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A weekly conversation on politics and the Obama presidency with reporters and editors from The New York Times hosted by Times correspondents Sam Roberts and David Kirkpatrick. Political Points The New York Times
The latest news, analysis and reporting from the Online NewsHour and its Web site, the feed is updated at least once a weekday and includes interviews, background reports and updates to put today's news in context. Online NewsHour Podcast | PBS PBS
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
Bill Maher and his panelists are back to take on the contenders, and pretenders, all year long! Download complete episodes including Overtime, where Bill and his guests answer fan questions. For more of Real Time, go to hbo.com/billmaher Real Time with Bill Maher HBO
Stay on top of the latest headlines from the Wall Street Journal Online. Wall Street Journal What's News Joe Connolly
The Monocle Weekly signs on with a mix of smart discussion, previews, field reports and feature interviews. From our studio in London and our bureaux in Tokyo and New York, Monocle's editors focus on the horizon and explore the looming stories within the five areas that define our editorial agenda: global affairs, business, culture, design and consumer culture. Sponsored by TOTO. For more information about Monocle’s print and online offerings please visit www.monocle.com. The Monocle Weekly
Fresh from Beijing, PopupChinese teaches Chinese as it is actually spoken. Start with our basic Chinese lessons, and in no time you'll be speaking like a Beijinger. Our free daily podcasts, vibrant community, and love for the real China make us the most powerful and personal way to learn mandarin. PopupChinese.com

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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