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Slate Presents

Stories that are deeply reported, compulsively listenable—and curated by Slate.

Season 4 | After Hotel Rwanda

An investigative look at how Rwanda’s national hero became its most famous political prisoner.

Season 3 | The Queen

Linda Taylor committed abhorrent crimes. She became a legend for the least of them.

Season 2 | Charged: A True Punishment Story

Brooklyn’s gun court promised safer streets—but for whom?

Season 1 | Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge?

How a deadly siege fueled the far-right movement.

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Afterlife | Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge? Nov 28, 2018

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In the final episode of Standoff, our narrative miniseries on the story of Ruby Ridge, host Ruth Graham recaps the prosecution of Randy Weaver and Kevin Harris, and explores how the story of the standoff became legendary among the modern far right.

This episode is for Slate Plus members. Join now to unlock the full season of Standoff—plus ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the our show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or visit slate.com/standoffplus for access wherever you listen.

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The Wisdom of the Crowd | Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge? Nov 21, 2018

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Host Ruth Graham describes what happens for the bulk of the 11-day siege on the Weaver family property. As the surviving Weavers stayed holed up inside their cabin, their story attracted droves of supporters and rabble-rousers to rural Idaho.

This episode is for Slate Plus members. Join now to unlock the full season of Standoff—plus ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the our show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or visit slate.com/standoffplus for access wherever you listen.

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Rules of Engagement | Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge? Nov 07, 2018

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Ruth Graham breaks down what led to a shootout on the Weaver family property on Aug. 21, 1992, that left three people dead.

Join Slate Plus to unlock the full season of Standoff—plus ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the our show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or visit slate.com/standoffplus for access wherever you listen.

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Two Shotguns | Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge? Oct 31, 2018

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Randy and Vicki Weaver moved their family to a remote Idaho cabin. They feared their world would be destroyed in an apocalyptic confrontation with the federal government. They were right.

In this first episode of our new narrative miniseries Standoff, host Ruth Graham explores the ideologies and influences that led to the deadly siege at Ruby Ridge in 1992.

Join Slate Plus to unlock the full season of The Queen—plus ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from our show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or visit slate.com/thequeenplus to get access wherever you listen.

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Slate Presents... Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge? Oct 23, 2018

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In 1992, hundreds of armed federal agents surrounded a family of white separatists in a ramshackle mountaintop cabin. Eleven days later, three people were dead—and the story of Ruby Ridge was just beginning. Journalist Ruth Graham explores a tragedy that’s become a foundational myth for the modern right, and finds some frightening lessons about power and paranoia.

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