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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hit Parade | The Bridge: Slate’s Music Club 2025

40 mins; December 26, 2025

Hit Parade | Hooked to the Silver Screen Edition Part 2

56 mins; December 26, 2025

Hang Up | 2025: The Year in Sports

74 hours 36 mins; December 22, 2025

A Postlude for 'When We All Get to Heaven'

31 mins; December 17, 2025

Hit Parade | Hooked to the Silver Screen Edition Part 1

69 hours 45 mins; December 12, 2025

10: AIDS Isn’t Over | When We All Get to Heaven

52 mins; December 10, 2025

9: AIDS Energy | When We All Get to Heaven

53 mins; December 03, 2025

What Next | What Kids Aren't Learning About US History

32 mins; December 01, 2025

8: Conversion | When We All Get to Heaven

60 hours 23 mins; November 26, 2025

Death, Sex & Money | “The Lord Is My Shepherd and He Knows I'm Gay”

55 mins; November 25, 2025

7: Dress Rehearsals | When We All Get to Heaven

49 mins; November 19, 2025

Interlude: Tired of Dying | When We All Get to Heaven

30 mins; November 16, 2025

Hit Parade | Pour Some Sugar on Me Edition Part 1

63 hours 6 mins; November 14, 2025

6: Attacked | When We All Get to Heaven

63 hours 30 mins; November 12, 2025

Healing Without a Cure | When We All Get to Heaven

56 mins; November 05, 2025

Hit Parade | If You Love Sting, Set Him Free Edition Part 2

55 mins; October 31, 2025

4: Friends in the Fire | When We All Get to Heaven

50 mins; October 29, 2025

3: “A Church with AIDS” | When We All Get to Heaven

46 mins; October 22, 2025

Hit Parade | If You Love Sting, Set Him Free Edition Part 1

67 hours 23 mins; October 17, 2025

A New Gospel for Gay Sinners | When We All Get to Heaven

58 mins; October 15, 2025

Outward | Making ‘When We All Get to Heaven’

31 mins; October 15, 2025

Setting The Table | When We All Get to Heaven

26 mins; October 15, 2025

Toppermost of the Poppermost Edition

55 mins; September 26, 2025

Gabfest Reads | The Recent Past of Prison Punishment

24 mins; September 20, 2025

Hit Parade | Toppermost of the Poppermost Edition Part 1

54 mins; September 13, 2025

Amicus | How To Fix Our Broken Constitution

55 mins; September 06, 2025

The White and Nerdy Edition Part 2

46 mins; August 29, 2025

Gabfest Reads | The Four Years That Changed New York City Forever

40 mins; August 16, 2025

The White and Nerdy Edition Part 1

49 mins; August 15, 2025

Decoder Ring | How to Hunt a Mammoth, and Other Experiments in Archaeology

57 mins; August 13, 2025

What Next | Gutting Our National Parks

25 mins; August 11, 2025

Outward | From Hit Parade: The Hidden History of Queer Pop Icons

60 hours 30 mins; July 23, 2025

Hit Parade | Here’s the Beef Edition Part 1

57 mins; July 18, 2025

Outward | Archiving the Spirit of Ballroom with Michael Roberson

41 mins; July 09, 2025

What Next | Is Trump Running the Fugitive Slave Act Playbook?

23 mins; July 08, 2025

Hit Parade | Mighty Real Edition Part 2

62 hours 36 mins; June 27, 2025

Hit Parade | Mighty Real Edition Part 1

60 hours 19 mins; June 13, 2025

Hit Parade | All Apologies Edition Part 2

60 hours 32 mins; May 30, 2025

ICYMI: Pope Leo XIV is the Taylor Swift of Catholicism

35 mins; May 21, 2025

Hit Parade | All Apologies Edition Part 1

65 hours 36 mins; May 16, 2025

Hit Parade | Only Girl in the World Edition Part 2

55 mins; April 25, 2025

Christina sits down with author Zein Murib to talk about his recent article for Slate ‘Why Are Trans People Such an Easy Political Target?’

37 mins; April 16, 2025

Hit Parade | Only Girl in the World Edition Part 1

57 mins; April 14, 2025

Singing Nuns and Green Tambourines Edition Part 2

57 mins; March 28, 2025

Outward: Renaissance Trans Theologies and History with Colby Gordon

39 mins; March 26, 2025

Gabfest Reads | The Day the Challenger Fell From the Sky

35 mins; March 15, 2025

Hit Parade | Singing Nuns and Green Tambourines Edition Part 1

50 mins; March 14, 2025

Culture Gabfest: Meghan Markle Sprinkles Potpourri on You

71 hours 7 mins; March 12, 2025

Culture Gabfest: Zero Day Makes Robert De Niro a Befuddled President

68 hours 19 mins; March 05, 2025

Outward | Slapping Leather: The Untamed History of the Gay Rodeo

39 mins; March 05, 2025

Hit Parade | Material Girl in an Imperial World Edition Part 2

43 mins; February 28, 2025

Culture Gabfest: The Oscars Go Streaming

70 hours 39 mins; February 26, 2025

Should We Skip Touring the White House?

