A show about the law and the nine Supreme Court justices who interpret it for the rest of America.Want more Amicus? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes with exclusive legal analysis. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Amicus show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/amicusplus to get access wherever you listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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New York Times critic Dwight Garner says “The Slate Culture Gabfest is one of the highlights of my week.” The award-winning Culturefest features critics Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner debating the week in culture, from highbrow to pop. For more of Slate’s culture podcasts, check out the Slate Culture feed.Want more Culture Gabfest? Subscribe to Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe ...
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Join Slate’s critics for monthly discussions of new and important books. Read the book club selections and then listen in as our critics hold lively—and sometimes heated—debates about the works.
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Why are some people able to talk with just about anyone—about almost anything? In this Slate miniseries, Charles Duhigg dives into the science of conversations from his acclaimed bestseller Supercommunicators. With psychologists, social scientists, and even a Hollywood writer, he explores how to ask the right questions, communicate without words, and find meaningful connections in our lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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From Legendary producer Dick Wolf comes a new audio fiction series starring Parker Posey about the U.S. Marshals dedicated to capturing the country's most dangerous fugitives. When four convicts escape from a maximum security prison, Deputy Marshal Emily Barnes (Posey) is called in to pursue the criminals in one of the most treacherous and violent manhunts in United States history. Directed by Shawn Christensen (“Blackout”) and produced by Jenny Radelet Mast (Marvel’s “Wolverine”), HUNTED is ...
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The official audio version of Astral Codex Ten, with an archive of posts from Slate Star Codex. It's just me reading Scott Alexander's blog posts.
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Each week a pair of writers and guests talk through one news story we can’t stop thinking about, and unpack what gender has to do with it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A DnD Actual Play Podcast by an all queer and neurodivergent table. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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No pressure, y'all. Just come in, pick a topic you like, enjoy the banter and join the conversation
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Welcome to the Silver Podcast Network, a new slate of captivating intellectual properties and stories brought to you by the award-winning creative studio Silver Sound. We’re passionate about powerful storytelling no matter the genre—bringing you original content spanning from imaginative audio dramas to impactful documentaries. On this feed, you’ll hear teasers for our projects that are currently in development. For more information, please visit www.silver-nyc.com/silverpodcastnetwork. For ...
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A place to play in the realm of imagination. All done in the service of compassionate expansion of consciousness. In other words, each human being is interwoven at a deeply energetic level into the fabric of everything that is. We, the Arcturian Collective Thingy, represent a portion of that fabric of you that is communicating to you from the quantum realm up to your awareness through an alliance with your neurons, who recognize their fit within the fabric to a greater degree than you do. Co ...
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After everyone she's ever known was killed in an alien invasion, Lynn Gellert (Jenny Slate) might be the last person left on Earth. Her constant and only companion is the voice recorder she managed to salvage from her mother's house. As symptoms of a strange illness seem to set in, Lynn comes to terms with her mortality, only to realize that she's not sick, she's pregnant. Lynn is not a survivalist, or even good at camping, but somehow she has to find what it takes to confront a dangerous an ...
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Xcellent World Shows! Hosted by Andre Xcellence!, this podcast universe is your gateway to truth, fire, and unapologetic vibes — covering pop culture, sports, comedy, healing, music, and beyond. Under the Xcellent World banner, explore a rotating slate of bold, original formats: Xcellent! World Show – Unfiltered truth-telling on life, culture, and cosmic alignment. So Good It Hurts – A therapy-meets-chaos confessional where laughter is sacred. Savage Football – Overreaction-heavy, stats-ligh ...
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Politics, bare-knuckles style. I use facts and logic to kick right wing butt! Subjects include: U.S. opposition to democracy around the world, GOP voter fraud, right-wing racism, phony right wing Christians doing the opposite of what Jesus said in Matthew 25, the Iraq war, Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, George Bush, Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, unequal income and wealth distribution. I start where Al Franken and Bill Maher leave off. Plenty of audio clips of all your favorite conservative devil ...
