Slate Election

The latest on the upcoming election from Slate's network of shows.

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What Next: Spoiler Alert: Jill Stein
What’s the Green Party candidate trying to do here—because “winning the presidency” doesn’t seem at all possible.
25 min
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What Next TBD: Can TikTok Sway this Election?
Even politicians working to ban TikTok are not above using it to reach voters.
20 min
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A Word: Invisible Men
Fear of a Black male voter.
31 min
54
Political Gabfest: The Disinhibited Fascist
Donald Trump might be a fascist…but should we call him out on it?
56 min
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What Next: Abortion Is on the Ballot. Republica...
After losing so many state votes, the GOP is now fighting direct democracy itself.
24 min
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What Next: When It Comes to the Border, Has Tru...
In a dramatic shift of opinion, Americans across the political spectrum have soured on immigration.
24 min
57
Money Talks: How Did Trump Scam America? Lots o...
Authors Russ Buettner and Susanne Craig discuss how Trump faked it until he made it.
40 min
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What Next TBD: How Secure Is Our Election?
Why you can be confident in America’s electoral integrity, even as confidence in American democracy is plummeting.
29 min
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Gabfest Reads: Finding Happiness During This El...
On the 10th anniversary of Dan Harris’s book, 10% Happier, the author sits down with John Dickerson to talk about how to get through this stressful time.
43 min
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What Next TBD: The Elon-Trump Alliance
Two main characters who finally found each other.
17 min
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A Word: Snitch Nation
Can conservatives score Culture War wins with citizen spies?
24 min
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Political Gabfest: 15 Percent of Black Voters S...
Kamala Harris makes her pitch to Black and Hispanic men; Republican senators in Nebraska, Texas, and Florida are in surprisingly close races; and when conspiracies win, hurricane victims lose on disaster relief.
58 min
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What Next: Kamala’s Bid for Black Men’s Votes
Harris’s town hall with Charlamagne Tha God was part of her outreach to a demographic that Democrats once considered a lock.
25 min
64
What Next: Gambling on Elections, What Could Go...
Polymarket has people putting their money where their political predictions are.
23 min
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What Next TBD: Trump’s Crypto Gurus
How two shady guys with a history of lawsuits, debts and prison time ended up running the new Trump family crypto venture.
19 min
66
Political Gabfest: Is The Blue Wall Cracking?
With Election Day in sight, the race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is too close to call; legal experts are worried about a Trump win; and Hurricanes Helene and Milton prove climate change is real.
59 min
67
What Next: Getting Out Of Lebanon
Instead of a formal evacuation, Americans in Lebanon are being told to book flights. It’s not going well.
26 min
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What Next: The Supreme Court’s Back. Uh Oh.
This year, the nine justices will address gender-affirming care, ghost guns, and, of course, the November election.
25 min
69
Political Gabfest: JD Vance's Damning Non-Answer
VP candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance have a “nice” debate; Israel and Hezbollah and Iran fire missiles and 2,000 Lebanese die; and New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleads not guilty
49 min
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What Next: Vance and Walz Debate
Was that a vision of MAGA-after-Trump?
25 min
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What Next: How To Debate JD Vance, From His Las...
To prepare, find someone you’re ready to absolutely loathe, to play Vance.
25 min
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What Next: Will Eric Adams Cost the Dems the Ho...
New York Democrats remain in disarray.
22 min
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Political Gabfest: North Carolina Crazies
Kamala Harris v. Donald Trump and Tim Walz v. JD Vance, Josh Stein v. Mark Robinson in North Carolina, and College v. Careerism
58 min
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What Next: Will North Carolina Pick The President?
The Democrats thought the state was in play. And that was before the Mark Robinson scandal broke.
25 min
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What Next TBD: Trump Called. Laura Loomer Answe...
How a rightwing provocateur entered the chat, right into the former president’s inner circle.
22 min