Long time listener and subscriber, unfollowed immediately. Your reasoning is unimaginative and lazy, ironically for all the same reasons the Democrats lost this election.

Covers current topics like The Daily, but digs much deeper for sources with a smart and empathic host/interviewer. If only I could get my NPR station to air this instead!!

I dont always love the topics that are chosen, but no matter what the topic is, you can be sure to gain a solid, basic, understanding of whatever is being discussed. Also, Mary Harris is perfect and I love listening to her voice. I’d pay her to tell me any bad news. One of my favorite podcasts and I listen to every show, sometimes multiple times.

NOT boot-a-judge!!!

my daily ritual — thank you so much

I love this show but Mary, I beg of you, stop the vocal fry!! It’s so distracting and often leads me to stop listening. I think Mary is awesome except for this trait which is really turning me off the show. I would have given this 5 stars but I knocked 2 off because the vocal fry is going to prevent me from listening at all soon.

I’m not a big crypto zealot but consider myself well informed. The recent episode with Zeke Faux was unbelievably biased and very poorly researched. He was mistaken on many points (e.g., stated there are virtually no serious crypto projects anymore, just meme coins). He provided little fact-based information (e.g., didn’t give a direct answer when asked what percentage of Americans have crypto). I learned nothing at all and came away annoyed. Holy cow. How did Slate decide that this guy is their crypto expert?!

I swear these weirdos want Trump to be elected.

If ANYONE actually needs to ask that question, there’s something terribly wrong. Although I believe your question was: what MAKES a woman. Which is actually deranged. Woman aren’t MADE!! They are BORN that way. I’m sick of men stealing and invading women’s spaces. This is not a “controversial” subject. It should be criminalized. Are we waiting for a young woman to be killed in the ring? What will it take?

Tried to get into it but it’s just cliche after cliche. No thought goes into this.

Propublica just broke this story of their investigation: Trump is using his media company to allow rich donors to buy a piece of Trump and reap the benefits in the form of government contracts and tax breaks if he gets elected again. The investigative reporting connects the new “Trump TV” to a streaming technology company in Melania’s home country (Slovenia) and to a rich Republican donor who had made millions off his relationship with Trump already.

Please take Mary Harris off the host mic.

CC is an amazingly talented writer, I will give her that, but she’s fully bought in on queer over gay, which has already started to undermine all of the strides that LGBs have made. This is definitely the least insightful most hackneyed season of Slow Burn- a previously excellent, standout series.

i listen to a lot of news podcasts and mary harris is hands down the best interviewer in the podcast business. i really appreciate her pushing back with facts in the latest abortion episode

Mary, The way you handled todays interview with the anti-choice doctor was beautifully navigated! I wish more journalists had your ability to speak truth without antagonizing. Bravo 👏

Love the show. Could you please do an episode on the Amazon Flex drivers who are filing claims over worker classification?

Had to unsubscribe

The episode for the week of May 27th, which came out two days after Israel launched a missile attack that burned more than 30 displaced people living in tents alive in Rafah, features an interview with a young, sympathetic IDF reservist who casually drops lines like “They [Palestinians] started this, so why should I care?” She gets no *meaningful* pushback from Mary Harris, the host (someone who knows perfectly well what the Nakba is and when it happened). You could do this interview if you were critical, called out the Hasbara, and also chose to platform Palestinian victims of genocide. But Mary Harris did none of that, which suggests to me she feels a connection to one side and not the other. I don’t want to keep listening to a podcast that supports settler colonialism and genocide.

My social studies teacher has us bring in a new current event to class every day, and this is useful, as well as very fun to listen to, too. Great for a teenaged Marxist with no awareness, like ever! It helps me to figure out what’s happening in this got mess of a country. It’s very nice to have this entertaining thing to listen to, especially because ADHD makes it hard to focus on reading sometimes, though. Also, for all the guys in the comments complaining about ads, you can skip them when you got to the transcript and click through them (unless I’m so disconnected from other people that I don’t even realize that’s a feature exclusive to premium or Apple plus or whatever it’s called). Thank you to Slate Media for producing this! Love and hugs, -Sebastian Moon ☆

State sponsored Marxist propaganda. Enjoy being lied to!

