Slow Burn (podcast) explained

Slow Burn
Length:Typically 45 to 60 minutes
Production:Andrew Parsons
Host:
  • Leon Neyfakh (seasons 1-2)
  • Joel Anderson (seasons 3,6,8)
  • Josh Levin (seasons 4, 10)
  • Noreen Malone (season 5)
  • Susan Matthews (season 7)
  • Christina Cauterucci (season 9)
Language:English
Format:Audio
First Aired:November 28, 2017
Num Episodes:
  • Main series: 45[1]
  • Bonus: 9
Adaptations:

Slow Burn is a narrative podcast produced by Slate Plus, a division of Slate. The first two seasons of the podcast are hosted by Leon Neyfakh; the third and sixth seasons of the show are hosted by Joel D. Anderson;[2] and the fourth and fifth seasons are hosted by Josh Levin and Noreen Malone, respectively.

The first season is about the Watergate scandal featuring interviews with people involved in the story. The second is about the Impeachment of Bill Clinton featuring an interview with Linda Tripp, among others. The third season covers the growing tension between rappers Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. in the 1990s.[3] The fourth season covers the rise and fall of David Duke as a political figure in Louisiana in the 1980s and 1990s. Its fifth season explored the road to the Iraq war and debuted on April 21, 2021.[4] The sixth season, beginning on November 3, 2021, covered the police beating of Rodney King and the subsequent L.A. riots.[5] The seventh season was about Roe v. Wade and the politics of abortion in the 1970s.[6] Its eighth season, which premiered on May 31, 2023, is about the nomination and confirmation of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court.[7]

The podcast premiered on November 28, 2017, and became "one of the top shows on Apple Podcasts."[8]

Seasons

Reviews

Slow Burn received a positive review from Vulture.[11] USA Today named Slow Burn as a "hot" recommended podcast.[8] The New York Times praised Slow Burn and credited Malcolm Gladwell with leading the way by making historic podcasts that focused on neglected aspects of well-known events, like Slow Burn, possible.[12]

Adaptations

TV adaptation

It was announced in February 2019 that Epix was producing a six-part television series based on the first season Watergate investigation. It premiered on February 16, 2020.[13] [14] [15]

Episodes

Additional series

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Slow Burn. Slate Magazine. 29 October 2019.
  2. News: 'Slow Burn' Season 3 Turns Its Investigative Eye To The Murders Of Biggie And Tupac. NPR.org. 2019-11-17. en.
  3. Web site: Anderson. Joel. Slow Burn. Slate Magazine. 2019-10-29. 2019-11-17. en.
  4. News: 'Slow Burn' Examines the Lead-Up to the Iraq War in Season Five Trailer. Rolling Stone. Jon. Blistein. 15 April 2021.
  5. Web site: Almost 30 years later, a podcast remembers when L.A. seethed — and burned . 2022-05-03 . 2021-12-29 . . Gustavo Arellano.
  6. Web site: 2022-05-04 . Slow Burn Season 7 . 2023-02-25 . Slate Magazine . en.
  7. News: Staff . Slate . 2023-02-24 . Announcing Slow Burn Season 8 . en-US . Slate . 2023-02-25 . 1091-2339.
  8. Web site: Have you heard 'Slow Burn'? Slate's Watergate podcast is hot right now. USA Today.
  9. Web site: 6 - Rabbit Holes - Transcript . SLOW BURN: WATERGATE . Slate Magazine . 23 May 2023 . en.
  10. Web site: Slow Burn: Gays Against Briggs. Slow Burn: Gays Against Briggs. Slate Magazine. 9 July 2024. en.
  11. Web site: Slow Burn Is the Watergate Podcast You Didn't Know You Needed. 11 January 2018. 2019-12-16.
  12. Web site: You Know Your History? These Podcasts Aren't So Sure - the New York Times. The New York Times. 2018-02-04. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180203070053/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/15/arts/podcasts-revisionist-history-malcolm-gladwell.html. 2018-02-03.
  13. Web site: Epix will release its Slow Burn adaptation this November. 10 February 2019.
  14. News: Bennett . Anita . Epix Greenlights Podcast-Inspired Docuseries 'Slow Burn' – TCA . 16 December 2019 . Deadline.
  15. Web site: "Slow Burn" to Premiere on EPIX(R) on February 16, 2020. The Futon Critic. November 20, 2019.
  16. Web site: White . Peter . 2020-02-21 . Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Armie Hammer & Joel Edgerton To Star In Watergate Drama 'Gaslit', UCP Series Based On 'Slow Burn' Podcast . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200221172916/https://deadline.com/2020/02/julia-roberts-sean-penn-armie-hammer-joel-edgerton-watergate-gaslit-ucp-series-based-on-podcast-1202865214/ . 2020-02-21 . 2021-04-30 . Deadline . en-US.
  17. Web site: White . Peter . The Sound & The Flurry: How Podcasts Are Becoming A Hollywood Gold Mine . . . December 7, 2020.

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