Getty Black History Month is right around the corner and many people are still looking for ways to celebrate the month—a time dedicated to honoring Black culture. One way to learn more about Black history is to read books from Black authors to better understand the experiences of Black people. Authors like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,…
Read MoreStateside for Wednesday, January 29, 2020 Today on Stateside, Governor Gretchen Whitmer will lay out her agenda for the year ahead at Wednesday night’s State of the State address. What can we expect to hear? Plus, a former U.S. Attorney for Michigan says there’s an important struggle going on over the limits of executive power…
Read MoreThe world lost nine souls on Sunday when a helicopter crashed into a hillside in Calabasas, California. But the NBA, in particular, lost an icon and a budding star when Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna “GiGi” Bryant, perished in the accident. Kobe, 41, and GiGi, 13, were doing what they loved: flying with friends…
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Soccer balls have been kicked in anger and Filibuster is here to break it down. As we march towards the 2020 MLS season, Jason, Adam, and Ben try and talk about D.C. United’s first game of the year, a 3-1 loss to the Montreal Impact that was not streamed. They also talk about D.C. United’s…
Read MoreBarstool Sports founder David Portnoy is cashing in without selling out. (Photo by Tom Briglia/ … [+] Getty Images) Tom Briglia There is something apropos about Barstool Sports being the subject of a multi-hundred million dollar deal during Super Bowl week. This is the time of year when Barstool founder Dave Portnoy makes his noise,…
Read MoreListen & Subscribe Choose your preferred player: Get Your Slate Plus Feed Copy your ad-free feed link below to load into your player: For questions about subscriptions or your Slate Plus feed, check our FAQ. Episode Notes This week Aymann talks to Jason Smith, a tech executive who has worries about being the only black…
Read MoreAmericans are crazy about podcasts. Every week more than 60 million tunes in to one of the thousands of podcasts show available online. The podcast has become a reliable companion for millions as they work, do chores and, perhaps more than anything else, sit in traffic. “(T)he medium has finally come into the mainstream,” commented…
Read MoreAlthough Apple removed all 181 vaping-related apps from the App Store earlier this week, the number of cannabis-focused podcasts continues to grow. Today, one of the smartest yet has dropped, promising to give women guidance on How to do the Pot. The seasonal, narrative podcast tackles the most common questions curious female cannabis consumers Google…
Read MoreWelcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 243, dated January 28, 2020. Recap. The busyness of January continues. Three stories from the last seven days: On Tuesday, Bloomberg reported that Apple is planning to finance original podcasts that would serve as companion media to its slate of programming on Apple TV+….
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