abe) _2026-07-18 · Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts_ For the better part of two centuries of U.S. history, the American people understood that they—and not the Supreme Court—were the final arbiters of the Constitution. But in recent decades, nine unelected justices have claimed that mantle for themselves. Now, with the high court's claim of neutrality and legitimacy crumbling, an urgent question must be answered: Can "We the People" restore our… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/695ea2381c1db1c5bdf7c59b/e/6a5a948e7a878a33808b7abe/media.mp3) ## [Decoder Ring | Weapons of Map Destruction](https://shows.acast.com/slow-burn/episodes/decoder-ring-weapons-of-map-destruction) _2026-07-15 · Slow Burn_ Most of us use GPS—the Global Positioning System—on a daily basis: to find our location when we’re driving, running, shopping, dating, and so much more. But GPS is even more important, and more vulnerable, than you think. In the last few years, GPS interference has been reported all over the world, from war zones to shipping routes to public squares. What was once the fanciful plot of a Bond movie… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6965759d79fe7d554545528a/e/6a56a747f821a821094e2fb0/media.mp3) ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/8KCdtTvYYsrr) _2026-07-15 · **Sponsored**_ Connect your repo and deploy instantly — Railway handles config, scaling, and monitoring. ## [Weapons of Map Destruction](https://shows.acast.com/decoder-ring/episodes/weapons-of-map-destruction) _2026-07-15 · Decoder Ring_ Most of us use GPS—the Global Positioning System—on a daily basis: to find our location when we’re driving, running, shopping, dating, and so much more. But GPS is even more important, and more vulnerable, than you think. In the last few years, GPS interference has been reported all over the world, from war zones to shipping routes to public squares. What was once the fanciful plot of a Bond movie… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/696572d375c092ac4e159c27/e/6a56a4b092be37cb7b430e57/media.mp3) ## [The Term the Court Stopped Pretending](https://shows.acast.com/amicus-with-dahlia-lithwick-law-justice-and-the-courts/episodes/6a5182ed8716ffeabeedc5bb) _2026-07-11 · Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts_ The Supreme Court just wrapped one of its most consequential terms in decades—and Amicus brought together three heavyweight legal experts to break down the damage. Their conversation centers on the biggest themes of the recent term: Congress has been sidelined completely; the Court is the final arbiter of all things; hubris has become the methodology, and the midterms should worry us all. Dahlia… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/695ea2381c1db1c5bdf7c59b/e/6a5182ed8716ffeabeedc5bb/media.mp3) ## [Introducing First America: “Merciless Indian Savages”](https://shows.acast.com/slow-burn/episodes/introducing-first-america-merciless-indian-savages) _2026-07-08 · Slow Burn_ Here at Slow Burn, we explore the events and people who shaped America as we know it today. As the country marks its 250th birthday this summer, we want to introduce you to the first installment of First America , a great podcast series that explores a truly consequential moment from our nation’s past. We have been told the American Revolution was fought over taxation and representation. First… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6965759d79fe7d554545528a/e/6a45942e6771af4aa483e402/media.mp3) ## [Bad History Will Kill America](https://shows.acast.com/amicus-with-dahlia-lithwick-law-justice-and-the-courts/episodes/6a47336f04fac73b2484af88) _2026-07-04 · Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts_ The Supreme Court just wrapped the term with a blitz of extremely consequential decisions, and the smoke hasn’t cleared yet. (In fact, it’s looming like a dark storm cloud over our Fourth of July and America 250th festivities…) In this week’s episode, cohosts Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern focus on two of the term’s bleakest legacies: first, the court’s catastrophically bad use of history… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/695ea2381c1db1c5bdf7c59b/e/6a47336f04fac73b2484af88/media.mp3) ## [Decoder Ring | We Are Monumentally Bad at Statues](https://shows.acast.com/slow-burn/episodes/decoder-ring-we-are-monumentally-bad-at-statues) _2026-07-01 · Slow Burn_ It seems like the only time you hear about new statues these days is when something goes horribly wrong. Unfortunate bronze renditions of Lucille Ball, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dwayne Wade, and many others are always going viral, becoming a fixture of late-night shows and mocking comment sections. Is the internet too harsh a critic? Or is American statuary a total bust? In this episode of Decoder Ring,… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6965759d79fe7d554545528a/e/6a443206d668ce4585056eeb/media.mp3) ## [We Are Monumentally Bad at Statues](https://shows.acast.com/decoder-ring/episodes/we-are-monumentally-bad-at-statues) _2026-07-01 · Decoder Ring_ It seems like the only time you hear about new statues these days is when something goes horribly wrong. Unfortunate bronze renditions of Lucille Ball, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dwayne Wade, and many others are always going viral, becoming a fixture of late-night shows and mocking comment sections. Is the internet too harsh a critic? Or is American statuary a total bust? In this episode of Decoder Ring,… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/696572d375c092ac4e159c27/e/6a442fd175e7a3e961d8e16a/media.mp3) ## [A Constitutional Travesty Narrowly Avoided](https://shows.acast.com/amicus-with-dahlia-lithwick-law-justice-and-the-courts/episodes/6a4425b46a72c54c8d1aef42) _2026-06-30 · Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts_ It was a weird and wild ride as the Supreme Court handed down the last decisions of the term that started all the way back in October of 2025. We were so much younger then. After 58 argued cases and a steady, sneaky stream of shadow docket orders, the court issued its final four decisions Tuesday, and one justice was retired and unretired in short, confusing order. The headline win: The court… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/695ea2381c1db1c5bdf7c59b/e/6a4425b46a72c54c8d1aef42/media.mp3) ## [Preview: Trump Can Fire (Almost) Anyone Now](https://shows.acast.com/amicus-with-dahlia-lithwick-law-justice-and-the-courts/episodes/6a42cfeec2fe1c7f49d14455) _2026-06-29 · Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts_ The end is nigh! Or, the end of this Supreme Court term is nigh, at least. On the second to last day of this term, the court’s right wingers delivered a sweeping ruling that will reshape the federal government for years to come. In Trump v. Slaughter , the conservative supermajority voted 6-3 to allow the president to fire members of independent regulatory agencies—overturning Humphrey's Executor… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/695ea2381c1db1c5bdf7c59b/e/6a42cfeec2fe1c7f49d14455/media.mp3) ## [The Roberts Court Shows Its True Colors](https://shows.acast.com/amicus-with-dahlia-lithwick-law-justice-and-the-courts/episodes/6a3efec713f23e0ab6500889) _2026-06-27 · Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts_ Donald Trump ran for office threatening to use mass deportations, closed borders, and emergency wartime powers to “clean up” American immigration. On Thursday, the Supreme Court’s right-wing supermajority gifted him with two stunning victories in that crusade—effectively reshaping life for more than a million people living in the country with temporary protected status, or TPS, and forcing asylum… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/695ea2381c1db1c5bdf7c59b/e/6a3efec713f23e0ab6500889/media.mp3) ## [Decoder Ring | Tina Turner and the Dance That Conquered Australia](https://shows.acast.com/slow-burn/episodes/decoder-ring-tina-turner-and-the-dance-that-conquered-austra) _2026-06-17 · Slow Burn_ In Australia, no wedding or school dance is complete without the Nutbush, Australia’s unofficial national dance. The Nutbush – a simple line dance to the song “Nutbush City Limits,” by Ike and Tina Turner – has become as stereotypically Australian as kangaroos, boomerangs, and Vegemite. And yet, hardly anyone outside of Australia even knows the Nutbush exists. Here at Decoder Ring, we certainly… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6965759d79fe7d554545528a/e/6a31abca9b6fd8dcabcb6576/media.mp3) ## [Crypto Payments, No Custody (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/82ZBSJqwyinc) _2026-06-17 · **Sponsored**_ Send crypto to merchant wallets via API with real-time updates and automatic