526
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
527
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
528
What Next TBD: Amazon Wants Your Handprint
Biometric payment methods are coming to Whole Foods and beyond. Should we be worried?
19 min
529
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
530
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
531
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
532
What Next: What's Eating the Economy?
The economic termites making everything more expensive and worse.
19 min
533
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
534
A Word: Daddy Lessons
Black dads get more lectures than support. The Dad gang wants to change that.
33 min
535
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
536
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
537
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
538
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
539
What Next TBD: Apple Goes Intelligent
The giant Silicon Valley holdout joins the AI race. But is the demand real or artificial?
21 min
540
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
541
What Next: Wait, Is JUUL Banned or Not?
Through the haze of FDA review, bans that didn’t remove JUUL from the marketplace, and its provisional green light.
22 min
542
What Next: Hunter Biden’s Judgment Day
If his last name were Smith, would the case have gone to trial?
19 min
543
Hear Me Out: Biden Is Courting Voters Who Don’t...
Don’t assume the base will vote blue no matter who.
45 min
544
What Next: What’s Biden Doing with the Border?
To beat Trump, must Biden imitate him?
23 min
545
What Next TBD: Fee’d Up: A Musician’s Take on T...
Look what you made Merrick Garland do
19 min
546
Well, Now: The Isolation of a Life-Threatening ...
How author Suleika Jaouad grapples with identity after a leukemia diagnosis, remission, and re-emergence.
40 min
547
A Word: The WNBA’s Great White Hype
Is the WNBA’s Caitlin Clark facing jealousy, or just tough competition from Black players?
31 min
548
Slate Money: Is the NY Times Just a Gaming Plat...
The Money team is joined by Semafor founder Ben Smith to discuss media profit models, the impact of Google’s AI on news, and the social media echo chamber.
43 min
549
Amicus: The Supreme Court’s Appeal to Heaven
The religious right’s influence goes far beyond a flag. A deep dive on Christian Nationalism and the US Supreme Court
53 min
550
Political Gabfest: Will Trump’s Conviction Help...
The fallout from Donald Trump’s felony conviction; the spin-up for Hunter Biden’s trial; and the upshot for college speech from campus protests with Charles Homans.
54 min