I was deeply moved listening to the interview with Columbia classics professor Joe Howley. My daughter - apolitical and a student at Barnard- has been drawn into these debates reluctantly as a result of the courageous action of students and faculty. Thank you so much for lifting up Howleys voice. There is so much more to education than classes, exams and graduation ceremonies. 🙏🏼

Incredible show today about the Columbia student protests

I’ve listened to this show for years and I often disagree but now it has become downright despicable. Protestors were chanting “We are hamas”, “Hamas make us proud, kill another soldier now” They are echoing the rhetoric of terrorist organizations. One Jewish Columbia University student was kicked in the stomach during the protests, and was told to "kill yourself." Jewish students have a right to learn in an environment free from harassment and violence. Where is the interview with a Jewish Columbia student? And I don’t mean a member of Jewish voices for peace. A Zionist in support of Israel who wants to get rid of Hamas, the ACTUAL people putting civilians in harms way, taking hostages and using all the aid on themselves. Bring on a knowledgeable Zionist. You should be ashamed. I am utterly disgusted.

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I’m a very conservative voter and I’ve Been a listener for over 1 year so far. I like the moderate tone of this podcast even though I often disagree with its conclusions. This has been a go to for me to help understand the views of the Politcal Left. While I agree with the capitalist idea of charging what the market will bear, I need to inform the producers of this podcast that MY market about is about to move elsewhere. 2 ads per 30 mins is my limit. This one is pushing 6 or even more at times. Advice? Back it off and keep your standards high! Update: 28 July 2022; when one dances with the Devil, the Devil doesn’t change. Update: these so called reporters are totally 💯 biased to the left. No way they are honest about the reality. Only their zero tolerance view of the world. Super sad 😞

Is there any other topic than bashing Trump? The ominous music you play in the background when talking about him is great too😎

Good topics, but the audio on this podcast is too often unacceptable. There is no excuse for poor and inconsistent audio quality on a PODCAST.

I’m torn on this because I love the in depth content but the ads are long, far too frequent and so darn repetitive. Five stars if this problem is fixed!

It’s not just the number of ads but the placement is f*ing intolerable

This is a waste-if-space pod that's not even trying to be good... I subscribed to this on the strength of Slate's rep, and gave it a chance. That was a mistake. It seems to be aimed at people who just awoke from a coma and don't like thinking. The warmed-over, tired, "Is Biden Too Old?" episode was the last straw.

I always looked forward to listening to this show, but was completely turned off by the Fani Willis episode. The dismissive way the host and guest discussed her experiences with racism left a bad taste in my mouth. As a Black woman, it’s always disappointing to hear those that are not act like it’s not a serious issue, and didn’t remotely come into play in this particular case. Usually Mary doesn’t seem to take a side, but this time was different. Won’t be listening as much as I used to.

I’d rate this show higher but ads seem to have equal time to the content of this podcast. And no, I’m not subscribing to Slate+.

I used to be a regular listener, but every single guest on the Israel/Hamas war is anti-Israel and in many cases is obviously so. Just typical/caricature leftie talk, where Jews dying doesn’t matter.

The interview with Mari Cohen of Jewish Currents was most appreciated. It makes one ask why when interviewing Jonathan Greenblatt, the NPR news hour does not offer a disclaimer. He is not the fair and unbiased executive he purports to be!

I was glad that an episode was made to talk about the panda diplomacy and its history. However, I’m disappointed at how the mistreatment of pandas at Memphis was only mentioned lightly, and the interviewer was blaming the entire incident on the Chinese netizens. If you have done enough research, you would know that Yaya did not just suffer a serious skin condition but that was a direct result of suffering from unclean environment and not enough food. Similar case for Lele as well - his death of heart disease at this young age is not a coincidence. I do understand that you are an American media and naturally are biased, but please do enough research on these kind animals before making comments on them.

Podcast shines the light on the people affected, traumatized. Not just about numbers. Zaki’s perspective much appreciated.

Couldn’t be more biased

Mary Harris is great. But Mary C. Curtis is not. Please find a better fill-in for when Mary Harris not available. Curtis is not cut out for podcasting. I am sure she is a nice lady but she sounds like she is reading from a script, which has the effect of sounding like reading a children's book. Also why is every episode titled as a question? Stop that. Finally, the number of ads in this podcast is egregious. If I never hear another Progressive ad in my life, it will be too soon. It is having the opposite effect of preferring any brand. Please do better.

I mean it. I could go on and on about why. Just take a look at the list episodes. I love all the different things I’m learning about & I love this podcast.

