Logo

A Recast of ‘Slow Burn’

Slow Burn illuminates America’s most consequential moments, making sense of the past to better understand the present. Through archival tape and first-person interviews, the series uncovers the surprising events and little-known characters lurking within the biggest stories of our time. Want more Slow Burn? Join Slate Plus to unlock full, ad-free access to Slow Burn and your other favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slow Burn show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/slowburnplus to get access wherever you listen. Season 10: The Rise of Fox News How a cable news channel became a cultural and political force—and how a whole bunch of people rose up to try and stop it. Season 9: Gays Against Briggs A nationwide moral panic, a California legislator who rode the anti-gay wave, and the LGBTQ+ people who stepped up and came out to try and stop him. Season 8: Becoming Justice Thomas Where Clarence Thomas came from, how he rose to power, and how he’s brought the rest of us along with him, whether we like it or not. Winner of the Podcast of the Year at the 2024 Ambies Awards. Season 7: Roe v. Wade The women who fought for legal abortion, the activists who pushed back, and the justices who thought they could solve the issue for good. Winner of Apple Podcasts Show of the Year in 2022. Season 6: The L.A. Riots How decades of police brutality, a broken justice system, and a video tape set off six days of unrest in Los Angeles. Season 5: The Road to the Iraq War Eighteen months after 9/11, the United States invaded a country that had nothing to do with the attacks. Who’s to blame? And was there any way to stop it? Season 4: David Duke America’s most famous white supremacist came within a runoff of controlling Louisiana. How did David Duke rise to power? And what did it take to stop him? Season 3: Biggie and Tupac How is it that two of the most famous performers in the world were murdered within a year of each other—and their killings were never solved? Season 2: The Clinton Impeachment A reexamination of the scandals that nearly destroyed the 42nd president and forever changed the life of a former White House intern. Season 1: Watergate What did it feel like to live through the scandal that brought down President Nixon?

Show Homepage

Recast this Podcast



What is Recast?

Recast is a podcast rebroadcasting service. You can get your own personalised feed of a podcast which will deliver you the episodes from the start at a schedule of your choosing.

Find out more ...

Recastable Episodes (197)

