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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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Explainer: What Were Orthodox Jews Doing in Mumbai?00:03:1512/04/2008
Explainer: Bear Naked00:03:4212/03/2008
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Explainer: Start the Presses?00:03:4411/28/2008
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Explainer: The Off-White House00:04:1211/24/2008
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Explainer: Measuring the National Carbon Footprint00:04:1611/20/2008
Explainer: The Millionaire Arsonist00:03:2111/19/2008

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