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The Beyond Belief Sobriety Podcast features stories of interest to people seeking a secular path to addiction recovery. We post episodes each week featuring a personal recovery story or an interview with an author or expert in addiction science. In addition to the audio podcast episodes posted here, we also live stream every Saturday at 11:00 am Central time. You can support our podcast by becoming a member of our YouTube Channel or a supporter on Patreon.
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Highlights From The Comments On Vibecession
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55:36[Original post: Vibecession - Much More Than You Wanted To Know] Table of Contents 1: When was the vibecession? 2: Is the vibecession just sublimating cultural complaints? 3: Discourse downstream of the Mike Green $140K poverty line post 4: What about other countries? 5: Comments on rent/housing 6: Comments on inflation 7: Comments on vibes 8: Othe…
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This year's prediction contest is live on Metaculus. They write: This year's contest draws directly from that community, with all questions suggested by ACX readers. Both experienced forecasters and newcomers are invited to participate, making predictions across U.S. politics, AI, international affairs, and culture. To participate, submit your pred…
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Hating Boomers is the new cool thing. Amazon offerings include A Generation Of Sociopaths: How The Baby Boomers Betrayed America, the two apparently unrelated books How The Boomers Took Their Children's Future and How The Boomers Stole Millennials' Future, and Boomers: The Men And Women Who Promised Freedom But Delivered Disaster. "You don't hate B…
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This holiday season, you'll see many charity fundraisers. I've already mentioned three, and I have another lined up for next week's open thread. Many great organizations ask me to signal-boost them, I'm happy to comply, and I'm delighted when any of you donate. Still, I used to hate this sort of thing. I'd be reading a blog I liked, then - wham, "p…
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Renee Good and Trump’s Age of Immunity
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1:01:01You saw it. We all saw it. We all saw what happened in Minneapolis when an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good for the crime of being in her car. This week on Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern attempt to digest this week’s horrific events and wonder if there is even a possibility of justice. Dahlia recommends “They Didn’t Even Need A D…
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Silver Shorts: Who The Story Serves (With Markette Sheppard)
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7:46Today we sit down with Markette Sheppard to explore the future of news. Hear her story as we dive into how independent reporting and nonprofit journalism are reshaping the industry. To learn more, check out her website: http://www.markettesheppard.com Markette also has a a new book coming out in September of 2026 called "Grandma Dee's Pineapple Ups…
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Holiday One-Shot | The Winter Door Part Three 2
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1:19:00It’s the gayest and scariest of Christmases! Join the Roll For Focus team as they play The Winter Door by Coffee All Night Games. One by one, the siblings’ darkest secrets come out. One by one, they hunt for the only thing which might keep the Entity locked away. One by one, locks are undone. One by one, Kaspar, Leo, and Jean fight for their lives.…
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Ouroboros | Hyperfocus Episode 53: Honey I'm Home
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45:46As part of Roll For Focus' Two-Year Anniversary Celebration, we are releasing our Patreon content to the public so everyone can get a taste of what it's like to be a Patron! We discuss the events of episode 53 including how the Chandra and Ygin could have gone in another world, Rokain's inability to communicate, and Uncle Xelas. Warnings: explicit …
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Holiday One-Shot | The Winter Door Part Three 1
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1:04:06It’s the gayest and scariest of Christmases! Join the Roll For Focus team as they play The Winter Door by Coffee All Night Games. One by one, the siblings’ darkest secrets come out. One by one, they hunt for the only thing which might keep the Entity locked away. One by one, locks are undone. One by one, Kaspar, Leo, and Jean fight for their lives.…
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The Timothée Chalamet vs. the Blue Aliens Edition
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1:04:11This week, Julia and Steve welcome guest host Sam Adams to deconstruct the aggravating, yet strangely charming, table tennis phenom on the make that is Marty Supreme. Played with “BDE off-the-charts” (Steve’s words) by Timothée Chalamet, the unceasingly shameless hustler may just be an avatar for our age. Speaking of avatars, we can’t avoid discuss…
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[I haven't independently verified each link. On average, commenters will end up spotting evidence that around two or three of the links in each links post are wrong or misleading. I correct these as I see them, and will highlight important corrections later, but I can't guarantee I will have caught them all by the time you read this.] https://www.a…
