Apr 10th, 2008 · Slate.com Deputy Editor David Plotz spent a year reading and blogging the Bible, which in a recent poll of U.S. adults was determined to be America's favorite book. Plotz answers the question: Is the Bible a good read?
Dec 16th, 2006 · An offhand encounter with a dramatic Bible story inspired David Plotz to take a new look at the Old Testament for the online magazine Slate.
Jun 12th, 2005 · In Genius Factory, author and Slate columnist David Plotz traces the history of a so-called "Nobel Prize" sperm bank. Plotz tells Jennifer Ludden of his quest to find the bank's "genius" donors -- most weren't what they were represented to be -- and their offspring.
May 30th, 2005 · David Plotz of Slate chats with Alex Chadwick about where to find the best barbecue across the country. It's a highly subjective matter, but Plotz says that for great meat, go to Texas... and avoid Memphis.
May 17th, 2005 · Alex Chadwick talks with Slate editor David Plotz about the debate over the use of sperm donated by homosexual men to sperm banks. Plotz's book The Genius Factory: Unraveling the Mystery of the Nobel Prize Sperm Bank will be published in June.