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A feed with the best history coverage from Slate’s wide range of podcasts. From narrative shows like Slow Burn, One Year, and Decoder Ring, to timely analysis from ICYMI and What Next, you’ll get the fascinating stories and vital context you need to understand where we came from and where we're going.

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In the rarefied world of smash pop singles, there are No. 1s—and there are No. 1 debuts. Entering Billboard’s Hot 100 at the top is one of the hardest tricks in music. In fact, it wasn’t possible in the U.S. until 1995. That’s when the record labels ... more

Emily Bazelon talks with author and Yale professor Judith Resnik about her new book, Impermissible Punishments: How Prison Became a Problem for Democracy. They discuss the history of the prison system’s use of punishments like whipping, how the pract... more

In the rarefied world of smash pop singles, there are No. 1s—and there are No. 1 debuts. Entering Billboard’s Hot 100 at the top is one of the hardest tricks in music. In fact, it wasn’t possible in the U.S. until 1995. That’s when the record labels ... more

There is a “stuckness” to American political life right now, which has become a seemingly inexorable centrifuge of polarization, victimization and power grabbing. The constitution is brandished as sword and shield, and also as though it is the word o... more

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Judith Resnik
Yale Law Professor and author of 'Impermissible Punishments'
Yale Law School
Episode: Gabfest Reads | The Recent Past of Prison Punishment
Jill Lepore
David Woods Kemper, 41, Professor of American History at Harvard University and a Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. A staff writer at The New Yorker.
Harvard University
Episode: Amicus | How To Fix Our Broken Constitution
Jonathan Mahler
Staff writer at the New York Times Magazine and author
New York Times Magazine
Episode: Gabfest Reads | The Four Years That Changed New York City Forever
Sam Kean
Science writer and author of Dinner with King Tut
Episode: Decoder Ring | How to Hunt a Mammoth, and Other Experiments in Archaeology
Susan Kaplan
Professor of Anthropology and Archaeology at Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College
Episode: Decoder Ring | How to Hunt a Mammoth, and Other Experiments in Archaeology
Karen Harry
Archaeologist studying southwestern United States ceramics
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Episode: Decoder Ring | How to Hunt a Mammoth, and Other Experiments in Archaeology
Na'alehu Anthony
Native Hawaiian community advocate and storyteller
Episode: Decoder Ring | How to Hunt a Mammoth, and Other Experiments in Archaeology
Michael Roberson
A multifaceted figure in the LGBTQ+ community, serving as a theologian, activist, artist, and author.
Episode: Outward | Archiving the Spirit of Ballroom with Michael Roberson
Molly Olmstead
Slate staff writer covering politics and cultural issues.
Slate
Episode: ICYMI: Pope Leo XIV is the Taylor Swift of Catholicism

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Chris Molanphy
Host of Hit Parade and a chart analyst, Chris explores the evolution of music and pop culture, elaborating on historical trends and their relevance today.

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3.9 out of 5 stars from 534 ratings
  • Too many commercials

    Feels like cable news in terms of the interruptions for ads. At least none of them seem to be for prescription drugs!

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    Joe's View
    United States3 years ago
  • Lousy content

    Slate is now a right wing race-fixated media. Slate downplays slavery and its harm and repercussions today. Slate ignores the plight of transkids.

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    John G. Adam
    United States3 years ago
  • Fantastic

    Keep it coming, great work

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    EdmondsKat
    United States3 years ago
  • Laughing. Wow.

    This is exactly why this series should’ve been narrated by African Americans. These two are exactly the know it all white liberals Malcolm X in full context quotes about being weary of. I mean how could slate have let this get out is beyond me. No wait, they’re white know it all and as I sent I’ve without knowing as the hosts of this podcast. Do better

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    Frank Debuke
    United States3 years ago
  • Not my favorite

    Maybe factually accurate, but centered on White POV. Africans didn’t “emerge” as a labor force, enslavers identified Africans as their preferred labor source, for example. When history is told from Black POV, there is an opportunity for empathy by the listener.

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    jenowerh
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Engaging content that dives deep into underexplored historical narratives.

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Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Amicus | How To Fix Our Broken Constitution
Q: Can we start, not with the founding, we'll get there, but I wanna talk about the discipline of history and how you approach your study of it?
Lepore views history as a complex discipline that requires a broad understanding, contrasting historians with originalists.
Decoder Ring | How to Hunt a Mammoth, and Other Experiments in Archaeology
Q: Why did the Polynesian Voyaging Society set out to build a replica of a voyaging canoe?
They wanted to prove that their ancestors had the skills to navigate the ocean purposefully, contrary to the theory proposed by Thor Heyerdahl.
Decoder Ring | How to Hunt a Mammoth, and Other Experiments in Archaeology
Q: What is experimental archaeology?
It is archaeology that involves experiments to recreate and test ancient practices and technologies.
Gabfest Reads | The Four Years That Changed New York City Forever
Q: What do you think the biggest problems are, or the biggest challenges New York is facing?
The affordability crisis is the biggest problem, stemming from the 1980s focus on wealth accumulation which has negatively impacted middle-class and lower-class citizens.
Gabfest Reads | The Four Years That Changed New York City Forever
Q: Can you tell us the story of Yusef Hawkins?
Yusef Hawkins was a black teenager killed by a white mob in Bensonhurst, and his story symbolizes the tensions and drama in New York during those years.

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4. Sam Kean
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7. Na'alehu Anthony
8. Michael Roberson

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