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Vibecession: Much More Than You Wanted To Know
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42:03The term "vibecession" most strictly refers to a period 2023 - 2024 when economic indicators were up, but consumer sentiment ("vibes") was down. But on a broader level, the whole past decade has been a vibecession. Young people complain they've been permanently locked out of opportunity. They will never become homeowners, never be able to support a…
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In a special new year retrospective, Amicus host Dahlia Lithwick revisits an important episode from early 2025. Back at the beginning of February, Kim Lane Scheppele, the Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Sociology and International affairs at Princeton University, pointed to the speed and viciousness of the very opening legal gambits in Trump 2…
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Off Topic: Clean Slate | Episode 13: Memory Lane Part Two
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1:17:12As part of Roll For Focus' Two-Year Anniversary Celebration, we are releasing our Patreon content to the public so everyone can get a taste of what it's like to be a Patron! Who are you? Do you really want to know? Warnings: explicit language, memory loss/amnesia, addiction, compulsive lying, kleptomania, PTSD, drug use, manipulation, alcoholism, f…
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Off Topic: Clean Slate | Episode 13: Memory Lane Part One
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1:39:44As part of Roll For Focus' Two-Year Anniversary Celebration, we are releasing our Patreon content to the public so everyone can get a taste of what it's like to be a Patron! Who are you? Do you really want to know? Warnings: explicit language, memory loss/amnesia, addiction, compulsive lying, kleptomania, PTSD, drug use, manipulation, alcoholism, f…
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Ouroboros | Episode 53: Honey I'm Home
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1:05:43Time’s ticking down and one thing’s for certain: Ygin’s not going home without talking to Chandra first. It’s a conversation ten years in the making. For once, Ygin’s not holding back and Chandra has nothing to hide behind. Warnings: explicit language, fantasy violence, parent resentment of child Transcript We have Patreon, Ko-Fi and merch! Find ou…
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The 2025 Call-In Spectacular Edition
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1:10:19In the waning moments of 2025, Julia, Dana, and Steve say goodbye to the year that was with a beloved annual end-of-year tradition… our listener call-in show! And you delivered some great queries, dear listeners. The hosts tackle questions about everything ranging from under-dramatized historical eras to Wuthering Heights to wedding registry etique…
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What We Got Wrong About SCOTUS in 2025
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1:05:58Over the past calendar year, the Supreme Court’s center has shifted to the right and then more to the right, and the justices’ decisions have time and again facilitated Trump’s agenda. But the Roberts majority is not simply focused on what the current president wants; it has its sights set on a larger project: voting. Suppressing and constraining a…
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Holiday One-Shot | The Winter Door Part Two 2
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1:34:24It’s the gayest and scariest of Christmases! Join the Roll For Focus team as they play The Winter Door by Coffee All Night Games. With the cold sinking deeper and deeper, tensions are high and supplies are low for Kaspar, Leo and Jean. The entity behind the door inches ever closer to freedom as it gleefully pits them against each other. It's not on…
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Holiday One-Shot | The Winter Door Part Two 1
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1:27:13It’s the gayest and scariest of Christmases! Join the Roll For Focus team as they play The Winter Door by Coffee All Night Games. With the cold sinking deeper and deeper, tensions are high and supplies are low for Kaspar, Leo and Jean. The entity behind the door inches ever closer to freedom as it gleefully pits them against each other. It's not on…
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We Found Our Archives: The Abstract Noun Edition
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48:51After thinking it was lost to the sands of internet time, our team uncovered a 2013 gem from the archives. In the “The Abstract Noun Edition,” your favorite Gabfesters talk about how we talk. Steve, Dana, and Julia discuss the elements of language: vocabulary, conversation, and voice. In paroxysms of polysyllables, they invoke their favorite writer…
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The Forgotten Lawsuits Targeting Trump’s Worst Abuses
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58:50In mid-March of 2025, ACLU attorney Lee Gelernt and his colleagues started hearing that the Trump administration might attempt a flagrantly lawless publicity stunt, involving migrant men, secret flights to El Salvador, a notorious gulag, and a total disregard for due process. Despite getting word that something was about to happen, and rushing into…
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Pluribus Reflections: Do You Want to Be Happy (No Matter What?)
