Derek L. John

So....Tom Hanks just plugged my latest radio doc. I gotta say it was a good day.

@byjoelanderson @josh_levin @stefanfatsis @sophsumm Fingers crossed! Really happy for you, brother.

On another note, I’ll miss working with my brothers @josh_levin and @stefanfatsis, my lil brilliant sis @sophsumm, and so many others like Allison, Gabe, Katie, Derek, etc etc and look forward to another chance to collab with them someday. I bet it happens. And finally …

This feels great, this feels right. I can’t wait to start cooking up stuff with all the incredible talents over at @ringer. Many thanks for the very kind & generous words today and the past couple months. And please respond to my emails and pick up the phone when I call lol

Come for the birdsong, stay for the bird puns. It's a real lark!

For months, I’ve been investigating a heinous crime: the wrongest bird in the history of cinema. Today I finally release the results of my investigation. (🧵) slate.com/podcasts/decod…

A final note on this: everyone, please please please listen to this season of Slate's Slow Burn podcast, hosted by @josh_levin, about the birth & rise of Fox News. It's a stomach-churning step-by-step guide to how we got here -- a Rosetta stone. slate.com/podcasts/slow-…

In the fourth episode of Slow Burn: The Rise of Fox News, we look at Fox's critics, including The Daily Show, liberals on Fox News itself, and a whistleblower that Fox couldn't ignore slate.com/podcasts/slow-…

"This isn’t just a great history, it’s fucking juicy." Thanks for this review of Slow Burn: The Rise of Fox News @laurenpassell podcastthenewsletter.substack.com/p/hooligans-ni…

Just Announced! @Slate is throwing an election-themed event @BellHouseNY feat Slate reporters, your favorite podcasts including What Next hosted by @marysdesk, the new season of Slow Burn hosted by @josh_levin & trivia! More guests announced soon Tickets: slate.com/octobersurprise

In 2019 I wrote about the very first episode of @SlatePodcasts' How To in Podcast the Newsletter because I was so excited about it and this week I got to be ON IT! Pinch me! Also a dream to get to talk to @carvellwallace. slate.com/podcasts/how-t…

@laurenpassell @jamespotter Sorry about that! We are also big fans so I manually corrected it in the AI transcript. We also linked to it in the show notes and will continue to spread the word. Thanks to you both!

@jamespotter I’ll make sure to spell it right when I get the tattoo

Nice shout out for Rephonic in Slate Magazine’s podcast - thanks @laurenpassell Unfortunately Apple Podcast’s transcription software always struggles with the name (as do humans!)

The second episode of Slow Burn: The Rise of Fox News is about what came before Fox: Roger Ailes' weirdo cable channel America's Talking and a Fox news division run by a disciple of Walter Cronkite slate.com/podcasts/slow-…

The season premiere of Slow Burn: The Rise of Fox News is out today. It's about the moment when Fox really became itself, and became a bogeyman for the left: the 2000 election, when George W. Bush's cousin presided over the Fox decision desk slate.com/podcasts/slow-…

"Slow Burn does this thing that makes you feel like you lived through historical events even if you didn’t ... [Slow Burn: Gays Against Briggs] could not be a more important listen." Thank you to @laurenpassell for this review! Listen now to Slow Burn: slate.com/slowburn

Alix is a GREAT reporter. Who will capture your nuances. Get in touch with her if you’re going …

In a time of growing backlash against the LGBTQ+ community, one controversial state ballot initiative will spark an unstoppable demonstration of pride across the country. This is @SlatePodcasts' Slow Burn: Gays Against Briggs, hosted by @c_cauterucci. apple.co/SlowBurn

Did you hear? Slow Burn: Becoming Justice Thomas was awarded Podcast of the Year at @podcastacademy this week. 🎉 Slow Burn continues its award-winning work this year with season 9, Slow Burn: Gays Against Briggs. Follow now and never miss an episode: slate.com/podcasts/slow-…

Latest Decoder Ring is a fantastic, searing, vulnerable, smart, moving one from @katie_shep about the fat suit, its history, prevalence, persistence and all around wtf-ness. It'll stay with you. slate.com/podcasts/decod…

GET ON THIS! A beautiful, enraging, galvanizing season. @c_cauterucci found some wonderful survivors of the fight against the Briggs Initiative, and what they learned from the experience is (sadly) all too relevant today.

Thank you to @nwquah for including Slow Burn: Gays Against Briggs, hosted by @c_cauterucci, in @vulture's "8 Podcasts We Can’t Wait to Listen to This Summer" 🎉 Read the review here: vulture.com/article/new-po…

it's so good ! listen and also — if you don't yet subscribe to Slate Plus, do it for this! not only does membership support this kind of (incredibly labor intensive, meaningful) work, you will get the first 5 episodes this week and the final 2 next week ! x.com/Slate/status/1…

From wild to mild, picante to pathetic. 🥵🥶 Decoder Ring host @willapaskin chats with food critic @bgreinhart, LA Times columnist @GustavoArellano, and chili pepper experts to unravel the spicy mystery behind America’s favorite pepper. apple.co/Jalapeno