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Slow Burn

In Slow Burn’s 10th season, host Josh Levin takes you back to a crucial inflection point in American

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Total: 201

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In 1970, 22-year-old Shirley Wheeler got an illegal abortion in Florida. When she refused to tell th

The L.A. Riots | 8. Damages

2021/12/29

After the largest civil disturbance in American history, Los Angeles faced a daunting task. Dozens o

On April 29, 1992, Los Angeles had erupted into chaos. Over the following days, thousands of people

In March 1991, Black people in Los Angeles had seen the videotape of Rodney King being beaten. In No

A year after they were caught on tape beating Rodney King, four LAPD officers went on trial. None we

This week, we're highlighting a few excerpts from this season's Slate Plus episodes—interviews with

This week, we're highlighting a few excerpts from this season's Slate Plus episodes—interviews with

The L.A. Riots | 4. Glen

2021/11/24

Rodney King never asked to be famous. The video that captured his beating at the hands of four LAPD

In 1991, Daryl Gates was the face of the LAPD. Over the course of his 13-year tenure as chief, he ha

In March 1991, the video of the Rodney King beating was national news. The LAPD was under intense sc

On the night of March 2nd, 1991, at a remote intersection just outside of L.A., four police officers

In 1992, a jury failed to convict the four Los Angeles police officers who'd been captured on videot

After Maria Rubio saw Jesus on a tortilla, her family got besieged by believers and gawkers and the

Alex Haley’s Roots displayed the brutal realities of slavery to more than 100 million Americans. The

America’s top weed evangelist and the nation’s drug czar shared the same goal: to loosen up the coun

Three stories from one day in August 1977. Elvis Presley dies, and the National Enquirer goes after

One Year: The Miracle Cure

2021/8/2

Medical authorities said that Laetrile was dangerous quackery. It became a sensation anyway. Diana G

Mary Shane made history with the Chicago White Sox, becoming the first woman hired as a legitimate m

Decoder Ring: The Sign Painter

2021/7/22

Decoder Ring is Slate's show about cracking cultural mysteries. In each episode, host Willa Paskin t