Pocket + Slate Bring You the Stories Behind the Podcasts

It’s overwhelming to stay on top of the news, but it doesn’t have to be. Amanda Ripley, host of Slate’s How To! podcast, has some advice for how to stay informed without getting burnt out.

The 188-chapter story has taken over the internet and spawned a fandom of its own. Rachelle Hampton of Slate’s internet culture-obsessed podcast, ICYMI, explains how we got here.

Slate’s longtime legal correspondent Dahlia Lithwick breaks down the jargon and complexity surrounding the most existential legal decisions of our time.

Investigating how the pro-life movement found its footing in the years before Roe v. Wade.

Uncovering the false starts and strange turns the city of Los Angeles took as leaders aimed to rebuild.

Slow Burn host Joel Anderson explores essential reporting from the 1992 uprising and its aftermath that captures the experience of Los Angelenos.

How a peaceful rally evolved into the largest civil disturbance in American history.

‘Slow Burn’ host Joel Anderson digs into the trial of the LAPD officers who beat Rodney King, and how the controversial verdict was received.

Decoder Ring host Willa Paskin investigates how a crass joke book become the bestselling mass-market paperback of 1983.

Christina Cauterucci of Slate's ‘One Year’ podcast dives into the then-burgeoning field of fertility medicine, and how some doctors took advantage of the pioneering families.

Exploring Rodney King’s life before he became a public figure—and how things changed after March 3, 1991.

Slow Burn host Joel Anderson explores the complicated path toward accountability for the LAPD in the aftermath of the L.A. riots.

A year before the L.A. riots, a 15-year-old Black high schooler was shot and killed in a local store. Here, Slow Burn host Joel Anderson explains how her untimely death impacted her community and the uprising to come

In 1991, George Holliday grabbed his new camcorder and filmed the police beating Rodney King in South Los Angeles. Here, Joel Anderson of Slate’s Slow Burn helps illuminate the video's origins and the firestorm it set off.

Yes, it’s possible to level up your naps. Amanda Ripley, host of Slate’s How To! podcast, breaks it down.

Slate podcast host Seth Stevenson takes us on a journey through the car manufacturer’s highs and lows, from lovable ads to emissions scandals.

Slate’s Willa Paskin on how we went from the Rolling Stones shilling for Rice Krispies to Jonathan Franzen snubbing Oprah.

Josh Levin, host of Slate's One Year podcast, curates fascinating reads about three wildly different events on a single day in August 1977 and their impact on America.