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Slate Explainer Podcasts

Have you ever finished reading a complex news story and realized there's some fundamental fact you just don't get? The Explainer team at Slate.com is here to answer those basic questions that somehow slip through the cracks of daily news coverage.

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Show titleLengthDate
Explainer: Flight of the Penguins00:03:5310/07/2008
Explainer: Do Children Commit Suicide?00:03:3210/06/2008
Explainer: Who Moderates the Moderators?00:04:2710/03/2008
Explainer: You Say Depression, I Say Recession00:03:5410/02/2008
Explainer: Does Congress Always Take Off for Rosh Hashanah?00:02:3210/01/2008
Explainer: Dead by Election Day00:04:0809/30/2008
Explainer: What's the Exchange Stabilization Fund?00:03:1009/29/2008
Explainer: What Does It Mean To Suspend a Campaign?00:04:2609/26/2008
Explainer: No, Really, How Much Is $700 Billion?00:04:1509/24/2008
Explainer: Wall Street Suicides00:05:0509/23/2008

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