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A feed from the Slate podcast network featuring episodes with enlightening conversations, opposing views, and plenty of healthy disputes. You'll get a curated selection of episodes from programs like What Next, The Waves, and the Political Gabfest, with deep discussions that go beyond point-counterpoint and shed light on the issues that matter most.

The Holidays Are Tacky. Embrace It

37 mins; December 19, 2023

Race Isn’t Real. The Census Should Reflect That.

42 mins; December 12, 2023

The Oppressed Still Have Moral Duties

33 mins; December 05, 2023

Psychiatry Alone Can’t Heal You Completely

41 mins; November 28, 2023

Hear Me Out: Be The Holiday A--hole

42 mins; November 21, 2023

Hear Me Out: It’s Time To Sunset Social Security

46 mins; November 14, 2023

What Next: How the Israel-Gaza War Rages in America

32 mins; November 14, 2023

Hear Me Out: Nerds are a Menace to Society

42 mins; November 07, 2023

How To!: Build a Marriage That Lasts

45 mins; November 07, 2023

On Halloween, Death Should Be Celebrated

37 mins; October 31, 2023

How To!: Hit “Reset” on Your Career

39 mins; October 31, 2023

Hear Me Out: You Don’t Need to Post About Israel and Palestine

40 mins; October 24, 2023

Hear Me Out: You Don’t Need to Post About Israel and Palestine

40 mins; October 24, 2023

How To!: Let Go of Kid Clutter

38 mins; October 24, 2023

Hear Me Out: Teaching Civics Can’t Save Democracy

43 mins; October 17, 2023

Hear Me Out: Columbus Day Is Worth Celebrating

38 mins; October 10, 2023

Hear Me Out: Walks Are Boring, Nay, Agonizing

31 mins; October 03, 2023

What Next: Can Marriage Fix America?

