ICYMI: Encore: Someone’s Selling Human Bones on TikTok?
Today, we’re revisiting one of our early favorite episodes from August 2021 about selling bones on TikTok.
In the episode, Rachelle Hampton and Madison Malone Kircher try to figure out if it’s legal to buy and sell human remains. They’re joined by Tanya Marsh, a professor at Wake Forest who specializes in funeral and cemetery law, to find out what the legal system says about the human bone market, the ethical questions surrounding such a market, and why we still have rights even after we die. If you’d like to know more about the history of the human bone trade, check out this video, “Can You Legally Buy a Real Human Skeleton?”
Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder and Derek John.
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3/22/2023
36:49
What Next: Why Is Adderall So Hard to Find?
Since last summer, it’s been difficult to fill an Adderall prescription. The shortage is driving some people to try other ADHD medications—causing shortages of those medications too—while others are sourcing their medication on the “gray market.”
Why is such a common drug nowhere to be found?And why has the FDA been so mum on the subject?
Guests:
Ike Swetlitz, health journalist for Bloomberg News
Sheila McClear, writer for Los Angeles magazine
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3/22/2023
27:52
Culture Gabfest: Daisy Jones and the Fictional Fleetwood Mac
This week, Dana, Julia, and Stephen begin by talking about Daisy Jones & the Six. Then they discuss the new film Palm Trees and Power Lines. Finally, writer Dan Charnas joins to chat about why it is time to finally legalize sampling in music.
In Slate Plus, the panel answers a listener question about the practicalities of being a critic.
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Endorsements:
Dana: The movie Smooth Talk from 1985.
Julia: “You Didn’t” by Brett Young
Stephen: The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard
Podcast production by Cameron Drews. Production assistance by Yesica Balderrama.
Outro music is: "Blue Nights and Yellow Days" by Matt Large.
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3/22/2023
58:47
Big Mood, Little Mood: Poly Litmus Test
Danny Lavery welcomes comedian, actor, and host of the Beautiful/Anonymous podcast, Chris Gethard.
Lavery and Gethard take on three letters. First, from a letter writer who is terrified about the unknowns of transitioning. Another letter writer is wondering if their standards are too high when dating. Our third letter is from someone who wishes they could get over their resistance to polyamory. Plus, a deep dive into Gethard’s Beautiful/Anonymous podcast.
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Production by Phil Surkis
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3/21/2023
1:07:08
Hear Me Out: We Need to Argue With Each Other
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out… host Celeste Headlee introduces Slate’s newest podcast with a question: what if we could argue with each other without hating the results?
Hugh Breakey, writer and moral philosopher, thinks it’s possible. He and Celeste discuss the case for arguing with each other on difficult topics, and giving up the idea that every argument needs a winner. It’s not just a good idea, according to Breakey — it’s a moral imperative.
Podcast production by Maura Currie
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