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Jeff Sommer, an editor for Sunday Business, talks to Times reporters and
editors about the week's business news. Weekend Business The New York Times
Stay on top of the latest headlines from the Wall Street Journal Online. Wall Street Journal What's News Joe Connolly
Randy Cohen, Times Magazine columnist, answers readers'
questions on ethical issues each week. Ethicist The New York Times
Chicago Public Radio's global affairs program. Featuring in-depth conversations about international issues and their local impact. Also, foreign film reviews and human rights commentaries. Hosted by Jerome McDonnell. Free, in mp3, and updated weekdays. Worldview Podcast
James Barron, a reporter at The New York Times, summarizes the top headlines every weekday morning. Front Page The New York Times
Subscribe to the Friday News Feedbag and you'll sound like the smartest person in the room! Every Friday, Discovery News drops some serious science and tech news on our listeners as reporters James Williams and Jorge Ribas each bring us their three favorite stories of the week. The best part of all is that you the listener gets to decide the winner. Just listen to the Friday News Feedbag, email your favorite story of the week to pod_cast@discovery.com and become a member of Feedbag Nation! Discovery News Audio Podcast Discovery Channel
Audio comfort food for annoyed liberals in fleece.

Public radio parodies, produced by Merlin Mann. QPR: Quotidian Public Radio

Slate's Political Gabfest

Slate's Political Gabfest
Slate's chief political correspondent John Dickerson hosts our weekly discussion of the news, along with regular co-gabbers Emily Bazelon and David Plotz. The Gabfest aims to recreate the kind of informal and irreverent discussions Washington journalists have after hours over drinks. You can join the discussion on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/gabfest.
Slate's Audio Book Club

Slate's Audio Book Club
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.
Slate Presents Lexicon Valley

Slate Presents Lexicon Valley
Lexicon Valley is a podcast about language, from pet peeves, syntax, and etymology to neurolinguistics and the death of languages. Your hosts are Bob Garfield and producer Mike Vuolo.
Slate Magazine Daily Podcast

Slate Magazine Daily Podcast
Slate's Daily Podcast includes the Political Gabfest, the Culture Gabfest, our sports show Hang Up and Listen, the Double X Gabfest, the Audio Book Club, and Manners for the Digital Age. You'll also find audio versions of Slate articles and other special features.
Double X Podcasts

Double X Podcasts
Audio programming from Double X, a new Web magazine founded by women but not just for women. DoubleX.com is part of the Slate Group.
Slate's Hang Up and Listen

Slate's Hang Up and Listen
A weekly sports discussion from the online magazine Slate. Hang Up and Listen features Slate sports editor Josh Levin, writer Stefan Fatsis (author of A Few Seconds of Panic), and NPR sports reporter Mike Pesca.
Slate's Spoiler Specials

Slate's Spoiler Specials
Slate's Spoiler Specials are not reviews of current movies, but "postviews" -- audio critiques meant to be played AFTER you've seen the film. Slate movie critic Dana Stevens leads discussions of twist endings, plot holes, and other secrets you won't read in the reviews. It's the kind of discussion you have with friends as you're leaving the theater. WARNING: Listening to these podcasts before you've seen a film could be hazardous to your suspension of disbelief!
Slate Magazine Daily Podcast

Slate Magazine Daily Podcast
Slate is the Internet's leading online-only magazine. Founded in 1996, we offer a daily selection of articles about politics, popular culture, the arts and science. Our podcast features interviews and readings of some of Slate's best articles.
Slate's Political Gabfest

Slate's Political Gabfest
Slate's chief political correspondent John Dickerson hosts our weekly discussion of the news, along with regular co-gabbers Emily Bazelon and David Plotz. The Gabfest is not your parents' political chat show. We aim to recreate the kind of informal and irreverent discussions Washington journalists have after hours over drinks. (Note: Gabfest podcasts are also included in the regular Slate Daily Podcast feed.)
Double X Podcasts

Double X Podcasts
Audio programming from Double X, a new Web magazine founded by women but not just for women. DoubleX.com is part of the Slate Group.
Slate's Hang Up and Listen

Slate's Hang Up and Listen
A weekly sports discussion from the online magazine Slate. Hang Up and Listen features Slate sports editor Josh Levin, writer Stefan Fatsis (author of A Few Seconds of Panic), and NPR sports reporter Mike Pesca. (Note: These podcasts are also included in the regular Slate Daily Podcast feed.)
Slate's Spoiler Specials

Slate's Spoiler Specials
Slate's Spoiler Specials are not reviews of current movies, but "postviews" -- audio critiques meant to be played AFTER you've seen the film. Our movie critic Dana Stevens leads discussions of twist endings, plot holes, and other secrets you won't read in the reviews. It's the kind of discussion you have with friends as you're leaving the theater. WARNING: Listening to these podcasts before you've seen a film could be hazardous to your suspension of disbelief!
Slate's Audio Book Club

Slate's Audio Book Club
Join Slate's critics for regular 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. (Note: Book club podcasts are also included in the regular Slate Daily Podcast feed.)
Slate Poetry Podcast

Slate Poetry Podcast
From Slate.com, a weekly poem, read by the author.
Slate Poetry Podcast

Slate Poetry Podcast
From Slate.com, a weekly poem, read by the author.
Slate's The Afterword

Slate's The Afterword
The Afterword features Slate's June Thomas interviewing the authors of new nonfiction books.
The Root Podcasts

The Root Podcasts
Weekly conversations with writers and editors of TheRoot.com, an online magazine from the Slate Group.
Manners for the Digital Age

Manners for the Digital Age
Slate's tech columnist Farhad Manjoo and Dear Prudence advice columnist Emily Yoffe debate how the age-old rules of civility apply to a social dilemma caused by new technology. Please send your questions or comments to digitalmanners@slate.com.
Slate's Negotiation Academy

Slate's Negotiation Academy
A series of short podcasts that reveal the secrets of everyday haggling, whether you’re negotiating in the board room or your child’s bedroom.
Everyday I Read the Book

Everyday I Read the Book
Daniel Gross, columnist for The Big Money, Slate, and Newsweek, interviews the authors of books about money and American life.

The Root Podcasts

Weekly conversations with writers and editors of TheRoot.com, an online magazine from the Slate Group.

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