The declaration barely lasted a few hours, but could have lasting effects on the nation’s democracy.
21 min
577
What Next | Did Biden Break the Presidential Pa...
If he wasn’t Hunter Biden, he wouldn’t be pardoned. But if he wasn’t Hunter Biden, would he have been tried in the first place?
20 min
578
What Next: The House’s Gift to Trump
Under an unimpeachable name, the “Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act” hides something pernicious.
23 min
579
Well, Now | More Than Hot Flashes: Breaking the...
A new PBS documentary demystifies and destigmatizes a period of life millions experience worldwide.
32 min
580
What Next: TBD | When Your Flight’s GPS Gets Sp...
Drone warfare is commonplace. Commercial planes are collateral damage.
22 min
581
Slate Money: Conceptual Art is Literally Bananas
rump has picked his treasury and commerce secretaries, everyone is too confused by the $6.2 million banana, and Warren Buffet explains his will.
52 min
582
Amicus | The Right’s About-Turn on Parental Rights
Next week’s trans healthcare ban case at SCOTUS reveals the conservative legal movement’s deepest hypocrisies.
47 min
583
What Next TBD | The Post-Election Social Media ...
Is this the end of having one, shared “digital public square”?
24 min
584
A Word: Trump’s Team America: The Sequel
What a cabinet of D.E.I. haters and cable news blowhards could mean for Black America.
25 min
585
Political Gabfest: Are These Trump Tariffs for ...
Donald Trump’s tariff threat will get real for the next Treasury Secretary; the incoming Federal Communications Commission Chair might endanger free speech; and the “bro-economy” could create financial havoc.
49 min
586
Outward: Sarah McBride’s Win and the Rise of An...
Sarah McBride’s win is inspiring, but it comes as anti-trans politics reach unprecedented levels
36 min
587
What Next: Which Came First, the Bird Flu or th...
Bird flu has made the leap to mammals and the impact is already at the grocery store.
21 min
588
Slate Money Talks | RIP DEI?
Simone Foxman joins to discuss the conservative backlash to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs in corporate America.
34 min
589
What Next | A New Strategy for Banning Abortion
The latest attempt to ban medication for abortions uses some old, ugly arguments in a new, ugly way.
20 min
590
What Next | When Jesus Is on the Curriculum
The Texas State Board of Education takes a particular—and potentially unconstitutional—point of view of religion and history.
22 min
591
Well, Now: Creating an Exercise Routine That’s ...
Retired professional volleyball player Gabby Reece gives realistic tips on incorporating performance-level fitness to any exercise routine.
31 min
592
A Word | A Mother of a Crisis
Opening the book on untold stories of pregnancy loss.
43 min
593
What Next: TBD | Is Sickle Cell Anemia…Cured?
The new treatment is painful and expensive. It could also be life-saving.
28 min
594
Amicus | Can The Senate Save Us?
From Cabinet confirmations to judicial vacancies, will the Senate supercharge Trump’s lawlessness, or curb it?
40 min
595
Slate Money | Is Bluesky the New Old Twitter?
Bluesky is flying high, Adani is busted for fraud, and being “anti-woke” is now a business strategy.
39 min
596
What Next TBD | What's Google Without Chrome?
Does the search giant’s break-up begin with its browser?
20 min
597
Political Gabfest: Trump’s Cabinet Keeps Gettin...
Donald Trump continues to fill his Cabinet; Texas plans to teach the Bible in public elementary schools; and The Washington Post’s Dan Diamond educates us on health care policy in the next administration.
60 min
598
What Next | Mass Deportation How?
It seems unimaginable, but it’s not without historical precedent.
23 min
599
What Next: Trump’s Shadow Cabinet
The unelected czars running the Trump administration — no Senate approval required.
25 min
600
ICYMI | "Women in Male Fields," Princess Treatm...
Vox’s Rebecca Jennings helps us decipher whether we’re in the midst of an online gender war.