fees. ## [The Tootsie Shot (Encore)](https://shows.acast.com/decoder-ring/episodes/the-tootsie-shot-encore) _2026-06-17 · Decoder Ring_ You know the Tootsie Shot. It’s that image that pops up all the time in movies set in a dense city: a really busy midtown street, everyone going somewhere—and smack in the middle of it all is the protagonist. You can find it in Working Girl, Midnight Cowboy, Wall Street , Heartburn , Elf , Bridget Jones’s Diary , The Devil Wears Prada , The Wolf of Wall Street , and so many more. But while it’s… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/696572d375c092ac4e159c27/e/6a31a12031f6783268ea3e8f/media.mp3) ## [Tina Turner and the Dance That Conquered Australia](https://shows.acast.com/decoder-ring/episodes/tina-turner-and-the-dance-that-conquered-australia) _2026-06-03 · Decoder Ring_ In Australia, no wedding or school dance is complete without the Nutbush, Australia’s unofficial national dance. The Nutbush – a simple line dance to the song “Nutbush City Limits,” by Ike and Tina Turner – has become as stereotypically Australian as kangaroos, boomerangs, and Vegemite. And yet, hardly anyone outside of Australia even knows the Nutbush exists. Here at Decoder Ring, we certainly… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/696572d375c092ac4e159c27/e/6a1f6fd9570c4c93abeb5d18/media.mp3) ## [Preview: Decoder Rings Back | Duck, Duck, Jeep](https://shows.acast.com/decoder-ring/episodes/preview-decoder-rings-back-duck-duck-jeep) _2026-05-27 · Decoder Ring_ Earlier this year we debuted Decoder Rings Back, our new feature exclusively for Decoder Ring Plus subscribers. In each installment, Willa gets a listener on the phone and tries her best to answer their question about a cultural mystery. We have been having a blast making these episodes, and if you haven’t heard them, we think you’re missing out. So in the hopes of instilling some FOMO that… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/696572d375c092ac4e159c27/e/6a1608ce83dd9b6e11d46036/media.mp3) ## [Becoming Justice Gorsuch | 3. A Lunch Room for Life](https://shows.acast.com/slow-burn/episodes/becoming-justice-gorsuch-3-a-lunch-room-for-life) _2026-05-27 · Slow Burn_ In our final episode, it’s time to talk about Neil Gorsuch and the future of SCOTUS. Host Susan Matthews enlists Slate’s jurisprudence team—Amicus co-hosts Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern—to discuss Gorsuch’s key rulings to date, his unpredictability, and how this textualist will shape this court (and our country) for decades to come. Want more Slow Burn? Join Slate Plus to binge every… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6965759d79fe7d554545528a/e/6a03a095caa0b0ea31f09bf0/media.mp3) ## [No Pulp: The Killing of the Florida Orange](https://shows.acast.com/decoder-ring/episodes/no-pulp-the-killing-of-the-florida-orange) _2026-05-20 · Decoder Ring_ Like the palm tree, the Everglades, Disney World, and the “Florida Man,” the orange is a classic symbol of the Sunshine State. But maybe not for much longer. Production has declined to catastrophic levels, a decrease of more than 95% in less than 25 years. It’s a produce murder mystery—and Decoder Ring is tagging along with reporter Alex Sammon to crack the case. The suspects include insects,… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/696572d375c092ac4e159c27/e/6a0cc36eb23d275dceb6c452/media.mp3) ## [Becoming Justice Gorsuch | 2. The Stolen Seat](https://shows.acast.com/slow-burn/episodes/becoming-justice-gorsuch-2-the-stolen-seat) _2026-05-20 · Slow Burn_ When Justice Antonin Scalia died in February of 2016, the Supreme Court appeared to be headed for a 5-4 liberal majority. Instead, a staggering blockade by Senate Republicans and a shocking electoral upset helped steal a seat and clear the way for today’s conservative supermajority. In our second episode, we examine Neil Gorsuch’s politically fraught path to power and his time on the bench so far,… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6965759d79fe7d554545528a/e/6a039518b443364556851b07/media.mp3) ## [Season 11 Trailer: Becoming Justice Gorsuch](https://shows.acast.com/slow-burn/episodes/season-11-trailer-becoming-justice-gorsuch) _2026-05-07 · Slow Burn_ Coming May 13: Host Susan Matthews traces the rise of Neil Gorsuch, from his formative years as a young conservative through his nomination to a “stolen seat” on the U.S. Supreme Court. Through interviews, legal analysis, and archival research, the mild-mannered Westerner emerges as the court’s most unpredictable—and most important—sitting justice. Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? If you… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6965759d79fe7d554545528a/e/69fba11013990e6fae2590d2/media.mp3) ## [Mailbag: Spooky Strings, Phone Menu Options, and Eye Rolls](https://shows.acast.com/decoder-ring/episodes/mailbag-spooky-strings-phone-menu-options-and-eye-rolls) _2026-05-06 · Decoder Ring_ We are lucky to get fantastic questions from our listeners here at Decoder Ring, and in this episode, we’re going to open up our mailbag to answer three of them. What are the origins of an eerie horror film string motif? Why do companies insist on telling callers to “listen closely” to menu options that could not possibly have changed? And when did we start using the indispensable eye roll? In… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/696572d375c092ac4e159c27/e/69f9fe0f2a1dd3f1a8232c22/media.mp3) ## [How to Make Dollars Make Sense](https://shows.acast.com/decoder-ring/episodes/how-to-make-dollars-make-sense) _2026-04-22 · Decoder Ring_ Money is everywhere. Money influences just about everything. We think about money all the time. But how much do we really know about it? In this episode of Decoder Ring, we explore the obscure historical forces that make our money what it is and behave the way it does. We ask two simple-sounding questions with surprising answers: Why is our money called the dollar—and where are those dollars… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/696572d375c092ac4e159c27/e/69e7d76d17df632b85fb2d94/media.mp3) ## ICYMI | Twitter Is Dead (Really, We Mean It) _2026-01-03 · Slate Debates_ On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by The Atlantic staff writer and host of the Galaxy Brain podcast, Charlie Warzel. Charlie has been following the demise of Twitter, now called X, since Elon Musk took over in 2022. While many of Musk’s decisions have prompted people to declare the end of the app, the introduction of a new location feature undermines almost all of what was left of… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/SLT6559944714.mp3?updated=1767393992) ## [CLI-first decentralized compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/DGIO82u5FvQr) _2026-01-03 · **Sponsored**_ Run and pay spare GPUs from the CLI — transcode, coinpay (DID+escrow), infernet (AI). ## ICYMI | Encore: Jubilee Is Making Debating Worse _2025-12-24 · Slate Debates_ On today’s encore episode, hosts Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are joined by Slate staff writer Aymann Ismail to discuss the controversial YouTube channel, Jubilee. A video of political commentator Mehdi Hasan debating 20 far-right republicans has gone viral, but as Ismail argues in his piece for Slate, it also crossed a line. When political disagreement becomes content and extremism is rewarded… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/SLT7728650172.mp3?updated=1766506242) ## ICYMI | Side-Eyeing at H Mart _2025-12-20 · Slate Debates_ On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by comedian and writer Youngmi Mayer to talk about a controversy that’s divided TikTok: How should Asian people feel about white people in Asian grocery stores? That’s the question creator Madeline Qi didn’t even mean to ask when she posted her now-viral video, which resulted in call-outs, doxxing, and, ultimately, a conversation too nuanced for… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/SLT7601699642.mp3?updated=1766185290) ## A Postlude for 'When We All Get to Heaven' _2025-12-17 · Slate Health_ As When We All Get to Heaven wraps up, Christina sits down with series host Lynne Gerber and producer Siri Colum. They discuss how the church has changed, the value of fleeting queer spaces, and what a decade or more spent working on this story has meant to—and taught—them. Get more Outward with Slate Plus! Join for weekly bonus episodes of Outward and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/SLT7153303902.mp3?updated=1765926494) ## 10: AIDS Isn’t Over | When We All Get to Heaven _2025-12-10 · Slate Health_ In the final episode of When We All Get to Heaven, we catch up on what’s happened in the many years between the emergence of effective treatment for AIDS in the late ‘90s and the fall of 2025, when we