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What Next | The DOGE Backlash Begins
Even in deep-red districts, constituents were letting politicians know how they felt about DOGE’s cuts—and they were not happy.
24 min
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What Next | Barron Mania
Who is Trump’s youngest son? Turns out, he’s whatever you want him to be.
21 min
3
Hang Up | A Reckoning for Luis Rubiales
Luis Rubiales’ trial and its broader impact on Spanish and European soccer.
54 min
4
What Next | What If America Went on Strike?
It’s happened before. It's worked in other countries. And what else can we do?
22 min
5
Culture Gabfest: Congratulations! You Finally G...
This week, the hosts discuss the return of Severance, the Oscar-nominated Palestinian film No Other Land, and Buzzfeed’s new social media platform BF Island.
55 min
6
What Next TBD | $Trump
Crypto poured money into the campaign, now the first family is cashing in.
21 min
7
Slate Money | The Consequences of Getting on Eu...
Trump alienates the EU, Intel may break-up, and Quince is dominating the dupe market.
44 min
8
Amicus | Long Live The King?
Spotting the difference between “muscular unitary executive” and “monarchy” is getting tougher by the day.
52 min
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What Next TBD | Elon's Endgame
He's slashing the federal workforce. He's gutting programs he doesn't like. But at the end of the day, what does he want?
30 min
10
Political Gabfest | The “Justice Department is ...
The bonfire of Justice Department resignations amid the corrupt bargain of Eric Adams; Musk and DOGE and the palantír of the IRS and Social Security; and how progressives broke the government.
63 min
11
What Next | Why This Trump Nominee Has Union Su...
What kind of Secretary of Labor would Lori Chavez-DeRemer be?
24 min
12
What Next | A Measles Outbreak and Wake-Up Call
How a disease that was considered “eliminated” in 2000 came roaring back.
24 min
13
Slate Money | Money Talks: The Disappearing Dat...
What Next: TBD’s Lizzie O'Leary explains why the government data that’s being deleted is crucial to the economy.
24 min
14
What Next | How Eric Adams Got His Charges Dropped
Cooperation between the NYC mayor and the Trump administration has led to mass resignations in the Justice Department.
24 min
15
Culture Gabfest: The SNL 50th Anniversary Indus...
This week, the hosts discuss SNL’s 50th anniversary, Flow, and Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance.
70 min
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What Next TBD | Can You Pay Attention, Please?
Chris Hayes discusses his new book that calls attention “the world’s most endangered resource.”
23 min
17
Slate Money | Is Bribery Back?
Trump suspends enforcement of the FCPA, inflation won’t die, and Musk takes $80 million from NYC.
40 min
18
Amicus | The Gangster Presidency
The DoJ’s Eric Adams shakedown sets off a series of defiant and courageous resignations.
72 min
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What Next TBD | Is Elon Actually Trying to Buy ...
Elon Musk's bid to purchase OpenAI is both an attempt to control the future of A.I. and a massive troll.
20 min
20
Political Gabfest | Trump vs. The Judges
A constitutional crisis is developing between President Trump and the courts, the massive cut to NIH research overhead funding, and political sorting among American workplaces
63 min
21
What Next | The Award for Messiest Oscar Conten...
How the wheels fell off Emilia Pérez's Oscar frontrunning campaign.
23 min
22
What Next | Trump’s South Africa Fixation
White South Africans are high in his administration—and on his list of priorities.
23 min
23
Outward | A Trans Military Member Speaks Out
Christina Cauterucci talks with a Navy Lieutenant Commander who is Trans about her service and Lambda Legal Counsel on the legal battle ahead.
28 min
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What Next | The GOP Can't Quit "Stop the Steal"
North Carolina conservatives have revamped and recharged 2020 election denial in an attempt to undo a close vote that they conclusively lost.
22 min
25
Hang Up | The Not-So-Super Chiefs
The Eagles dominated the big game.
53 min