1. Season 1 Trailer: Watergate Nov. 17, 2017
2. Watergate | 1. Martha Nov. 28, 2017
3. Watergate | 2. The Defeat of Wright Patman Dec. 5, 2017
4. Watergate | 3. A Very Successful Cover-Up Dec. 12, 2017
5. Watergate | 4. Lie Detectors Dec. 19, 2017
6. Watergate | 5. True Believers Jan. 2, 2018
7. Watergate | 6. Rabbit Holes Jan. 9, 2018
8. Watergate | 7. Saturday Night Jan. 16, 2018
9. Extra, Extra Jan. 23, 2018
10. Watergate | 8. Going South Jan. 30, 2018
11. Watergate | Live in New York May 22, 2018
12. Season 2 Trailer: The Clinton Impeachment July 23, 2018
13. The Clinton Impeachment | 1. Deal or No Deal Aug. 8, 2018
14. The Clinton Impeachment | 2. There There Aug. 15, 2018
15. The Clinton Impeachment | 3. Cred Aug. 22, 2018
16. The Clinton Impeachment | 4. Alone, Together Aug. 29, 2018
17. The Clinton Impeachment | 5. Tell-All Sept. 12, 2018
18. The Clinton Impeachment | 6. God Mode Sept. 19, 2018
19. The Clinton Impeachment | 7. Bedfellows Sept. 26, 2018
20. The Clinton Impeachment | Secret Tracks Oct. 3, 2018
21. The Clinton Impeachment | 8. Move On Oct. 10, 2018
22. Slow Burn Live: Keyholes Nov. 28, 2018
23. Slow Burn Live: The Kingdom and the Power Dec. 5, 2018
24. Introducing The Queen June 4, 2019
25. Season 3 Trailer: Biggie and Tupac Oct. 24, 2019
26. Biggie and Tupac | 1. Against the World Oct. 30, 2019
27. Biggie and Tupac | 2. Cops on My Tail Nov. 6, 2019
28. Biggie and Tupac | What's Beef? Nov. 13, 2019
29. Biggie and Tupac | 4. Against Those Thugs Nov. 20, 2019
30. Biggie and Tupac | 5. Wrath of a Menace Nov. 27, 2019
31. Biggie and Tupac | 5+. "East vs. West" Nov. 30, 2019
32. Biggie and Tupac | 6. Til Somebody Kills You Dec. 4, 2019
33. Biggie and Tupac | 7. To Live and Die in LA Dec. 11, 2019
34. Biggie and Tupac | 8. Dead Wrong Dec. 18, 2019
35. Biggie and Tupac | Epilogue: Got a Story to Tell Dec. 20, 2019
36. Introducing: Broken Record Dec. 27, 2019
37. Announcement: Slow Burn's Watergate Season on TV Feb. 14, 2020
38. Live: Party & Bullshit March 18, 2020
39. Season 4 Trailer: David Duke June 8, 2020
40. David Duke | 1. White Knight June 10, 2020
41. David Duke | 2. Robe and Ritual June 17, 2020
42. David Duke | 3. The Nazi and the Republicans June 24, 2020
43. Cold Call July 1, 2020
44. David Duke | 4. A Silent Army July 8, 2020
45. David Duke | 5. The Road to Hell July 15, 2020
46. David Duke | 6. A Concerned Citizen July 22, 2020
47. Extra: What We Can Learn From 1991 Oct. 29, 2020
48. Introducing: I Spy Jan. 29, 2021
49. Season 5 Trailer: The Road to the Iraq War April 15, 2021
50. The Road to the Iraq War | 1. The Exile April 21, 2021
51. The Road to the Iraq War | 2. Terror April 28, 2021
52. The Road to the Iraq War | 3. Mushroom Clouds May 5, 2021
53. The Road to the Iraq War | 4. Fighting Words May 12, 2021
54. Extra: More on the Road to Iraq May 19, 2021
55. The Road to the Iraq War | 5. Four Dicks (and Vice President Cheney) May 26, 2021
56. The Road to the Iraq War | 6. Big, if True June 2, 2021
57. The Road to the Iraq War | 7. Judy June 9, 2021
58. The Road to the Iraq War | 8. Shock and Awe June 16, 2021
59. One Year: Anita Bryant's War on Gay Rights July 9, 2021
60. Decoder Ring: The Sign Painter July 22, 2021
61. One Year: Mary Shane's Rookie Season July 29, 2021
62. One Year: The Miracle Cure Aug. 2, 2021
63. One Year: Elvis, the Pledge, and Extraterrestrials Aug. 5, 2021
64. One Year: Mr. Marijuana and the Drug Czar Aug. 10, 2021
65. One Year: Roots: The Saga of Alex Haley Aug. 12, 2021
66. One Year: Jesus on a Tortilla Aug. 20, 2021
67. Season 6 Trailer: The L.A. Riots Oct. 26, 2021
68. The L.A. Riots | 1. The Tape Nov. 3, 2021
69. The L.A. Riots | 2. No Justice Nov. 10, 2021
70. The L.A. Riots | 3. The Chief Nov. 17, 2021
71. The L.A. Riots | 4. Glen Nov. 24, 2021
72. The L.A. Riots | Extra: Leading Up to the Riots Dec. 1, 2021
73. The L.A. Riots | 5. The System Dec. 8, 2021
74. The L.A. Riots | 6. No Peace Dec. 15, 2021
75. The L.A. Riots | 7. Into Ashes Dec. 22, 2021
76. The L.A. Riots | 8. Damages Dec. 29, 2021
77. Slow Burn: Roe v. Wade special announcement May 4, 2022
78. Roe v. Wade | 1. Get Married or Go Home June 1, 2022
79. Roe v. Wade | 2. Life or Death June 8, 2022
80. Roe v. Wade | 3. Women vs. Connecticut June 15, 2022
81. Roe v. Wade | 4. Roe Against Wade June 22, 2022
82. Slow Burn presents: Decoder Ring - The Mall is Dead (Long Live the Mall) July 26, 2022
83. Decoder Ring: The Most Famous Poet No One Remembers Aug. 2, 2022
84. Decoder Ring: The First Alien Abductees Aug. 9, 2022
85. Decoder Ring: The “Sex” Scandal That Made Mae West Aug. 16, 2022
86. Slow Burn presents... One Year: 1986 | 1. No Crime Day Aug. 18, 2022
87. One Year: 1986 | 2. The Ultimate Field Trip Aug. 25, 2022
88. One Year: 1986 | 3. The Mystery of Al Capone’s Vaults Sept. 1, 2022
89. One Year: 1986 | 4. A Boycott in Mississippi Sept. 8, 2022
90. One Year: 1986 | 5. Herschel vs. the Blubber Busters Sept. 15, 2022
91. One Year: 1986 | 6. The Miracle of Cokeville Sept. 22, 2022
92. One Year: 1986 | 7. The Man From Fifth Avenue Sept. 29, 2022
93. Decoder Ring: McGruff Takes a Bite Out of Crime Pt. 1 Oct. 4, 2022
94. Decoder Ring: McGruff Takes a Bite Out of Crime Pt. 2 Oct. 12, 2022
95. One Year: 1942 | 1. The Most Hated Man in America Oct. 20, 2022
96. One Year: 1942 | 2. The Year Everyone Got Married Oct. 27, 2022
97. One Year: 1942 | 3. The Day the Music Stopped Nov. 3, 2022
98. One Year: 1942 | 4. The Info Wars of World War II Nov. 10, 2022
99. Decoder Ring: The Truth About #TheDress Nov. 15, 2022
100. One Year: 1942 | 5. When Internment Came to Alaska Nov. 17, 2022
97 more episodes