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The Queen | 3. Constance
Slate Presents: One Year
06/06/19 • 6 min
A decade before she became known as the “welfare queen,” Linda Taylor put herself at the center of a different Chicago scandal. Upon the death of gambling kingpin Lawrence Wakefield, Taylor posed as the heir to his sizable fortune. The ensuing court proceeding was full of lies and surprise witnesses. That heirship hearing would ultimately reveal Taylor’s real identity and offer a window into her troubled past.
This podcast is based on Josh Levin’s book, The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth.
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1977: Anita Bryant's War on Gay Rights
Slate Presents: One Year
07/08/21 • 64 min
Miami, 1977: Pop singer and orange juice spokeswoman Anita Bryant takes a stand against a local ordinance—and becomes the leader of a national anti-gay movement. Her campaign against gay rights, and the gay community's fight against her, would change America.
One Year is produced by Josh Levin, Evan Chung, and Madeline Ducharme. Mixing by Merritt Jacob.
Slate Plus members get to hear more about the making of One Year and more about the culture of 1977 in supplementary episodes this season. Get access to those episodes, listen to the show without any ads, and support One Year by signing up for Slate Plus for just $1 right now.
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1977: Mr. Marijuana and the Drug Czar
Slate Presents: One Year
07/15/21 • 52 min
America’s top weed evangelist and the nation’s drug czar shared the same goal: to loosen up the country’s marijuana laws. In 1977, everything was trending their way—until a blowout Christmas party destroyed their plans, and transformed the future of marijuana in the United States.
One Year is produced by Josh Levin, Evan Chung, and Madeline Ducharme. Mixing by Merritt Jacob.
Slate Plus members get to hear more about the making of One Year and more about the culture of 1977 in supplementary episodes this season. Get access to those episodes, listen to the show without any ads, and support One Year by signing up for Slate Plus for just $1 right now.
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The Queen | 1. Coronation
Slate Presents: One Year
06/04/19 • 24 min
Linda Taylor became the “welfare queen” in 1974 when the Chicago Tribune publicized her outrageous exploits. The reporter who introduced her to the world was a Pulitzer Prize winner named George Bliss. He stumbled into the Taylor story while investigating waste and fraud in the public aid system, and his fixation on a single welfare recipient may have been more damaging than he ever realized.
This podcast is based on Josh Levin’s new book, The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth.
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The Queen | 2. An Incredible Con
Slate Presents: One Year
06/05/19 • 5 min
In the 1970s, a pair of very different men fought to define Linda Taylor’s image. For presidential candidate Ronald Reagan, Taylor epitomized the brokenness of the federal bureaucracy and the broader trend of poor people getting rich off the public dime. Taylor’s defense lawyer, the civil rights attorney R. Eugene Pincham, believed she was a scapegoat, and that her actions were crimes of survival.
This podcast is based on Josh Levin’s book, The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth.
This episode is member-exclusive. Listen to it now by subscribing to Slate Plus. By joining, not only will you unlock the entire season of The Queen, but you’ll also access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/thequeenplus to get access wherever you listen.
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1942: The Most Hated Man in America
Slate Presents: One Year
10/20/22 • 47 min
At the beginning of World War II, the greatest threat to the American war effort wasn’t the Nazis or the Japanese—it was runaway inflation. The man in charge of stopping it was the country’s “price czar,” Leon Henderson. In 1942, he controlled how much coffee ordinary people could drink and how many tires they could buy. Those rules made him a nationwide villain. But would they save the country?
One Year is produced by Evan Chung, Sophie Summergrad, Sam Kim, and Josh Levin.
Derek John is senior supervising producer of narrative podcasts and Merritt Jacob is senior technical director.
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Season 3 Trailer | The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth
Slate Presents: One Year
06/03/19 • 7 min
Linda Taylor was a con artist, a kidnapper, maybe even a murderer. She was also America’s original “welfare queen,” the villain Ronald Reagan needed to create a vision of a country being taken advantage of by its poorest citizens. In The Queen, Josh Levin reveals the never-before-told story of a woman whose singular life was forgotten in the rush to create a vicious American stereotype. Each season of Slate Presents brings you a new narrative mini-series.
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Charged | Ep 3: The Ghost of Tyrone Howard
Slate Presents: One Year
05/01/19 • 28 min
Tarari faces a very long prison sentence before he’s offered the chance at mercy — with many strings attached. An episode from Eric’s past comes back to haunt him as he campaigns for D.A. and thinks through the consequences of extending mercy to people like Tarari.
Additional music for this episode by Lee Rosevere.
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Charged | Ep 4: The Escape Hatch
Slate Presents: One Year
05/08/19 • 32 min
Tarari enters a diversion program which saves him from jail but puts his life — and the lives of other defendants like him — on a knife’s edge. We hear from social workers who run the program about the many ethical quandaries of trying to help their clients inside of a system built to punish them.
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Slate Presents: Lockdown
Slate Presents: One Year
12/18/19 • 24 min
If you have any school-aged children in your life, you know that lockdown and active shooter drills have become a routine part of their school experience. These drills now take place in 95 percent of American schools. What you’re about to hear is a collaboration between Slate and The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in the United States. It’s an audio project featuring firsthand accounts from kids of all ages about what it’s like to go through these drills. We hear a lot about school shootings, but we’re only starting to have a larger conversation about how they affect even those kids who may never go through one.
You can hear more from the students at slate.com/lockdown.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Slate Presents: One Year have?
Slate Presents: One Year currently has 72 episodes available.
What topics does Slate Presents: One Year cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, History, Documentary and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on Slate Presents: One Year?
The episode title '1942: The Most Hated Man in America' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Slate Presents: One Year?
The average episode length on Slate Presents: One Year is 43 minutes.
How often are episodes of Slate Presents: One Year released?
Episodes of Slate Presents: One Year are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Slate Presents: One Year?
The first episode of Slate Presents: One Year was released on Oct 23, 2018.
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