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One Year

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The people and struggles that changed America—one year at a time. In each episode, host Josh Levin explores a story you may have forgotten, or one you’ve never heard of before. What were the moments that transformed politics, culture, science, religion, and more? And how does the nation’s past shape our present?Want more One Year? Join Slate Plus to unlock full, ad-free access to One Year and your other favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slow Burn show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/oneyearplus to get access wherever you listen.

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S7 · E1
Nov 3, 2025 · 46 min
Replay Booth | Wilbur Huckle for President
Two mysterious Mets-related buttons kick off a quest for answers that spans 60 years.
S6 · E5
Dec 21, 2023 · 52 min
1990: The Angry Death of Kimberly Bergalis
A young woman claimed she got HIV from her dentist. Was she right?
S6 · E4
Dec 14, 2023 · 54 min
1990: Art on Trial
Inside the Robert Mapplethorpe exhibition that sparked a First Amendment showdown in Cincinnati.
S6 · E3
Dec 7, 2023 · 36 min
1990: Bush vs. Broccoli
When the president declared war on a vegetable, the country lost its mind.
S6 · E2
Nov 30, 2023 · 46 min
1990: Mandrake the Magician
How a single dad with a secret identity took on Big Tobacco.
S6 · E1
Nov 22, 2023 · 53 min
1990: Pizzastroika
As the Cold War reached its climax, Pizza Hut got tangled up in geopolitics—and made a lot of dough.
Nov 15, 2023 · 1 min
One Year: 1990 Trailer
The sixth season of One Year covers 1990.
S5 · E6
Oct 6, 2023 · 50 min
1955: The Hiroshima Maidens
A decade after the U.S. dropped the atomic bomb, 25 Japanese women put their lives in the hands of American surgeons.
S5 · E5
Sep 28, 2023 · 32 min
1955: The Cutter Incident
In 1955, the polio vaccine was rightly heralded as a miracle. A medical mystery threatened to derail it.
S5 · E4
Sep 21, 2023 · 51 min
1955: Siberia, USA
The Communist-hunting housewives who spawned a far-right conspiracy theory about an American gulag.
S5 · E3
Sep 14, 2023 · 41 min
1955: The Weather Girls
In the 1950s, women weathercasters were idolized and lusted over. They were also seen as a major threat.
S5 · E2
Sep 7, 2023 · 53 min
1955: The Crockett Craze
How Walt Disney created the first baby-boom phenomenon totally by accident.
S5 · E1
Aug 31, 2023 · 53 min
1955: The Team Nobody Would Play
In 1955, a team of Black Little Leaguers battled the white establishment in the Deep South.
Aug 21, 2023 · 1 min
One Year: 1955 Trailer
The new season of One Year covers 1955.
Dec 3, 2022 · 1 min
Slate Plus Exclusive: The Making of 1942
In this Slate Plus episode, host Josh Levin and senior producer Evan Chung share behind-the-scenes stories from the making of the fourth season of One Year. Then, Josh is joined by historian Tracy Campbell to talk about his book The Year of Peril: America in 1942. Slate Plus members have access to this whole conversation. Sign up for Slate Plus to listen to this exclusive episode and support the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S4 · E6
Nov 23, 2022 · 36 min
1942: The Black-Japanese Axis
A shadowy organization, a mysterious leader, and an alleged conspiracy against America during World War II.
S4 · E5
Nov 17, 2022 · 37 min
1942: When Internment Came to Alaska
The U.S. military claimed it was protecting indigenous Alaskans during World War II. The real story is much darker.
S4 · E4
Nov 10, 2022 · 44 min
1942: The Info Wars of World War II
How the Nazis used radio propaganda as a weapon against the United States.
S4 · E3
Nov 3, 2022 · 52 min
1942: The Day the Music Stopped
How a 1942 recording ban changed America forever.
S4 · E2
Oct 27, 2022 · 39 min
1942: The Year Everyone Got Married
In 1942, matrimony was a national obsession. How would those weddings change America?

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