# slow burn (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover slow burn. Page: Feed: --- ## [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) ## [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) ## [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) ## [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) ## [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) ## [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) ## [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) ## [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) ## [Becoming Justice Gorsuch | 1. Man With a Plan](https://shows.acast.com/slow-burn/episodes/becoming-justice-gorsuch-1-man-with-a-plan) _2026-05-13 · Slow Burn_ Neil Gorsuch may not be the most well-known justice on the Supreme Court, but he might just be the key to understanding how and why the current court has come to wield so much power over our day-to-day lives. In our first episode, host Susan Matthews examines Gorsuch’s early years, what he took away from his iconoclastic mother’s rocky tenure in the Reagan administration, and how his worldview was… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6965759d79fe7d554545528a/e/6a03777e5c981a3573790bbd/media.mp3) ## [Sync Bookmarks Everywhere (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ECsNru17ogP4) _2026-05-13 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync keeps folders and toolbar intact across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. ## [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)