1
What Next | Will Elon Musk Buy Another Election?
All eyes are on a State Supreme Court race in Wisconsin.
26 min
2
What Next: TBD | This Is Your Brain On Ketamine
And Silicon Valley's too.
22 min
3
Slate Money | Illegal Group Chats Are Everywhere
45 min
4
Amicus | Trump’s Plan To Put A Chokehold On Vot...
The SAVE act plus this week’s executive order targeting voting are the biggest proposed restrictions on the right to vote in Congress’ history.
69 min
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What Next: TBD | We Made a Memecoin
Because—how hard could it be?
27 min
6
Political Gabfest: Houthi PC Small Group
51 min
7
What Next | The Group Chat Heard ‘Round the World
Former GOP congressman and Air Force vet Adam Kinzinger shares just how bad this Signal leak was.
25 min
8
Culture Gabfest: Netflix’s Incel Tragedy Adoles...
This week, the hosts discuss Adolescence, Lady Gaga’s latest album MAYHEM, and Trump’s continued assault on public universities to remove DEI programs.
66 min
9
What Next | What Happens To My Student Loans Now?
If your debt outlasts the Department of Education, alas, you’re not out of the woods yet.
24 min
10
What Next | A Tea Party for the Democrats?
Bernie and AOC have crowds, but what’s their pitch?
23 min
11
What Next | How Colleges Can Fight Back
Taking it from the quads to courts.
25 min
12
Culture Gabfest: Cate Blanchett Is a Sexy Super...
This week, the hosts discuss Black Bag, Deli Boys, and the enduring legacy of Dave Eggers’ memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.
64 min
13
What Next TBD | Bezos 2.0
How the Amazon founder went from Trump critic to Trump donor.
25 min
14
Slate Money | Who’s The Boss?
50 min
15
Amicus | The Rule of Law Took A Very Dark Turn ...
From rendition flights to El Salvador, to USAID workers left stranded in dangerous places, the courts are tackling Trump’s wildest lawless acts, but meeting with denial and defiance.
73 min
16
What Next TBD | Trump's War on Scientific Research
Cutting NIH grants–even temporarily–could have repercussions for years to come.
26 min
17
Political Gabfest | The “Constitutional Crisis ...
The government responds defiantly to court orders in showdown over mass deportation; what the data say about why Trump won in 2024; and slow-motion capitulation in a long call between Trump and Putin.
62 min
18
What Next | Trump’s Animal-Spirit Economy
Trying to make sense of Trumponomics.
25 min
19
What Next | A "Made for TV" Deportation Policy
Over the weekend, the Trump administration invoked an arcane law which was last used to justify Japanese internment. A judge tried to stop him—but he didn’t listen.
27 min
20
Amicus | Sneak Preview: An Escalating Constitut...
9 min
21
Slate Money | Money Talks: The Mighty Dollar
Edward Fishman and Saleha Mohsin join to discuss how the US dollar became a global currency and what that means under Trump.
37 min
22
What Next | Is this the End of Sesame Street?
How the struggles of a once universally beloved children’s show are emblematic of a larger cultural shift.
25 min
23
What Next | Democrats Had a Rare Opportunity. T...
Chuck Schumer’s decision to keep the government open enraged a wide swath of Democrats, from Pelosi to AOC.
24 min
24
Culture Gabfest: Meghan Markle Sprinkles Potpou...
This week, the hosts discuss Mickey 17, Netflix’s With Love, Meghan, and the plague of the white homes.
67 min
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What Next TBD | How Trump Is Trying to Kill Pre...
Inside the movement targeting free speech.
26 min