Which Slate podcast's first season examined the Watergate scandal?

Which Slate podcast’s first season examined the Watergate scandal? The answer is Slow Burn.

Slow Burn is a narrative history podcast produced by Slate. Its first season revisited the Watergate scandal, the political crisis that ultimately led President Richard Nixon to resign in 1974. The season used interviews, archival material, and storytelling to examine both the break-in and the wider network of political abuses surrounding it.

The podcast premiered on November 28, 2017, with journalist Leon Neyfakh as host. The first season ran for eight episodes and focused on people connected to the scandal, including investigators, journalists, and former participants. Its success led Slate to commission additional seasons about subjects such as Bill Clinton’s impeachment, the murders of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G., and the Iraq War.

The title can cause confusion because “slow burn” describes the show’s gradual investigative style, not the name of a Watergate operation. A television adaptation of the first season premiered on Epix in 2020.