Dec 2017

Watergate | 2. The Defeat of Wright Patman

In 1973, the Senate Watergate hearings gripped the nation. But the first congressional hearings on the scandal took place a year earlier—and featured an angry Texan shouting at four empty chairs. Want more Slow Burn? Join Slate Plus to unlock full, ad-free access to Slow Burn and ... Show More

32m 24s

Dec 2017

Watergate | 3. A Very Successful Cover-Up

Woodward and Bernstein, Walter Cronkite, and a host of other journalists tried to make people care about Watergate in the run-up to the 1972 election. They totally failed. This episode is member-exclusive. Listen to it now by joining Slate Plus. As a member, you'll unlock full, a ... Show More

7m 8s

Dec 2017

Watergate | 4. Lie Detectors

How a folksy segregationist senator, a team of young investigators, and a few whistleblowers staged the hearings that made Watergate must-see TV. Want more Slow Burn? Join Slate Plus to unlock full, ad-free access to Slow Burn and your other favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe to ... Show More

9m 59s

Nov 2018

Thanksgiving Break: Martha Stewart

Martha Stewart has dominated all things domestic for nearly 35 years. But what about the woman behind the empire? Last year, Katie and Brian talked with Martha over some apple-cranberry crisp, and in honor of Thanksgiving, we're revisiting that conversation. Martha recalls what i ... Show More

54m 45s

Aug 2019

Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher was Britain's first woman Prime Minister. For more than a decade, she spearheaded conservative politics from a seat of power in the British Parliament. To some she was a hero, and to others, she was a monster. Parcasters - This week on Crimes of Passion we take ... Show More

53m 14s

Jun 2023

The Murder of Marlene Warren

This week we are discussing Marlene Warren, a beloved mother whose murder went unsolved for 33 years, even after multiple witnesses saw someone dressed as a clown shoot her in broad daylight. Research by Haley Gray with Haley G ... Show More

1h 25m

Nov 2021

My So-Called Twenties w. Monica Lewinsky

Monica Lewinsky joins Alyssa Mastromonaco to talk about American Crime Story: Impeachment, her documentary “15 minutes of Shame” and that time she ran into Ken Starr years on Christmas Eve. Then Alyssa is joined by guest co-host Senior Political Director of Crooked Media Shani ... Show More

1h 29m

Jan 2018

Tiffany Marie Souers

Tiffany Marie Souers was a beautiful, driven, accomplished young woman attending Clemson University for civil engineering. In 2006, she was brutally attacked and murdered by a convicted sex offender with a long history of prior offenses. Her killer, Jerry Buck Inman, was convicte ... Show More

21m 40s

Apr 2019

Political Talk, Jussie Smollett, Russell Wilson, Whitney Houston and more.

Happy Humpday! Today's show opens with a little Game of Thrones references. Find out what jobs your favorite celebrities held before the fame. Joe Biden officially announces his intention to run for President in 2020. The attorney's of Jussie Smollett are being sued by the tw ... Show More

1h 38m

Dec 2019

Best of 2019: Sante Kimes Pt. 1

Here’s one of our listeners’ most requested episodes of 2019: Sante ran cons for the majority of her life and involved both her husband, Kenneth Kimes, Sr., and their son, Kenny, in her elaborate plots. She made them accomplices to fraud, arson, human trafficking—and murder. Lear ... Show More

55m 26s

Sep 2020

The Gift of Girlfriends with Denielle, Sharon, and Kelly

Michelle Obama sits down with three of her dearest friends—Denielle Pemberton-Heard, Dr. Sharon Malone, and Kelly Dibble—to talk about women’s friendship and navigating the White House years. Find the episode transcript here: <a href="http://spoti.fi/TMOP_transcripts%20" ... Show More

44m 12s

Watergate | 1. Martha