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56:39By Omra of the High Counsel
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Silver Shorts: Celluloid Corner - Part 2 (With Aaron Kudja)
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7:49From operating intricate machinery, to preserving and protecting the traditions of cinema, listen as Aaron Kudja tells us a little about his path, and the importance and artistry of film development. Featuring Aaron Kudja Produced by Cory Choy, Tom Fama, and Christian Cuciniello Music by Tom Fama Sound by Silver Sound…
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Devastation. Destruction. Death. Everywhere the heroes look, the horrendous aftermath of the battle is impossible to ignore. The overwhelming reality quickly takes a toll on Xelas; Ygin struggles to remain grounded with the knowledge that worse is still coming; and Rokain’s underdeveloped compassion is put to a serious test. Warnings: explicit lang…
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The Biggest Show on Paramount Is Big Oil Propaganda Edition
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1:02:55On this week’s show, Dana and Steve are joined by guest host Rebecca Onion for a Gabfest first: a segment about something from the sprawling Taylor Sheridan television universe. They strap on their cowboy boots and hop in the pickup for a conversation on season 2 of Landman which stars a rangy and world-weary Billy Bob Thornton as an oil industry f…
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The Good News Is That One Side Has Definitively Won The Missing Heritability Debate
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12:34…the bad news is that they can't agree which one. I explained the debate more here, but the short version is: twin studies find that most traits are at least 50% genetic, sometimes much more. But molecular studies - that is, attempts to find the precise genes responsible - usually only found enough genes for the traits to be ~10-20% genetic. The re…
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Ships that Thrive in the Fog (A Binaural Meditation from The Arcturian Collective Thingy)
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Trump decided this past week that there was no downside to fully embracing the racist “shithole countries” rhetoric he denied seven years ago; but this mask coming fully off is just the latest chapter in a decades-long campaign to gut a very specific part of the constitution: the reconstruction amendments. On this week’s Amicus episode, Dahlia Lith…
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The Arcturian Genesis Meditation Commentary Part 2 (A Debate-style AI Puppet Show of sorts)
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Silver Shorts: CartoCuriosity - Tolkien's Middle Earth
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10:14Take a listen as Kevin Brown from Geographicus Rare Antique Maps tells us about the depth, realism, and impact of Tolkien's maps of Middle Earth. https://www.geographicus.com/ Featuring Kevin Brown from Geographicus Rare Antique Maps Produced by Cory Choy and Christian Cuciniello Music by El Buru and Luke Allen Sound by Silver Sound…
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The Arcturian Genesis Meditation Commentary Part 1 (An AI Puppet Show of sorts)
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Diddler Chronicles: Part III – The Reckoning Xcellent World #77
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1:22:44The Diddler Chronicles: Part III – The Reckoning On this episode of Excellent World Show, we’re not pulling punches. A truth-telling mission wrapped in sharp wit, real emotion, hip-hop homage, and deep psychological breakdown. In part three, I take you to church, the courtroom, the studio, and the shadows of the industry — calling out what’s long b…
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Holiday One-Shot | The Winter Door Part One 2
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1:37:50It’s the gayest and scariest of Christmases! Join the Roll For Focus team as they play The Winter Door by Coffee All Night Games. The three Went siblings have rented a mountain cabin with plans to celebrate a twenty-first birthday. They expect their dads to join them later but not the sudden freak snowstorm, which begins after a disturbing door wra…
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Holiday One-Shot | The Winter Door Part One 1
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1:33:00It’s the gayest and scariest of Christmases! Join the Roll For Focus team as they play The Winter Door by Coffee All Night Games. The three Went siblings have rented a mountain cabin with plans to celebrate a twenty-first birthday. They expect their dads to join them later but not the sudden freak snowstorm, which begins after a disturbing door wra…
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"Is the Warner Bros. Deal the End Of Cinema?" Edition
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1:05:13On this week’s episode, Gabfest old friends Steve, Julia, and June Thomas convene on two showbiz works of midlife retrospection and regret: the new film Jay Kelly and Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along. The former, directed by Noah Baumbach, stars George Clooney as the titular movie star looking back on his life while on a European train pica…
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