50 mins; February 20, 2025

Gabfest Reads | A Former Haitian President’s Grandson Lives the Modern Immigrant Experience

32 mins; February 15, 2025

Hit Parade | Material Girl in an Imperial World Edition Part 1

64 hours 19 mins; February 14, 2025

Decoder Ring | The Scratch-Off Ticket’s Instant Win

37 mins; February 12, 2025

Culture Gabfest: Noah Wyle Lures Us Into The Pitt

65 hours 52 mins; February 05, 2025

Hit Parade | The Freewheelin’ Edition Part 2

59 mins; January 31, 2025

Decoder Ring | Jump, Jive and Fail: The ’90s Swing Craze

64 hours 1 min; January 29, 2025

Gabfest Reads | Finding Connection in the Aftermath of History’s Horrors

29 mins; January 18, 2025

Hit Parade | The Freewheelin’ Edition Part 1

61 hours 39 mins; January 17, 2025

Culture Gabfest: Babygirls and Nickel Boys

75 hours 54 mins; January 15, 2025

Hit Parade | The Bridge: Slate Music Club 2024

35 mins; December 27, 2024

Hit Parade | I’d Like to Teach the World to Buy Edition Part 2

41 mins; December 27, 2024

Gabfest Reads: The Life and Legacy of John Lewis

34 mins; December 21, 2024

Decoder Ring | Mailbag: Fruit Snacks, Waterbeds, and Lobster Tanks

49 mins; December 18, 2024

Hit Parade | I’d Like to Teach the World to Buy Edition Part 1

56 mins; December 13, 2024

Outward: How Lesbian Artists Turned Renaissance Ruins Into Queer Spaces with Kate Thomas

32 mins; December 11, 2024

Hit Parade | Say a Little Prayer Edition Part 2

55 mins; November 29, 2024

Outward: What Southern LGBTQ History Can Teach Us

43 mins; November 20, 2024

Hit Parade: Say a Little Prayer Edition Part 1

58 mins; November 15, 2024

Culture Gabfest: Can Stolen Artifacts Return Time?‌

59 mins; October 30, 2024

Hit Parade: With or Without U2 Edition Part 2

55 mins; October 25, 2024

Slow Burn: The Rise of Fox News - Ep. 6: What Hath We Wrought?

75 hours 1 min; October 23, 2024

Outward: The Amicus Brief for U.S. v. Skrmetti with co-author Jules Gill Peterson

40 mins; October 23, 2024

Slow Burn: The Rise of Fox News - Ep. 5: Ludacris Has Been Fired

62 hours 35 mins; October 16, 2024

Slow Burn: The Rise of Fox News - Ep. 4: Beacon of Truth

63 hours 12 mins; October 09, 2024

Decoder Ring: Selling Out (Encore)

51 mins; October 09, 2024

Well, Now: What It’s Really Like to Take Ozempic

52 mins; October 02, 2024

Slow Burn: The Rise of Fox News - Ep. 3: The Other Guy’s Hamburger

55 mins; October 02, 2024

Hit Parade: What’s 1984 Got to Do with It Edition Part 2

60 hours 32 mins; September 27, 2024

Slow Burn: The Rise of Fox News - Ep. 2: A Network for Normal People

58 mins; September 25, 2024

Decoder Ring: Calling Dick Tracy! It’s Warren Beatty Again

46 mins; September 25, 2024

Well, Now: The Truth About IUDs

33 mins; September 25, 2024

Slow Burn: The Rise of Fox News - Ep. 1: We Report. You Can Suck It.

55 mins; September 18, 2024

Hit Parade: What’s 1984 Got to Do with It Edition Part 1

64 hours 20 mins; September 13, 2024

Decoder Ring: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie… Will He Want a Welfare Check?

37 mins; September 11, 2024

A Word: The Dark Side of the Force

37 mins; September 06, 2024

Hit Parade: Building a Herstory Edition Part 2

45 mins; August 30, 2024

The Internet History of Kamala Harris

44 mins; August 28, 2024

Decoder Ring: Chuck E. Cheese Pizza War (Encore)

48 mins; August 28, 2024

Outward: Collecting LGBT+ History with Corey Serrant

37 mins; August 21, 2024

Gabfest Reads: Where Does the American Jewish Experience Go from Here?

56 mins; August 17, 2024

Hit Parade: Building a Herstory Edition Part 1

49 mins; August 09, 2024

Hit Parade: Song(s) of the Summer Edition Part 2

58 mins; July 26, 2024

Gabfest Reads: Understanding the World Through Notebooks

37 mins; July 20, 2024

Decoder Ring: The Secret Life of Lawn Ornaments

49 mins; July 17, 2024

Hit Parade: Song(s) of the Summer Edition Part 1

59 mins; July 12, 2024

Slow Burn: Gays Against Briggs - Ep 7: Turn Around. Fight Back.

51 mins; July 03, 2024

What Next TBD: Why Are IUDs Still a Mystery?

25 mins; June 30, 2024

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