Wow, EXCELLENT, THOROUGH coverage of the gist of the many issues going on currently here in WI. I’m very involved with the Dems and essentially PRO DEMOCRACY efforts and organizations and my goodness-it’s hard to stay as current as possibly because things are so in flux right now….so, as an activist of sorts, I really appreciate this succinct reporting. Our state motto has been “Forward WI”, partly due to Gov. Bob “Fighting Bob” Lafollette and we have been woefully regressive over these last 10-15 yrs due to our previously VERY corrupt WI State Supreme Court. The GOP legislators are awful, highly corrupt and this current power grab they are attempting is one of the WORST actions done by any state legislature (& that’s saying a lot, given the state of things around the country) and certainly is THE WORST ever in the history of WI state politics. That is why we need an all hands on deck call for help to defend justice by going to DefendJustice.com and/or WisDems.org to sign up for a phone bank shift, canvas or all of the above! We are a swing battleground state and the situation that happens here can very well happen elsewhere around the country if we don’t fight back!!

I read another comment stating the Mary’s voice is annoying. For me, it’s the complete opposite. I found Mary’s voice extremely pleasurable; it’s warm and elegant, with great musicality and rhythm. You have a beautiful voice Mary! Keep up the excellent work!

I love TBD! I’m not a huge fan of Mary Harris.

i listen to this podcast because it provides quality information and guests, but i cannot get over how annoying the host is (mary). please find someone new. i beg of you. her voice is annoying & idk how y’all even decided on her in the first place. additionally, it sounds like she’s reading off a teleprompter in every episode! and if i have to hear another progressive ad i’m going to off myself. get more sponsors or play fewer ads.

The Rabbi was extraordinary. This piece was disturbing. I actually looked up his synagogue, called and left a message about how touched I was by the episode, his articulation and kindness.

Just Heard on the News: “The IRS goes after the workers who are in poverty, lower class income and middle class, because it’s easier.” “But, they rarely go after the very wealthy.” “If you make $200,000 to a zillion annually, the paperwork is too much and too difficult thus they’re okay if anything goes wrong, deliberately or not.” “If you make $27,000 annually, then you are basically screwed if you’ve made an error.” *** *** How much of that is the truth? The Tipping Episode My thoughts: Always Tip your beauticians, Food and/or Beverage Cocktail servers, Casino Dealers etc. Oh, Is it 15%/20% of the gross or the net? About each State/Store/Restaurant etc have different requirements or policies regarding how much money the employees are paid especially when they receive tips or tokes. I AM GLAD I LIVE WHERE I DO, BECAUSE SOME OTHER STATES ARE GOOFY. The Federal minimum wage for a tipped employee is $2.13 an hour or less in some states. States / Places may boost it up but then some don’t. It’s been $2.13 for how long? Exactly. Minimum Wage including tips isn’t a much of a living. And it gets worse: Lowering the OVERHEAD by extracting employees to make the executives proud 💴 . Why? “””Manipulation, Greed and that’s how its always been done.””” ie., “”Unfortunately people had to be laid off due to some positive changes via corporate or whatever.”” ie., in a restaurant, The Manager says to the staff during a “FREE LUNCH Meeting.” after the terminations, “It’s a sad day for them but let’s think positive — Having the best servers in the restaurant YEAH YEH, YES, BRAVO, CONGRATULATIONS etc., and the best can handle taking 8 tables in lieu of 4. To basically double tips. Does not work that way. Going home tired and sore. It’s crazy. That’s some hypothetical scenarios of what happens. I need to get off the phone. Crazy

I love this show and listen every day. It’s a much better, less condescending alternative to “The Daily” from the NYT. Mary Harris is a joy to listen to and the show offers great analysis based in looking at the structural root causes of today’s problems.

However good this is (and of what little content there is in the podcast it is good), there is ABSOLUTELY NO justification for the EXTREME number of advertisements!!! Completely unlistenable!!! There is a tipping point, a line as to how many ads I would put up with but you stepped over it BIG time!! Unsubscribed!

Interesting stories presented well. One of my daily staples.

Can I listen? Can I not? Who knows? Free, subscription? It’s all a mystery. I’m out. Don’t have time to play games.

Tried, listened for many years. Just can’t handle the vocal fry in my headphones where I listen most. In the car it’s not as bad but I’m going to unsubscribe anyway. The gimmicks/style the host uses when interviewing are tiring for me as well. If I could just get a version where I had an informed interviewer asking questions in order to lead a conversation, rather than one feigning ignorance of the topic. I should be the uninformed person, not the host.