24 mins; September 28, 2023

Hear Me Out: Being Adopted Is Traumatic

41 mins; September 26, 2023

Hear Me Out: Bring Back The Draft

36 mins; September 19, 2023

What Next: The Case Against Harm Reduction

31 mins; September 14, 2023

Hear Me Out: It’s Time To End The Engagement Ring

32 mins; September 12, 2023

Hear Me Out: Overconfidence Is Killing The Supreme Court

39 mins; September 05, 2023

Hear Me Out: Harm Reduction Saves Lives

32 mins; August 29, 2023

Hear Me Out: Sit Down and Shut Up at Concerts and Theaters

40 mins; August 22, 2023

Hear Me Out: You’re Not Too Cool To Go On A Cruise

36 mins; August 15, 2023

Hear Me Out: Affirmative Action Failed Poor Black Kids

35 mins; August 08, 2023

Hear Me Out: Less Porn, More Sex Tapes

28 mins; August 01, 2023

Hear Me Out: Learning Gun Safety Could Save Your Kids’ Lives

39 mins; July 25, 2023

Hear Me Out: The U.S. Sugar Program Isn’t A Sweet Deal

34 mins; July 18, 2023

Decoder Ring: The Great Parmesan Cheese Debate

44 mins; July 12, 2023

How To! Sleep Apart to Save Your Relationship

32 mins; July 11, 2023

Hear Me Out: You Need To Care About Meghan Markle

43 mins; July 11, 2023

What Next: Beyond Biden vs. Trump

27 mins; July 05, 2023

Hear Me Out: Insurrection Is A Force For Good

35 mins; July 04, 2023

Hang Up and Listen: The Sports Culture Power Rankings

70 hours 4 mins; July 03, 2023

Hear Me Out: Patriarchy Hurts All Of Us — Including Men

36 mins; June 27, 2023

Hear Me Out: Descendants Of Slaves Don’t Need Reparations

46 mins; June 20, 2023

Hear Me Out: A Little Racism Can Be A Good Thing

28 mins; June 13, 2023

What Next: The Liberal Case Against Affirmative Action

29 mins; June 12, 2023

Hear Me Out: Corporate Pride is Tacky, Pointless and Counterproductive

45 mins; June 06, 2023

Hear Me Out: “Thank You For Your Service” Feels Cheap

27 mins; May 30, 2023

Hear Me Out: Policing Can’t Be Reformed And Must Be Abolished

34 mins; May 23, 2023

Hear Me Out: Workplace DEI Trainings Do More Harm Than Good

32 mins; May 16, 2023

Your Kids Don’t Owe You Anything

38 mins; May 09, 2023

Hi-Phi Nation: Effective Altruism and its Critics

61 hours 24 mins; May 08, 2023

Hear Me Out: The Iraq War Was a Necessary Evil

31 mins; May 02, 2023

Hi-Phi Nation: The Problem with Gig Work

54 mins; May 01, 2023

Hear Me Out: Trashy TV Is Actually Good For You

32 mins; April 25, 2023

Hi-Phi Nation: Love in the Time of Replika

53 mins; April 24, 2023

Hear Me Out: Stop The Hiss-Teria: Outdoor Cats Can Thrive.

32 mins; April 18, 2023

Hi-Phi Nation: Living in a Zoopolis

47 mins; April 17, 2023

Hear Me Out: Don’t Celebrate the Trump Indictment

35 mins; April 11, 2023

Hear Me Out: Childbirth Should Be Free

34 mins; April 04, 2023

Hear Me Out: Secession Could Be A Good Thing

36 mins; March 28, 2023

Hear Me Out: We Need to Argue With Each Other

32 mins; March 21, 2023

Hear Me Out: Coming March 21

1 min; March 16, 2023

Taking a Trip Down Language Lane

31 mins; March 29, 2022

Dialects vs. Languages

29 mins; March 15, 2022

New Siri. Who’s This?

36 mins; March 01, 2022

“Who Dey” vs. “Who Dat”

35 mins; February 15, 2022

Capital Language From Kyiv to Washington, D.C.

32 mins; February 01, 2022

The Making of Wordle

37 mins; January 18, 2022

The Year of the “Vaxx”

33 mins; January 04, 2022

Choosing Your Voice

35 mins; December 21, 2021

Cracking the Omicron Code

33 mins; December 07, 2021

Taylor Swift’s “F— the Patriarchy”

34 mins; November 23, 2021

Interrupting to Show We Care

38 mins; November 09, 2021

The Millennial Language Cheat Code

39 mins; October 26, 2021

Squid Game in Translation

45 mins; October 12, 2021

The Wide World of Language Diversity

27 mins; September 28, 2021

Double Dutch

38 mins; September 14, 2021

Double Dutch

39 mins; September 14, 2021

How the Grid Kid Became King of the Online Spelling Bee

32 mins; August 31, 2021

Sponsored: How Can We Improve Our Communication Skills to Strengthen Our Relationships?

30 mins; August 25, 2021

TikTok Language Rabbit Hole

30 mins; August 17, 2021

Taking Home the Gold in Language

28 mins; August 03, 2021

They Might Be Linguists

30 mins; July 20, 2021

Russian Is My Mt. Everest

39 mins; July 06, 2021

Languages of Northern Africa

45 mins; June 22, 2021

You're Gonna Hafta

46 mins; June 08, 2021

The Languages of Southeast Asia

40 mins; May 25, 2021

Irregardless Make You Cringe? Relax.

41 mins; May 11, 2021

Nine Nasty Words

40 mins; April 27, 2021

The Invisible Complexities of Translation

46 mins; April 13, 2021

English Is Plain Weird

44 mins; March 30, 2021

Subject-Verb-Object. Right?

43 mins; March 16, 2021

Parting Company

44 mins; March 02, 2021

Wallowing in Negativity

46 mins; February 16, 2021

Fossil Hunting in English

46 mins; February 02, 2021

Why Do Languages Have Gender?

56 mins; January 19, 2021

Forgetting Your Roots

59 mins; January 05, 2021

Future English Speaker, Can You Read Me?

64 hours 58 mins; December 22, 2020

Getting Got

43 mins; December 08, 2020

On the Origin of English

60 hours 27 mins; November 24, 2020

White Author, Black English. Problem?

55 mins; November 10, 2020

Do Cats Have Language?

61 hours 21 mins; October 27, 2020

Sergeant, Corporal, Colonel!

39 mins; October 13, 2020

To Reason Why

38 mins; September 29, 2020

When Talking to Your Mother-In-Law Is a Minefield

43 mins; September 15, 2020

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