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Slate Debates

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Society & Culture
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A feed from the Slate podcast network featuring episodes with enlightening conversations, opposing views, and plenty of healthy disputes. You'll get a curated selection of episodes from programs like What Next, The Waves, and the Political Gabfest, with deep discussions that go beyond point-counterpoint and shed light on the issues that matter most.
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Episodes

Lexicon Valley #6: A Meditation on Scrabble

Mike Vuolo talks to "Word Freak" author Stefan Fatsis about the nature of language in Scrabble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 12, 2012•36 min

Lexicon Valley #5: Untuning the String

Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo talk to author David Skinner about his book, The Story of Ain't, which will be published in the fall of 2012. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 05, 2012•37 min

Lexicon Valley #4: Jumpin' Salty in The O

Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss the vernacular wrapped in a dialect inside a language that some call Ebonics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 27, 2012•41 min

Lexicon Valley #3: Consider the Lamppost

Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss the hypercorrected incorrectness of "between you and I." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 20, 2012•30 min

Lexicon Valley #2: A Bundle of Faggots

Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss the evolution of the word "faggot." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 13, 2012•33 min

Lexicon Valley #1: A Sin of Which None Is Guilty

Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss the longstanding English language proscription against ending a sentence with a preposition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 06, 2012•25 min