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Political Gabfest | One Measly Report
The Donald Trump legal wars end with barely a whisper; billionaires capitulate to MAGA; and the LA wildfires continue.
60 min
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What Next | Greenland’s a Distraction
Sen. Chris Murphy rewrites the opposition party playbook.
22 min
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What Next | Blake Lively Vs. Hollywood
Sorting through the grievances and counter-suits.
25 min
279
Slate Money | Money Talks: Selling The Dream
Jane Marie joins Emily to deep dive on MLMs.
37 min
280
How To! | Become an Expat
Jen Barnett of Expatsi on leaving the U.S. and living abroad.
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What Next | Justin Trudeau Steps Down
The incumbent curse comes to Canada.
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282
What Next | Is ISIS Back? Or Did It Never Leave?
The caliphate is gone – but the propaganda remains.
25 min
283
What Next TBD | Bitcoin Takes the White House
Cryptocurrency folks see the future, and with Trump returning to office, it looks like a giant pool of money.
20 min
284
Slate Money | The Business of Lively vs Baldoni
Blake Lively sues Justin Baldoni, net neutrality is over, and Mexico is sitting on too much tequila.
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Political Gabfest: The “Thank You, Jimmy Carter...
President and Citizen Jimmy Carter: Elon Musk v. MAGA; and Citizens’ Assemblies
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286
Amicus: John Roberts’ New Year Blame Game
The Chief chose to misappropriate some civil rights history for his end-of-year victimhood claiming.
60 min
287
What Next TBD | Musk vs. MAGA
Elon Musk and the base discovered their opinions on immigration are actually pretty far apart.
22 min
288
What Next | The Struggle to Get Aid to Gaza
In 2025, it’s about to get a lot more difficult to distribute humanitarian assistance.
27 min
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How To! | Talk Politics With Your Dad (Without ...
Mónica Guzmán breaks down the tape of one family’s contentious conversation.
49 min
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What Next | The Trump Restoration
The good news is this year is ending, but alas, another is on its way.
20 min
291
Hang Up | Who Gets Christmas: The NFL or NBA? W...
The franchises are battling it out for who gets to be the main event while viewers open presents.
55 min
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What Next | Jimmy Carter’s Legacy
White evangelicals are now a Republican constituency. But Carter—a Democrat—was the first one in the Oval office.
18 min
293
What Next TBD | The Cost of Suicide Prevention ...
Is this the best way to address an urgent mental health crisis? The data isn’t there yet.
24 min
294
Slate Money | The Truth Behind Donald Trump’s T...
Paul Krugman joins to talk us through tariffs, Biden’s economic legacy, and more.
45 min
295
Amicus | Dead Amendment Walking
We answer your smart, incisive, sometimes panicked, questions about the courts, the law, and the constitution, as we slide into Trump 2.0
47 min
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What Next | 2024 in Review: What the WNBA Salar...
Caitlin Clark’s $76,000 pay is shocking—but the story is bigger than her.
26 min
297
Political Gabfest | The “2024 Conundrums” Edition
Emily, John, and David end 2024 answering questions, big and small.
52 min
298
What Next | 2024 in Review: Why Miss USA is Imp...
Miss USA’s resignation letter is vague. But the first letter of each sentence spells out “I am silenced.”
25 min
299
How To! | Talk Politics With Your Dad (Without ...
Mónica Guzmán on aiming for understanding—not agreement.
37 min
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What Next | 2024 in Review: Wait, Is JUUL Banne...
Through the haze of FDA review, bans that didn’t remove JUUL from the marketplace, and its provisional green light.
23 min