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 award-winning series uncovers the surprising events and little-known characters lurking within the biggest stories of our time. Want more Slow Burn? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately access all episodes of Slow Burn (and your other favorite Slate podcasts) completely ad-free. Plus, you’ll unlock subscriber-exclusive bonus episodes that bring you behind-the-scenes on the making of the show. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/slowburnplus to get access wherever you listen. 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...

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 43m. Bisher sind 156 Folge(n) erschienen. Dies ist ein wöchentlich erscheinender Podcast.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 4 days 7 hours 43 minutes

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episode 5: The System


The officers who beat Rodney King had been caught in the act. Why wasn’t that enough to secure a conviction?


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 December 8, 2021  45m
 
 

episode 5: One Year: 1990 - The Angry Death of Kimberly Bergalis


A young woman claimed she got HIV from her dentist. Was she right?


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 December 21, 2023  56m
 
 

episode 6: No Peace


After the verdicts, Los Angeles erupted into fire and chaos.


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 December 15, 2021  45m
 
 

episode 7: Into Ashes


April 30 felt like the calm after the storm. Then the fires started burning again.


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 December 22, 2021  44m
 
 

episode 8: Damages


How Rodney King and the city of Los Angeles tried to reckon with everything they’d suffered.


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 December 29, 2021  53m