Welcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 241, dated January 14, 2020.
Slate’s Slow Burn will return to politics for its fourth season. This is a Hot Pod ~exclusive~: After shifting subgenres and taking on the Biggie/Tupac story with Joel Anderson at the helm for its third season — which has brought in over 7 million downloads so far — the next iteration will see the franchise dip back into the political history well to examine David Duke’s rise to power in Louisiana in the 1980s and 1990s, honing its attention on the deep roots of white nationalism in American history.
Josh Levin, Slate’s national editor, will take over hosting duties, with Christopher Johnson, who worked on the Biggie/Tupac season, returning to serve as producer. Meanwhile, Anderson, who was hired as a staff writer in addition to his work on the podcast, will begin work on future seasons of the podcast while embarking on a live tour for the show’s third season that will take…
