The people and struggles that changed America—one year at a time. In each episode, host Josh Levin explores a story you may have forgotten, or one you’ve never heard of before. What were the moments that transformed politics, culture, science, religion, and more? And how does the nation’s past shape our present?
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 22 hours 36 minutes
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Season 3 Trailer | The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth
Linda Taylor was a con artist, a kidnapper, maybe even a murderer. She was also America’s original “welfare queen,” the villain Ronald Reagan needed to create a vision of a country being taken advantage of by its poorest citizens. In The Queen, Josh Levin reveals the never-before-told story of a woman whose singular life was forgotten in the rush to create a vicious American stereotype. Each season of Slate Presents brings you a new narrative mini-series. Learn more about your ad choices...
episode 1: 1986: No Crime Day
Would Isiah Thomas’ vision of a crime-free world set Detroit on a new path, or was it a recipe for failure?
episode 2: 1986: The Ultimate Field Trip
They competed for a spot on the Space Shuttle Challenger. Then they watched it explode.
episode 3: 1986: The Mystery of Al Capone’s Vaults
How a live television special became a legendary American fiasco.
episode 4: 1986: A Boycott in Mississippi
The civil rights battle that divided a small Southern town, and captivated the nation.
episode 5: 1986: Herschel vs. the Blubber Busters
How a cute story about a hungry sea lion became a fight over targeted animal killing.
episode 6: 1986: The Miracle of Cokeville
How the worst school attack in U.S. history was narrowly averted.
episode 7: 1986: The Man From Fifth Avenue
The stranger-than-fiction story of a mysterious American who starred in a Soviet propaganda film.
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