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What Next: An “Apprentice” Producer’s Mea Culpa
An account from one person who helped create the image that propelled Trump to the presidency.
27 min
327
What Next: The View from Israel
An Israeli reservist on what people far from the war don’t understand.
29 min
328
Hang Up: Luka and Kyrie Are Running the NBA
Slate’s sports podcast on the Mavericks stars, Draymond Green going on Inside the NBA, and the end of NCAA amateurism.
53 min
329
What Next: The Death of Bidenomics
Our economy is stronger than ever. But the vibes are bad—and they aren’t getting better.
23 min
330
Hear Me Out: Term Limits Could Ruin Congress
The time they serve isn’t the reason we all hate Congress.
36 min
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Slow Burn: A Hotbed of Homosexuality
In the 1970s, California played host to the biggest gay rights fight the country had ever seen.
46 min
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A Word: Haitian Chaos, American Neglect?
Gangs have filled the power vacuum in Haiti. Should the U.S. do more to intervene?
35 min
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What Next TBD: Why Hospitals Keep Getting Hacked
New computer security systems may not be a priority for your hospital. They should be.
20 min
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Well, Now | “As Little Regulation as Guns”: How...
Minors are facing a mental health crisis, and data supports social media as a culprit. One city health commissioner is helping fight back in the courts.
37 min
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Political Gabfest: Justice Alito's Upside Down ...
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito flags his right-wing views; David Leonhardt looks at A New Centrism; and OpenAI sounds like Scarlett Johansson.
59 min
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Amicus Opinionpalooza: A Bad June Rising At SCOTUS
The Supreme Court’s end-of-term is going to be chaos. It doesn’t have to be.
47 min
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Amicus Opinionpalooza: Justice Alito Flies the ...
The Supreme Court’s June rampage begins in May with a very bad racial gerrymander decision
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What Next TBD: Scarlett Johansson vs OpenAI
Is OpenAI’s latest scandal a sign of what’s to come?
23 min
339
What Next: Diddy’s Reckoning
How one video transformed how the world saw the media mogul, after years of allegations—and even Department of Homeland Security raids—did not.
27 min
340
ICYMI: The Aftermath of a Layoff
Yowei Shaw’s new podcast Proxy investigates the psychological and emotional residue of a layoff — starting with her own
41 min
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Amicus | How Originalism Ate The Law: What We C...
Part three of our Originalism series examines how SCOTUS became captive and what we can do about it, in a live edition with Hawaii State Supreme Court Justice Todd Eddins, Madiba Dennie, and Slate’s Mark Joseph Stern.
37 min
342
What Next: Does Netanyahu Have an Exit Strategy?
Israel’s war cabinet is splintering as the pressure grows for Netanyahu to explain his “day after” plan for Gaza.
22 min
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What Next: Is Killing a Protester Still a Crime?
The pardoning of Daniel Perry raises the question: who has the right to self-defense?
23 min
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Hang Up: The Wolves Chomped the Champs
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What Next: What Are Presidential Debates For?
It’s not the most scintillating viewing experience, but it still matters.
23 min
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A Word: Hit After Hit: Rap in a Post Kendrick v...
The Compton lyricist humbled the Canadian rapper on the charts. Why, and what’s next?
38 min
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Well, Now: Is Biohacking a Scam?
Or is it only for the rich?
45 min
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What Next TBD: The Dark Side of GoFundMe
Even when it succeeds, it’s evidence of a broken system.
28 min
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Political Gabfest: How Bad Was The Poll For Biden?
Joe Biden is losing the presidential-poll horserace in battleground states but is ready to rumble and debate Donald Trump who is silent inside the courtroom but talking through surrogates outside?
57 min
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Slate Money: Biden Zaps Chinese EVs
The Money team discusses new China tariffs, Congress debating AI, and Melinda French Gates’ departure from her foundation.
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