recorded this episode. We linger on a moment back in June 1999, when Jim was still pastor and called on the church to remember that AIDS wasn’t over. Because—advances notwithstanding—it still isn’t… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/SLT1253569627.mp3?updated=1765320266) ## ICYMI | Shopping on Etsy Sucks Now _2025-12-10 · Slate Debates_ On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by senior reporter at Bloomberg Businessweek, Amanda Mull, to talk about how the enshittification of online shopping came for Etsy. The platform used to be a thoughtful reprieve from the cheap, mass-produced products on Amazon, but now it’s plagued by a number of the same problems. With cheap junk and AI allegations abound, where can the Shein and… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/SLT4643283151.mp3?updated=1765313254) ## What Next: Healthcare Is Expensive. It’s About To Get Worse. _2025-12-09 · Slate Health_ This week, Senate Democrats will hold a vote on extending expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits to try to prevent health insurance premiums from skyrocketing for millions of Americans. That vote is basically guaranteed to fail. Where did these credits come from, and what’s likely to happen when they (almost) inevitably lapse? Guest: Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for KFF Health… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/SLT6252675102.mp3?updated=1765242259) ## ICYMI | Okay. Let’s Talk About "Everyone" Getting Skinny _2025-12-06 · Slate Debates_ On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by culture writer Mikala Jamison to talk about the rise in online concern about celebrities’ bodies. Mikala writes the newsletter Body Type, and her forthcoming book The Forever Project details her recovery from an eating disorder. Following the premiere of movies like Wicked: For Good, fan concern and speculation about celebrity bodies has… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/SLT1409445352.mp3?updated=1764976435) ## What Next | The Year of Vaccine Backsliding _2025-12-04 · Slate Health_ Today, the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee will be meeting to vote on recommendations for childhood vaccinations. But under RFK Jr.’s leadership, this committee looks much different now than it did a year ago.How is the impact from the HHS secretary being seen across America today? Guest: Dr. Paul Offit, Director of the Vaccine Education Center and professor of pediatrics in the Division of… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/SLT5114562204.mp3?updated=1764815566) ## 9: AIDS Energy | When We All Get to Heaven _2025-12-03 · Slate Health_ In 1996 everything changed. With the introduction of antiretroviral medications called the “AIDS cocktail,” people started getting better – some dramatically – and surviving AIDS became a real possibility. In the wake of these changes, MCC found itself taking stock of what they lost to AIDS and using what they learned to address larger social issues– from medical marijuana to homelessness.… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/SLT4439533596.mp3?updated=1764709651) ## ICYMI | Everyone Online Is Going Analog _2025-11-29 · Slate Debates_ On today’s episode host Kate Lindsay is joined by creator and social media manager Carmen Vicente to chat about the rise of offline hobbies, and how crafts, DVDs, and something called an “analog bag” are being used as acts of rebellion against an overly plugged-in society. But does this really mean the beginning of the end of social media? Probably not. Instead, Carmen shares how apps as we know… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/SLT6435268269.mp3?updated=1764101704) ## 8: Conversion | When We All Get to Heaven _2025-11-26 · Slate Health_ In 1995 Rev. Jim Mitulski became HIV positive -- what's known as seroconversion. It was 14 years into the epidemic and people knew what HIV/AIDS was, how you got it, and how you could prevent it. And when Jim got sick, he got very sick. What was it like to become ill so publicly? How would the church and the community respond? And what could Jim possibly preach about on his first Sunday back? “My… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/SLT6240181067.mp3?updated=1764092120) ## Death, Sex & Money | “The Lord Is My Shepherd and He Knows I'm Gay” _2025-11-25 · Slate Health_ When the Metropolitan Community