Episodes

Decoder Ring: The Cabbage Patch Kids Riots

Nov 23 2020 • 0 MIN

In 1983, the Cabbage Patch Kids were released, causing widespread pandemonium in toy stores and in the media. How did a children'a toy inspire such bad adult behavior? On this episode of Decoder Ri...

Working: How Lovecraft Country’s Cinematographer Guides the Viewer’s Eye

Nov 22 2020 • 0 MIN

This week, host Isaac Butler talks to cinematographer Michael Watson about what it was like to work on the HBO sci-fi series Lovecraft Country. In the interview, Michael talks about the unique chal...

Culture Gabfest: That Schmoopy Feeling

Nov 18 2020 • 0 MIN

On this week’s episode, Steve and Dana talk to Slate’s television critic Willa Paskin about the unprecedented current season of The Bachelorette.  Then Slate's Brow Beat editor, Matthew Dessem, com...

The Authority: The City of Magpies

Nov 17 2020 • 0 MIN

Welcome to The Authority, Slate’s deep dive into the world(s) of HBO’s His Dark Materials. Each week, Slate’s scholars of experimental theology Dan Kois and Laura Miller discuss the HBO series and ...

Hit Parade: Friends in Low Places, Part 1

Nov 16 2020 • 0 MIN

Hit Parade is back for non-Slate Plus listeners! Upcoming episodes will be split into two parts, released two weeks apart. For the full episode right now, sign up for Slate Plus and you'll also get...

Working: A Look Inside the World's Longest-Running Medical Drama

Nov 15 2020 • 0 MIN

This week, host June Thomas talks to Jenny Thompson, story producer for the long-running U.K. medical drama Casualty. In the interview, Jenny explains what a story producer does, and why it’s diffe...