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What Next: The Race (Back) to the Moon
The world is competing to make the longest ice run ever.
21 min
302
A Word: Quinta Brunson: Comedy’s Class Act
A second helping of Abbott Elementary’s top teacher.
22 min
303
Political Gabfest: Is Polling Broken?
Issue polling is down; Sam Altman is out, then back in at OpenAI; and the Oslo Accords never got off the ground.
68 min
304
Slate Money: The Big Crazy at OpenAI
Slate Money talks drama at OpenAI, the Binance plea deal, and Argentina’s new president
48 min
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What Next TBD: Where Scams Are Born
A corridor of shady casinos in remote parts of Asia are fueling a global “scamdemic.”
26 min
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What Next: How Israel-Hamas Has Divided Democrats
The constituency is fairly united on this, and so is the leadership—just on opposing sides.
22 min
307
What Next TBD: Inside OpenAI's Implosion
Sam Altman is out—or is he?—oh yeah, he is. Wait or..?
28 min
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What Next: Moms for Liberty Tanked at the Polls...
Parental-Rights groups tend to burn brightly but briefly.
20 min
309
The Waves | The Golden Bachelor Recap: Fantasy ...
But how sweet were they really?
37 min
310
A Word: Rebirth of a Nation
Reconstruction was supposed to usher in a multi-racial democracy. What happened?
35 min
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What Next TBD: Bedbugs Are Back, Baby!
How do you feel about Thanksgiving travel now?
22 min
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The Waves: The Bravo Cinematic Universe
From Below Deck to Vanderpump Rules, the Andy Cohen led network has some explaining to do.
36 min
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Political Gabfest: You’ll Miss Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin leaves the U.S. Senate and might hit the No Labels presidential campaign trail; the Supreme Court gets a code of conduct; and collateral damage from the Israel-Hamas war includes Democratic politics.
55 min
314
Amicus: Is The Federalist Society Over?
What’s next for the conservative legal movement after its “dog catches car” moment.
43 min
315
Slate Money: How Salt Built America
Author Ed Conway discusses the seemingly mundane materials that gave rise to civilizations
59 min
316
What Next TBD: How Deepfake Porn Infected a School
Once an image is on the internet, it’s out of your control—just ask the girls at Westfield High.
21 min
317
What Next: What If Gaza Boils Over?
Could Israel vs. Hamas become a regional conflict?
20 min
318
What Next: Trump’s Second Term
A senior national security official compared an experienced President Trump to the velociraptors learning to open doors in Jurassic Park.
20 min
319
Hear Me Out: It’s Time To Sunset Social Security
It’s a transfer of wealth, and not to the people who need it.
43 min
320
What Next: How the Israel-Gaza War Rages in Ame...
A conversation over a broken discourse.
29 min
321
What Next: The Rise of a Red State Democrat
Kentucky's Andy Beshear won reelection decisively. What can other Dems learn from his victory?
22 min
322
Black Voters, Blue Waves?
Despite their role in Tuesday’s Democratic wins, will Black voters back Biden in 2024?
22 min
323
The Waves: The Golden Bachelor Recap - The Wome...
The Golden Bachelor finale is fast approaching, but first we need to hear from the women Gerry dated–and dumped–along the way.
41 min
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The Waves: How to Be a Woman in Music
Singer and writer Dessa unpacks not getting paid when she should, the benefits of being a woman in the indie music scene, and writing about heartache.
35 min
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What Next TBD: Will A.I. Take My Job?
A newsroom finds itself wondering if these mysterious new contributors are even real people.
18 min