Church was founded in the late sixties, it was one of the first gay positive churches in America. When AIDS hit, it became a refuge for people who were sick and those who were mourning them. In this episode, Anna talks to researcher Lynne Gerber, about finding boxes of cassettes under the church floor in an MCC church in San Francisco, and how those recordings of… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/SLT3887128674.mp3?updated=1764017312) ## What Next | How Planned Parenthood Got Defunded _2025-11-24 · Slate Health_ Between the drastic budget cuts and provisions in the Big Beautiful Bill, the Trump administration has found a way to drain Planned Parenthood and other reproductive health centers and cut off access to abortion services—as well as any other health care those clinics provided. Guests: Shefali Luthra, reproductive health reporter at The 19th, author of Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/SLT2735639910.mp3?updated=1763769551) ## ICYMI | AI Is Changing How We Have Sex _2025-11-22 · Slate Debates_ On today’s episode host Kate Lindsay is joined by porn historian Noelle Perdue, author of the Porn World newsletter. OpenAI announced that they’d allow adult users to have erotic conversations with ChatGPT, just one more way AI and porn are becoming intertwined. As sex becomes more online, not only does it become more solitary, but also more surveilled. Both of these things are intended to divide… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/SLT6363577983.mp3?updated=1763752372) ## Care & Feeding | How To Navigate Strained Relationships Around the Holidays _2025-11-20 · Slate Health_ On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are joined by mother-daughter writing team Leslie and Lindsey Glass. They share their estrangement and reconnection that led to their book The Mother Daughter Relationship Makeover. They give advice for how to deal with toxic personalities around the dinner table and at parties, talk about when estrangement might be the answer, and… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/SLT6006339012.mp3?updated=1763583591) ## 7: Dress Rehearsals | When We All Get to Heaven _2025-11-19 · Slate Health_ Scott and Bruce were the hottest couple in church. Scott, a hula dancer, seemed destined for Bruce, the hunky “lumbersexual,” and the church delighted when they got together. Their brief love affair sparkled before Bruce got sick and died. Their story is one of multiple “dress rehearsals”– when friends, family and lovers went through AIDS with their loved ones wondering who would be next and… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/SLT4758131153.mp3?updated=1763499821) ## ICYMI | The Two Internet Villains Staging a Comeback _2025-11-19 · Slate Debates_ On today’s episode host Kate Lindsay is joined by New York Magazine feature writer, Rebecca Jennings, to discuss the two internet villains currently trying to get back in the internet’s good graces. First, there’s former Try Guy Ned Fulmer, who was ousted from the group after having an affair with an employee, and has now relaunched his YouTube channel as well as his own podcast. Then, Colleen… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/SLT7807685743.mp3?updated=1763501406) ## ICYMI | Yes, Having a Boyfriend Is Embarrassing _2025-11-15 · Slate Debates_ On today’s episode host Kate Lindsay is joined by writer and content creator Josh Lora, who also goes by TellTheBees. Josh’s Substack essay, Boyfriendland, was cited in the viral Vogue article written by Chanté Joseph, “Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?” Many women are hiding their boyfriends online, or losing followers if they hard-launch. Some go as far as to say having a boyfriend “feels… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/SLT1517915445.mp3?updated=1763157900) ## ICYMI | TwitchCon’s Sexual Harassment Problem _2025-10-25 · Slate Debates_ On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by writer and streamer Laura Kate Dale to talk about what happened to Emiru at this year’s TwitchCon. The streamer was assaulted during a meet-and-greet, after a number of female streamers had already dropped out of the convention in fear for their safety. What is it about TwitchCon that makes creators feel unsafe, and why are female streamers, in… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/SLT7179428131.mp3?updated=1761335590)