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Political Gabfest: Biden’s Catastrophic Debate
In the first presidential debate of 2024, Donald Trump didn’t win but Joe Biden definitely lost.
26 min
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What Next TBD: Why Extreme Weather Keeps Surpri...
Scientists are trying to determine when a hot summer is climate change, or just the weather.
27 min
278
Amicus Opinionpalooza: SCOTUS and MAGA’s Shared...
Cases aimed at dismantling the administrative state mean clean air and functioning government take a big hit at the high court.
46 min
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What Next: Buckling Up for the Debate
Biden needs to look lively; Trump needs to look aggrieved.
24 min
280
What Next: The OB-GYN Behind the Fight to Ban M...
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld access to the abortion pill this term. But anti-abortion activists are already working on their next attempt.
28 min
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What Next: Is the Apprentice Movie Fired?
The controversial Trump origin story made a splash at Cannes. Its own financier could block its release.
22 min
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What Next: Lauren Boebert Will Not Go Away
The Colorado congresswoman cannot escape scandal. How is she still leading in the polls?
23 min
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What Next TBD: Is Your Phone Tracking Your Driv...
The business of collecting driving data is lucrative. Most drivers aren’t aware it exists.
21 min
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A Word: Black to the Future in Music
For Black Music Month, we’re celebrating the breakout hits of 1994.
25 min
285
Well, Now: Meet Gwyneth Paltrow’s Mold Guy
When Goop’s founder met with long COVID specialists, one of them recommended checking her home for mold. Michael Rubino was the man she called.
44 min
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Slate Money: McDonald's Fast Food Price War
The Money crew discusses fast food value meals, the advent of “quiet vacations,” and how dicey European politics affect the bond market.
47 min
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Amicus: Rahimi and The Roberts Court’s All New,...
A (mostly) embarrassed Supreme Court majority tries to clean up sloppy (and deadly) Bruen with vague Rahimi. *Justice Thomas is not embarrassed.
52 min
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What Next TBD: Amazon Wants Your Handprint
Biometric payment methods are coming to Whole Foods and beyond. Should we be worried?
19 min
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Political Gabfest: Presidential Debate Preview
The Trump v. Biden rematch could decide all or nothing; the U.S. surgeon general and California's governor take on social media and smartphones; and a former Indiana governor attacks one-party rule.
58 min
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What Next: Homelessness Before the Supreme Court
A doctor who takes care of the unhoused community watched his town become the center of Grants Pass v. Johnson.
29 min
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What Next; How IVF Became the GOP's Next Battle
It’s a widespread, common procedure—and it’s shaping up to be the next abortion fight.
24 min
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What Next: What's Eating the Economy?
The economic termites making everything more expensive and worse.
19 min
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What Next TBD: The FBI Made a Phone Network. It...
Anom was used by thousands of criminals. It was run by the FBI.
29 min
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Well, Now: Doctors Agree: Obesity is a Disease....
We don’t blame a knee replacement on “lack of willpower.” Why does that change when we talk about weight?
48 min
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A Word: Daddy Lessons
Black dads get more lectures than support. The Dad gang wants to change that.
33 min
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Amicus Opinionpalooza: SCOTUS Says Yes to Bump ...
Justice Clarence Thomas overturns the bump stock ban in his deadly Garland v Cargill majority opinion.
47 min
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Slate Money: Is Tesla Even a Good Car Company?
The Money crew discusses Tesla’s big shareholder vote, the return of GameStop’s stock influencer, and the death of NYC’s congestion pricing scheme.
41 min
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Political Gabfest: Biden’s Risky Asylum Policy
President Biden started a new asylum policy to stop illegal border crossings; the European Parliament’s newest movements; and New York City congestion pricing is a no-go for now.
55 min
299
What Next TBD: Apple Goes Intelligent
The giant Silicon Valley holdout joins the AI race. But is the demand real or artificial?
21 min
300
What Next: She Met the Alitos—and Got Them on Tape
How Lauren Windsor got the Alitos talking about their flags so candidly.
23 min