Slow Burn - Roe v. Wade | Creating a Winning Show
Slow Burn
Slate Audio
4.6 • 25.2K Ratings
🗓️ 29 November 2022
⏱️ 3 minutes
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The team who made Slow Burn: Roe v. Wade tells the story that unfolded behind the scenes of Apple Podcasts Show of the Year, from the original pitch to the leak of the Dobbs decision. We’ll hear how host Susan Matthews first came up with the idea, how the producers dug up rare archival tape and hard-to-find sources that helped bring the story to life, and how the show tried to fairly represent both sides of the issue. Plus, we dive into what changed after the Dobbs opinion was leaked in May, a month before the show launched. Featuring host Susan Matthews, producers Samira Tazari and Sophie Summergrad, editor Josh Levin, and executive producer Derek John.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Derek John, executive producer of Narrative Podcast at Slate, and I'm pleased to announce |
| 0:08.0 | that Apple Podcast has chosen to recognize one of our shows, Sloburn, Row v. Wade, as Show of the Year for 2022. |
| 0:16.2 | Sloburn Row v. Wade examines the factors that led to the historic 1973 Supreme Court ruling, |
| 0:22.4 | giving women legal access to abortion. |
| 0:25.0 | It's a story many people think they know, but it turns out there are a lot of surprises. |
| 0:30.0 | Every step of the way, there seemed to be a new revelation. |
| 0:33.0 | Our fourth and final episode wrapped just days before the current Supreme Court overturned Roe with its Dobbs decision. |
| 0:40.0 | But now we've decided to release one more additional episode. |
| 0:43.0 | If you're at all familiar with Sloburn, you know each season we revisit a moment from the past that resonates strongly with the present. |
| 0:50.0 | We seek out the people who are there so we can bring their stories to life through interviews, archival tape, and sound design. |
| 0:57.0 | And if you're at all familiar with Sloburn, you know that we don't normally talk much about ourselves. In this case, we're going to make an exception. |
| 1:05.6 | Listeners have been asking us about the timing of our season and how we found the stories for |
| 1:09.6 | Sloburn Row v. Wade. And so, to celebrate being named Show of the Year we're going to give you a |
| 1:15.4 | little peek behind the scenes hope you enjoy. |
| 1:20.3 | Over 50 years later I still don't know exactly what happened to me. |
| 1:26.2 | It's always women who have the abortions, but it's always men who make the laws. |
| 1:31.0 | And that stark reality hit me like a punch in the gut. |
| 1:37.0 | What do you think that people tend to misunderstand about the lay of the land before the decision. |
| 1:43.0 | The answer is lots. |
| 1:45.0 | Frankly, when they decided the case, they were all of one mind that they had solved this issue once and for all. |
| 1:52.0 | And I actually... had solved this issue once and for all. |
| 1:54.0 | And I actually remember dad saying, |
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