526
What Next TBD: The Secret Semiconductor War
The race is on and America is trailing. Why is it important to catch up?
19 min
527
What Next: The Hollywood Strikes Are Over. No O...
Film and TV crewmembers were burning through their savings during the last Hot Strike Summer. Their own union contracts are running out this July.
19 min
528
What Next: Rafah Under Fire
While Biden touted a ceasefire agreement that both sides may find acceptable, Israeli airstrikes killed at least 45 Palestinians in the southern city.
26 min
529
Hear Me Out: Election Betting Should Be Legal
Devils roll the dice, voters roll their eyes?
34 min
530
What Next: It’s Supreme Court Blockbuster Season
The highest procrastinators in the land are facing a full docket this June, from guns to abortion to presidential immunity.
25 min
531
What Next: Election Workers in the Crosshairs
Working elections was never glamorous, but lately it’s become dangerous.
26 min
532
What Next TBD: Would You Buy Poop On the Internet?
The wild world of peer-to-peer Fecal Microbial Transplants.
20 min
533
Well, Now: How Doulas Make Childbirth Safer For...
For centuries, doulas have guided us through major life transitions, from childbirth to death and everything in between (even first menstruation!).
43 min
534
Slate Money: Nobody’s Gonna Stop Nvidia
Alex Kantrowitz of the Big Tech podcast joins the Money squad to discuss Nvidia, Sam Altman, and WhatsApp.
51 min
535
Amicus: Will the Supreme Court Step Into Trump’...
There are some alarmingly unconstitutional calls for the High Court to step in, will the conservative Justices take the bait?
46 min
536
Political Gabfest: Donald Trump is Convicted! P...
The Democrats’ likely loss of the Senate; The Fall of Roe; and the rise of Lauren Boebert
72 min
537
A Word: Not So Smooth Criminal
Could Trump’s New York conviction be the first of many?
27 min
538
What Next TBD: He’s Suing Big Tech Over Uvalde
The lawsuit includes the gunmaker, Meta, and Activision, the company behind Call of Duty.
23 min
539
Amicus SPECIAL: Trump Guilty on All 34 Counts
A New York City jury voted to convict former President Donald J Trump of falsifying records to cover up the story of an affair with a porn star that threatened his chances in the 2016 presidential election.
23 min
540
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
541
What Next: The View from Israel
An Israeli reservist on what people far from the war don’t understand.
29 min
542
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
543
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
544
Hear Me Out: Term Limits Could Ruin Congress
The time they serve isn’t the reason we all hate Congress.
36 min
545
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
546
A Word: Haitian Chaos, American Neglect?
Gangs have filled the power vacuum in Haiti. Should the U.S. do more to intervene?
35 min
547
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
548
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
549
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
550
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